Crucify Your Mind.
Crucify Your Heart of Stone.
Crucify Your Flesh.

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Biyernes, Marso 1, 2019

THE BRONZE MESSIAH'S LEPROUS HOUSE ⚕🛢⛽🕎

Clifford Fabro Rivera: YOU LIKE YOUR NEW APARTMENT?
Virginia Fabro Rivera: Yessssss; you are the Commander, now?
Clifford Fabro Rivera: Yessssss,,, I'll put the Snake Oil with the Calculator.

Alienated

Cindy Wooden: Jesus says to him, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”

Only later does he tell the man to get up and walk.

Your sins are forgiven, Father.
Your sins are forgiven, Mother.
Your sins are forgiven, Sister.

Only later does He tell them
To welcome the Immigrant.

Your sins are Mine, Father.
Your sins are Mine, Mother.
Your sins are Mine, Sister.

Only later does He tell them
To gaze upon the Serpent.




EITAN BAR: משיח עניו, פשוט.
English Translation: Messiah is humble, simple.
House Church is simple.
Jesus didn't use a mic.
Christians are humble.
KEN CURTIS: The earliest Christians did not have church buildings. They typically met in homes. There were few secrets in such a setting. The faith spread as neighbors saw the believers' lives close-up on a daily basis.


Clifford Fabro Rivera: I just stay Home with you.
Clifford Fabro Rivera: "Bawal na."

LARRY YUDELSON: The Rockland recipients, nearly all of whom received $100,000, were all Jewish organizations. They include Beth Medrash Ohr Chaim and Chai Lifeline of Monsey; Chabad Jewish Center of Suffern in Montebello; Adolph Schreiber Hebrew Academy in New City; Congregation Yeshiva Avir Yakov in New Square; the National Ramah Commission office in Nyack; the Orangetown Jewish Center in Orangeburg; Ateres Bais Yaakov Academy, Cheder Chabad, Hebrew Academy for Special Children, and Yeshiva of Greater Monsey, all in Spring Valley; and the Rockland JCC in West Nyack.



Even in those little towns, we have to shine.

Compiled by Eliyahu Touger: Mashiach is not merely a hope for the future, but there exists in every generation — and surely, in our generation — “a person from among the descendants of Judah who is worthy of being the Mashiach of Israel.”
DARRYL M. ERKEL: The church building model, with its plush carpeting, soft pews, and various attempts to encourage a family-home atmosphere, will never fully achieve its goal because, from the outset, it's the wrong setting and structure. Unconsciously, it is desperately trying to be a house-church, but never will. It wants all the benefits and blessings which meeting in a home brings, but is unable to shed its rigid and institutional shell.
Homes are conducive to the family concept and mutual edification which should mark the gatherings of Christians. Mutual edification is much easier in a home than in the more traditional church setting. Many people have difficulty sharing burdens or a word of exhortation in a common church structure, but such difficulties are greatly reduced when the assembly meets in a home. A home is a much better setting for the celebration of the Lord's Supper which, by the way, is an informal, full-on meal (Matthew 26:17-29; 1 Corinthians 10:16-22; 11:17-34). 
WILL RANDOLPH: A great homebound ministry takes advantage of appropriate technology to connect with its members. Some older homebound members may not have adopted the latest and greatest technology. They may not have computers or cell phones. The visionary church will use the technology that the homebound are comfortable using so they can be fully engaged. Volunteers who visit with the homebound might use their own cell phones to show a recorded worship service or video greetings from the church.

The homebound-friendly church recognizes the gifts of the homebound. There are a variety of ministries in which the homebound can participate from their homes. Such ministries include praying as part of a prayer chain, recording the history of the church, or teaching and sharing their faith on audio or video recordings. 
Encourage your own congregation to become one of those visionary, homebound-friendly churches.
the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative rabbis: countervailing halakhic values may prevail out of respect for the dignity of the infirm or disabled.
پ: Thank you for providing a tour of your Jewish home. I'm a Filipino Family Caregiver, so it's become difficult to attend a place of worship with aging parents,,, In lieu of that lost component of community, I've been researching converting homes into functional sacred spaces. One of my early teachers emphasized cultivating a Godly atmosphere. She emphasized "Soaking" music, for example, and anointing corners of her Niece's room with oil to guard them from Evil. She, obviously, also decorated her home with Christian trinkets. She's a Hardcore Prophetic Christian. On YouTube, I've found the construction of Catholic and Eastern Orthodox home altars ~ with their emphasis on Icons and Incense ~ interesting, although a tad gawdy.

