Cheryl Mason

Judaism’s own literature states that there are Two Covenants, for example in the Sepher Yetzirah (Book of Creation) it states:

“The Two Covenants, by the Word or Spirit, and by the Flesh, made by Jehovah with Abraham, Genesis xvii. The Covenant of Circumcision was to be an outward and visible sign of the Divine promise made to Abraham and his offspring.” Although, Judaism subscribes both of these Covenants to Abraham, it is clear from Jeremiah that the second Covenant was futuristic and manifested long after Abraham was dead.

If the Abrahamic Covenant is the outward Covenant of circumcision. What is the Covenant of the Word the Spiritual Covenant this very important Jewish text is talking about?

A few points to note from the Sepher Yetzirah according to the authors:

1. Both the Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud mention the Sepher Yetzirah.

2. Abraham was the original author of the Sepher Yetzirah.

3. “This book may be considered to be an Allegorical Parallel between the Idealism of Numbers and Letters and the various parts of the Universe, and it sheds much light on many mystic forms and ceremonies yet extant, notably upon Freemasonry, the Tarot, and the later Kabbalah, and is a great aid to the comprehension of the Astro-Theosophic schemes of the Rosicrucians. To obtain the full value of this Treatise, it should be studied hand in hand with Hermetic attributions, the “Isiac Tablet,” and with a complete set of the designs, symbols and allocation of the Trump cards of the Tarot pack, for which see my translation of The Sanctum Regnum of the Tarot, by Eliphas Levi.”

4. The Sepher Yetzirah is one of the most famous Cabalistic texts dating back to 200 C.E.

Westcott, W. (1893). Sepher Yetzirah. London: Theosophical Pub. Society.

Now let’s look at what the Bible says about The Two Covenants:

If Jeremiah is correct then in order to have a New Covenant there must be an Old Covenant. Note, it does not say a ‘Renewed Covenant’ or any such thing, it says Old and New, that’s it.

The New Covenant which Jeremiah prophesied about was futuristic…He also says, the Old Covenant which was made at Sinai was BROKEN, “Which they Broke.” The New Covenant is a spiritual Covenant and involves circumcision of the Heart and not the Penis.

The people who have God’s Law written in their hearts and in their minds belong to this New Covenant.

The other question which needs answering is…Is this New Covenant only for Jews or for all peoples of the earth?

“I will be their God and they shall be My People.” Only those people who have entered into this New Covenant and allowed God to write His Laws on their hearts and in their minds are His People.

Jeremiah 31:31

“Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when 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 lead them out of the land of Egypt, My COVENANT WHICH THEY BROKE, though I was a husband to them, says the LORD.

“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people (also see 2 Corinthians 3:3). NKJV

My People!

“Many NATIONS shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.

“Many Nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall become My people.”

Zachariah Ch.2:10;11 NKJV

This cannot be interpreted as Noachide for all Nations. The Sanhedrin for example who seek to introduce Noachide Laws DO NOT accept that the Lord of Hosts sent Jesus of Nazareth. Instead they would interpret Zachariah Ch.2:10;11 as being the Jewish people sent to the world. Because in Jewish literature the Suffering Servant is the Jewish people and not Jesus Christ.

The Apostle John emphasises twenty-four times in his Gospel that the Father was the SENDER and that Jesus was the SENT-ONE.

Unless the People who are part of this New Covenant believe that “Jesus was SENT.” Then they are not part of the New Covenant. Zachariah is very clear where the line is drawn in the sand. The line is drawn at Messiah, Jesus Christ. He is the dividing line between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant.

Can it be any clearer that THE SINAI COVENANT was BROKEN?

In his book The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, Alfred.J. Chompff (pages 334 and 335) writes about the Two Covenants; that “Hagar and Sarah are metaphoric to us in that each represented a different Covenant. One earthly and the other Heavenly. Hagar was the earthly, The Mount Sinai Covenant that was temporal and Sarah represented the heavenly, eternal Covenant that God made with all Nations through Jesus Christ. One is in bondage the other one is free. “For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds

to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children—

but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.” Only a small portion of the world’s population belong to Hagar and her earthly Jerusalem Covenant. Sarah is the mother of all those who belong to the Heavenly Jerusalem Covenant.

The children of Abraham are those who have received the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ, they are the true SEED of Abraham and heirs according to the promise, just like Isaac.”

