Coming up to the Time of Jacob's Trouble

The reason people say The Time of Jacob's Trouble (also known as the tribulation) is near is

1) Israel is back in the land and

2) the signs of the beginning of sorrows as recorded in Matthew 24:5-8 "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Messiah; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Yeshua was speaking to the nation of Israel in the nation of Israel. For 2 thousand years the beginning of sorrows could not be fullfilled because there was no nation of Israel. Now Israel is real and the time draws near for sorrows as relating to the nation of Israel.

We know the rabbi from New York claimed to be Messiah but did not live long enough to make it to Israel. Others will claim to be the Messiah there in Israel. Wars and rumors of wars are prevalent right now in the middle east plus kingdom against kingdom. Many middle east countries are simultaneously having inner struggles for power. We know earthquakes are more frequent. With all the war, famine usually follows. You can see events progressing to the beginning of sorrows which leads into the time of Jacob's trouble

Business Ethics

Business Ethics is an interesting subject. Having just gotten off the phone with a relative

who has had the unhappy experience of an acquaintance's unethical business dealing and seeing  how it

affected my relative makes me think of Proverbs 11:1" A false balance is abomination to the

L-RD: but a just weight is his delight."

 When we  do what G-d's word says  to do we are exercising faith that his word is true  and he will bless us

for doing his will.

 We can  choose to act like the world in our business dealings but it is an  abomination to G-d.

Physical Jew vs Spiritual Jew?

This is a re post from last year
Physical Jew-At one time Jew meant someone from the tribe of Judah (one of Jacob's twelve sons). Today Jew means one who is born through the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jew is interchangeable with Hebrew ( one who crosses over).





Not many people can be physically Jewish, G-d's chosen people of whom pertain the covenants and oracles of G-d. The people chosen to show salvation to the world,with whom G-d walked , whom G-d used to bring the scriptures to the world, whom the Messiah of Israel and the Saviour of the world came according to the flesh Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:...and his name shall be called...The mighty G-d, The everlasting Father,..."( G-d took on himself the form of our human nature, not our carnal nature).The Jews are also chosen to be G-d's battle ax. Jeremiah 51:20-24 "Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms:..."





The Jews legacy from G-d is great. Genesis 12:2 and 3, G-d makes these promises to Abram ( later to become Abraham)"And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed

So what is a spiritual Jew? It is one whose heart has been circumcised, not literally but spiritually. "For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?...For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly: neither is that circumcison.which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter: whose praise is not of men,but of G-d" Romans 2:25-29

Refer to last post for more information.

More about Physical Jew vs Spiritual Jew

This is a re post from September 2011. The reason I chose to re post the difference between physical Jew and a Spiritual Jew is because of its relevancy today. Many people, Jew and Gentile can not see what G-d is doing in this age, bringing both Jew and Gentile into one unique body called the church. No matter what we were born as, Jew or Gentile, it (the physical) can never change but G-d can change the sinner, whether Jew or Gentile, to spiritually become His child whereby we cry Abba, Father.

A Jew wrote an explanation of the difference of physical Jew and spiritual Jew using Abraham's journey of faith to illustrate the difference between the two and how to become spiritually Jew no matter what you are physically. I would like to quote parts of this Jew's writing.

"What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before G-d. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed G-d, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."

Here the writer is saying Abraham's belief in G-d's word made him right with G-d. Trying to work to be right with G-d puts one in debt or bondage.

The writer goes on to say"Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom G-d imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the L-rd will not impute sin.

Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised."

More of this Jew's writings can be found in the New Covenant. This man's name is Saul of Tarsus. Saul was taught at the feet of Gamaliel, a noted rabbinic teacher of that time. Later his name was changed to Paul as more and more he taught the Gentiles about the One true G-d of Israel.

Why? The Jewish People

G-d Created the Jewish people and Israel so the world could see there is a G-d. Isaiah 45:4-6 "For Jacob my servant's sake,and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. I am the L-RD, and there is none else,there is no G-d beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the L-RD, and there is none else."

Definitions (The Shema)

"Hear, O Israel: The L-RD (definition-self-Existent or Eternal: Jehovah, Jewish national name for G-d) our G-d (definition -El-o-heem,plural, gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used(in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme G-d) is one(definition-properly united, i.e. one; or ( as an ordinal) first)

We have manifestations of three distinct persons (Father, Son , Holy Spirit) that is one G-d. This is why I believe in the triune G-d because of what the Bible says. Why do you believe what you do? Is it because what the Bible says, which is the final authority, or what some one else says?

Think about it.

My Jewish Bible says

"But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me.  Selah"  Psalm 49:15

"I will ransom them from the power of the grave:  I will redeem them  from death: O death, I will  be thy plagues: O grave.I will be thy  destruction."  Hosea 13:14