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Traditions of Men Vs. Believing Moses (and Yeshua)

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John 5:46–47, Believed Moses. These two verses at the end of chapter five can easily be overlooked, but their implications are huge.

Quite simply, Yeshua is saying that those who don’t believe the writings of Moses (i.e., the Torah) won’t believe the words of Yeshua who himself uphold the Torah and taught its validity in the lives of his disciples.

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This then begs the question, “Where does this leave all those who claim to be followers of Yeshua, but who believe that the law of Moses was abrogated?” It’s hard to be absolutely black and white on this matter, since only YHVH can judge the heart condition of each individual, for undoubtedly many who claim the law was “done away with” still adhere to many of the law’s tenets (e.g., you shall not steal, murder, lie, commit adultery, worship idols and you shall honor your parents, etc.) and are thus obedient to the law to one degree or another. However, we can safely say that it’s a matter of degrees: To the degree that we don’t believe the words of Moses, we don’t believe the words of Yeshua who was a proponent (and, in reality, as the Word of Elohim, the Originator) of the Torah-law of Moses.

John makes a similar statement in his first epistle from which we can deduce the following: Continue reading →

 

Holy Water: Your Ticket into the Kingdom of Elohim

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John 3:5, Of water and the Spirit. This phrase is a literary device that is common in Hebraic literature called a hendiadys, which is a grammatical structure where two nouns are linked by the word and, and at the same time have a coordinate rather than a subordinate relationship. The two nouns represent a single modified concept rather than two separate concepts. For example, if we say “the coffee is nice and hot,” what we really mean is “it’s nice hot coffee.”

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In this case, a better translation of Yeshua’s words would be “unless one is born of spiritual water, one cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Biblically, water is a spiritual metaphor for both the Holy Spirit and the Word of Elohim, which are, in reality, two sides of the same coin. That is to say, one can’t understand the Word of Elohim without the Holy Spirit who, according to Yeshua, helps us to understand the Word of Elohim (John 16:13–14).

Perhaps this understanding gives new meaning to the concept of “holy water.”

 

 

The Prophetic Implications of Water to Wine

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Yeshua’s First Recorded Miracle: Water to Wine

John 2:1–12— And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Yeshua was there, and both Yeshua was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. When they wanted wine, the mother of Yeshua said unto him, “They have no wine.” Yeshua said unto her, “Woman, what have I to do with you? Mine hour is not yet come.” His mother said unto the servants, “Whatever he says unto you, do it.” And there were set there six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Yeshua said unto them, “Fill the water pots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And he said unto them, “Draw out now, and bring it unto the superintendent of the dining room.” And they brought it. When the superintendent of the dining room had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not where it came from (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the superintendent of the dining room called the bridegroom and said unto him, “Every man at the beginning does set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse, but you have kept the good wine until now.” This beginning of miracles did Yeshua in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples, and they continued there not many days.

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Prophetic Points to Analyze:

  • verse 1— and the third day
  • verse 1— a marriage
  • verse 1— in Cana of Galilee
  • verse 3— wine
  • verse 6— six water pots of stone
  • verse 7— water
  • verse 10— old versus new wine
  • verse 11— this was the first miracle of Yeshua’s ministry

“And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee …” The phrase “the third day” is a prophetic term meaning “in three thousands years” or “in the third millennia” (cp. Gen 22:4; Exod 19:11; Hos 6:2). In this passage, “the third day” is pointing to the time when there will be a marriage between Yeshua and his bride (the saints, Rev 19:7–9).

The wedding occurred at Cana of Galilee. Galilee is in the historic homeland of the house of Israel (Ephraim) or Northern Kingdom, yet in the time of Yeshua Continue reading →