I find the practice of intentional silence, cleansing, as opposed to the constant streaming of a live band, which some religious organizations are known for, such as the International House of Prayer. Some ASMR videos enhance Shalom.  
But your presentation I find down to earth, real, and welcoming, as opposed to Churchy decor which borders on Idolatry. Basically, I understand that visualization {Generally, the profound agency of uplifting the senses}, outside of impairment, is key to renewal of covenants. I've been told I have a Good Eye. I interpret that statement aesthetically, but generally, I find splash pages are a reflection of the soul, I think. I translate that kind of aestheticism into observant decoration and as a way of proper transmission for guests. At least, I try to. And it's continuously dynamic. I'll rearrange furniture and online content, occasionally, as I mature in Faith,,, 
P.S. The Tzedakah Box is a Great idea!
Bg- Chuletta: I would have never guessed a need for missionaries in this country as most of the people there believe in Christ. 
پ: Church Missionaries are needed in Mindanao. Foreigners are not needed in Pangasinan. Writing on Walls (sound familar?) or Gawdy Graffiti and television are not setting a Good example for immature Christians. Any mention of "Crib" reeks of Profane Secularism. Better to emulate Holiness than to be possessed by the Demonic World. 
There is a limit to the Great Commission. That will come when the full number of Gentiles has been grafted into Israel's cultivated Olive Tree. Then there will no longer be a need for Foreign Missionaries, since all the Earth shall be filled with the knowledge of God, where the Gospel shall be directly transmittable by God Himself. Until then, STRICT Missionaries from Africa and Asia {what many are calling Reverse Evangelism} are forecast to be sent to the Western Hemisphere, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan, where Apostasy is rampant. A healthy dose of tough Love and sobering reminders are what Apostate~Americans need most, for example.
שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יֵשׁוּעַ אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ ׀ אֶחָֽד ׃
Hebrew Transliteration: Shema Yisrael Yeshua Eloheinu Yeshua Echad 
English Translation: Listen, Israel: Jesus is our God. Jesus is One.

Berean Study Bible Translation: Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down.

The prophecies of Jesus didn't happen immediately nor did He vocalize some of the prophecies. For example, the destruction of the 2nd Jewish Temple (which wasn't that Holy by the time Jesus turned the tables) didn't happen until 70 A.D., around 40 years after the start of His Public Ministry. He did not utter out loud His "Day of Vengeance" prophecied in Isaiah 61:2, but highlighted "The Year of Favor" instead. That was a partial prophecy. Jesus is The Highly Intuitive God,,, When He comes back ~ whenever that is ~ He won't speak in Parables, but He'll be clear and concise. I have a feeling He won't have to speak at all to transmit His messages to His Church.

Stewart Weiss: He is mentioned hundreds of thousands of times each day, all over the world, yet no one actually knows His name or very much about Him. What He looks like, when He will arrive or where He will come from is a mystery, debated and deliberated for centuries. He is not referred to directly in any of the scriptural books – at least not by Jewish reckoning – and the oblique allusions to Him in the prophecies of Balaam, Isaiah and Daniel, among others, are exceedingly difficult to decipher. Yet despite His ephemeral and elusive character, He remains Judaism’s most powerful Personality: The Moshiach

Deb Margolin, performance artist, “Oh Wholly Night” and Other Jewish Solecisms, 1996: The thing I love most about being Jewish is waiting for the Messiah! That is what I love the most…waiting, waiting, like so much of life…we Jews are waiting for the Messiah…I love that the book is still open on the question of the identity of Moshiach [messiah]…Eleanor Roosevelt, George Balanchine, Martin Luther King, Nadine Gordimer, Fred Rogers, Richard Pryor, Cruz Irizarry, the woman who takes care of my kids when I’m working, the UPS man who’s so nice about carrying in the boxes and setting them down wherever you need, the sexy guys from the cable company…it’s like a big Halloween party, life is a costume party in which anyone may come forward from behind the masks and reveal themselves as Moshiach.