Alfred.J.Chompff is quoting Paul in explaining the Two Covenants to us, the ones living in the New Covenant were prophesied by Jeremiah. Of course Paul would’ve understood the Two Covenants PERFECTLY, because Paul was on his way to becoming Sanhedrin when he had the Damascus Road experience.

The Apostle Paul in Hebrews Ch.8: 6-10 quoting from Jeremiah’s New Covenant Prophesy.

A New Covenant.

“But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.

Because finding fault with them, He says: “Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when 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 when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the LORD.

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” NKJV

Even though the book of Zachariah is full of hope and promise for the return and rebuilding of the Second Temple. It is also a book full of Messianic expectations for the entire world, united as “My People”, under the New Covenant.

Galatians 4: 21-26

“Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?

For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a free-woman.

But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the free-woman through promise,

which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar—

for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children—

but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.” NKJV

God is no respecter of persons under this New Covenant:

Galatians 3: 28;29.

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” NKJV

Romans 4:16;17.

“Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.” NKJV

Zachariah Ch.2:10;11.

“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” says the LORD.

“Many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.

“Many Nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall become My people.” NKJV

The Babylonian Exile which was punishment for sin and disobedience brought about an end to the Sinai Covenant. From then on the Prophets prophesied about the return, restoration and a rebuilding of the Second Temple. The majority of these prophesies were embedded with Messianic expectations. Once in the land and the Temple rebuilt, the Messiah would come and that He did. Most of Zachariah’s prophesies were fulfilled 2000 years ago, others are very futuristic and will occur during the millennial reign of Christ.

As for the Broken Covenant, we saw that there were Two Covenants, and now I will show you that in Lamentations Rabbah XXIV.11.3 it says that when the Temple was destroyed that Abraham was weeping and lamenting before God. The Angels joined in his lamentations and the Angels said to Abraham. “You have broken the Covenant.” Lamentations Rabbah then recites a whole list of Patriarchs and even their wives who lamented before God because of the Broken Covenant. Outside of the Old Testament there is confirmation then that Judaism does teach that the Babylonian Exile was a braking of the Covenant with the Israelites. Yet, most Jews today will not admit to this.

Lamentations Rabbah cited in:

Neusner, J. (2004). The Emergence of Judaism. 1st ed. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press,pp.13-17.

Neusner, J. (2005). Questions and answers. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson,p.91-92.

The final point I would like to make is that the ‘Covenant’ according to Judaism is intrinsically linked to both the written and oral laws. Because according to Judaism these were both given to Moses at the same time. This is a very documented fact in Talmud and Zohar. But I will save it for another article. The story goes like this…God was on Sinai (Exodus 19:18-20) He delivered the Laws (written and oral) to Moses and the children of Israel responded with…”And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.” (Exodus 19:8).

Scripture quotations marked “NKJV” are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Cheryl Mason (May, 2019)

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Many Christians are bewitched by Judaism without knowing what the religion teaches, what it’s origins are and that modern Judaism is in fact based on Oral Rabbinic Traditions and not based on the TaNaKh (Old Testament).

For the most part, the religion of the TaNaKh (Old Testament) is no more, it’s been replaced over time with the Traditions of the Fathers. The Traditions of the Fathers was relatively small during the time of Jesus. But since Jesus it has grown into a monumental work of Talmud, Zohar and other Judaic literature. It’s important to note that Jesus, Paul and John preached against the Traditions of the Fathers.

Judaism consists of an Oral Law (Traditions) and a Written Law (Mosaic).

What does these two Laws mean?

From a Judaic perspective this means that Moses was given two sets of Laws, he wrote down one and passed the other by word-of-mouth. The only problem with excepting this version of events means that Moses disobeyed God. Because God clearly told Moses to write down everything, Exodus 17:14; Exodus 34:27. To accept the Judaic version we have to believe that Moses withheld information that God commanded him to write down.

From a Christian perspective, there is only one set of Laws that God gave to Moses which were written down and transmitted to us in the form of the Pentateuch (the first five Books of the Bible). This is often referred to as the Torah in Judaic circles, but the word Torah has a much deeper meaning.

Christians have become duped into accepting the basest meaning of the term Torah. In fact the word Torah encompasses the entire spectrum of Judaic literature. If you are going to use the term Torah then read all of the Judaic literature and see for yourself how much of it comprises of TaNaKh (Old Testament) and how much of it agrees with the teaching of Jesus for instance.

