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JEWISH MISSIONS AND MESSIANIC JUDAISM
by Moshe Gold and Mark Robinson There are those who believe that the Messianic Movement is the natural alternative to Christianity for saved Jewish people; one whose members effectively reach other Jewish people with the Gospel. Most who hold this view also...
JEWISH MISSIONS AND THE GREAT COMMISSION
by Rev. Ken Symes The challenge to the Church today is the implementation of the great commission. The most often quoted passage used to define the Great Commission is Matthew 28:19-20. Dr. H. A. Ironside correctly states that: "The great Commission to evangelize the...
JEWISH MISSIONS AND THE LOCAL CHURCH
by Mark Robinson and Moshe Gold "'Baptism or death,' had too often been the cry of the church, just as the 'Koran or the sword' had been of Islam."1 Rev. W. T. Gidney, secretary for the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews, summarized...
JEWISH MISSIONS AND ZIONISM
by Rev. Mark Robinson "Death to the Jews!!!" "Kill the traitor!!!" The vitriolic cries of the mob were a haunting sound in the ears of the journalist. They would have a profound effect on him and the Jewish people which reverberates to this very day.1 In...
THE LAMB AND THE LION
by Rev. Mark Robinson I noticed the individual approaching from a distance. There was a confidence in his steps, along with a desire for interaction. He had seen our sign asking, "Can you be Jewish and Christian?" Probably no older than 25, Steven brashly...
THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
by Rev. Mark Robinson The Temple of God had been completed. More than 150,000 men had labored for seven years in the building of what became known as Solomon's Temple. The finest wood, the purest gold and silver, and the best materials had gone into the...
YOM KIPPUR – Judgment and Mercy have kissed
by Moshe Gold Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the most sacred day ordained by God for the Jewish people - a day of fasting, affliction of the soul, sacrifice and prayer (Leviticus 23:27-31). In the days of the Tabernacle and the Temples the central...
THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
By Jeffrey Berg One of the first signs of autumn in the Jewish community is the sound of the shofar, or ram's horn, bellowing through the leaves. When one hears the blast of "Tekiah" and the staccato sound of "Shevarim" from the Shofar, the...
The Church and Anti-Semitism
by Mark Robinson The arrival of the first day of Passover in the year 1096 was eagerly anticipated. The Jews of Trier had celebrated the night before in their homes with a Seder. Trier was a city on the Moselle River in Germany. What had been a joyous event in...
Is the Church the New Israel?
Moshe Gold When we have guests visiting Israel, we take them to a store in Jerusalem owned by two Orthodox Jewish men who have become authoritative spokesmen in Jewish apologetics and welcome conversation regarding the Jewish perception of Christianity. Most of...
CHANUKAH, THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
By Ken Symes The Old Testament era closed with the writing of the prophet Malachi in about 430 B.C. From Malachi to the advent of Jesus in 4 B.C., there were about four hundred "silent" years where there is little record of God's activities among...
Chanukah and Redemption Light
by Mark Robinson The glow of the light from the Temple Menorah, piercing through the windows of the Temple, illuminated the court-yard of the Temple area. The crowds mingling in the courtyard this winter day were reminded by the menorah light of the ever present...