Destroy this Temple.
I shall rouse it up, again,
In three thousand years.

The Angels don't know.
Only the Father knows when.
The Son doesn't know.
LAURA BOYLES: And so we live. And we wait. And I believe, here and now, that Jesus waits with us.

JOANNE LIMBURG: When faced with the unbearable and insoluble, all we have is distraction.

LAURA BOYLES: And so we live. And we wait. And I believe, here and now, that Jesus waits with us.


We need to be organized, so that His Bodily Temple organs can function properly,,,


Based on New International Version English Translation: I offer my body as a living sacrificial Kalabaw to take away the sins of Scribes, Eunuchs, Prophets, and Court Jesters, holy and pleasing to God--this is my true and proper worship.

May a cure for Cancers, a cure for AIDS, a cure for Strokes, and a cure for Diabetes come speedily, in Jesus's Name.

Amen and Amen.

Who are you sacrificing your body for?

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NILI S. FOX: In Genesis 4:15 we read: “And the Lord put a mark/sign (’ôt) on Cain so that anyone who finds him will not kill him.” This permanent mark, a tattoo or brand mark, would have served to protect Cain from avengers and other dangerous persons. 
In Isaiah 44:5, the prophet Isaiah is stressing God’s covenantal allegiance to Jacob/Israel and, in turn, the people’s loyalty to Yahweh in the aftermath of Jerusalem’s destruction and the ongoing Babylonian exile. The prophet explains that one way for the faithful to exhibit their allegiance to God is to write on their hand “lyhwh,” meaning “belonging to Yahweh.” 
Later, in Isaiah 49:14–16, the prophet tells the Judean people that God has not abandoned them any more than a mother really forsakes her babe. As proof, he says, God has “engraved” on his palms a symbol of a rebuilt Jerusalem—by which he means both the people and the city—thus testifying to the eternal covenant between Israel and God. This engraving would have served as an important sign of God’s constancy and hope of restoration to a population in exile. 
In Ezekiel 9:4, the prophet Ezekiel is anticipating the destruction of Jerusalem. He pictures six divinely appointed executioners responsible for slaughtering the guilty Judeans in the city. One of the six is told to mark the forehead of each righteous person with a tav, meaning an X; all those so marked are to be spared from execution. Here, body marking/tattooing distinguishes individuals from the greater group in order to grant them divine protection, ultimately serving the same purposes as did the mark of Cain and the blood sign on the door lintels of the Israelites in Egypt during the execution of the last plague. Moreover, since in ancient Israel the lettertav could confer ownership, affiliation with a deity, and/or by extension being a religious functionary, these persons marked as “belonging to Yahweh” may have been distinguished as being in a special relationship with God. 
It is possible that these biblical references to tattooing merely serve as literary devices, but even so, they would have been meaningful only to an audience that was familiar with the actual practices. 
The only negative biblical view of tattooing appears in Lev 19.28: “Incisions/gashes for the dead you will not make in your flesh nor incised marks (tattoos) on yourselves.”
LARS KRUTAK: In the northern Philippines, tattoo artists tattooed markings on the throats of patients suffering from goiter or other markings on the backs of individuals plagued by skin disorders. 
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Renee Edelman: We learn that when a person is suffering, the rest of us cannot go on with the tasks of daily living. The knowledge that someone is outside the camp should impede our ability as a group to function as a healthy organism. In one account of a specific individual afflicted with tzara'at and the impact of that event on the community at large, we learn a great deal. As the Israelites wander in the desert, Miriam is afflicted with tzara'at, and the entire community comes to a standstill. Everyone's journey comes to a halt for the period in which she is placed outside the camp. Only when she returns can the group members all move forward again. 
What a remarkable model our Biblical ancestors provide for us! The community is comprised of all of its individual members. The life of the community is compromised when someone is outside the camp, when someone is on the margin. Forward movement is impossible for everyone as long as one individual is outside the camp.
DANYA RUTTENBERG: For, the Talmud (Sanhedrin 98a-b) tells us, no less than the Messiah will be found sitting among the lepers, and will be known as “the leper scholar.”





