Saturday, March 30, 2019
On the Nature of the Houses of Yashar'el
Aliyah
Monday, March 25, 2019
Revelation 7_Orthodox Jewish Bible
Orthodox Jewish Bible
1 After this I saw arba'ah
malachim (angels) taking their stand on the arbah pinot ha'aretz (the four
corners of the earth), holding the four winds of ha'aretz (the earth) so that
wind should not blow on ha'aretz (the earth) nor on the yam (sea) nor on any
etz (tree). [YESHAYAH 11:12; YIRMEYAH 49:36; YECHEZKEL 37:9; DANIEL 7:2;
ZECHARYAH 6:5] 2 And I saw another malach
(angel) coming up from the rising of the shemesh (sun), having a chotam
(seal) of the Elohim Chayyim (Living G-d), and he cried with a kol gadol
(loud voice) to the four malachim (angels). These were the malachim to whom
it was given to harm ha'aretz (the earth) and hayam (the sea), 3 Saying, Do not harm ha'aretz
(the earth) nor hayam (the sea) nor haetzim (the trees), until we have marked
with the chotam (seal) the avadim (servants) of Eloheinu upon their metsakhim
(foreheads). [YECHEZKEL 9:4]
4 And I heard the mispar
(number) of the ones having been sealed, 144,000, having been marked with the
chotam (seal) from kol shivtei Bnei Yisroel (every tribe of the Sons of
Israel),
5 Of the shevet of Yehudah,
12,000 having been sealed; of the shevet of Re'uven, 12,000, of the shevet of
Gad, 12,000, 6 Of the shevet of Asher,
12,000, of the shevet of Naphtali, 12,000, of the shevet of M'nasheh, 12,000, 7 Of the shevet of Shim'on,
12,000, of the shevet of Levi, 12,000, of the shevet of Yissass'khar, 12,000, 8 Of the shevet of Z'vulun,
12,000, of the shevet of Yosef, 12,000, of the shevet of Binyamin, 12,000.
9 After these things I looked,
and, hinei, a great multitude, which to number no one was being able, out of
every nation and from shevatim (tribes) and haumim (the peoples) and lashonot
(tongues), standing before the Kes (Throne) and before the SEH (Lamb, SHEMOT
12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach), each clothed with a kittel and lulavim in
their hands. 10 And they cried with a kol
gadol (loud voice), saying, Yeshu'at Eloheinu is of Hashem, our G-d, the One
sitting on the Kes (Throne), and of the SEH (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7
Moshiach). 11 And all the malachim stood
around the Kes (Throne) and the Zekenim (Elders, SHEMOT 12:21) and the Arbah
Chayyot and they fell before the Kes (Throne) on their faces and they
worshiped Hashem, saying, [TEHILLIM 3:8] 12 Omein, the bracha (blessing)
and the kavod (glory) and the chochmah (wisdom) and the hodayah
(thanksgiving) and the hod (honor) and the oz (power) and the gevurah
(strength) be to Hashem Eloheinu l'Olelamei Olamim. Omein.
13 And one of the Zekenim
(Elders, SHEMOT 12:21) answered, saying to me, These ones, each wearing a
kittel, who are they and from where did they come? 14 And I said to him, Adoni,
you have da'as. And he said to me, These are the ones coming out of HaTzarah
HaGedolah (The Great Tribulation, Mt. 24:29f) and each washed his kittel and
whitened it in the dahm of the SEH (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach).15 Therefore, they are before
the Kes (Throne) of Hashem and serve Him yomam valailah in His Beis
Hamikdash, and the One sitting on the Kes (Throne) will pitch the tent of His
Mishkan over them. [YESHAYAH 4:5] 16 They will hunger no more nor
thirst nor shall the shemesh (sun) strike them nor any scorching heat,
[YESHAYAH 49:10] 17 Because the SEH, (Lamb,
SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach) at the center of the Kes (Throne), will
shepherd them and will lead them to the Makor Mayim Chayyim [" Fountain,
source of Living Waters," YIRMEYAH 2:13], and Hashem will wipe away
every tear from their eynayim. [YESHAYAH 25:8; 35:10; 51:11; 65:19]
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Sunday, March 24, 2019
THE MESSIAH
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Prev | Table of Contents | Next Messianic Idea | The Mashiach | When Will He Come? | What Will He Do? | The Messianic Age | What About Jesus? Mashiach: The Messiah Level: Intermediate I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the mashiach, and though he may tarry, still I await him every day. --a popular paraphrase of Principle 12 of Maimonides' 13 Principles of Faith The Messianic Idea in Torah Belief in the eventual coming of the mashiach is a basic and fundamental part of traditional Judaism. It is part of Maimonides' 13 Principles of Faith, the minimum requirements of Jewish belief, commonly recited daily as brought above. In the Shemoneh Esrei prayer, recited three times daily, we pray for all of the elements of the coming of the mashiach: ingathering of the exiles, restoration of the Torah-based system of justice, an end to the apostates and heretics, reward for the righteous, rebuilding of Jerusalem, restoration of the kingdom of the descendants of King David, and restoration of Temple service. Many modern scholars suggest that the messianic concept was introduced far after the beginning of the Jewish people at Mount Sinai, during the age of the prophets. They note that the messianic concept is not clearly mentioned anywhere in the Written Torah (the first five