The History of Israel in a Nutshell

http://www.levitt.com/misc/israel_history.html

The following Macromedia Flash presentation was created by Udi Ohana of Kfar-Saba, Israel. It is from the point-of-view of an Israeli and shown here with his permission.

Notes from the author:

This presentation isn’t intended to be a comprehensive history of the Middle East, or to deal with all the aspects of the Israeli-Arab conflict.

The goal of this presentation is to provide a brief summary for those who don’t have the time to go into the deeper details of the conflict, and also for those who see Israel as the warmonger of the Middle East and a cruel aggressor. This presentation was created on a volunteer basis to promote a better understanding of the current situation in the Middle East.

Visit the author's web site at: http://www.conceptwizard.com E-mail the author at: udiohana@conceptwizard.com

Also see Dr. Thomas S. McCall’s series of articles entitled “Israel: the Center of Divine History,” which details the historical events of the last century that led up to the establishment of the modern nation of Israel.

Festivals

Shabbat/Sabbath is the first feast mentioned in Leviticus 23. All other feasts are fashioned after this most important day. Sabbath is the first sign of covenant that the Lord gave to all mankind. It is a day of rest and renewal, a time when we can reconnect with God and renew relationship with one another. See other Jewish Feasts

Passover/Pesach is the beginning of the Jewish religious New Year. This feast is a rememberance of God’s deliverance from slavery and the Exodus from Egypt. It’s also the time of the sacrifice of Messiah.

Unleavened Bread/Hamatzah is the week-long observance of removing the leaven from our homes and the eating of matzah. This also commemorates the Exodus and symbolizes the removal of sin (leaven) from our lives. Messiah, the Bread of Life, was in the grave during this feast.

First Fruits occurs on the first day following the Sabbath after Passover. This celebration is to remember that our first and best harvest belongs to the Lord. Yeshua the Messiah resurrected on this day.

Lag B Omer and M' B OmerCounting the Omer was an agricultural function. Many of the holidays in Jewish tradition are rooted in an ancient agricultural calendar. Counting one Omer per day from the second night of Pesach, we arrive at Lag B Omer, the 33rd day from Pesach en route to Shavuot, which is the 50th day. As Adonay in Leviticus commanded:

When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the Kohen (priest) a sheaf of the first grain you harvest (Leviticus 23:9[10] NLT).

Mount Sinai where the give of the Torah to the Jewish people

Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks, takes place fifty days after First Fruits. This, fifty day, commemorates the giving of the Torah to Moses at Mt. Sinai and the giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

Rosh Hashanah, or Feast of Trumpets, is the Jewish Civil New Year. This feast marks the fall harvest, is a rememberance of the time of Creation, as well as a time of introspection and repentance in anticipation of Yom Kippur. This is the time of the second coming of Messiah.



Atzeret Yemei Teshuvah (The Ten Days of Repentance)

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. It is the day when the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies and offer sacrifice for Israel. This festival is a time of reflection and solemn worship, mingled with a joyous anticipation for the Wedding Day of the Lamb.

Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles, marks the seventh festival of God’s appointed times. This is a remembrance of the Hebrews dwelling in tents during their wanderings through the desert for forty years. It is a time of celebration and thanksgiving to God for dwelling in our midst.


Simchat Torah, our time of “Rejoicing with the Torah," is a celebration that marks the conclusion of Sukkot and the renewal of the cycle of Torah readings.

Chanukkah (Feast of Dedication) remembers the Maccabean Revolt against the Selucid tyrant Antiochus Epiphanes. It marks the victory that God brought to the Hebrews and the miracle of the menorah.

Purim, also known as the Feast of Lots, remembers the time the Jewish people were in Persia and God’s protection and deliverance through Esther. This is a time of joyous fun and humor.

Rosh Chodesh"

Rosh Chodesh

In Hebrew, Rosh Chodesh means, literally, "head of the month" or "first of the month." Rosh Chodesh is the first day of any new month. If a month is 30 days long, then the 30th day is treated as part of the Rosh Chodesh for the next month, and the Rosh Chodesh for next month extends for two days (the 30th of the earlier month and the 1st of the later month).

Tzom Gedaliah (The Fast of Gedaliah)

This annual fast day was instituted by the Jewish Sages to commemorate the assassination of Gedaliah Ben Achikam, the Governor of Israel during the days of Nebuchadnetzar King of Babylonia. As a result of Gedaliah's death the final vestiges of Judean autonomy after the Babylonian conquest were destroyed, many thousands of Jews were slain, and the remaining Jews were driven into final exile.

The fast is observed on the day immediately following Rosh Hashanah, the third of Tishrei. In the Prophetic Writings this fast is called 'The Fast of the Seventh' in allusion to Tishrei, the seventh month.

Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day
He was there. "'I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'" (Matthew 25:36-40 ESV).

[...] Today, is Yom Ha Shoah, which means: Day of the Destruction. Its English rendering is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The word "holocaust" has come to mean some form of mass genocide. It is an attempt to exterminate a people. But the origin of the word comes from the Greek: holos caustos, which is used in the Greek Septuagint (circa 230 BCE), a translation of the Hebrew Bible. It translates the Hebrew word "Olah" into holocaust. Olah is the whole-burnt offering that was required for sacrifice in the Chumash (Pentateuch). Jesus was the "holocaust" in this classic definition. Where the modern definition and the ancient definition coincide is in the area of suffering. Satan was trying to destroy Jesus in the same way he has tried to destroy the Jewish people. But the cross became the means for Satan's eventual demise. Oh yes, the Devil is very much alive and active today, but a day will come when he will be imprisoned and judged forever. Because "Yeshua Chai" (Jesus lives), so too shall Israel, the Jews. Am Yisrael Chai (the people of Israel live) is predicated on Jesus' resurrection. Without His work of atonement by His death and overcoming death, hell and the Devil by His resurrection there would be no chance of survival for anyone Jew or Gentile. Faith in Jesus can turn the nightmare of holocaust experience into a powerful identity with His suffering. He rose from death, which has the power to turn that nightmare into the beautiful dream of Chesed (Hebrew for grace). So it is possible to remember another holocaust that can give absolute victory over the trama of Satan's destructive holocausts. That holocaust was Jesus' gift of love to world: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). Independence Day Yom Ha'Atzmaut.

Hatred is the problem, but what it the solution? Simply, the answer is found in an ancient command and piece of wisdom:

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper (Psalm 122:6 NLT).

This advice requires submission to the God of Israel. This is the God who formed the basis for this Psalm and for the rest of Holy Scripture. If hatred were replaced by prayer for peace the world would be a better place. If Anti-Jewishism were replaced by Philo-Jewishism (philo = love of) the world would be so much better. Such a scenario requires the conversion of the heart. For the human problem is one of a sinful heart condition.

The human heart is most deceitful and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? (Jeremiah 17:9 NLT).

But God has the answer for this by the Prince of Peace:

And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart. (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT).

Who is this Prince of Peace? None other than Yeshua Ha Mashiach:

Tu B'shevat
When the Jewish pioneers returned to the Holy Land early in the twentieth century, they were met with several strange sights. Perhaps one of the saddest was the absence of trees and the presence of rocks.

The former rulers had taxed every tree. We know now that the way to encourage growth in any area is to make it tax-exempt. Conversely, the way to discourage any activity is to tax it. So what did the owners do when their trees were taxed? They cut them down. This had several long-range results. Without roots to hold the soil, precious top-soil was washed away, exposing rocks. Gradually the weather changed, turning the fruitful land into a desert. One of the first acts of the chalutzim was to begin planting trees-and not just a few, but whole forests. Soon the rains returned until this year there is even danger of flooding in some areas.

The Destruction of the First Holy Temple (Solomon's Temple) and beginning of Babylonian Exile - The 9th of Av, 586 BCE. And the Destruction of the Second Holy Temple (Herod's) in Jerusalem by the Romans, under Titus - The 9th of Av - 70 CE.

Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem (Francesco Hayez, 1867)

The Arch of Titus in Rome, depicting the destruction of the Second Temple and the sack of Jerusalem, in 70 CE. CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons; some rights reserved http://www.edhaor.org/home.html http://www.houseofcovenant.org/index.html www.tifereth.org/holidays2.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_of_Gedalia

Arco de Tito. 81 d.C., mármore, 15,4 (h) x 13,5 (l) x 4,75 m (p)

Forum Romano, Roma, Itália

Compartilhando Minhas Leituras / Sharing online Readings

Desculpe-me ter postado diretamente os artigos. Estes são assuntos que tem me impressionado e gostaria de deixa-los com fácil acesso para minhas pesquisas. Agradeço sua visita. Shalom!