I am quoting from the Pirke Avot which is a commentary of Jewish ethics as laid out by the Traditions of the Fathers. It states that the group who conceived the idea of Oral Law were the Pharisees. The Pharisees were in opposition to the Sadducee who were Zadok (Priests) during the time of Solomon. It was the Sadducees who were overseers of Temple proceeding. In opposition to the Temple (and I assume the Sanhedrin, which were the ruling courts) the Pharisees set up an institution of ruling ‘elite’ known as Rabbi’s. Kravitz, L. and Olitzky, K. (1993). Pirke Avot. New York, N.Y.: UAHC Press,p.12.

One of Jesus’s warning comes to mind and that was not to call any man Rabbi. Why then do these Christians call Jewish leaders Rabbi’s? They are in direct rebellion to the teaching of Jesus.

The Rabbi’s took it upon themselves to expand on the Oral Traditions, which is part and parcel of what I mentioned earlier. The entire spectrum of Jewish literature including Talmud and Zohar, together they comprise Torah and are part of modern day Judaism. In 70 A.D. the Temple was destroyed by Titus and without the Temple the Sadducees faded off into oblivion. Or, maybe not, they were in fact present at Council of Jamnia, in Yavneh at the Canonization of the Hebrew text in 90 A.D. Eventually, they did fade off into oblivion. But fear not! They have resurrected and now consist of the Sanhedrin who will oversee Temple proceeding in the upcoming Temple. Are they real Sadducees? Probably not, more like Pharisees who are now taking over the priestly line of Zadok.

In the end the Pharisees survived together with their texts which they call collectively —Torah.

Cheryl Mason April 2019.

“Torah: literally, instruction. At first, the first five Books of Moses; then Scriptures as a whole; then the whole corpus of revelation, both written and oral, taught by Pharisaic Judaism. Standing by itself, Torah means “study”, the act of learning and discussion of the Tradition.” Jacob Neusner.

Neusner, J. (2004). The Emergence of Judaism. 1st ed. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, p.218.

The Red Heifer from Jewish literature:

The Rambam (Maimonides) in the Mishnah Torah states that there have already been nine red heifers and then he goes on to say…

“The 10th red heifer will be performed by the King Moshiach.”

But what does it mean when they say the 10th Heifer will be performed by Moshiach?

“Nine red heifers were performed (through burning etc.) from the time the Jews were given this mitzvah, until the destruction of the Second Holy Temple. The first heifer was performed by Moses. The second one was performed by Ezra (who was a kohain). And there were another seven red heifers performed from Ezra until the destruction of the Second Holy Temple. The 10th red heifer will be performed by the King Moshiach —may he speedily be revealed, Amen, so may be the will of Hashem.”

The Highlights of Moshiach — Rabbi Abraham Stone.

The precedent for The Red Heifer burning is given to us in Numbers and expounded in the Mishnah Torah in Parah (Cow).

In the book of Numbers Ch.19, this animal is needed to purify people. The animal had to be without spot and without blemish and had never been yoked.

The Red Heifer from the Bible:

Numbers Ch.19:1-6 and verse 17: KJV.

“And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:

And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:

And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:

And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.”

“And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel.”

Did Christian Zionists make this Red Heifer happen?

According to Timothy Weber author of On The Road to Armageddon, Zionist Christians did play a part in producing a genetically modified Red Heifer for The Temple Institute.

“Since so much was riding on the sacrifice of a perfect red heifer, it was not surprising that some American dispensationalist cattle breeders stepped forward to help produce the needed livestock. Clyde Lott was a Pentecostal cattleman from Canton, Mississippi, who was well schooled in the science of producing champions. In the late 1980s, Lott learned from prophecy teachers that before the temple could be rebuilt in Jerusalem, a perfect red heifer was needed for sacrifice. Given his expertise in cattle production, Lott decided he could help. Through a long process he finally made contact with Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute, who was very interested in what Lott had to say. In 1990, Lott traveled to Jerusalem to meet with Richman and the institute’s founder, Rabbi Yisrael Ariel. Lott spelled out some of the financial realities of raising red heifers, and the three began searching for the right location in Israel to start a cattle business.

The original plan was to transport two hundred pregnant cows to Israel via ocean liners at two thousand dollars per head. By using the methods of genetic science, they were confident that the new herd would eventually produce the perfect red heifer. While the search for land continued in Israel, Lott started his selective breeding program back home in Mississippi. In 1994, Rabbi Richman visited Lott’s operation in Canton, and Lott showed him four recently born calves. To his utter amazement, Richman found among the four a red heifer that seemed to meet all the qualifications of Numbers 19, except that it had been born in the wrong place-in Mississippi, not in Israel. But Richman was convinced that Lott was capable of producing a proper sacrificial calf.”