LOIS TVERBERG: An interesting insight comes from how the term "eternal life", chayei olam (Hi-YAY Oh-LAHM) was understood by Jews in Jesus' time. While the phrase often had our understanding of life after death, chayei olam often had a different emphasis, when it was contrasted with "chayei sha'ah" (fleeting life). Chayei sha'ah, fleeting life, is living a life that is only concerned about everyday things - working, making money, eating, and sleeping. Chayei olam, "lasting life" or "a life of eternity" refers to living a life focused on matters of eternal importance. 
Traditionally, Jewish people have considered the study of the Bible truly living out one's "eternal life."
Eternal life is not had even in studying the Scriptures, but in finding in them that Jesus is our Lord









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"Yochanan ben Zakkai taught: 'If you have a sapling in your hand and someone tells you the Messiah has arrived, first plant the sapling and then go out to welcome the Messiah'" (Avot d’ Rabbi Natan B31).

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JAKE ALLSTAEDT: Jesus is our bronze serpent—He became that which was killing us!

The Brazen Serpent by Jacques Joseph Tissot







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PETER FAST: only through the obedience of gazing upon the bronze serpent could they be healed and delivered.

JOHN D. BREY: Aaron is to wear the messianic-emblem of a guilt-offering given to God for Israel's spiritual leprosy whenever he comes before God. A messianic-emblem (a picture of messiah as a "guilt-offering") symbolizing the suffering of messiah for Israel's "salvation" ישע is to be worn between Aaron's breast whenever he approaches God. If Aaron isn't wearing this crucifix when Aaron seeks God's mercy for Israel all hell is going to break out.


RAHAV~MEIR: When we speak politely and respect others, when we think once, twice, or even three times before we speak so as not to insult someone, we may end up with fewer ‘likes on our Facebook page,’ but we are building the foundations of a more likeable, healthy society.
SHMUEL RABINOWITZ: Each generation has its own timely way to direct Israel’s heart heavenwards. Sometimes it takes the form of a snake and sometimes, another form - the snake was not the essence – but only a way for that particular generation to connect their hearts to their Father in Heaven.

JOHN J. PARSONS: Humanity as a whole has been "bitten by the snake" and needs to be delivered from its venom. Just as the image made in the likeness of the destroying snake was lifted up for Israel's healing, so the One made in the likeness of sinful flesh (Rom. 8:3) was to be lifted up as the Healer of the world. Bless His Holy Name.

Moses and the Bronze Serpent by Francesco Campora

oil on canvas (205 × 235 cm)
Moses and the Brazen Serpent by Anthony Van Dyck
ONE FOR ISRAEL (Messianic Jews In Israel): Bronze is where God’s judgement deals with sin – only then can a person enter the pure and holy presence of God.

Yeshua will come back to judge us all, [H]is bronze feet will once again stand on the Mount of Olives, and we need to be clean and ready for that

Bronze symbolises God’s righteous judgment.
Moses and the Brazen Serpent by Фёдор Антонович Бруни

Kaufmann Kohler, Isaac Husik, Morris Jastrow, Jr., J. Frederic McCurdy: It is likely that neḥushtan as an object used in the ancient Semitic cult was a species of totem-pole, surmounted by the reproduction-perhaps in wood—of a serpent, and was placed before tents or rude dwellings as a means of driving off evil spirits, who were supposed to be lurking everywhere.

