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Yom Kippur 5776/2015: Prayers and Possibilities for Jubilee

  DOES YOM KIPPUR 2015 HERALD A JUBILEE OR OTHERWISE SPECIAL YEAR? “Consecrate the 50th year and proclaim liberty throughout the land.” (Leviticus 25:10) The date September 23, 2015 (Yom Kippur 2015) has become ubiquitous among the writings of some prophecy watchers. They don’t know what, if anything, will happen…...

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Traditional Jewish Prayer for the Ten Days of Awe

  A powerful prayer offered to God since at least 135 AD on Rosh Hashana, the Ten Days of Awe and Yom Kippur is called “Avenu Malkeinu,” meaning “Our Father, Our King.” The prayer consists of up to 42 heartfelt petitions, each beginning with the address, “Our Father, our King.”…...

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Do Numbers and Letters Associated with Rosh Hashana 5776 Hold Special Meaning?

  The traditional Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana, comes in two days and inaugurates the year 5776. Could the holiday hold any special meaning for Christians, based on this year’s combination of numbers and letters? Rosh HaShana is described in the Bible as a day for Israel to blow trumpets.…...

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Heaven’s Trumpet Will Soon Sound – and Most Jewish People Don’t Yet Know Messiah

  Heaven’s trumpet will soon sound…..and most Jewish people don’t yet know Messiah. If you think they won’t turn to Him until great tribulation hits, think again! Here’s what Israel is waiting for: Maturity of the Christian Church “I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers…...

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Who is the Israel of God and Offspring of Abraham? A Simple Key to Understanding Difficult Scriptures about Israel and One New Man

  [PERSONAL NOTE TO OUR BLOG SUBSCRIBERS: You may have noticed that my blog posts now overlap somewhat with Light of Zion’s Facebook page and also my weekly Reflections. My articles sometimes repeat as a byproduct of trying to make them accessible to all, including ministry friends not on social…...

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What to do About the Converging Tetrad Blood Moons, Shemitah and (Dis)Approval of the Iran Deal During the Coming Fall Feasts

  This article was originally written as a two part posting on Light of Zion’s Facebook page. Both Parts 1 and 2 are reprinted below. Part 1: The Convergence July 14, 2015 marked the exact midpoint of “Dire Straits,” Israel’s 3 week period of mourning, repentance and spiritual warfare. After…...

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Israel’s Land Promise in Light of the New Testament

  Not sure how to interpret Israel’s land promise in light of the New Covenant? Or how to respond to some Christians denying that promise still exists? Sadly, no lack of controversy surrounds the subject! And many important principles of Scripture interpretation come into play. But one often neglected key…...

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Has God Re-gathered Jews to Israel for a Necessary Failure?

  Has God re-gathered the Jews to Israel merely for their necessary or inevitable failure, in order to bring them to Christ? That’s what some Christians believe. Israel, they reason, must be brought low, devastated and overrun in order to accept Jesus as Messiah. But what does the Bible teach?…...

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Remember this about Israel when you pray or serve on her behalf—and the news seems to go from bad to worse

  Ever need encouragement in your stance with Israel? You’d hardly be human if you didn’t. For example, here is a partial, short list of global events targeting Israel in the past several days, even as the prayers and labors of many continue on her behalf: (1) UN issues unbalanced…...

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BDS in a Nutshell: What the Global “Boycott, Divest and Sanction Israel” Movement is Really About

  Israeli news is currently abuzz with disturbing reports of the escalating international BDS movement. The campaign was launched officially in 2001 at the strongly anti-Israel, UN Durban I Conference. BDS advocates the boycott of Israeli goods, products and many times, people. Israeli professionals, from academics to athletes and artists…...

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