So sorry about posting the whole articles here. These are issues that have impressed me and I would like to make them easily accessible to my research. Thank you for visititing this website. Shalom!

27E ADONAI vos espalhará entre os povos, e ficareis poucos em número entre as naçöes às quais  ADONAI vos conduzirá.

28E ali servireis a deuses que säo obra de mäos de homens, madeira e pedra, que näo vêem, nem ouvem, nem comem, nem cheiram.

29Entäo dali buscarás ADONAI  teu D's, e o acharás, quando o buscares de todo o teu coraçäo e de toda a tua alma.

30Quando estiverdes em angústia, e todas estas coisas te alcançarem, entäo nos últimos dias voltarás para ADONAI teu D's, e ouvirás a sua voz.

31Porquanto ADONAI teu D's é D's misericordioso, e näo te desamparará, nem te destruirá, nem se esquecerá da aliança que jurou a teus pais.

32Agora, pois, pergunta aos tempos passados, que te precederam desde o dia em que D's criou o homem sobre a terra, desde uma extremidade do céu até à outra, se sucedeu jamais coisa täo grande como esta, ou se jamais se ouviu coisa como esta?

33Ou se algum povo ouviu a voz de D's falando do meio do fogo, como tu a ouviste, e ficou vivo?

34Ou se D's intentou ir tomar para si um povo do meio de outro povo com provas, com sinais, e com milagres, e com peleja, e com mäo forte, e com braço estendido, e com grandes espantos, conforme a tudo quanto ADONAI vosso D's vos fez no Egito aos vossos olhos?

35A ti te foi mostrado para que soubesses que ADONAI é D's; nenhum outro há senäo ele.

36Desde os céus te fez ouvir a sua voz, para te ensinar, e sobre a terra te mostrou o seu grande fogo, e ouviste as suas palavras do meio do fogo.

37E, porquanto amou teus pais, e escolheu a sua descendência depois deles, te tirou do Egito diante de si, com a sua grande força.

38Para lançar fora de diante de ti naçöes maiores e mais poderosas do que tu, para te introduzir e te dar a sua terra por herança, como neste dia se vê.

39Por isso hoje saberás, e refletirás no teu coraçäo, que só ADONAI é D's, em cima no céu e em baixo na terra; nenhum outro há.

40E guardarás os seus estatutos e os seus mandamentos, que te ordeno hoje para que te vá bem a ti, e a teus filhos depois de ti, e para que prolongues os dias na terra que ADONAI teu D's te dá para todo o sempre.
(D'varim 4:28-40)

Prayer services on Yom Kippur

²⁸And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

²⁹But if from thence thou shalt seek the ADONAI thy G'd, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

³⁰When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the ADONAI thy G'd, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

³¹(For the ADONAI thy G'd is a merciful G'd;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

³²For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that G'd created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

³³Did ever people hear the voice of G'd speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

³⁴Or hath G'd assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the ADONAI your G'd did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

³⁵Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the ADONAI he is G'd; there is none else beside him.

³⁶Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

³⁷And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

³⁸To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.

³⁹Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the ADONAI he is G'd in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

⁴⁰Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the ADONAI thy G'd giveth thee, for ever. (Deuteronomy / D'varim 4:28-40)

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4:28 ‏וַעֲבַדְתֶּם־שָׁ֣ם אֱלֹהִ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְדֵ֣י אָדָ֑ם עֵ֣ץ וָאֶ֔בֶן אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יִרְאוּן֙ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁמְע֔וּן וְלֹ֥א יֹֽאכְל֖וּן וְלֹ֥א יְרִיחֻֽן׃

4:29 ‏וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם מִשָּׁ֛ם אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וּמָצָ֑אתָ כִּ֣י תִדְרְשֶׁ֔נּוּ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

4:30 ‏בַּצַּ֣ר לְךָ֔ וּמְצָא֕וּךָ כֹּ֖ל הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה בְּאַחֲרִית֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים וְשַׁבְתָּ֙ עַד־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ בְּקֹלֹֽו׃

4:31 ‏כִּ֣י אֵ֤ל רַחוּם֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א יַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָ וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁכַּח֙ אֶת־בְּרִ֣ית אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לָהֶֽם׃

4:32 ‏כִּ֣י שְׁאַל־נָא֩ לְיָמִ֨ים רִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־הָי֣וּ לְפָנֶ֗יךָ לְמִן־הַיֹּום֙ אֲשֶׁר֩ בָּרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ אָדָם֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְצֵ֥ה הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְעַד־קְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם הֲנִֽהְיָ֗ה כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַגָּדֹול֙ הַזֶּ֔ה אֹ֖ו הֲנִשְׁמַ֥ע כָּמֹֽהוּ׃

4:33 ‏הֲשָׁ֣מַֽע עָם֩ קֹ֨ול אֱלֹהִ֜ים מְדַבֵּ֧ר מִתֹּוךְ־הָאֵ֛שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֥עְתָּ אַתָּ֖ה וַיֶּֽחִי׃

4:34 ‏אֹ֣ו׀ הֲנִסָּ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֗ים לָ֠בֹוא לָקַ֨חַת לֹ֣ו גֹוי֮ מִקֶּ֣רֶב גֹּוי֒ בְּמַסֹּת֩ בְּאֹתֹ֨ת וּבְמֹופְתִ֜ים וּבְמִלְחָמָ֗ה וּבְיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבִזְרֹ֣ועַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבְמֹורָאִ֖ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֨ה לָכֶ֜ם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃

4:35 ‏אַתָּה֙ הָרְאֵ֣תָ לָדַ֔עַת כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ין עֹ֖וד מִלְבַדֹּֽו׃

4:36 ‏מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם הִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥ אֶת־קֹלֹ֖ו לְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּ וְעַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ הֶרְאֲךָ֙ אֶת־אִשֹּׁ֣ו הַגְּדֹולָ֔ה וּדְבָרָ֥יו שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ מִתֹּ֥וךְ הָאֵֽשׁ׃

4:37 ‏וְתַ֗חַת כִּ֤י אָהַב֙ אֶת־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ וַיִּבְחַ֥ר בְּזַרְעֹ֖ו אַחֲרָ֑יו וַיֹּוצִֽאֲךָ֧ בְּפָנָ֛יו בְּכֹחֹ֥ו הַגָּדֹ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

4:38 ‏לְהֹורִ֗ישׁ גֹּויִ֛ם גְּדֹלִ֧ים וַעֲצֻמִ֛ים מִמְּךָ֖ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ לַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗ לָֽתֶת־לְךָ֧ אֶת־אַרְצָ֛ם נַחֲלָ֖ה כַּיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃

4:39 ‏וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיֹּ֗ום וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮ אֶל־לְבָבֶךָ֒ כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּ֑חַת אֵ֖ין עֹֽוד׃

4:40 ‏וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ אֶת־חֻקָּ֣יו וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ הַיֹּ֔ום אֲשֶׁר֙ יִיטַ֣ב לְךָ֔ וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ וּלְמַ֨עַן תַּאֲרִ֤יךְ יָמִים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

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http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/tan/deu004.htm#004
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The Messianic Time Table According to Daniel the Prophet

