Free E-Book! Jewish Awareness Ministries offers you the opportunity to access a free e-book, ONE GOD OR THREE? …Exploring the Tri-Unity of God in the Old Testament, by Rev. Stan Rosenthal. If you are Jewish, this book will clear up many misconceptions you might have about not only what Christians believe, but what the Jewish Bible teaches about the person of God. If you are a Christian, this book will help you understand and appreciate the tri-unity of God which is a doctrine taught not only in the New Testament but also in the Old Testament.
"Pre-trib", "mid-trib", "post-trib", "pre-wrath". Perhaps you have heard these terms—perhaps not. They refer to the timing of the Rapture of the Church. "Trib" refers to the seven year Tribulation period prophesied in the Bible that will occur just before Jesus returns and sets up His kingdom on earth. While all rapture positions agree, based on Daniel 9:27, that a seven year period will take place, there are various theories regarding the timing of the rapture in relation to this seven year period. "Pre-trib" teaching believes all church age born again believers, dead and alive, will be bodily resurrected and meet the Lord in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) before the seven year period starts; "mid-trib" believes the rapture will be in the middle of the seven year period; "post-trib" at the end of the seven year period; and "pre-wrath" believes it will occur before the wrath of God is poured out during the seven year period which, according to the theory, is sometime during the last half of the seven year period.
Is this issue really important, or is this just "prophecy buffs" arguing over something that doesn't amount to much at all?
TIKKUN LAIL SHAVUOT – RECTIFICATION FOR SHAVUOT NIGHT
Judaism states that God gave the Law, or Torah, to Moses on Mount Sinai on Shavuos, the Festival of Weeks. According to the Midrash, one of the foremost Jewish commentaries, the night before the Torah was given, the Israelites retired early so they would be well-rested for the very important day ahead. But, they overslept, and Moses (Judaism also says God) had to awaken them since God was already waiting on Mount Sinai. To rectify this behavior, the Orthodox and Chasidim (Ultra-Orthodox) stay up the entire night learning the Torah and commentaries. Conservative and Reform (Liberal) Jewish people normally stay up until midnight. In Judaism, the Torah does not just refer to the Law or to the Five Books of Moses, but in the broadest sense, can also refer to all the Books in the Hebrew Scriptures, or Tenach. This practice of staying up the entire night learning the Torah and commentaries is called "Tikkun Lail Shavuot."
JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
The next tour to Israel is planned for March 9, 2010 for 11 days. We will be staying in 5 star hotels; breakfast and dinner included; everything included except lunch and personal items. Contact Jewish Awareness Ministries for a brochure to be sent to you.
It seems obvious by now that President Obama seeks a clash and confrontation with Israel in order to improve U.S. relations with the Arab and Muslim world. Otherwise, how do you explain the fact that the U.S. president is picking a public fight with a supposed ally over the recycled and mostly mythical controversy that construction for natural growth inside already-existing Jewish settlements is the major obstacle to peace in the Middle East? But the warning signs indicate a much more dangerous scenario for Israel. It appears that President Obama's public confrontation and dictates are not only to pressure Israel to withdraw to the suicidal borders of 1967, but he is attempting to change a 40-year-old pillar of U.S. foreign policy of supporting and allying with Israel in the Middle East.