JULIA BLUM: the children of Israel are simply told to look at the bronze snake— only to look, in order to live! They didn’t need to come closer, to touch it, or to do anything with it, they just had to look at it! “And so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived” 
I can imagine that some of them doubted, even grumbled: ‘What good can it do, if I just look at this serpent?’ But this is exactly the point of this story: it matters not whether His remedy meets our expectations.
There, in the wilderness, God offered his healing to everyone. However strange and unexpected it might have seemed to them, it was the only way to survive—to be saved. Probably, none of them understood. I suppose Moses himself was puzzled and couldn’t understand why he needed to do it, but this is exactly what faith is about: obeying the Lord, even when we don’t understand.

BEN BURTON: Yeshua became ritually impure (tameh), yet he absorbed the tzara’at into himself, and extinguished it.

The Law was His Flesh.
BEN BURTON: Tzara’at appears to be of spiritual origin, affecting even houses and clothing, unlike actual leprosy, known as Hansen’s disease.
ANDREW JAKOBOVICS: When Israel is in a high state of purity and devotion to God, the slightest wrongdoing can have devastating consequences. God provided the Jewish people with a warning device. When they begin to stray, God sends tzara'at to afflict clothing and houses in addition to individuals. Unfortunatey, however, as Sforno explains based on Sanhedrin 71a, the Jewish people never reached that special level of holiness wherein God would overtly warn them if they were sinning. 
Despite not having reached such a high level of devotion, we can still learn about the severity of lashon hara from the lengthy description of tzara'at in the Torah.
May we all keep in mind the lessons of Tazria-Metzora while we strive for a level of awareness of God that will enable us to see tzara'at as a sign from God and not as a punishment.



"Then the LORD said to Moses, 'When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the LORD a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them'" (Exodus 30:11-12, New International Version).




ASHER Gabbay: Even when promising that He will hide His face, He also promised that He will be with us even though we are unable to see Him, hear Him or comprehend His ways.

STEPHEN H. Arnoff: The centrality of the concept of hester panim or “the concealed face of God” to Purim is recognized in the fact that Esther is the only text in the Hebrew Bible, except for the Song of Songs, that does not mention the name of God explicitly.

Jay Kelman: We live in a period of hester panim, where G-d's face is hidden.

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PERRY STONE: I believe that we are parallel to the Generation that saw Christ the first time.

BEN BURTON: The Talmud says the Mashiach is concealed at the gate, among lepers. The Vilna Gaon emends the text to read apitcha d’Romi (אפתחא דרומי), at the “Gate of Rome.”

There are too many assumptions about the Lost Tribes of Israel and the 144,000 Revelatory Israeli Witnesses that I find inaccurrate and corny. My theoretical research, I think, warrants further Authoritative Inquiry.

My Apostolic Friends from back in the day appear to be too self-centered to genuinely care. That means they've been downgraded back to Mere servanthood. I'm about done with the Clueless Church, in its current incarnation. Could be its last opportunity to repent if the Queens of the South have anything to say about this Adulterous Generation. The lack of Godly Intuition by a Clueless Church means that the Bridal Paradigm of Revelation increasingly becomes the sole dominion of Bonified Israelis.

GOT QUESTIONS: Possessing the “keys of death” means that the risen Christ has control and authority over death.

JOHN RIVERA: Some synagogues have started holding healing services, either as part of the Sabbath ritual or in addition to it. Groups of Jews compile lists of family and friends who are ill and gather to recite Psalms for healing. In some cases, synagogues e-mail prayers and Psalms to members so they can pray at home for the ill or distressed. 
FLOYD HERMAN: I don't want people to think I'm one of the faith healers on TV. I equate healing with wholeness. 
PAUL CAPLAN: We changed to a Hebrew name, "shleimut," which comes from "shalom," meaning peace. But it also means a sense of wholeness, completeness, being fulfilled. The word "healing" was problematic because it had a Christian connotation and didn't convey the Jewish meaning we wanted to convey. We're not here to cure cancer or diseases by saying "hocus pocus" or a prayer.
Hardly any sermons on Matthew 19:28 recorded, much less worth listening to, online. There is no shortage of introspective work to be done by a Clueless Church comprised of Cultists, Catholics, Christians, the Orthodox, and Messianic Jews.
Eric Tokajer: Upon arriving for his first stage of training Michael was told he would have to wear the Cross of Christianity instead of the Tablets signifying Judaism or he could not continue to train until the Naval Chaplaincy Board made a determination as to which lapel insignia should be worn by a Messianic Jewish Chaplain. 
Michael notified the Chaplain School command that as a Messianic Jew the proper symbol of his faith would be the tablets of Judaism and not the Christian Cross and requested the Navy reconsider. However, he was told that the decision came from the senior Chaplain Command and nothing at that time could be done. He must don the Christian Cross or go home and await a final decision from the Navy. And so, Michael went home.