Daniel and the time of Messiah’s first coming by Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum January 1, 1987 This is an archived article. It originally appeared on January 1, 1987. Some information may be outdated. More than any other book of the Hebrew Scriptures, the writings of the prophet Daniel confront us with evidence of the time of Messiah's coming—evidence that many people would rather not see. But it is there and cannot be ignored. That Daniel was indeed a prophet is well substantiated. He accurately prophesied the rise of the Medo-Persian, Greek and Roman empires even at a time when the Babylonian Empire, which preceded them all, was at its height. He accurately predicted the fortunes, conflicts, wars and conspiracies of the two kingdoms of Syria and Egypt between the fracturing of the Greek Empire and the conquest by Rome. He prophesied the role of the Maccabees during this period. It is Daniel's detailed accuracy in his prophecies that has caused many critics to try to give a late date to the book of Daniel, although no evidence has been discovered that would negate the book's composition at the time that it claims to have been written. At the very latest, the book was completed around 530 B.C.E. The purpose of this article is to discuss in some detail verses 24-27 of Daniel nine. However, it will be wise to survey the entire chapter in order to see what engendered the prophecy of when Messiah would come. The Background—Daniel 9:1-2 The date for Daniel's prophesy is "the first year of Darius," which means that it occurred in the year 539 B. C. E., about 66 or 67 years after the Jews initially went into exile to Babylonia. It was on this occasion, Daniel stated, that he was studying the Scriptures; and from these Scriptures he came to understand that the number of years for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem was almost over, since the duration was to be 70 years. Daniel mentioned that he was studying "books," and we can see for one that he had been studying the writings of Jeremiah; the lives of Jeremiah and Daniel did overlap to some extent. On two occasions (Jeremiah 25:10-14, 29:10-14) Jeremiah predicted that the captivity and desolation of Jerusalem would last 70 years. What other books Daniel may have been studying we cannot know with certainty. But there are some strong possibilities that he also studied the book of Isaiah, since Isaiah actually named Cyrus as the one who would permit the Jews to return (Isaiah 44:28-45:1). Furthermore, there are other writings in Moses and the Prophets that spelled out some specific conditions for the establishment of the messianic kingdom, and Daniel may have looked at some of these as well (Leviticus 26:40-43, 1 Kings 8:46-53, Jeremiah 3:12-18, Hosea 5:15-6:3). These passages emphasize that Israel as a nation must repent and confess sin prior to the establishment of any kingdom of the Messiah. Reckoning the 70 years from the year 605 (when the Jews went into exile) would bring the end of the 70 years to 536 B.C.E. Daniel realized that the captivity had only about three years to go. But Daniel not only expected the captivity to end after 70 years, he also expected a final termination of any possibility of future desolations for Jerusalem. He had acted as if the messianic kingdom were about to occur: since the Word of God was to be established on the basis of prayer, he prayed; and realizing that the prerequisite was the confession of national sin, he confessed the sins of Israel. Daniel's Prayer—Daniel 9:3-19 Daniel's detailed prayer can be divided into two portions. The first (verses 3-14) is the confession of sin. Daniel acknowledged both sin and guilt, which had been incurred in two ways—first by disobedience to the Law of Moses, and secondly by disobedience to the prophets who came after Moses. Daniel neither denied the sin of his nation nor his own sin, and by the use of the pronoun "we," Daniel fully identified with all Jewish people in their sins. He did not see sin as merely a bad habit, but as something ingrained in the people that had brought on divine judgment. This disobedience to both the Law and the Prophets caused Israel "confusion of face," an idiom meaning a sense of shame. It also resulted in the need for forgiveness. Here Daniel confessed that to God belong forgiveness and mercy, and that forgiveness was needed. Daniel concluded the first part of his prayer by describing the punishment for sin and guilt. That punishment, captivity in Babylon, confirmed the words of the prophets who had predicted it and confirmed the Law of Moses, which taught that divine judgment would come as a result of disobedience. The second part of the prayer (verses 15-19) is a plea for mercy. Daniel made his plea on the basis of righteousness—not Israel's, but God's righteousness. He also pleaded for mercy on the basis of God's grace, for Israel did not merit mercy; but the grace of God was (and is) able to extend it anyway. Furthermore, the righteousness of God required him to fulfill his promises, and therefore he should do so at the end of the 70-year period. The conclusion of Daniel's prayer is very dramatic: "O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God; because thy city and thy people are called by thy name." The Arrival of Gabriel—Daniel 9:20-23 Then, while Daniel was presenting his supplications, he was interrupted. He apparently had intended to say more, when Gabriel arrived. The interruption came by the touch of the angel's hand, "about the time of the evening oblation." This refers to the daily, regular evening sacrifice that was offered while the temple stood. Although it had not been practiced for seven decades, Daniel showed his longing for the return from captivity and for the rebuilding of the temple by remembering the sacrifice. Gabriel told Daniel that the purpose of his visit was (1) to correct Daniel's misunderstanding concerning when the messianic kingdom would be set up and (2) to present God's revelation, which contained a timetable for Messiah's coming. The Decree of the 70 Sevens—Daniel 9:24a Gabriel's prophecy to Daniel began with the words, "Seventy sevens are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city…" Many English versions have translated the phrase to read "seventy weeks." But this translation is not totally accurate and has caused some confusion about the meaning of the passage. Most Jews know the Hebrew for "weeks" because of the observance of the Feast of Weeks, and that Hebrew word is shavuot. However, the word that appears in the Hebrew text is shavuim, which means "sevens." The word refers to a "seven" of anything, and the context determines the content of the seven. Here it is obvious Daniel had been thinking in terms of years—specifically the 70 years of captivity. Daniel had assumed that the captivity would end after 70 years and that the kingdom would be established after 70 years. But here Gabriel was using a play upon words in the Hebrew text, pointing out that insofar as Messiah's kingdom was concerned, it was not "70 years," but "70 sevens of years," a total of 490 years (70 times seven). This period of 490 years had been "decreed" over the Jewish people and over the holy city of Jerusalem. The Hebrew word translated "decreed" literally means "to cut off" or "to determine." In chapters 2, 7 and 8, God revealed to Daniel the course of future world history in which gentiles would have a dominant role over the Jewish people. This lengthy period, which began with the Babylonian Empire to continue until the establishment of Messiah's kingdom, is for that reason often referred to as the "Times of the Gentiles." Now the prophet was told that a total of 490 years was to be "cut out" of the Times of the Gentiles, and a 490-year period had been "determined" or "decreed" for the accomplishment of the final restoration of Israel and the establishment of Messiah's kingdom. The focus of the program of the 70 sevens was "thy people and…thy holy city." The "people" were Daniel's people, the Jewish people, and the city was Daniel's city, Jerusalem. Though he had spent the vast majority of his life in the city of Babylon, Jerusalem was still Daniel's city. For Jews, whether they are in the land or outside the land, their city is always Jerusalem and not any other. The Purpose of the 70 Sevens—Daniel 9:24b Daniel was next told by Gabriel that the 70 sevens are to accomplish six purposes. The first is to finish transgression.the transgression," or "the rebellion." The point is that some specific act of rebellion is finally going to be completely restrained and brought to an end. This act of rebellion or transgression is to come under complete control so that it will no longer flourish. Israel's apostasy is now to be firmly restrained, in keeping with a similar prediction in Isaiah 59:20. The second purpose of the 70 sevens is to make an end of sins. The Hebrew word translated "to make an end" literally means "to seal up" or "to shut up in prison." It means to be securely kept, locked up, not allowed to roam at random. The Hebrew word translated as "sins" literally means "to miss the mark." It refers to sins of daily life, rather than to one specific sin. Even these sins are to be put to an end and taken away. This, too, is quite in keeping with predictions by the prophets that proclaim that in the messianic kingdom, sinning would cease from Israel (Isaiah 27:9, Ezekiel 36:25-27, 37:23, Jeremiah 31:31-34). The third purpose is to make reconciliation for iniquity. The Hebrew word translated "to make reconciliation" is "kaphar," which has the same root meaning as the word "kippur," as in Yom Kippur. The word "kaphar" literally means "to make atonement." The third purpose, then, is to make atonement in some way for iniquity. In fact, it is by means of this atonement that the first two purposes will also be accomplished, that of finishing the transgression and making an end of sins. The word translated "iniquity" refers to inward sin. This has sometimes been referred to as the sin nature, or perhaps a more common term among Jewish people would be yetzer hara," the evil inclination." The fourth purpose of the 70 sevens is to bring in everlasting righteousness. More literally this could be translated "to bring in an age of righteousness," since the Hebrew "olam" is better translated as "age" rather than as "everlasting." This age of righteousness is to be the messianic kingdom spoken of in the Prophets (Isaiah 1:26, 11:2-5, 32:17; Jeremiah 23:5-6, 33:15-18). It is this very age that Daniel had been expecting to see established after the 70 years of captivity, but now he is told that will only be after the 490-year period. The fifth purpose is to seal up vision and prophecy. Here Daniel used a word which means "to shut up." So "to seal up" means to cause a cessation or to completely fulfill. Thus, vision and prophecy are to be completely fulfilled." Vision" is a reference to oral prophecy, while "prophecy" refers to written prophecy. Both oral and written prophecy will cease with the final fulfillment of all revelations. The final purpose of the 70 sevens is to anoint the most holy. A better translation here would be "to anoint a most holy place." This is a reference to the Jewish temple which is to be rebuilt when Messiah comes. It refers to the same temple that Daniel's contemporary, Ezekiel, described in great detail (Ezekiel 40-48). The Start of the 70 Sevens—Daniel 9:25a Daniel was clearly told when the 70 sevens would begin their countdown. Gabriel said, "Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem.…" The 70 sevens would begin with a decree involving the rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem. Not everything in Persian chronology is as clear as we would like to have it, and there are still some gaps in our knowledge of history. But from what biblical and historical records we do have, there are four possible answers to the question of which decree the passage refers to. One is the decree of Cyrus, issued somewhere between 538-536 B.C.E., which concerned the rebuilding of the Temple (2 Chronicles 36:22-23, Ezra 1:1-4,6:1-5) and of the city of Jerusalem (Isaiah 44:28,45:13). Another option is the decree of Darius Hystaspes (Ezra 6:6-12), issued in the year 521 B.C.E.; it was a reaffirmation of the decree of Cyrus. A third possibility is the decree of Artaxerxes to Ezra (Ezra 7:11-26) issued in 458 B.C.E., which contained permission to proceed with the temple service. The last option is the decree of Artaxerxes to Nehemiah (Nehemiah 2:1-8), issued in the year 444 B.C.E. This decree specifically concerned the rebuilding of the walls around Jerusalem. Of these four possibilities, only the first and fourth are valid in fulfilling the wording Gabriel gave to Daniel. It goes beyond the purpose of this article to deal with the various arguments of either option, but one thing is certain: by the year 444 B.C.E., the countdown of the 70 sevens had begun. The First 69 Sevens—Daniel 9:25b The 70 sevens are divided into three separate units—seven sevens, 62 sevens and one seven. During the first time period (49 years) Jerusalem would be "built again, with street and moat, even in troublous times." The second block of time (62 sevens, a total of 434 years) immediately followed the first for a total of 69 sevens, or 483 years. It is at this point that we are told what the ending point is of the 69 sevens: "unto Messiah the Prince." As clearly as Daniel could have stated it, he taught that 483 years after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem had been issued, Messiah would be here on earth. The obvious conclusion is this: If Messiah was not on earth 483 years after a decree was issued to rebuild Jerusalem, then Daniel was a false prophet and his book has no business being in the Hebrew Scriptures. But if Daniel was correct and his prophecy was fulfilled, then who was the Messiah of whom he spoke? The Events Between the 69th Seven and the 70th Seven—Daniel 9:26 Whereas the second subdivision of the 70 sevens was to immediately follow the first, the third subdivision was not immediately to follow the second. Daniel pointed out (in verse 26) that three things would occur after this second subdivision and before the third one. Stepping back in time and looking ahead from Daniel's perspective in verse 26, we see first that "the Messiah shall be cut off and shall have nothing." The Hebrew word translated "cut off" is the common word used in the Mosaic Law and simply means "to be killed." The implication of the term is that the Messiah would not only be killed, but he would die a penal death by execution. The Hebrew expression translated "and shall have nothing" has two meanings. It may mean "nothingness," emphasizing Messiah's state at death. It can also be translated "but not for himself," and the meaning would then be that he died for others rather than for himself, a substitutionary death. The latter meaning would be much more consistent with what the Prophets had to say about the reason for Messiah's death (e.g. Isaiah 53:1-12). The first three purposes of the 70 sevens—to finish transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity—have to be accomplished by an atonement. The Law of Moses decreed that atonement is made by blood (Leviticus 17:11). It appears that Messiah's death "not for himself" but for others would be the means by which Israel's transgression, sins and iniquity would be atoned for. The point of this phrase is that between the end of the second subdivision (the 69th seven) and before the start of the 70th seven, Messiah would be killed and would die a penal, substitutionary death. Secondly, during this interim period it would also happen that "the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood.…" The city and the temple that were to be rebuilt because of the decree by which the 70 sevens began would now be destroyed. So sometime after the Messiah was cut off, Jerusalem and the temple would suffer another destruction. Our knowledge of history during this period is extremely clear: the people responsible for this deed were the Romans, and Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed in year 70 C. E. Based upon this verse, it is also clear that the Messiah should have both come and died prior to the year 70 C.E. If such an event did not take place, then Daniel was a false prophet. If such an event did occur, then the question must be answered, who was that Messiah who was killed before 70 C.E.? The third thing to take note of would be, "and even unto the end shall be war; desolations are determined." For the remainder of the interval between the 69th seven and the 70th seven, the land would be characterized by war, and its resulting condition would be desolation. All this would set the stage for the final, or 70th, seven. The 70th Seven—Daniel 9:27 From where we stand in time today, the last seven years of Daniel's prophecy are still prophetic, still future, but it is with their conclusion that all six purposes of verse 24 will reach their fulfillment. The verse's main points are as follows: First, the 70th seven will begin only with the signing of a seven-year covenant or treaty between Israel and a major gentile political leader. Secondly, in the middle of that period, that is, after 3 1/2 years, this gentile leader will break his treaty with Israel and cause a cessation of the sacrificial system. The implication here is that by this time a temple in Jerusalem will have been rebuilt again and the sacrificial system of Moses re-instituted, but then will be forcefully ceased. Thirdly, the result of the breaking of this covenant is that the temple will now be abominated. The " abomination" refers to an image or an idol. As it was in the days of Antiochus Epiphanes, so it will be again in the future when a gentile ruler will abominate the temple by means of idolatry. Fourthly, the abomination is to be followed by wrath and desolation, persecution and warfare, for the remaining half of the 70th seven (the final 3 1/2 years). This is similar to the trials and tribulations the rabbis spoke of as preparation for the establishment of the messianic kingdom. These terrible days were referred to as "the footsteps of the Messiah." But once those days have run their course, the last three things predicted in verse 24 will occur: After this period the age of righteousness will be brought in, in which the most holy place will be anointed and every vision and prophecy be fulfilled. At this point the messianic kingdom for which the prophet Daniel yearned will be set up. Obviously, the messianic kingdom requires the Messiah to rule as king. This means the Messiah will come after the 70th seven. Yet earlier Daniel stated that the Messiah would come and be killed after the 69th seven. This would appear to be a contradiction unless Daniel was speaking of two comings of the Messiah. The first time was to be after the 69th seven, when he would die a penal, substitutionary death for the sins of Israel and accomplish the first three purposes listed in verse 24. The second time was to be after the 70th seven (still future), when he will establish the messianic kingdom and accomplish the last three things of verse 24. There is also an important implication here that should not be missed. The Messiah would be killed after his first coming. Yet he would be alive at his second coming. The implication is that the Messiah would be resurrected from the dead after he was killed. Conclusions This dramatic prophecy features certain things in very clear and unmistakable terms. First, the Messiah was to be on earth 483 years after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem. Secondly, after his appearance on earth he was to be killed, not for his own sins, but rather for those of others; and the death he would die was to be the death of the penalty of the law. Thirdly, the death of the Messiah had to come sometime before Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed again, which occurred in the year 70 C. E. Fourthly, some time after the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, and following a long period of warfare, the 70th seven will commence, and once that has run its course, Messiah's kingdom and age of righteousness will be established. For that to occur, the implication is that the Messiah who was killed would return again. But who is this Messiah? One man fulfills all that is required in this passage. Jesus of Nazareth was born into the Jewish world and proclaimed his messiahship 483 years after the decree to rebuild and restore Jerusalem was issued. In the year 30 C. E., Jesus was executed by crucifixion. Daniel indicated that he would be cut off, not for himself, but rather for others. Isaiah 53 also prophesied the death of the Messiah, pointing out that he would die a substitutionary death on behalf of his people Israel. The teaching of the New Covenant is that Jesus died a penal death by taking upon himself the penalty of the Law as a substitute for his people. In keepinng with Daniel 9:24, he died for the purpose of making an atonement for sins. Three days after his death, he was resurrected. Finally, the New Covenant proclaims the fact that he will someday return to set up his kingdom and the age of righteousness. If Daniel was right, then Messiah came and died prior to the year 70 C.E. If Daniel was right, then there are no other options for who the Messiah is, but Jesus of Nazareth. If Daniel was right, this Jesus is destined to return and to set up the messianic kingdom. The Hebrew word translated "to finish" means "to restrain firmly," "to restrain completely" or "to bring to completion." The Hebrew word translated "transgression" is a very strong word for sin and more literally means "to rebel." The Hebrew text has this word with the definite article, so literally it means "

