[WBC],
I greatly appreciate you taking the time to reply to me. I cannot help but to agree with you when you speak of my people, the Jewish people. From the day Moses returned from the Mountain with the ten commandments and found the children of Israel knelt in prayer to a golden Idol, I cannot help but to feel the anger, treason, and disgust that our Lord must have felt. And who can possibly blame him for holding a grudge, even to this day. He, the Lord that would stretch out a hand of love, a hand of forgivness, and a hand of mercy and deliver us from the house of bondage, only to be slapped in the face so quicly with this Pagan deciet. I know that time and time again that we, the Jews, have fallen from Grace, and even to this day the state that we call Israel, disgusts me with its perversion and loathing performance of “freedom” in the lands of MY fathers, and of OUR people…and the true home of our Lord, the land HE chose as his home, to bare HIS house, the true Israel. It brings tears to my eyes to see what my people have become. You spoke of Hitler, Babylon, Assyria, and the others who have brought pain and agony to our people…and the we, the Jews, cry out to this day “why Hashem, is this our fate”…when we have given ourselves the answer. Why should God come to our rescue now, when the one time he did liberate us and give us the opportunity to serve him in our own nation, a holy nation, a nation of Hashem, we turned to false idols and paganism. So I more than agree with you. I myself am not familure with the story of revelation, but believe you me, I plan to look more into all of this, as it has given me quite a tug on my heart. You spoke of your son. I am sure that your family has faced quite a bit of persecution. Being Jewish alone is enough to assure you, I know how you must feel. Any friend of Hashem, is a welcome friend of mine. Please pass my best wishes on to your family. I pray for your safty and that Hashem count you all among the Righteous. I hope to hear from you again [WBC].
SHALOM!
-James
James –
One more point I must make. Please get your mind in the proper place. Those children of Israel were NOT knelt in prayer to a golden calf. NO NO NO! To the words.
Exodus 32:1 ¶ And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. 6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 7 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
See these words that will help you understand what they were doing. You see James, they came out of Egypt and they saw the filthy abomination of those people. They wanted to be back in Egypt and they wanted to engage in their whoredoms. The golden calf was the abomination of the Egyptians – that is to say – it was THEIR false religious system.
Gill says this on verse 6:
“Ver. 6. And they rose up early in the morning, &c.] Being eager of, and intent upon their idol worship:
and offered burnt offerings; upon the altar Aaron had made, where they were wholly consumed:
and brought peace offerings: which were to make a feast to the Lord, and of which they partook:
and the people sat down to eat and to drink; as at a feast:
and rose up to play; to dance and sing, as was wont to be done by the Egyptians in the worship of their Apis or Ox; and Philo the Jew says {f}, of the Israelites, that having made a golden ox, in imitation of the Egyptian Typho, he should have said Osiris, for Typho was hated by the Egyptians, being the enemy of Osiris; they sung and danced: the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem interpret it of idolatry; some understand this of their lewdness and uncleanness, committing fornication as in the worship of Peor, taking the word in the same sense as used by Potiphar’s wife, #Ge 39:14,17 see Gill on “1Co 10:7″.”
Yes – you need a proper face of this thing. Those Jews in Israel to this day commit their whoredoms and then say – we are the chosen people so it’s all good. NO – it will NEVER DO. It is with horror that as we drilled down on these details that I realized that those foolish people have got their capitol Tel Aviv, now called the “gay capitol” of the middle east. NOW you are getting somewhere with understand what is coming shortly upon Jerusalem, and the righteousness of it all.
James – if you read Ezekiel 16, you will have some help here. ALL of that chapter except that last four verses or so deal with what the Jews have done AT THIS HOUR – TODAY, and then the last four verses are amazing. I used to read and think – WHAT IS THAT? Now I am crystal clear – those words are going to be the face of Israel after God deals with them and pours upon them a spirit of grace and supplications, etc. IT WILL BE MARVELOUS!! I can hardly wait!! You see – half the battle that we have in this flesh is KNOWING HOW ABHORANT it all is. Yes – and you will NEVER see that, unless your God has mercy upon you and opens the eyes of your understanding.
Please also read Daniel 9. I love Daniel and will one day speak with him about his days on this earth, oh that my God would say of me what he said of Daniel – he was greatly beloved by God!! Who does not want that? Pick me – the Jews today as a whole despise God and his promises. So, how about you begin your good work toward God with getting rid of all those silly words that they have you saying. And speak plainly. Paul (a Jew) said let your YEA be YEA and your Nay be Nay and let your conversation be YEA, YEA and YEA and Amen.
2 Corinthians 1: 15 ¶ And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; 16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea. 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? 18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Oh and Christ said the same – check it out:
Matthew 5:33 ¶ Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
You have so much reading to do. And it is so very, very good!! YAY!! See that yay is a joyful yay as opposed to yea as in YES! We say YES and NO – we just get er done!
PS Don’t join into the riotous nonsense of your fellow soldiers.