What is Messianic Judaism?

[Motar]

"Messianic Judaism is the term given to Jewish people who believe and have accepted Yeshua (the Hebrew name for Jesus) of Nazareth as the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures. These Jewish people do not stop being Jewish, but they continue to remain strong in their Jewish identity, lifestyle and culture, while following Yeshua as He is revealed in the Brit Chadashah, the New Covenant. Many Messianic Jews refer to themselves as “completed Jews,” since they believe that their faith in the God of Israel has been “completed” or fulfilled in Yeshua. In reality, Messianic Judaism began 2,000 years ago. Yeshua Himself was an observant Jew, most of the Apostles and writers of the New Covenant were Jewish, and the vast majority of the early believers in Yeshua were also Jewish (see Acts chapter 2)." What is Messianic Judaism?

"Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." (John 1:45 NIV)

 

[Ludlow]

"Messianic Judaism is the term given to Jewish people who believe and have accepted Yeshua (the Hebrew name for Jesus) of Nazareth as the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures. These Jewish people do not stop being Jewish, but they continue to remain strong in their Jewish identity, lifestyle and culture, while following Yeshua as He is revealed in the Brit Chadashah, the New Covenant. Many Messianic Jews refer to themselves as “completed Jews,” since they believe that their faith in the God of Israel has been “completed” or fulfilled in Yeshua. In reality, Messianic Judaism began 2,000 years ago. Yeshua Himself was an observant Jew, most of the Apostles and writers of the New Covenant were Jewish, and the vast majority of the early believers in Yeshua were also Jewish (see Acts chapter 2)." What is Messianic Judaism?

"Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." (John 1:45 NIV)

As the good Rabbi David Wolpe has said, along with any other Rabbi, Messianic Judaism is another branch of Christianity. It is not in any way affiliated with Judaism.

 

[selfsame]

All the prophets including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mohammed invited people to worship God alone without associate as in the First Commandment which is more important than all the other commandments.

Second, the faith in God is not completed by the faith in Jesus or any other one; but Jesus himself and all the others invited to God's worship.

Therefore, the follower of each one of these prophets in the time of that prophet; such follower is rightly guided, and God is well-pleased with him, if he works the righteous work and gives the charity in addition to his belief in God and in the prophet of his time.

While refusing to believe in the next coming prophet indicates the sticking to traditions and the rejection of God; because why does he believe in the previous prophets and refuse to believe in the newest one?
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Muslims, in addition to peoples of all other religions, will be put to examination: why don't they believe in the Mahdi, while he invites them to God alone without associate, and in addition gives them the correct interpretation of the Quran?

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[Some Jews converted and became Muslims, but they forbade the camel meat for themselves, according to their custom of the Judaism; therefore, concerning them, God revealed this aya:]

Quran 2: 209. O believers! Comply and submit yourselves totally to all the commands of God a, and follow not the footsteps of Satan b; he is an obvious enemy c to you.
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a therefore, don't practice some commands and abstain from others.

b i.e. don't follow the suggestions of Satan and what he designs for you to prevent you from eating the camel meat.

c i.e. his enmity to you is so obvious.

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[A group of Jews converted and became Muslims: they were Abdullah son of Salam, Asad and Usaid sons of Ka'ab, Tha'alaba son of Qays, the nephew of Abdullah son of Salam (son of his sister) and Benjamin;
they said: "Mohammed, we believe in you and your book and in Moses and the Torah, but we don't believe in Jesus and the Gospel; therefore, this aya was revealed:]

Quran 4: 136. Believers [in Mohammed and the Quran], believe in God and His messenger [Jesus son of Mary] and the scripture [: the Gospel] which He revealed to His messenger [Jesus], and the scripture [: the Torah] which He had revealed before.
And whoso disbelieves in God and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers and the Last Day a, has surely gone far [from the truth], far astray [away from the correct way.]
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a i.e. the sending to the Next Life.

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About the same group of Jews who believed in Mohammed but did not believe in Jesus, the following aya was revealed:

[A group of Jews believed and said: “We believe in you, Mohammed, but we do not believe in Jesus, for he was a magician!”
Therefore, this aya was revealed in reply to them:]

Quran 57: 28. O you who believe [in Mohammed], ward off God ['s punishment, concerning your denying Jesus and your claim that Jesus was a magician], and believe in His messenger [Jesus, the son of Mary.]