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Shalom! I wish you and your family a Chag Pesach kasher v'Sameach!!!

Dear friend,
Shalom and Happy Passover! I hope you've had an opportunity to see the “Messiah in the Passover” presentation. If not, you can still watch online as I explain the relationship between Passover and the Lord’s Supper. In fact, we are already scheduling our speakers to go to churches to present Messiah in the Passover next year! If you would like us to contact your pastor, please visit www.chosenpeople.com/church .
Some years ago, I traveled with a Messianic singing group to Northern Ireland. I know it sounds strange! But a born-again believer whose family was from Ireland believed that if Jews preached the Good News to what was a very troubled land, then the Irish would take notice and hear the Gospel in a fresh new way. One of his Irish friends had told him, “I will follow Jesus when the Jews come preaching the Gospel to Ireland” – so we went!
It was a memorable trip, and I learned a lot about what divides people and what unites them. I also learned some deep lessons about God’s care and faithfulness, as on a number of occasions our team just missed exploding bombs. One time, we were scheduled to sing in front of a store but we had to change our itinerary because of rain. The building was bombed at the exact time our group had been scheduled to sing. I could go on and on about the lessons the Lord taught me through this experience, but something I will never forget is the lesson I learned just before we departed for Belfast.
Of course I was scared before the trip, and I had the opportunity to pray with one of my mentors, Dr. Clyde Cook, the long-time president of Biola University who recently passed into the presence of the Lord. At that time, Dr. Cook was the director of the Missions program at Biola. I told him about my concerns, and after listening he smiled and said, “Let’s pray.” He put his arm around my shoulder and prayed a prayer I will never forget:
“Lord, teach Mitch that safety is not the absence of danger, but the presence of God.”
The lessons from that prayer kept me calm and clear-headed in the midst of some very dangerous moments in Northern Ireland. This is a prayer I continue to pray, as it keeps me focused on the One who can help us not only survive, but also be fruitful – and even be at peace – during difficult times.
We live in dangerous world. We now know that Iran is endeavoring to make nuclear weapons. So many of us have lost jobs or suffered a reduction of income, and our country is still in the midst of fighting two wars. I have never seen our nation more frightened and concerned about our global future.
Perhaps this is a time to pray Dr. Cook’s prayer. We need strength and hope that only the Lord can provide. I love the words of our Messiah, who said,
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”(John 14:27)
When we have His peace, we can share it with others. This is what our Chosen People Ministries workers strive to do every single day, from New York to Moscow to Buenos Aires to Jerusalem – share with Jewish people the peace that can only come from knowing the Lord through His Son, Jesus the Messiah.
Would you pray about giving generously to help us share the Good News with Jewish people who do not yet know this peace? You can give a gift through our secure online donation system – or become a Watchman For Jerusalem, supporting Jewish evangelism on an ongoing basis.
As believers in Jesus, we have the peace beyond understanding that the world is looking for! May the Lord fill you with a sense of His powerful presence during this Passover and Resurrection Day season – so that you can help others discover His shalom .
Thank you for your partnership in Messiah’s work!
Your brother,
Mitch
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O Cordeiro de Deus que tira o Pecado do Mundo

O Perfeito Cordeiro de Pesach foi Imolado!
 
Desde Adão até Jesus(Yeshua) a ilustraçãodo Cordeiro foi uma simbologia  constante da justificação pela Fé através do sacrifício substitutivo pelo pecado,  ilustrado pela oferta de Avinu Avraham do seu filho Itzchah, culminando no sabrificio perfeito do Filho de Elohim.
"Sem derramento de sangue, não há remissão"

“Eis aqui o Cordeiro de Deus, que tira o pecado do mundo” ( João 1:29 ).

Ainda que a palavra “cordeiro” sugira ternura e mansidão, a morte de um cordeiro nos sugere inocente resignação. A escritura, com sua linguagem perfeita e expressiva, desde os primeiros aos últimos capítulos faz alusão ao cordeiro com respeito às relações do homem pecador com Deus. O cordeiro imolado é o meio pelo qual se pode entrar na presença de Deus, para adora-lo segundo a Sua vontade.

O mundo tem sido manchado pelo pecado, isto é, pela vontade do homem, desobediente à vontade de Deus. Um dia virá em que a vontade do homem será definitivamente posta de lado, para que seja feita a vontade de Deus. Mas quem tem o poder de tirar o pecado do mundo ? Somente o Cordeiro de Deus, Jesus, Aquele que foi imolado, O Cordeiro que, em Apocalipse 5, está “no meio do trono”, e que em breve será o centro da adoração universal.

“ Deus proverá o cordeiro para o holocausto” , disse Abraão a Isaque ; e Isaque , atado ao altar do sacrifício, disposto a ser imolado por seu pai, era uma figura do verdadeiro Cordeiro de Deus, Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, que se ofereceu no Calvário ; é Ele quem tira o pecado do mundo.

“...como Cordeiro foi levado ao matadouro; e como ovelha, muda diante dos seus tosquiadores, ele não abriu a Sua boca” (Isaías 53:7). “ Depois, vendo Jesus que tudo já estava consumado, para se cumprir a Escritura, disse : Tenho sede !...”Quando pois Jesus tomou o vinagre, disse : Está consumado ! E , inclinando a cabeça, rendeu o Espírito”...”Os soldados foram e quebraram as pernas ao primeiro e ao outro que com Ele tinha sido crucificado; chegando-se, porém, a Jesus, como vissem que já estava morto, não lhe quebraram as pernas.Mas um dos soldados lhe abriu o lado com uma lança, e logo saiu sangue e água.” (João 19:28-37).

O pensamento central , que acompanha o título “ O Cordeiro de Deus” é este : “sem derramamento de sangue não há remissão” ( Hebreus 9:22 ). É pelo sacrifício sangrento oferecido na cruz que é feita a expiação dos pecados.

O ministério de Jesus Cristo apresenta verdadeiramente os traços de deleite , de humildade, de pureza, de mansidão caracterizados no Cordeiro ; mas se não tivesse morrido na cruz, seu culto divino teria sido absolutamente inútil, no que concerne ao estabelecimento de nossas relações com Deus. Jesus foi de lugar em lugar, fazendo o bem , por toda a Sua vida, isto é certo ; mas somente a Sua morte nos facilita o acesso à presença de Deus “ pela rasgadura do véu”.

O homem não pode aproximar-se de Deus a não ser com um sacrifício. O Cordeiro responde , de uma só vez, ao que Deus exige e às necessidades mais profundas do pecador. É na cruz que a consciência do pecador acha repouso; é na cruz, da mesma forma, que Deus é glorificado.

Ninguém pode, por suas próprias obras, aproximar-se de Deus ; nenhuma forma de religião pode mudar o destino do pecador : a morte e o justo julgamento. Só Cristo é, para aqueles que crêem, o substituto, o resgate, o sacrifício mais excelente e é a fé que dá à alma a posse de uma paz que o mundo não pode dar nem tirar .”Justificados pois, pela fé, temos paz com Deus por intermédio de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo” ( Romanos 5:1 ).

As oferendas, segundo a lei de Moisés representam , figurativamente, a oferta da vida de Cristo.

Todos os crentes foram resgatados pelo precioso sangue de Cristo, “...como de cordeiro sem defeito e sem mácula, conhecido com efeito, antes da fundação do mundo, porém manifestado nos fim dos tempos...” ( I Pedro 1:129-20 ).

Abel foi agredido porque ofereceu um cordeiro em oferenda a Deus. Desde os primeiros dias Deus ensina aos homens que, sem derramamento de sangue, não há remissão.

A história dos filhos de Israel começa quando eles foram resguardados pelo sangue do cordeiro pascoal, naquela noite terrível em que Deus atravessou o Egito para ferir de morte a todos os primogênitos. Ele diferencia os egípcios dos israelitas dizendo a estes que imolassem um cordeiro em cada casa, e aspergissem com seu sangue o umbral e os batentes de suas portas. “Quando vir o sangue, disse Ele, passarei adiante daquela porta e não permitirei que o executor entre em vossas casas para ferir.”

Naquela noite, em todas as casas dos egípcios, havia um morto; todos os israelitas, ao contrário, foram preservados. Eles podiam ficar em paz, porque o sangue do cordeiro respingava de suas portas, e a palavra de Deus lhes assegurava que ali o destruidor não entraria.

Sem dúvida, cada um daqueles que estavam detrás da porta borrifada com sangue, devia necessariamente sentir que tinha que receber a justa retribuição de seus pecados, que a espada do destruidor deveria golpeá-lo ; mas o cordeiro havia padecido, em seu lugar, o tratamento que ele merecia. Isto era o sólido fundamento da sua paz. O juízo tinha caído sobre uma vítima preordenada por Deus ; e crendo nisso, ele podia comer em paz no interior da casa. Uma única dúvida significaria chamar o Senhor de mentiroso, porque Ele tinha dito : “Verei o sangue e passarei adiante de vós”. Isto era suficiente , não era questão de mérito pessoal, o “eu” estava absolutamente fora de questão. Todos aqueles que estavam resguardados atrás do sangue, estavam em completa segurança.eles não apenas estavam em posição de ser salvos, eles estavam salvos.

