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John 17 teaches us that if there is to be a glorious church (of which that we have heard spoken of but never seen) it will be the product of this supernatural and vital unity between believing Jewish believers in Yeshua and us so called 'Gentile' Christians, which testimony alone will convince the world that the Almighty Father really sent His Son into the world to be a sacrifice for sin! No amount of religious ecumenical unity or 'unity' apart from the Messianic believers whom he refers to as 'My brothers' - will accomplish this.
''Recovering the church's Hebraic heritage is restoring an over-Hellenized, over-Latinized Christianity to the faith of Jesus and the apostles. It is replacing the church's traditional Greco-Roman dualistic mindset with the biblically Hebraic holistic mindset in which the earliest church expressed their faith and devotion to God. Believers' lives are being enriched as they become more truly Christian (Christ-like) by being more like their Jewish Lord.'' - So says John D. Garr, Ph.D. of the Restoration Foundation.
Adonai has already decreed that for His Own Names's sake Israel will be reunited and fully restored to the land despite their historical wickedness and current blindness. We see that it is primarily through Israel that His name will again be glorified amoung all the nations. (Ezekiel 36:16) In so far as the believing Gentiles are grafted into Messiah along with the believing remnant of Israel it will indeed be a glorious assembly. Paul tried to explain long ago that we are fellowcitizens (we have a shared citizenship with the believing Jews) and together are members of His very own family. (Ephesians 2:19)
From a prophetic perspective its time for the breakaway Gentile Christian believers who are refered to as Ephraim in the scriptures (Joseph's adopted gentile sons) to become re-united with their Jewish brethren as a first fruits end time fulfillment of Ezekiel 37: 20-28 and take their place alongside (not in place of) their brethren. This is how His house will ultimately become a house of prayer - for all nations!
After they were filled with the Spirit, the early believers in Yeshua overcame their fears and were frequently to be found in and around the temple - especially during the set times of prayer. When King Solomon built the Temple, he specifically asked God to heed the prayer of the non-Jew who comes to the Temple (1 Kings 8:41-43). The Jewish prophet refers to the Temple as a "House of prayer for all nations" (Isaiah 56.7). To see a live webcam view of the Kotel (Western Wall) click here.
Current Torah portion
Chukat/Balak - "Ordinance of/Balak"
4 July 2009 (Tamuz 12)
- Numbers 19:1-25:9
- Micah 5:6-6:8