On The Road to Armageddon, How Evangelicals became Israel’s Best Friend — Timothy. P. Weber.

Why would Christian Zionists create a GMO animal for sacrifice?

The crux of the Christian message is that Jesus the Messiah brought an end to the Sacrificial system. That the blood of Bulls and Goats could no longer take away sins; that once and for all God proclaimed that He took no pleasure in burnt offering and sacrifices. Hebrews 10:4-6.

Therefore establishing the New Covenant by His own blood and His own body.

“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them.” Hebrews 10:16.

No other Chapter in the New Testament demonstrates the failure of the Sacrificial system under the Old Covenant like Hebrews chapter ten does. It concludes with this warning, which applies to all those who experienced the freedom from the Laws of sin and death and were perfected and sanctified by His death on the cross.

Hebrews says…”He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses.” However, a much sorer punishment waits those who have made a mockery of the Son of God and brought upon Him open shame and proclaimed His death on the cross an ‘unholy’ thing by returning to the blood of bulls and goats. Hebrews 10: 28-29.

References:

Haaretz.com. (2018). The Temple Mount red heifer saga: Engineering the apocalypse?. [online] Available at: https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-the-red-heifer-wrong-all-along-1.5376396 [Accessed 5 Dec. 2018].

KJV- amplified Holy Bible. (1954). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan.

Neusner, J. (1988). Mishnah. London: Yale University Press, pp.1013-1035.

News, B. (2018). Rare All-Red Heifer Born: Next Step Toward Building the Third Temple?. [online] Charisma News. Available at: https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/standing-with-israel/73007-rare-all-red-heifer-born-next-step-toward-building-the-third-temple [Accessed 5 Dec. 2018].

Red Heifer Candidate Born in Israel. https://youtu.be/mOMH2qY6RCY. (2018). You Tube: The Temple Institute.

Stone, R. (1992). The Highlights of Moshiach. 2nd ed. New York: S.I.E, p.Location 614.

Weber, T. (2005). On the road to Armageddon, How Evangelicals became Israel’s Best Friend. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, pp.Location 3676-3735.

Cheryl Mason (2018)

Added 18 August 2020

The Red Heifer is being inspected:

https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/156832/rabbi-inspects-red-heifer-in-secret-location-in-israel-for-use-in-3rd-temple/

Understanding Babylonian Laws: How do they compare to Biblical Laws?

Historically speaking Hammurabi the Babylonian Law maker preceded Moses by several hundred years and had pretty much the same laws. Unless, there’s been some serious mistakes with the dating of his Stele, or the dating of Moses, Hammurabi was before Moses.

Hammurabi’ Babylonian Law Code dates back to 1754 BC.
Moses’s Law Code dates back to 1393-1273 BC approx.

HAMMURABI’S KINGDOM (link below: copied from history.com)

“Hammurabi was the sixth king in the Babylonian dynasty, which ruled in central Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) from c.1894 to 1595 B.C. His family was descended from the Amorites, a semi-nomadic tribe in western Syria, and his name reflects a mix of cultures: Hammu, which means “family” in Amorite, combined with rapi, meaning “great” in Akkadian, the everyday language of Babylon. In the 30th year of his reign Hammurabi began to expand his kingdom up and down the Euphrates, overthrowing Larsa, Eshunna, Assyria and Mari until all of Mesopotamia under his sway.
Did You Know?
Hammurabi’s Code includes many harsh punishments, sometimes demanding the removal of the guilty party’s tongue, hands, breasts, eye or ear. But the code is also one of the earliest examples of the idea of the accused being considered innocent until proven guilty.”

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi

If “an eye for an eye and the tooth for a tooth” (I call them Revenge Laws) existed on giant stele in the ancient Babylonian kingdom several hundred years before Moses then how can we say Moses received those laws from God?

If we compare Hammurabi’s Laws to modern day Wahhabism Laws for instance; ISIS and the like, they are almost identical. But technically, Judaism should be following these Laws as well, that is if they adhere to the Mosaic Law Code.

New Testament believers on the other hand do not and should not follow these ‘Revenge Laws’ Jesus said: “You have heard that it was said, ‘AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.’ “You have heard it said?” Did God not say it, Jesus?