And then [if you believe in Jesus], [God] will give you two portions of His mercy [: in the world of souls, and on the Doomsday a, and appoint for you a light wherewith you walk among souls] and forgive you [your past sins;]
for God is Most Forgiving [to those who repent], Most Merciful [to those who regret.]
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a That is according to your belief in Jesus, and your belief in Mohammed.

All the interpretations is by the late interpreter Mohammed-Ali Hassan Al-Hilly.

 

[MHz]

All NT Scribes were Jewish. Judaism is described in Matthew:23 compared to the Apostles view which includes the cleansing of all Gentile food in Acts:10 so there is no such thing as 'kosher food'. It is an easy way to tell the two groups apart.

 

[selfsame]

I heard that President Busch the father and the Junior belong to this group ? Is this true?

 

[MHz]

No, if anything other than Satanic followers they would be American Evangelistic, just about as bad as the RCC ever was.. The false 4 blood moons theme plays a part in both groups that are promoting a false return.

 

[Motar]

"Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." (John 1:45 NIV)

"Two thousand years ago Yeshua was a Jew living among Jewish people. "Yeshua," by which Jesus was called during his time on earth, is itself a Hebrew word for "Salvation." Yeshua kept Torah, or the Law of Moses. He studied the Jewish Scriptures that many now know as the "Old Testament," and read them aloud at the local synagogue on Shabbat (Luke 4:16). He was called rabbi (Teacher/Master) by his followers. After His death and resurrection, His following increased. From the book of Acts and other historical evidence, many believe that in the first century A.D. hundreds of thousands of Jews followed His teachings (Acts 2:41, 2:47, 4:4, 6:7, 9:31, 21:20), and established Messianic Synagogues throughout the Roman Empire and beyond (James 1:1, 2:2)." Messianic Jewish Alliance of America - MJAA

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." (Matthew 5:17 NIV)

Ron Cantor is a published author and the congregational leader at Tiferet Yeshua Congregation (TYC) in Tel Aviv, a Hebrew-speaking body of believers. In his writings, Cantor refers to Messianic Jews (MJs) as the most hated people on earth. He observes that MJs are hated by anti-Semitics because they are Jewish and by Orthodox Jews and anti-theists because they are Christian.
http://messiahsmandate.org/

 

[Ludlow]

I liked Stephan

 

[selfsame]

"Two thousand years ago Yeshua was a Jew living among Jewish people. "Yeshua," by which Jesus was called during his time on earth, is itself a Hebrew word for "Salvation." Yeshua kept Torah, or the Law of Moses.

Some Jews believed in Jesus, so they became Christians; and other Jews disbelieved in Jesus, so they remained as Jews.

{Quran 61: 14. O you who believe, be the helpers of [the religion of] God [: so as to help your prophet as did the Disciples help Jesus],
as did Jesus, Mary's son, say to the Disciples [: the Apostles]: "Who will be my helpers for [the religion of] God?"
Said the Disciples: "We will be the helpers [of the religion] of God."

And a party of the Children of Israel believed [in Jesus: becoming the Christians], and a party disbelieved [in Jesus: remaining as Jews.]

So We aided those who believed [: the Christians] against their enemies [: the Jews] a, and they [the Christians] prevailed [over Jews; and as such will you, Muslims, prevail over all religions.]}
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a i.e. We helped Christians against Jews, and they prevailed over Jews.

The interpretation is by Mohammed-Ali Hassan Al-Hilly.

 

[Ludlow]

Some Jews believed in Jesus, so they became Christians; and other Jews disbelieved in Jesus, so they remained as Jews.

{Quran 61: 14. O you who believe, be the helpers of [the religion of] God [: so as to help your prophet as did the Disciples help Jesus],
as did Jesus, Mary's son, say to the Disciples [: the Apostles]: "Who will be my helpers for [the religion of] God?"
Said the Disciples: "We will be the helpers [of the religion] of God."

And a party of the Children of Israel believed [in Jesus: becoming the Christians], and a party disbelieved [in Jesus: remaining as Jews.]

So We aided those who believed [: the Christians] against their enemies [: the Jews] a, and they [the Christians] prevailed [over Jews; and as such will you, Muslims, prevail over all religions.]}
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a i.e. We helped Christians against Jews, and they prevailed over Jews.

The interpretation is by Mohammed-Ali Hassan Al-Hilly.

nothing like a little war and the shedding of innocent blood to make a person feel spiritual.

