Think on this: “You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great is the LORD–even beyond the borders of Israel!'” Malachi 1:5
Pray on this: Heavenly Father, Please continue to give the Christians living in Israel strength. Protect them from their enemies who seek to silence their pro-Israel voices. Amen.
Thank you, Shelley. That is surely good news. Ever since hearing about Naim Koury, the pro-Israel Palestinian Baptist pastor in Bethlehem – and now his son has taken up the cause – I have suspected that there might be more such Christians. So, I began praying for them to courageously speak up. I am sure I am not alone in this. God bless and keep these brave souls. I hope their numbers increase greatly!
Thank you Kathy! Your prayers seems to be being answered!
Rosh Hodesh Sameach! here little belated there…Yes enjoy your updates Shelley and you might even remember meeting me one day in Yerushalyim when we walk the city with Jimmy Barfield. You dropped me off on the Mt of Olives where myself and my brothers have 30 years combined up there trying to spread the Gospel using the Name Jesus in the old days but really Y’shua and Isa proved to be better received Names and there in lies the reason for my “Comment” today.. I sincerely believe you are doing well by your testimony of the persecution of Christians as it is wrong.. we all know this…Why does it continue? Is is this just really a suffering sign that christians and now former christians turned messianic know all so well. Well there is some of that in all works that require effort BUT i believe a right in our face root cause needs to finally be brought forward with great vigor. The Testimony of His Gospel cannot be “Flawed” or it will back fire on those who testify. It goes both ways you might say as a lie or part of a lie is just that a “Lie”. The More Truth in the Good News the further it will ride Eagles Wings. We cannot be complacent and graceful anymore in this or we will continue to receive the curse or at least His judgement..No not for Intentional Sin for we are Save from this Death Penalty but for unintentional Sin we must try to overcome. That comes in many and sometime hare to see ways as we all know but argue some times about. That being said and knowing Pastor Naim Khoury for 15 years, Love Him and his family..i must submit there is flaw that i believe that, in more of a part than 1st logically one might think, is the reason christians continuous are being persecuted. It can even be said for muslims in a different but same result. More more in my Messianics and Torah learning people i am seeing our Messiah all throughout the Torah and the Tanakh. This is not taught by christians at least until recently.. In fact, the Pope recently said the Catholic Church was the picture of Yoseph…As i know you know, Yoseph is the picture of our Messiah that is right before our eyes but many do not even know His Name and what that represents is the “Weightier Matter”. The point i am trying to make and i know you know where i am going is that just like palestine is a “Roman” place not a people all references to Rome must be removed as best we can in “Proclaiming our Faith” It sound rather “Hung up” on names and places at face value but so many now in the Statea all over the world are finding the Torah and ALL of it’s Instruction are for US, the House of Israel not only Yahudah, Ben and Levi. Not only in Name of Y’shua but our foundation example in Vahykrah (Lev ch 23). Even the instruction of Kosher does apply so much in these days. Why do have incurable disease well it says very straight forward in Davarim (Deut) 7:13-15 why we do and this in part the instruction of Kosher…Vahyikrah (Lev) 23 IN !ST PERSON PLURAL not MOSHE words, but Abba’sWORDs describing throughout OUR Generations to do these things…. It is the LORD’s Shabbat and the Mohadims that our our foundation TO GET to KNOW Our Coming King and yes there is Grace for this does not bring Salvation but it allows one to get to know our Messiah Y’shua. Not taught to christians..til last couple of decades for some… This is the christians “Trial” or “Test” in his/hers Proclamation of Faith for the 7 Mohadims are not taught to the Loving christian and even purposely avoided out of “Grace”.
The Good News must be “Clean” with no Blemish and His Will will be done. Can it perfect by Us teaching, no but its far more a Lie as it taught now than Truth i submit. But more and more it is being revealed that only by the lesson of the Mikvah bath to become Clean before coming before the LORD is also what comes out of our Mouth. We all need to improve on this and you, Shelly and your team are so much closer i see than “Christians” i often shake my head when you use the roman name christo’s…It just leave the Brother’s Yahudah Ben and Levi and me shaking their heads. It might not seem like much on the outside but the gospel behind it is a lie. It is time for the children to turn back to the Fathers and they will turn to all of us who Love and Do to the best of our ability Hearing YHVH. Looking forward the most christian thing i have ever done and that is the Pesach on Nissan 14 not 15.
IN Y”shua with Love to you all. Yochanan
Another strong (heartening) word, T.J.C.I. {I’m adding my “groans-before-the-THRONE” w/ YOCHANAN’s & KATHY’s, below.}
Your ensuing update on the passing of GEN Jim Hutchens’ late mate ~ his b’loved PAT ~ saddens us all. What an (eternal) investment is her life… (the “returns” of which will be/are being reaped from now on).
[. . . “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW AFTER THEM”. . . right? (Of course right).]
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And in honor of this shared, sacred season… a lyric from PAUL (of Peter, Paul & Mary):
A P R I L F O O L
“APRIL FOOL… YOU WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE,
AND THOUGH THEY LAUGH WHEN THEY LEAVE…
YOU CALL IT ‘LOVE’ ~ AND I BELIEVE…
(YOU).
APRIL FOOL… WHY MUST YOU ALWAYS PLAY THE CLOWN?
(YOU HAD THE EDGE, YOU LAID IT DOWN)…
YOU GIVE IT UP WITHOUT A SOUND.
OH, APRIL FOOL… HOW CAN THEY SAY ‘LOVE IS CRUEL’?
THEY CATCH THE ‘RING’, BUT DROP THE JEWEL!
(LIKE A TEAR-DROP IN A POOL…)
APRIL FOOL… AS THE HEART SHOWS THRU THE EYES,
BEFORE YOU WERE BORN, YOU WERE RECOGNIZED…
AND UNTO THE LOSERS COMES THEIR PRIZE.
OH, APRIL FOOL… EVEN AS THE HANDS WERE WASHED, YOU KNEW
WE’D FREE THE THIEF, INSTEAD OF YOU;
APRIL FOOL… YOU SAID THE FATHER WAS IN YOU ~
YOU SAID WE KNOW NOT WHAT WE DO…
(FORGIVE US… APRIL FOOL.)”