Isaiah 7:14 (TLV) “Therefore Adonai Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive.
When she is giving birth to a son, she will call his name Immanuel.”
Rabbi Yaacov Zamstein has just returned from Israel with news of what is going on there now. Rabbi Zamstein was born in Israel and carries dual citizenship, so he begins his time with us telling us just what it is like for him to be there – and what is different for someone visiting, and does not carry an Israeli passport! For instance, he pays the vat taxes that we are reimbursed for at the airport as ‘visitors’ to Israel.
Describing the terrain in Israel, there are mountains, desserts, areas that are warm, and some that get cold!. And the traffic has gotten much worse.
Rabbi Zamstein spoke of the current modern state of Israel – the people and what it is like today, mentioning the spiritual frame of mind, and the variety of people there.
Going back a little, Rabbi Zamstein tells a short story of the Jewish man who showed him the Scriptures from Isaiah 7, 9, 52, 53, from Jeremiah and also from Daniel. Then on February 1, 1979 he accepted Yeshua into his heart and became a believer! At first it was a slow growth process for him, but he realized that Yeshua is the Redeemer of the world!
Jonathan stated he heard from some of his students that Israel is not Biblical Israel – that its not the land of God’s covenant, or God’s promise… that it is just a political Israel. Rabbi answered that today ‘replacement theology’ is being taught and using a Scripture from Galatians 6 to prove that point, forgetting Paul’s words in Romans 9, 10, & 11. Rabbi gives us a little history lesson here.
Rabbi Zamstein says there are up to 1 million Jewish people who are believers. In the US, in our Messianic Jewish movement, there are 300,000 + Jewish believers. In Israel, about 30,000 Jewish people are believers, and they are open about it!
There is a lot of talk with the Jewish Rabbis here in the US that we (Jews) may not be as safe as it used to be and maybe its time to make Aliyah as anti-Semitism grows. This is coming.
The Jews are still the apple of God’s eye. One day, the Jews will say “Baruch haba B’Shem Adonai”
“Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord” (Psalm 118:26).
Kerem El Messianic Synagogue meets in the Life Center, 2900 S. Jenkins Rd, Fort Pierce, FL 34981 – Saturdays at 10:30 AM
Rabbi Yaacov: ravzam@aol.com / Rebbetzin Shari: sharizam@aol.com / (561) 352-6624
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