The decision requiring Messianic Jews to wear the Christian Cross was made officially on November 26, 2008 by the President of the Navy Uniform Board, Vice Admiral M. E. Ferguson U.S. Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education) (N1) 
This decision essentially bars Messianic Jews from serving as chaplains within the U.S. Navy because it would require them to wear an insignia inconsistent with their faith and belief system. As a result of this decision Michael Hiles has had to decline the opportunity to begin the supersession process to become an active duty chaplain within the Navy.
Army Jewish and Christian Chapel Flags, shown in front of migrant chapel erected on Pentagon grounds the day following the attacks against the United States of America on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
Christian Fighter Pilot .com: The theologies of some “Christians” can be disparate and lead to awkward or confusing situations. Jewish groups reportedly cited that very theological confusion as a support to prevent Messianic Jews from wearing the Jewish Chaplain’s badge.
In the end, though, all serve together. Whether one believes Christ is their Savior but still likes to practice traditions of the Jewish faith, or whether it's as simple as preferring gospel over hymns, the US military and its chaplaincy do an admirable job of attempting to provide religious support for all who need it. 
Those efforts are by no means perfect, but at least the attempt is generally there.
Did you know that Manila, San Francisco, and Boston {cities I've been to and where Family lives} are Twin Cities of Haifa? Did you know that San Francisco is also a Twin City of Rosh Ha'Ayin? Did you know that Seattle {a city I've been to and where Family lives} is a Twin City of Beer Sheva? Did you know that Makati, The Philippines is a Sister City of the New York Town of Ramapo which is a Sister City of Beit Shemesh, Israel? Did you know that since 1996 New York City has been a Twin City of Tel Aviv and did you know that since 1993 New York City has been a Twin City of Jerusalem?
AMIT BARAK: The obligation to serve in the Israeli army applies only to Jews, Druze, and Circassians. Christians are not required to serve in the IDF 
MAJ. I, who describes himself as an Aramean-Israeli Christian: The Druze and the Circassians have one strong and organized body. The Christians do not have an organized and strong presence in the IDF, not nearly enough. 
ALAN E. KURSCHNER: In the 1800s there were theologians who mocked the notion that Israel would one day be gathered and become a nation again. This presupposition of limiting God led to them spiritualizing many Bible prophecy passages in the Bible. 
These same type of replacement theologians today view the passage of the Israelite 144,000 in Revelation 7:1–8 within the same spiritualizing hermeneutic. Their most-often cited objection to seeing this passage being fulfilled literally in twelve tribes of Israel is that they are now “lost” to us after more than two millennia. So they spiritualize the 144,000 making them.. . . you guessed it, the Church. 
The problem is that these theologians, once again, limit God’s knowledge and power. They may have been lost to us, but not to God, who is sovereign over all things.

BAHAY ETERNIDAD
JORDAN D. COHEN: All of life in ancient Egypt, especially for the aristocracy, revolved around building one’s “house of eternity.” This “house of eternity” referred to both one’s legacy in this world and one’s place in the world to come. 
Helping another in their transition from this world to the next is the supreme human obligation. It will happen to us all, yet no one truly understands how this transition takes place. We can only guess, and try our best to help.



JEWISHENCYCLOPEDIA: The word "paradise" is probably of Persian origin.

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Naftali Silberberg: The very body that died will be resurrected.
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