The jubilant Feast of Sukkot (Tabernacles) has come to its annual close. I hope, like me, you were able enjoy the sweet seclusion of tabernacling with the Lord last week. The fragrance of His fellowship in our modest outdoor booth still lingers in my heart—and I don’t want it to…...
Releasing the Joy of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
Called “the season of our joy,” the Feast of Sukkot (Tabernacles) begins tonight and lasts through September 30. I’m grateful that each year the Holy Spirit infuses the biblical feasts with fresh, personal meaning to me. Annually I discover in them new and magnificent expressions of the living Word. I…...
The Special Meaning of Yom Kippur for Messianic Believers
Yom Kippur (occurring this year September 18-19) is a biblical feast full of deep, prophetic significance. It points magnificently to the ministry of Yeshua in both His first and second comings. Here are some basic aspects of this special, holy day and ways you can engage meaningfully with God during…...
Hoshana Rabbah: Sukkot’s Grand Finale
Hoshana Rabba (September 30, 2018) This Sunday, September 30, we will celebrate the last and greatest day of the Feast of Sukkot (Tabernacles). Called Hoshana Rabba (Great Salvation), it is the day on which Yeshua revealed publicly that He is Messiah. The day carries prophetic and messianic significance which the…...
Alignment with Jerusalem: The 70 Year Shift Has Begun
PART 1 OF 2 During the past week of Shavuot/Pentecost, and as Israel marked her 70th anniversary, the embassies of the United States, Guatemala and Paraguay relocated to Jerusalem. These signpost events were historic. As they took place, the local spiritual atmosphere seemed to suddenly, simultaneously shift. Israelis acknowledge that…...
Uprising at the Gaza Border: Could it lead to spiritual breakthrough?
Last week Hamas, the elected terrorist government of Gaza, launched protests and riots along its border with Israel. It dubbed the campaign, “March of Return.” The “Return” refers to the Palestinians’ demand of nearly 70 years that refugees from its 1948-49 war against Israel (Israel’s War of Independence) return to…...
The 70 Year Shift Has Begun: Israel’s Anniversary and Doors of Opportunity for the Nations
At this watershed time, and even as Iran threatens to attack Israel, supernatural shakings are loosening strongholds of anti-Semitism and could help release revival in the region. We have been gratefully celebrating 70 years of God’s covenant restoration of Israel the past few weeks. Festivities formally began, according to the…...
Israel-Iran Military Confrontation and Ezekiel 36
Israel launched a large scale strike against an Iranian military base in Syria early this morning, February 10. The attack occurred minutes after “a severe and irregular violation of Israeli sovereignty” by an Iranian military UAV. The UAV encroached upon Israeli airspace from Syria, shooting photographs. (https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-launches-large-scale-attack-in-syria-after-drone-infiltration/; https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-says-iran-syria-playing-with-fire-but-does-not-want-escalation/) Israeli jets…...