É muito importante ter um discernimento claro do que constitui o fundamento da paz do pecador, na presença de Deus. Visto que muitas coisas são associadas à obra cumprida de Cristo, muitas almas são submergidas na incerteza e na escuridão quanto a se estão salvas ou não.

Cristo é a vida ; esta vida é sem mácula e está na cruz, e somente ali, onde Ele tomou o pecado sobre Si, e desceu à morte. Cristo voltou à vida e o pecado foi reduzido a nada pela morte, de modo que ela efetivamente tira o pecado. Deixando a vida o pecado é anulado. Ao terceiro dia, Cristo saiu vitorioso da tumba, com o poder de Sua vida imperecível, segundo Sua palavra : “Dou a minha vida, para a reassumir.” (João 10:17).

O pecado foi julgado por imputação a Ele quando morreu na cruz. Ele levou nossos pecados em seu corpo, na cruz. Ele se pôs diante de Deus em nosso lugar no julgamento; e foi abandonado por Ele.E quando Ele morreu, dizendo ”Está consumado”, o pecado sofreu seu castigo. Dando Sua vida, o pecado é retirado.

A posição do crente não depende do que ele é em si mesmo, mas do que Cristo é. Aquele que se aproxima de Deus, em nome de Jesus, é identificado com Ele e aceito em Seu nome; Deus não rejeita a Seu Filho, nem rejeita àqueles que se aproximam dEle em Seu nome. Deste modo, o crente é visto em Cristo, aceito nEle e como Ele, e associado a Ele em Sua vida. Sua confiança não está em si mesmo, mas nAquele que tudo cumpriu por ele.

Temos a vida e a luz, fundadas nos conselhos de amor de um Deus Redentor, e estabelecidas pelo sangue do Cordeiro. O conhecimento de uma salvação perfeita e de uma paz estável e assegurada pelo sangue precioso do Cordeiro, coloca o homem no meio de uma nova ordem de coisas, e então começa o início de sua vida com Deus. Antes de chegar a isto, éramos todos filhos da ira, “...mortos em nossos delitos e pecados...”alheios à vida de Deus” ( Efésios 2:1 ; 4:18 ).

O único modo de ver a vida é crer no Filho de Deus, porque fora de Cristo tudo é morte e miséria. É por isto que quando olhamos com os olhos da fé ao Cordeiro imolado, levando no madeiro maldito a carga pesada de nossas culpas, entramos no caminho da vida e participamos do gozo dos céus. Este gozo e esta felicidade aumentarão sempre para o cristão verdadeiro, e ele encontrará a sua perfeição no dia em que o Cordeiro será visto e exaltado.

Há muitas almas que não conhecem a eficácia absoluta da redenção pelo sangue de Cristo, em sua aplicação a si mesmas. Elas parecem ignorar que o pleno perdão dos pecados descansa sobre o fato de que uma expiação perfeita foi cumprida e atestada à vista de toda a inteligência criada ,pela ressurreição do fiador dos pecadores.Eles não sabem, e é disto que temos necessidade : de saber que estamos salvos.

O israelita não sabia apenas que o sangue era uma salvaguarda, ele sabia que estava em segurança. E por quê ? Era em virtude de alguma coisa que ele havia feito, ou ouvido, ou pensado ? De maneira nenhuma, mas sim porque Deus disse : “Verei o sangue e passarei adiante de vós”. Ele descansava no testemunho de Deus ; ele cria porque Deus o tinha dito; este , que crê, testifica que Deus é verdadeiro (João 3:33 ).

O que dava a paz era saber que os olhos do Senhor viam o sangue, e o israelita sabia que Ele o estimava em todo o seu valor. “Verei o sangue” . Isto é o que tranqüilizava o coração. O sangue estava fora, no umbral e nos batentes, e o israelita que estava dentro não podia vê-lo; mas Deus, sim, via o sangue salvador.

A aplicação deste relato à questão da paz de um pecador é muito simples. O Senhor Jesus, tendo derramado seu sangue precioso em expiação perfeita pelo pecado, levou Seu sangue diante de Deus e o espargiu em Sua presença. O testemunho de Deus assegura ao pecador, quando crê, que tudo foi decidido em seu favor, não pelo apreço que ele tem ao sangue, mas pelo sangue mesmo, o qual tem tão alto valor aos olhos de Deus que por causa desse sangue, e só por causa dele, Deus pode com justiça perdoar todo o pecado e receber ao pecador como perfeitamente justo em Cristo.

Deste modo, o cordeiro pascal, como fundamento da paz de Israel, é uma figura muito notável e magnífica de Cristo como fundamento da paz do crente.O israelita não tinha nada para acrescentar ao sangue no propiciatório.O “pão sem levedura” e as “ervas amargas” eram necessários ; mas não formavam o fundamento da paz, nem em parte nem em nada.. Estavam no interior da casa, constituindo os sinais característicos da comunhão; porém o sangue do cordeiro é o fundamento de tudo.Ele salva os israelitas da morte e os introduz em um cenário de vida, de luz e de paz. Ele constitui a ligação entre Deus e Seu povo resgatado.Um povo em relação com Deus, sobre o fundamento de uma redenção cumprida. Isto era para os israelitas um grande privilégio que implicava certas responsabilidades.

Desejo também recordar ao leitor que a vida de obediência de Cristo não é apresentada na Escritura como a causa que nos traz o perdão ; é a morte de Cristo na cruz que nos abre caminho livre ao amor de Deus. Se Cristo tivesse continuado a percorrer o mundo até hoje “fazendo o bem” (Atos 10:28) , o véu do templo ainda estaria inteiro, e o caminho de livre acesso a Deus estaria fechado ao adorador.

Foi a morte de Cristo que rasgou o véu de alto a baixo (Marcos 15:38) . É por Suas feridas e não por Sua vida de obediência, que temos a salvação; e foi na cruz, e não em alguma outra parte , que Ele as sofreu.

Suas próprias palavras, pronunciadas durante o curso de Sua vida bendita, nos fazem compreender plenamente o sentido da passagem que diz : “ Tenho, porém, um batismo com o qual hei de ser batizado ; e quanto me angustio até que o mesmo ser realize.” ( Lucas 12:50).A que se refere esta declaração senão à Sua morte na cruz, que era o cumprimento de Seu batismo e que abria por Seu amor um caminho que poderia, com justiça, levar a Deus os culpados filhos de Adão ?

Depois ainda diz : “Se o grão de trigo caindo na terra não morrer, fica ele só”.(João 12:24).

Ele era este precioso “grão de trigo” que teria ficado só, para sempre, ainda que tivesse se encarnado, se Sua morte no madeiro não houvesse afastado tudo o que podia impedir a união de Seu povo com Ele, na ressurreição. “ Se morrer, dá muito fruto.” O leitor talvez não tenha meditado muito sobre esta ocasião infinitamente grave e importante. Há dois pontos relativos a esta questão, dos quais é mister recordar-se sempre. A saber : que não haveria união possível com Cristo de outra maneira que não fosse pela ressurreição ; e que Cristo não sofreu pelos pecados em outro lugar, mas na cruz. Não é necessário imaginar que Cristo nos tenha unido a Ele na encarnação ; isto seria impossível. Como nossa carne de pecado poderia ser unida a Ele desta maneira ? Era mister que o pecado fosse tirado : a glória de Deus o exige. E era mister que todo o poder do inimigo fosse anulado. Como tudo isto poderia ser cumprido, senão pela submissão do Cordeiro de Deus, precioso e sem mancha, à morte na cruz ?

Do mesmo modo, não devemos ver a cruz de Cristo como uma circunstância a mais em uma vida de sofrimentos expiatórios pelo pecado.A cruz foi o grande e único ato de sofrimentos expiatórios pelos pecados. “Carregando Ele mesmo em Seu corpo, sobre o madeiro, os nossos pecados...” (I Pedro 2:24). Ele não os levou no presépio, nem no deserto, mas unicamente “sobre o madeiro”.

Tampouco Ele sofreu de parte de Deus em outro lugar, fora da cruz ; ali Deus lhe oculta Seu rosto, porque Ele estava “ feito pecado por nós , para que nEle fôssemos feitos justiça de Deus” (2 Coríntios 5:21).