books of the Bible). However, traditional Judaism maintains that the messianic idea has always been a part of the Torah. The mashiach is not mentioned explicitly in the Torah, because the Torah was written in terms that all the people could then understand, and the abstract concept of a distant future reward was then beyond the comprehension of many of the people. However, the Torah contains several references to "the Latter Days" (acharit ha-yamim), which is considered the time of the mashiach; thus, the concept of mashiach was known in the most ancient times. The term "mashiach" literally means the anointed one, and refers to the ancient practice of anointing kings with oil when they took the throne. The mashiach is the one who will be anointed as king in the Latter Days. He will be the very real king of a very real Torah government in the Land of Israel: not some "spiritual" or "symbolic" king in Israel, as some have mistakenly thought (especially Christians), and certainly not some gifted Jewish spiritual leader outside the Land of Israel, as others have mistakenly thought (including thousands of Jews in our generation as well as the followers of earlier false Jewish "mashiachs" in generations past). It should be mentioned that while it is not forbidden to foolishly believe that one is the mashiach despite that he is not, it is certainly not the sign of a good grasp of the Torah to be mislead as to his nature and role, described more fully below. The word "mashiach" does not mean "savior". The notion of an innocent, semi-divine (let alone fully divine) human being who will sacrifice himself to save us from the consequences of our own sins is a purely Christian concept that has no basis in normal Jewish thought, though it seems to have been invented or adopted by Jewish apostates in the early Church. Unfortunately, this Christian concept has become so deeply ingrained in the English word "messiah" that this English word should probably no longer be used to refer to the Jewish concept. Thus, we prefer to use the less familiar word "mashiach" throughout this page. The Mashiach The mashiach will be a great political leader descended by a pure male line from King David (Jeremiah 23,5). The mashiach is often referred to as "mashiach ben David" (The Mashiach, son of David). He will be well-versed in Jewish law, and observant of its commandments (Isaiah 11,2-5). He will be a charismatic leader, inspiring others to follow his example. He will be a great military figure who will win battles for Israel, freeing the Jews of foreign domination and establishing a Torah-based kingdom in Israel. He will be a great judge, who makes righteous decisions (Jeremiah 33,15). But above all, he will be a fully normal human being, not a god, demi-god, or other supernatural being. It has been said that in every generation, a person is born with the potential to be the mashiach. If the time is right for the messianic age within that person's lifetime, then that person will be the mashiach. But if that person dies before he completes the mission of the mashiach, then that person is not the mashiach; thus, even if one could say that some historial Jewish figure was worthy of being the mashiach, since he did not reestablish a Torah kingdom in Israel, he could not possibly have been the real mashiach we wait for. When Will the Mashiach Come? There is a wide variety of opinions on the subject of when the mashiach will come. Some of the Jews' greatest minds have cursed those who try to predict the time of the mashiach's coming, because errors in such predictions could cause people to lose faith in the messianic idea or in the Torah itself. This actually happened in the 17th century, when Shabbtai Tzvi claimed to be the mashiach; when Tzvi converted to Islam under threat of death, many Jews converted with him. Nevertheless, this "prohibition" has not stopped anybody from speculating about the time when the mashiach will come (including some who themselves spoke harshly of those who engaged in such vain efforts!). Although some scholars believed that God has set aside a specific date for the coming of the mashiach, most authorities suggest that the conduct of mankind will determine the time of the mashiach's coming. In general, it is believed that the mashiach will come in a time when he is most needed (because the world is so evil), or in a time when he is most deserved (because the world is so good). For example, each of the following has been suggested as the time when the mashiach will come: when all Israel repent a single day when all Israel observe a single sabbath properly when all Israel observe two sabbaths in a row properly in a generation that is totally innocent, or totally guilty in a generation that loses hope in a generation where children are totally disrespectful towards their parents and elders (commonly thought to be "our generation", in every generation!) What Will the Mashiach Do? Before the time of the mashiach, there will be war and great suffering (Ezekiel 38,16). Then the mashiach will bring about the political and spiritual redemption of the Jewish people by bringing all Jews outside Israel back to Israel, and restoring Jerusalem (Isaiah 11,11-12; Jeremiah 23,8; 30,3; Hosea 3,4-5). He will establish a Torah government in Israel that will be the center of all world government, both for Jews and Gentiles (Isaiah 2,2-4; 11,10; 42,1). He will rebuild the Temple and reestablish its worship (Jeremiah 33,18). He will restore the religious court system of Israel, if it had not already been reestablished before him, and establish the Torah as the law of the land (Jeremiah 33,15). The Messianic Age The messianic age will be characterized by the peaceful co-existence of all people (Isaiah 2,4). Hatred, intolerance, and war will cease to exist. Some authorities suggest that the laws of nature will change, so that predatory beasts will no longer seek prey and agriculture will bring forth supernatural abundance (Isaiah 11,6-9); others like Maimonides, however, say that these statements are merely an allegory for peace and prosperity. What is agreed on by all is a very optimistic picture of what real people can be like in this real world, the like of which has never been seen before. All of the Jewish people will return from their exile among the nations to their home in Israel (Isaiah 11,11-12; Jeremiah 23,8; 30,3; Hosea 3,4-5), and the law of the Jubilee as well as the rest of the special agricultural laws in the Torah will be reinstated. In the messianic age, the whole world will recognize YHWH, the LORD God of Israel, as the only true God, and the Torah will be seen as the only true religion (Isaiah 2,3; 11,10; Micah 4,2-3; Zechariah 14,9). There will be no more murder, robbery, competition, or jealousy. What About Jesus? Jews know that Jesus could not possibly have been the mashiach. Assuming that he existed, and assuming that the Christian scriptures are accurate in describing him (both of which are debatable), he simply did not fulfill the mission of the mashiach as Jews have always understood it. Jesus neither did any of the things described above, nor did he bring about the anticipated messianic age. On the contrary, another Jew born about a century later came far closer to fulfilling the messianic ideal than Jesus did. His name was Shimeon ben Kosiba, known as Bar Kochba (son of a star), and he was a charismatic, brilliant, and harsh military figure. Among others, Rabbi Akiba, one of the greatest scholars in Jewish history, believed that Bar Kochba was the mashiach. Bar Kochba fought a war against the Roman Empire, catching the Tenth Legion by surprise and retaking Jerusalem. He resumed sacrifices at the site of the Temple and made plans to rebuild the Temple. He established a provisional government and began to issue coins in its name. This is what the Jewish people were looking for in a mashiach; Jesus clearly does not fit into this mold, of course. Ultimately, however, the Roman Empire crushed his revolt and killed Bar Kochba. After his death, all acknowledged that he was not the mashiach (as Jesus' followers should have done with their pretender to be mashiach). Throughout Jewish history, there have been many people who have claimed to be the mashiach, or whose followers have claimed that they were the mashiach: Shimeon Bar Kochba, Shabbtai Tzvi, Jesus, and many others too numerous to name. Leo Rosten reports some very entertaining accounts under the heading False Messiahs in his book, The Joys of Yiddish. But all of these people died without fulfilling the mission of the mashiach; therefore, none of them was the mashiach. Thus, the mashiach and the messianic age lie in our age or in a future age, not in the past. In our generation, thousands of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's followers claim that their brilliant Rebbe was the mashiach. But his more sensible students have now, after his death, expressed disappointment that it turned out that the Rebbe just did not fulfill the expectations described above in his lifetime, and admit that we are still waiting for the real mashiach to come. May the Real Mashiach come soon! 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Friday, March 22, 2019
Wahyu 8
Wahyu 8:1-13 (ILT3) Dan ketika Dia membuka meterai yang ketujuh, terjadilah kesunyian di surga selama setengah jam.
Dan aku melihat ketujuh malaikat yang berdiri di hadapan Elohim dan kepada mereka telah diberikan tujuh sangkakala.
Dan datanglah malaikat yang lain, dan dia berdiri di depan mezbah seraya memegang pedupaan emas. Dan kepadanya telah diberikan dupa yang banyak supaya dia dapat mempersembahkannya bersama doa-doa semua orang kudus di atas mezbah emas itu di hadapan takhta itu.
Dan asap dupa itu membubung bersama doa-doa orang-orang kudus dari tangan malaikat itu di hadapan Elohim.
Dan malaikat itu mengambil pedupaan itu, dan dia mengisinya dengan api mezbah itu, dan dia melemparkannya ke bumi, dan terjadilah suara gemuruh dan guntur-guntur, dan kilat-kilat, dan gempa bumi.
Dan ketujuh malaikat yang memegang ketujuh sangkakala itu mempersiapkan dirinya sendiri agar mereka dapat meniup sangkakala.
Dan malaikat yang pertama meniup sangkakalanya, dan terjadilah hujan es dan api yang bercampur dengan darah, dan itu dilemparkan ke bumi, dan sepertiga pepohonan terbakar musnah, dan semua rumput hijau terbakar musnah.