“But I (Jesus) say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also… You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matt: 5:38;39;43;44).

I’ve always struggled with the fact that on that on one hand the Old Testament has the 10 Commandments, “Love thy neighbour as thyself”, while at the same time we are told to take revenge. “An eye for an eye” etc. The Jewish people explain this away as being monetary compensations and not literally an eye for an eye. But that’s not what it meant in Hammurabi’s Babylon. Personally, I believe it was literal in ancient Israel as well.

Here are my thoughts on how I think Hammurabi’s Laws ended up in the Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures):

Several explanations:

1. These Laws are from God, and were instinctively known by man from ancient times or they were passed Down through Noah’s descendants.
2. Satan got in first; as he was fully aware of the Laws of God and he most likely helped construct them. Similarly, Satan is now preemptive in bringing about counterfeit one world government, millennium reign etc. He is Babylon in every sense of the word.
3. That some of the Mosaic Laws written in the Bible were actually International Laws (Hammurabi’s and others) and Moses incorporated them into his own Laws, which God gave him on Mount Sinai. Israel, like the rest of the Ancient near East had to obey International Laws as well as their own Laws.
4. That Moses had nothing to do with “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth Laws” (Revenge Laws) because they are not from God. And, that they have been included in the Bible because it was what the Israelites chose to abide by, since many of them were influenced by Babylon.
5. That the Revenge Laws were written not for the Israelites but for the Gentiles. Similar to Wahhabism, the punishments are for those who refuse to obey their Laws (a form of Sharia).

In all honesty, these ‘Revenge Laws’ contradict the Commandments of God and Jesus refuted them when He came to this earth. He said, “You say, an eye for an eye” etc. But “I say”. The Laws of abrogation come into affect here: Jesus superseded these draconian, cruel Laws of the past, irrelevant if they were from Hammurabi or from Moses they are finished. No more!

Jesus referred his followers back to the 10 Commandments which I believe are from God, given to Moses on Mount Sinai.

Cheryl Mason (March 2017).

January 2017: I’m very much on a Martin Luther theme this year for two reasons: The 500th Anniversary of The Reformation and to get a better understanding of his concept of Babylon. Babylon i…

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An amazing discovery by Robert Cornuke (Archeologist) and previous authors such as Dr. Ernest Martin on the real location of The Jewish Temple.

In this book, which I would highly recommend, Cornuke, uses his expert knowledge in criminal investigation, archeology and plain old common sense to place the Jewish Temple not on the highly contested Temple Mount but on Mount Zion (City of David) where King David and Solomon resided. The Temple was located on the threshing floor, that David purchased from Araunah the Jebusite.

Everything about this location, it’s size, it’s shape (square) it’s significance as Zion, scriptures, eye witness accounts, the fact that there is drainage there to accomodate run-off from the animal sacrifices, even imprints in the floor that match the various paraphernalia used in the Temple.

And, last but not least the Gihon Spring which gushed out in the Middle of the Mount Zion Temple used for ritual cleaning by the priests and to clean the area after the blood sacrifices. Think about it, none of these things exist on the Temple Mount. Where is the water source for ritual cleansing? Can you imagine the blood run-off from the slaughter of hundreds of animals. Where did it go and how was the area cleaned afterwards?

The current Wailing Wall which is believed to be the outer wall of the Temple is none other than an outer wall of the Roman Garrison.

The real Temple was totally destroyed as prophesied by Jesus, not one stone shall stand upon another. Either Jesus was wrong or Mount Zion (City of David) is the real location of the Jewish Temple.

Jacob’s story being exactly that, even when dealing with physical pain and suffering, he battled on…telling God, “I will not let you go until you bless me.” He showed determination, courage, and wh…

Source: Malachi ─ “Jacob, have I loved but Esau have I hated: Does God hate Esau”?

Do you know the secret to your life?

One Thing — “Do you know what the secret of your life is?”, Curly (played by the late Jack Palance) asked Mitch (played by Billy Crystal) in the movie City Slickers.

Curly was holding up one finger at that time, and Mitch asks … ‘’What, your finger” Curly, replied, “One Thing, just One Thing, the secret of your life”. Mitch replied, “But what is One Thing?”

Curly replied, smiling, “You have to find that out”.

Reminds me of an old African proverb which says…”There are only two things we need to know — when were we born and why were we born”.