Era mister , sem dúvida alguma, que o Cordeiro fosse sem mancha, para que pudesse suportar o olhar santo do Senhor, mas apesar de Sua perfeição, se o sangue não tivesse sido aspergido, o Senhor não poderia passar adiante do povo sem feri-lo, porque “sem derramamento de sangue não há remissão.” (Hebreus 9:12 ).

E não somente o cordeiro pascoal ; também todos os sacrifícios oferecidos no deserto eram a figura do sacrifício de Jesus Cristo. Enquanto os israelitas estavam no deserto, o tabernáculo foi levantado e os sacrifícios foram estabelecidos para ser oferecidos de manhã e de tarde sobre o altar, no átrio do tabernáculo. Cada ano, no dia das expiações, o sangue do sacrifício pelo pecado era aspergido sobre o propiciatório que cobria a área; Deus nos apresenta a Cristo como a perfeita e completa propiciação. ( Romanos 3:25 ).

Pelo sangue aspergido no propiciatório, pelo sacrifício diário e pela Páscoa, os israelitas deviam recordar sempre que a redenção não era possível a não ser pelo sangue do cordeiro, e isto até à vinda de Cristo.

O Cordeiro que foi imolado requereu a glória de Deus para a eternidade ; e agora, do trono de Deus e do Cordeiro emana o rio da graça, que dá vida eterna a todos aqueles que dele bebem.
 

O Cordeiro, Centro da Reunião 

“Porque onde estiverem dois ou três reunidos em meu nome ali estarei eu no meio deles.” (Mateus 18:20). “...Porque também Cristo, nosso cordeiro pascal, foi imolado.Por isso, celebremos a festa, não com o velho fermento nem com o fermento da maldade e da malícia; e, sim, com os asmos da sinceridade e da verdade.” (I Coríntios 5:7,8).

Não somente o sangue do Cordeiro é o fundamento da paz do crente mas o próprio Cordeiro de Deus é o centro da unidade dos resgatados. “...e todo o ajuntamento da congregação de Israel o imolará no crepúsculo da tarde” (Êxodo 12:6). O cordeiro pascal tem então, como figura, dois aspectos diferentes: é o fundamento da segurança individual, mas também o centro da unidade. Todo Israel comia do cordeiro pascal em santa comunhão. O resgatado não se alimentava de Cristo solitariamente. Ele comia em comunhão com Deus e com os outros resgatados.

O Espírito Santo nos reúne ao redor do Cristo glorificado, o Cordeiro de Deus, e nos alimenta dEle ; desta comunhão a mesa do Senhor é a expressão visível.

O Cordeiro, Centro de Louvor Eterno

O Cordeiro, agora glorificado no céu, é o centro da adoração da assembléia, e assim o será quando a Igreja tiver sido arrebatada da terra e rodear o Cordeiro no céu. Então o veremos “ como imolado” no meio do trono, executando a vontade de Deus em relação à terra, com poder. O resultado será “... a restauração de todas as coisas, de que Deus falou por boca dos Seus santos profetas desde a antiguidade”. (Atos 3:21).

Os quatro animais e os vinte e quatro anciãos se prostraram sobre seus rostos diante do Cordeiro, rendendo-lhe culto. Aquele que morreu na cruz receberá o domínio universal. O período que começará quando o Cordeiro tomar o Livro e abrir os selos será para a terra um período de terríveis juízos, chamados de “...a ira do Cordeiro” ( Apocalipse 6:16 ).

“ E, quando tomou o livro, os quatro seres viventes e os vinte e quatro anciãos prostraram-se diante do Cordeiro, tendo cada um deles uma harpa e taças de ouro cheias de incenso, que são as orações dos santos; e cantavam um novo cântico, dizendo : Digno és de tomar o livro e de abrir-lhe os selos, porque foste morto e com o Teu sangue compraste para Deus os que procedem de toda a tribo, língua, povo e nação, e para o nosso Deus os constituíste reino e sacerdotes ; e reinarão sobre a terra.” .(Apocalipse 5:8,9,10).

Deus tem providenciado para que em todo tempo Ele tenha um testemunho da redenção pelo sangue do Cordeiro imolado. Os milhares de anjos, a assembléia universal, reconhecerão também a dignidade do Cordeiro. Que imensa harmonia transbordará do céu neste dia ! “ Então ouvi que toda a criatura que há no céu e sobre a terra, debaixo da terra e sobre o mar, e tudo o que neles há, estava dizendo : “Àquele que está sentado no trono, e ao Cordeiro, seja o louvor, e a honra, e a glória, e o domínio pelos séculos dos séculos.” (Apocalipse 5:13) . Que maravilhoso resultado de Seus sofrimentos na cruz, que fruto de louvor e de oração receberá de todas as criaturas ! É ainda em Seu caráter de Cordeiro que a Igreja será reunida a Cristo, nas bodas celestiais. “ Alegremo-nos, exultemos e demos-lhe a glória, porque são chegadas as bodas do Cordeiro...” ( Apocalipse 19:7 ). É também desta forma que Ele será apresentado aos louvores do coro celestial ; então Ele ocupará o centro da glória infinita, porque lemos: “... Então vi, no meio do trono...um Cordeiro como tinha sido morto” (Apocalipse 5:6). Ele trará para sempre , aos olhos dos santos glorificados, o caráter, os sinais do sofrimento que Ele padeceu por eles.

A união de Cristo com Sua esposa tem sua raiz em Sua humilhação, Seus sofrimentos e Sua morte pela glória de Deus. Foi quando o sangue e a água saíram de Seu lado que o Pai lhe formou uma esposa. Ela é o fruto de Seus sofrimentos, padecidos como Cordeiro de Deus. É com este caráter humilde, sofrido, paciente, a esposa que lhe convém. Ela se mostrou disposta a sofrer na humilhação, na presença do poder do mal no mundo. Mas também, que glória ela terá, quando for publicamente unida ao Cordeiro glorificado. “ Bem aventurados aqueles que são chamados à ceia das bodas do Cordeiro” (Apocalipse 19:9 ). “Porque para mim tenho por certo que os sofrimentos do tempo presente não são para comparar com a glória por vir a ser revelada em nós.” ( Romanos 8:18 ). “Digno é o Cordeiro , que foi morto, de receber o poder, e riqueza , e sabedoria, e força, e honra, e glória, e louvor.” (Apocalipse 5:12).

Ethel de Oliveira Garcia

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O Plano Simples de Deus para a Salvação

Meu amigo! Faço-te a mais importante pergunta desta vida. Tua alegria ou tristeza por tôda a ETERNIDADE depende dela. Eis a pergunta: Estás SALVO? Quer dizer ... ESTÁS CERTO de que irás para o Céu quando morreres? Não te pergunto se és membro de alguma igreja, mas ESTÁS SALVO? Não te pergunto se és pessoa de bem mas ESTÁS SALVO? Ninguém pode gozar das bênçãos de Deus ou ir para o Céu, sem estar salvo. Jesus disse a Nicodemos, em João 3:7 - "Necessário vos é nascer de novo." Deus nos deu na Sua Palavra um ÚNICO plano de Salvação. Esse plano é simples. Podes ser salvo HOJE.

Primeiro, meu amigo, tens de reconhecer que és PECADOR.

Romanos 3:10 - "Não há um justo, nem um sequer."

Romanos 3:22, 23 - "Porque não há diferença: TODOS pecaram e destituidos estão da glória de Deus."

Não há OPORTUNIDADE de seres salvo, se não reconheceres que ÉS PECADOR.

Porque és pecador, estás CONDENADO À MORTE!

Romanos 6:23 - "Porque o salário do pecado é a morte."

Tiago 1:15 - "E o pecado, gera a morte."

Isto significa separação de Deus, no Inferno para sempre. Sim, é terrível, meu amigo, mas é verdade. Mas Deus te amou tanto que Deu seu unigènlto filho, Jesus Cristo, como teu substituto, para levar teus pecados e morrer em teu lugar.

2 Coríntios 5:21 - "AQUELE que não conheceu pecado (Jesus) 0 fez pecado por NOS para que nELE fôssemos feitos justiça de Deus."

1 Pedro 2:24 - "Levando Ele mesmo em SEU corpo os NOSSOS pecados sobre o madeiro, para que, mortos para os pecados, pudéssemos viver para a justiça; e pelas Suas feridas FOSTES SARADOS."

Jesus teve que morrer. Ele teve que derramar o Seu sangue. "Porque a alma da carne está no sangue (Levíticos 17:1 1). "Sem derramamento de sangue não ha remissão" (Hebreus 9:22).

