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Let's first look at what the Great Commission of Christ is, and to whom it was given: "Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world (meaning "age")." (Mt. 28:16-20). These were the apostles of Christ who were with Him throughout the years of His ministry, witnessed the miracles, saw Him appear in the room where they were hidden after His resurrection, yet some doubted. Paul wrote Timothy regarding the special consideration needed to carry out this Great Commission of Christ in the last days, when ...

We see the Word of God scorned on social media, and hateful comments coming against Israel and the Jewish people. During this dangerous time of warfare in the Middle East, where are the prophets of God? There's an account of a wise king, preparing to go into battle as an ally with another king, and asking that question. He was not satisfied until a true prophet of God was found and enquired of. The prophet Amos warned us of a time when the guiding prophetic Word would be lacking: "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it." (Amos 8:11-12). This is true today. There are seminars for the church on how to prosper, while the signs of the times are ignored, and no one is asking, "What is God saying...

The meaning of the prophet's name, Jo'el, is "Jehovah is God". Jehovah is the name of God that is translated as "LORD" in our Bible, but the true meaning of this Hebrew name for God is "Creator, Giver of Life, Performer of Promises, Absolute One, Unchangeable One, Living One, Self-Existent One, the I AM who I AM". The Hebrew letters of this name, Jehovah , are yod-heh-vaw-heh , which mean "Behold the hand, Behold the nail". Scripture describes the LORD as being "One" in verses called the Shema . However, the word used to describe this oneness of God is the Hebrew word echad , which is really a unity of plural parts. Christians understand this echad unity of plurality in oneness as the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Book of Jo'el in the Bible is a prophetic Book that deals with the day of the LORD, the fulfillment of the Feasts of the LORD, and the judgment of the nations. The third chapter of this prophetic Bo...

Simchat Torah is the eighth day celebration of the Torah that comes at the end of the seven day Feast of Tabernacles. It celebrates the end of the readings of Moses, and the renewed cycle of Torah readings, starting back at the beginning with Genesis. It is considered a day of "new beginnings". Before we begin, however, we must take a moment to first pray for Jerusalem and Israel as they have come under attack, as the Word commands, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem...". This present outbreak of war comes fifty years to the day when Israel was last at war with her neighbors. This is a deadly sibling rivalry over the covenant made by God regarding the land, and the people of His inheritance. However, God also promised to bless all of the seed of Abraham. Other nations, like Persia/Iran, and even Russia, interfere in this situation for their own agendas. Soteriology , as mentioned in the title of today's message, is the study of beliefs and doctrines concerning ...

We are currently in the Feast of Tabernacles, which lasts seven days. The eighth day which follows the feast is Simchat Torah , which means "Rejoice in the Torah". During the Feast of Tabernacles, God's people dwell in booths made out of four kinds of tree branches of palm (spine/backbone of a man), myrtle (eyes of a man), and willow (lips of a man). They also include a fruit called a citron (the heart of a man). These things are also gathered into a bunch called the Lulav, and waved before the Lord, some say in four directions, and some say in six directions towards the north, south, east and west, and towards heaven above, and earth beneath. Some say that the four elements represent the four-lettered name of "LORD", or as represented in Hebrew: Y-H-W-H ( yod, heh, vaw, heh ). One should consider that the pictographic meaning of these four Hebrew letters is "Behold the hand, Behold the nail", which points us to Jesus. The LORD commanded His people to...