Who Killed the Messiah?

Yeshua was handed over to the Romans by a political (not religious) Sanhedrin and crucified for treason. The Procurator (or, prefect) of Judaea, Pontius Pilatus, ensured the titulus on the cross (or, more correctly, the tree) spelt out His crime precisely: treason. “This is Yeshua the Nazarene King of the Jews.” Our Lord Yeshua was accused of making Himself king without Caesar’s appointment (Mt 27.37; Mk 15.26; Lk 23.38 cf Jn 19.15b). In Roman eyes, Yeshua had challenged the authority and seat of Rome

So Long Gentile Jesus

So Long Gentile Jesus Solly meets Morrie walking down the road. “Morrie, what’s up? You look as though the cares of the world are on your shoulders.” “Solly, the worst has happened. You know my son, Lou, the best son a man ever had? He worked...

The Blessing of God

The Blessing of God “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua Messiah, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings among the celestials in Mashiach” (Ephesians 1.3). We disciples have been blessed among the celestials. We have been blessed in...

Star of Bethlehem

Star of Bethlehem: The Star of Bethlehem has left its mark on the gospels as well as a constellation of holiday songs. Was it purely a divine sign, created miraculously to mark Jesus’ birth? Or was it an astronomical event in its own right? John Mosley, program...

What is the One teaching that makes Messianic Christianity Unique?

What is the teaching that sets apart an authentic Messianic Christianity as unique, and which is not taught in any other religion on earth? It is that God is reproducing Himself in us — that we are literally His kids — the very thoughtforms of God made manifest at present in human form. We are not human beings having a spiritual experience! Not at all!  

We are spiritual beings having a human experience

Whatever Did Yeshua Mean When He Termed Herod a “Fox”?

Whatever Did Yeshua Mean When He Termed Herod a “Fox”? In Luke 13.31-32 we have an incident in a classic text which speaks of unadulterated pure Jewish thoughtform. As we have pointed out on numerous occasions, the historic Constantinian church has...

IF “Christ is the ANSWER,” What Are the Questions?

IF “Christ is the ANSWER,” What Are the Questions? To most Christians, biblical theology, church doctrines and creedal presentations are decidedly crystal clear, absolutely clear-cut, straightforward, no fooling around, entirely uncomplicated. Now I speak...

A Christmas Message to an Apostate Church

A Christmas Message to an Apostate Church The prophets had long ago foretold it. He was to be “the seed of the woman who would bruise the serpent’s head.” And now it had come to pass. Because of the fallen, degenerate condition of the human race, the...

What Was the Secret of the Temple Cherubim?

What Was the Secret of the Temple Cherubim? The prophet Ezekiel gives us a clear indication, by his descriptions, of the appearance of the mysterious Cherubim (Eze 1.10 & 10) in which these creature-forms took the likeness of a man, lion, ox and eagle. Apart from...

Iran in Prophecy

Iran in Prophecy With the fall of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi — the Shah of Iran — and his subsequent death in exile in 1980, the world’s oldest existing monarchy, stretching back in time 2500 years, came to an abrupt end. The Ayatollah Khomeini’s...

“Saving Faith” – Just What is it?

“Saving Faith” – Just What is it? Many of us have been exposed to the traditional “altar calls” of hot-gospelers and Pentecostal vocal yokels who, with strained vocal cords and heart-rending appeals, literally BEG those in attendance at...

The Bitter Fruit of [the] Vine

The Bitter Fruit of [the] Vine The nineteenth century death-knell for the teaching of universal salvation was sounded in 1853 when the voice of John F.D. Maurice, an outstanding English theologian, was silenced when he was forced to vacate the coveted Chair of...

Did the Prophet Jeremiah Go To Ireland?

Did the Prophet Jeremiah Go To Ireland? iiCountless Christians continue to believe that Jeremiah was commissioned by God to travel to Ireland, accompanied by his scribe Baruch. The Bible tells us that this prophet of God did have an astounding mission to perform, and...

Shabbat Lectures on the Torah: SELF ESTEEM

Shabbat Lectures on the Torah: SELF ESTEEM “Bind up the testimony, and seal up the Torah among my disciples… To the Torah [law] and to the testimony [of Yeshua the Messiah]! If they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light of dawn...

Did Our Lord Yeshu Wear Earrings?

Did Our Lord Yeshu Wear Earrings? A number of years ago, after my wife and I left the local Assembly of God “Christian Life Centre” where we regularly worshiped, I ministered to a pretend pro-Jewish “church” (a real “Clayton’s...

T’was GRACE that nobody wants to know about!

T’was GRACE that nobody wants to know about! GRACE! In the words of the great Greek scholar Kenneth S. Wuest, no word has uttered itself and all that was in the heart of God more distinctly than in this. ‘Grace’ sums up all that God desires for His...

TIMES UP – Living in the Shadow of the Second Coming

TIMES UP – Living in the Shadow of the Second Coming “…And knowledge shall be increased…” (Daniel 12.4). Our Lord Yeshua said, in no uncertain terms — “I SHALL RETURN” (John 14.3). Luke records in the book of Acts that...