Não podemos, agora, compreender como os nossos pecados foram colocados sobre Cristo, mas Deus, em SUA PALAVRA, diz que foi assim. Assim os TEUS PECADOS, meu amigo, foram carregados POR JESUS, e ELE MORREU EM TEU LUGAR. Isto é verdade. Deus não pode mentir!

0 carcereiro de Filipos perguntou a Paulo e Silas: "Que é necessário que EU FAÇA para me SALVAR?"

Atos 16:31 - "E eles disseram: CRÊ no Senhor Jesus Cristo, e SERÁS SALVO, tu e a tua casa."

Basta crer nELE como 0 que carregou teu pecado, e morreu no teu lugar, foi sepultado e ressuscitou para tua justificação. Clama, agora, por Ele!

Romanos 10:13 - "Porque TODO AQUELE que invocar o nome do Senhor será salvo."

A primeira oração que um PECADOR deve fazer, é a seguinte: "Ó Deus, tem misericórdia DE MIM, pecador" (Lucas 18:13). Agora és um pecador e sentes tristeza por isso. Então, AONDE ESTIVERES, podes elevar o teu coração a Deus em oração. Não é necessário fazer uma longa oração em voz alta, porque Deus está ANSIOSO para te salvar. Basta dizeres: "Ó Deus, sou um pecador arrependido. Tem misericórdia de mim e salva-me pelo amor de Jesus." Aceita-0, então, de acôrdo com a Sua Palavra.

Romanos 10:13 - "Porque TODO AQUELE (isto te inclui) que invocar o nome do Senhor SERÁ SALVO (será salvo, e não talvez seja salvo). SERÁ SALVO!

Crê em Deus e na Sua PALAVRA. Quando tiveres feito o que Ele te pediu, aceita a SALVAÇÃO PELA FÉ, conforme a SUA PALAVRA. CRÊ E SERÁS SALVO. Nenhuma igreja, nenhuma sociedade nem as boas obras ninguém - mas Só e únicamente JESUS CRISTO PODE TE SALVAR.

0 plano simples da salvação é: ÉS PECADOR; porque és pecador, DEVARÁS MORRER ou crer em Cristo que foi TEU SUBSTITUTO e morreu em TEU LUGAR, foi sepultado e ressuscitou. Clama por Ele, reconhecendo que és um pecador e pede-LHE que tenha misericórdia de ti e te salve, pelo AMOR DE JESUS. Crê, então, na Sua Palavra e, PELA FÉ,ACEITA A SALVAÇÃO. Dirás talvez:" Certamente isto não basta para ser salvo."

Sim - nada mais e absolutamente nada. Graças a Deus, muitos têm sido ganhos para Cristo por êsse simples plano. Está nas ESCRITURAS. É 0 PLANO DE DEUS. Crê nÊLE meu amigo, e SEGUE-0. Agora é o tempo. HOJE é o dia.

2 Coríntios 6:2 - "Eis aqui AGORA o tempo aceitável, eis aqui AGORA o dia da salvação."

Provérbios 27:1 - "Não presumas do dia de amanhã, porque não sabes o que produzirá o dia."

Se não achares perfeitamente claro, lê novamente até poderes compreender. Não abandones êste folheto, até que possas entendê-lo totalmente. Tua alma tem mais valor do que tudo no mundo.

Marcos 8:36, 37 - "Pois que aproveitaria ao homem ganhar todo o mundo e perder a sua alma? Ou que daria o homem pelo resgate da sua alma?"

Assegura a tua salvaç&o. Coloca a tua salvação acima de todas as coisas. Se perderes a tua alma, não entrarás no céu e perderás tudo. Deus te ajudará afim de que sejas salvo hoje.

Deus te salvará e, também, TE GUARDARÁ.

1 Corintios 10: 13 - "Não veio sobre vós tentação, senão humana; mas fiel é Deus, que vos não deixará tentar acima do que podeis, antes com a tentação dará também o escape, para que a possais suportar."

Não contia nos teus sentimentos. Estes mudam. Firma-te nas promessas de Deus. Estas nunca mudam.

DEPOIS DE SALVO, há três coisas que deves realizar, para o teu crescimento espiritual:

ORA - e falarás com Deus. LÊ A BíBLIA - e Deus falará contigo. TESTIFICA - e falarás por Deus. Em seguida deves ser batizado e afiliado a uma igreja que creia verdadeiramente na Bíblia.

Mateus 10:32 - "Portanto qualquer que me confessar diante dos homens, eu o confessarei diante de meu Pai, que está nos céus."

Copyright: Robert Ford Porter, 1991

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God’s Simple Plan of Salvation

My Friend: I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member, but are you saved? Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die?

God says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again.”

In the Bible God gives us the plan of how to be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How?

First, my friend, you must realize you are a sinner. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. “For the wages [payment] of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell.

“ . . . it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

But God loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. “ . . . He hath made Him [Jesus, Who knew no sin] to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Jesus had to shed His blood and die. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” (Lev. 17:11). “ . . . without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]” (Hebrews 9:22).

“ . . . God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

Although we cannot understand how, God said my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie.

My friend, “God . . . commandeth all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of mind that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross.

In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: “ . . . ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved . . . .’ ”

Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received as Savior.

“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12).

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved.

Surely, you realize you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are, repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer.

In Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Just pray: “Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen.”

Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!

God’s simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.

You say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple.” Yes, that simple! It is scriptural. It is God’s plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.

If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract over and over, without laying it down, until you understand it. Your soul is worth more than all the world.

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).

Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God save you this very moment.

God’s power will save you, keep you saved, and enable you to live a victorious Christian life. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).

Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God’s promises. They never change. After you are saved, there are three things to practice daily for spiritual growth:

* Pray -- you talk to God. * Read your Bible -- God talks to you. * Witness -- you talk for God.

You should be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public testimony of your salvation, and then unite with a Bible-believing church without delay. “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord . . . .” (2 Timothy 1:8)

“Whosoever therefore shall confess [testify of] Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32).

Copyright: Robert Ford Porter, 1991



"Porque Elohim (אלהים) amou ao mundo de tal maneira
que deu seu Filho unigênito, para que todo o que nele crê não pereça,
mas tenha a vida eterna." (João 3:16)

"For Elohim (אלהים) so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Ben,
that whosoever believeth in Him should not ne'evad (perish)
but have Chayim Olam (everlasting life)."
(The Besorah According to Yochanan / John Chapter 3:16)

"Mas Elohim (אלהים) prova o seu próprio amor para conosco pelo fato
de ter Mashiach morrido por nós, sendo nós ainda pecadores."
(Romanos 5:8)

"But Elohim (אלהים) commendeth His love toward us, in that,
while we were yet sinners, Moshiach died for us."
(The letters of Emmissaries of Rav Sha'ul - also known as Paulos)
Rhomaios Chapter 5:8

"O salário do pecado é a morte, mas o dom gratuito de
Elohim (אלהים) é a vida eterna em Mashiach Yeshua, (ישוע) Adoneinu."
Romanos 6:23)

"For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of Elohim (אלהים)
[is] eternal life through Yeshua (ישוע) ha Moshiach Adoneinu."
The letters of Emmissaries of Rav Sha'ul (also known as Paulos)
Rhomaios Chapter 6:23

"Se, com a tua boca, confessares a Yeshua(ישוע)/Jesus como ADONAI e,
em teu coração, creres que Elohim (אלהים) o ressucitou dentre os mortos,
serás salvo." (Romanos 10:9)
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Adonay Yeshua,
and shalt believe in thine heart that Elohim (אלהים)
hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
The letters of Emmissaries of Rav Sha'ul (also known as Paulos)
Rhomaios Chapter 10:9

"Porque pela graça sois salvos, mediante a fé;
e isto não vem de vós; é dom de Elohim (אלהים);
não de obras, para que ninguém se glorie." (Efésios 2:8-9)
"For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of Elohim):
Not of works, lest any man should boast."
(The Assembly of Ephesios Chapter 2:8-9

"Baruch Elohim (האלהים) e Pai de Adoneinu Yeshua (ישוע) Hamashiach,
que, segundo a sua muita misericórida, nos regenerou para uma viva esperança, mediante a ressurreição de Yeshua (ישוע) Hamashiach dentre os mortos."
1 Pedro 1:3)

Baruch Elohim and Abba Moshiach Yeshua (ישוע) Adoneinu, which according to his abundant rachamim hath begotten us again
unto a tikvah chayim by ha Techiyas (resurrection of)
Yeshua (ישוע) Moshiach from the dead,"
Kefa Alef / 1 Peter Chapter 1:3)