Zechariah 12:3 “ And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it
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ISRAEL’S TOP RABBI HINTS: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR IS SIGN OF MESSIAH’S ARRIVAL
Rabbi Elazar bar Avinah said, ‘If you see kingdoms taunting each other, you can anticipate the footsteps of the Messiah.” The Midrash bases this on the age of Abraham in which kings were battling each other which culminated in Abraham’s “redemption”.
It should be noted that Rabbi Kanievsky is a mainstream Torah scholar and never made any public statements predicting the arrival of the Messiah. This changed in 2015 when, at the age of 87, Rabbi Kanievsky declared the Messiah was imminent. This message was accompanied by the rabbi urging that the Jews in exile return to Israel immediately.
A new website is showing video testimonies of Jews who have received Jesus as Messiah.
The site, IMetMessiah.com, is aimed at bringing the good news of Christ to Jews who are interested in knowing more about Him.
“As Jewish people, most of us grow up without considering whether or not Yeshua is the Messiah expected by our people for millennia,” Eitan Bar, the site’s founder, explains in a video. “Yet, something happened in our lives that changed each of us and caused us to rethink the usual Jewish views about Jesus.”
“We offer these stories to you and hope that your relationship with God will deepen through meeting our storytellers,” Bar adds.
The site has over a dozen testimonies from Jewish businessmen and women who have discovered Jesus as Lord.
“I was frustrated,” Grant Berry recalled. “Here Maria was, this Christian girl that had a relationship with my God—the God of Abraham—and here I was, a Jew, trying to have a relationship with my God—the God of Abraham—and nothing. I was disconnected.”
Berry told his Christian friend about frustration with feeling that he was unable to reach God.
“I have been trying to tell you for six to eight months … You can’t have the Father without the Son,” Maria replied.
Congressman Trey Gowdy, who is heading the House of Representatives’ select committee for the Benghazi terror attack, told a group of believers at Second Baptist Church Houston that they need to stop waiting for a political messiah and place their hope in the true messiah.
“If you want to change culture, don’t wait on the Supreme Court or anyone else,” said the South Carolina congressman. “The real hope in Christ is expressed through the lives of His followers. Changing the hearts and minds in this country is our job.”
Gowdy said that Christians must to step up and speak the truth in a way that is respectful to other people but unwavering in presenting the Gospel truth.
“You don’t insult people into changing their minds,” said Gowdy.
Gowdy said that it’s important for people to hold their elected officials accountable for more than just the votes they cast or actions they take in their office. He said leaders need to be held accountable for their actions in their private lives because everything we do is a reflection on the Lord and how He is working in our lives.
Gowdy said that Christians need to educate themselves because the answers to all things are in Scripture.
“Are you educated in the teachings of Christ?” Gowdy said. “The answers to all our political questions are in the Bible… But what good does that do unless you know the Bible?”