Dan malaikat yang kedua meniup sangkakalanya, dan sesuatu seperti gunung besar yang terbakar dengan api dilemparkan ke laut, dan sepertiga laut itu menjadi darah,
dan dia mematikan sepertiga ciptaan yang mempunyai jiwa yang ada di laut, dan sepertiga kapal-kapal dihancurkan.
Dan malaikat yang ketiga meniup sangkakalanya, dan sebuah bintang besar yang terbakar seperti obor jatuh dari langit, dan dia jatuh ke atas sepertiga sungai-sungai dan ke atas sumber-sumber air.
Dan nama bintang itu disebut Apsintus, dan sepertiga air itu berubah menjadi kepahitan, dan banyak orang mati oleh air itu karena mereka telah dipahitkan.
Dan malaikat keempat meniup sangkakalanya, dan terpukullah sepertiga dari matahari dan sepertiga dari bulan dan sepertiga dari bintang-bintang, sehingga sepertiga dari mereka menjadi gelap, dan siang sepertiganya tidak akan terang, dan seperti itu pula malam.
Dan aku melihat, dan aku mendengar, ada seorang malaikat yang terbang di tengah langit seraya berkata dengan suara nyaring, “Celaka, celaka, celaka bagi mereka yang tinggal di bumi karena bunyi sangkakala ketiga malaikat yang tersisa, yang akan segera meniup sangkakalanya.”
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Wahyu 7
Wahyu 7:1-17 (ILT3) Dan sesudah hal-hal ini, aku melihat empat malaikat yang berdiri pada keempat penjuru bumi yang memegang keempat mata angin bumi sehingga angin tidak dapat berhembus di atas darat, tidak juga di atas laut, maupun di atas setiap pohon.
Dan aku melihat malaikat lain muncul dari arah terbitnya matahari dengan memegang meterai Elohim yang hidup. Dan dia berteriak dengan suara nyaring kepada keempat malaikat yang kepada mereka telah ditetapkan bagi mereka untuk merusak darat dan laut dengan mengatakan,
“Jangan kamu merusak darat, atau laut, ataupun pepohonan, sampai kami dapat memeteraikan hamba-hamba Elohim kami pada dahi mereka.”
Dan aku mendengar jumlah mereka yang telah dimeteraikan, seratus empat puluh empat ribu orang yang telah dimeteraikan dari setiap suku anak cucu Israel:
Dari suku Yehuda dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan, dari suku Ruben dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan, dari suku Gad dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan.
Dari suku Asher dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan, dari suku Naftali dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan, dari suku Manashe dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan.
Dari suku Simeon dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan, dari suku Lewi dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan, dari suku Isakhar dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan.
Dari suku Zebulon dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan, dari suku Yusuf dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan, dari suku Benyamin dua belas ribu orang yang dimeteraikan.
Sesudah hal-hal ini aku melihat, dan lihatlah, suatu kerumunan orang banyak yang tidak seorang pun dapat menghitungnya, berasal dari setiap bangsa dan suku dan kaum dan bahasa, seraya berdiri di hadapan takhta dan di hadapan Anak Domba itu, dengan mengenakan jubah panjang putih dan ranting-ranting palem ada di tangan mereka,
dan sambil berteriak dengan suara nyaring seraya berkata, “Keselamatan bagi Dia yang duduk di atas takhta, yaitu Elohim kita, dan bagi Anak Domba.”
Dan semua malaikat berdiri di sekeliling takhta dan para tua-tua dan keempat makhluk hidup itu, dan mereka tersungkur dengan wajahnya di hadapan takhta itu dan menyembah Elohim,
seraya berkata, “Amin! Berkat dan kemuliaan dan hikmat dan ucapan syukur dan hormat dan kuasa dan kekuatan bagi Elohim kita untuk selama-lamanya, amin!”
Dan seorang dari para tua-tua itu menjawab seraya berkata kepadaku, “Mereka ini yang mengenakan jubah panjang putih, siapakah mereka dan dari manakah mereka datang?”
Dan aku berkata kepadanya, “Tuan, engkau sudah tahu.” Dan dia berkata kepadaku, “Mereka ini adalah orang-orang yang keluar dari kesukaran besar dan mereka telah mencuci jubah panjang mereka dan memutihkan jubah panjangnya dengan darah Anak Domba.
Sebab itu, mereka ada di hadapan takhta Elohim dan mereka beribadah kepada-Nya siang dan malam di tempat kudus-Nya. Dan Dia yang duduk di atas takhta itu akan berdiam di antara mereka.
Mereka tidak akan pernah lapar lagi dan tidak akan pernah haus lagi, bahkan matahari ataupun segala macam panas, sekali-kali tidak akan pernah menimpa ke atas mereka.
Sebab Anak Domba yang ada di tengah-tengah takhta itu akan menggembalakan mereka dan memimpin mereka ke mata air yang hidup. Dan Elohim akan menghapus semua air mata dari mata mereka.”
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