 

[selfsame]

No, if anything other than Satanic followers they would be American Evangelistic, just about as bad as the RCC ever was..

The important point is: there are many verses in the Torah and the Gospel that are ambiguous and are interpreted according to the desire of some clergies.

Their illusion: They consider the state of Israel as the introduction or the preparation for the coming of the Christ, and by this way they imagine that the Christ will come to rule in Jerusalem.

This is like many Muslims think of preparing the way for the coming of the Mahdi.
There is a prophetic tradition (which I doubt about): "The son of Mary is about to come and be a just arbiter among you."

The Christ escaped from the crucifxion, and he went to Syria and died there after a short period of time, after he was seen by the disciples and his mother followed him there to Syria on Quasseon mountain.

Then after his death, his soul returned to heaven to be in the neighborhood of God.
He returned again but by his soul, not by his body, and that was at 1947 and he told Abu Abdallah that he was tasked by the interpretation of the Quran, specially the ayat which none knew except only God - be glorified.

So on the contrary, the establishing of the Jewish state is an invalidation of the Christ and his religion; because Jews do not believe in Jesus or in the Gospel; so their existence is against Jesus Christ. And they might invent another christ of their own, and say: This is the true Christ, not Jesus Christ.

 

[Ludlow]

The important point is: there are many verses in the Torah and the Gospel that are ambiguous and are interpreted according to the desire of some clergies.

Their illusion: They consider the state of Israel as the introduction or the preparation for the coming of the Christ, and by this way they imagine that the Christ will come to rule in Jerusalem.

This is like many Muslims think of preparing the way for the coming of the Mahdi.
There is a prophetic tradition (which I doubt about): "The son of Mary is about to come and be a just arbiter among you."

The Christ escaped from the crucifxion, and he went to Syria and died there after a short period of time, after he was seen by the disciples and his mother followed him there to Syria on Quasseon mountain.

Then after his death, his soul returned to heaven to be in the neighborhood of God.
He returned again but by his soul, not by his body, and that was at 1947 and he told Abu Abdallah that he was tasked by the interpretation of the Quran, specially the ayat which none knew except only God - be glorified.

So on the contrary, the establishing of the Jewish state is an invalidation of the Christ and his religion; because Jews do not believe in Jesus or in the Gospel; so their existence is against Jesus Christ. And they might invent another christ of their own, and say: This is the true Christ, not Jesus Christ.

Where would you have them go back to Iraq?

 

[selfsame]

So when Christians and others are correct in their belief and they are good and they work the righteous work, there is no need that the Christ will come: because they are righteous and are correct in their belief, so why should he come?

But if Christians and others are wrong in their belief and they work is not good -- a messenger may come from God to tell them about the correct way that they should follow.

 

[Ludlow]

This guy has someone standing behind him to rewind his robot brain when it runs low.

 

[selfsame]

The religion is essentially to worship God.
Then it was shifted to worship others besides God.

Jews: they worshipped many idols, like the gold calf made to them by the Samaritan in the time of Moses, then two calf statues of gold made for them by Jeroboam son Nebat, they worshipped Astroth, Baalim and the star Sirius, in addition to the tombs of their religious men and Rachel.
Christians: adopted the Trinity, which is not told to them by the heavenly book, and believed that Jesus is the son of God or God Himself.
Muslims: in spite of the fact that the Islam is based on the worship of God alone, but some of them started to be enthusiastic about their imams and sheikhs.

Therefore, they may need the coming of the Mahdi, supported by the inspiring of Jesus, in order to tell them the truth about worshipping God alone and to refrain from their idolatry and association with God.

 

[AnnaG]

Ventriloquist's puppet. They are usually made from wood. Sometimes plastic. Muhammad ibn Abd Allah the Insane was the puppetmaster.

 

[selfsame]

Therefore, the Mahdi will eradicate the idolatry everywhere, and that is of course by God's help.
The idolatry means the worship of idols and the polytheism and the associating of others with God Almighty.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

And Frodo will get to Mount Doom and destroy the One Ring, and with it Sauron's power.

 

[Ludlow]

Therefore, the Mahdi will eradicate the idolatry everywhere, and that is of course by God's help.
The idolatry means the worship of idols and the polytheism and the associating of others with God Almighty.

And you will spend eternity for your idolatry and killing of innocents by satisfying the sexual appetite of Jabba the Hut .

 

[AnnaG]

Jabba is dead. Maybe it will resurrect sometime, though.