If your life
is not at risk because of what you believe, you are probably on the wrong
side. Adonai says: “… I
will bless those who bless [Israel], And the one who curses [Israel] I
will curse.” — Gen. 12:3
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OUR BELIEFS
Next Year in
Jerusalem!
The Restored Temple in
Jerusalem in Year 1 of Melech Yeshua HaMashiach’s Reign
Return in compassion to Your city,
Jerusalem, and rest within it as You have said. Rebuild it
speedily, and in our days, a structure forever. And may You
establish the throne of David within Jerusalem speedily. Blessed
are You, Lord, the Builder of Jerusalem.
— The
Amidah, Blessing 14
I will bring them to
My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer; their
burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for
My house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
For Tziyon's
sake I will not be silent, for Yerusha- layim's sake I will
not rest, until her vindication shines out brightly and her
Yeshua like a blazing torch.
Hear what Adonai
says to Israel: “I will bless those who bless you, but I will
curse anyone who curses you; and by you all the families of the
earth will be blessed.”
And hear what Yeshua
says to the whole world: “Yes! I tell you that whenever you did
these things for one of the least important of these [Jewish]
brothers of mine, you did them for me!”
From Your heavenly abode You will
appear, O our King, and reign over us, for we wait for You. When will You
reign in Zion? Soon, even in our days, may You dwell there forever and
ever. May You be exalted and sanctified within Yerushalayim, Your city,
from generation to generation and for all eternity. May our eyes see Your
Kingdom, as it is expressed in the songs of Your Might by the hand of
David, Your righteous Anointed: “Adonai shall reign forever, your G-D, O
Zion, from generation to generation! Hallelujah!”
Ari Levitt (tywl yra)
is the shem
kodesh of Messianic Pastor/ Theologian
Dr. Rickard (Ari) Levitt-Sawyer,
and translates approximately into English as “Lion of the Tribe of
Levi.” Except where otherwise specifically indicated, the opinions
expressed on this website are my own, and do not necessarily reflect
the views or opinions of any other organization or individual.
If you disagree with my opinions, please
CLICK HERE before contacting me about it.
Welcome to
our website! In these uncertain times, all of us are all looking for
something that we can count on, something that will give our lives and our
families meaning and stability. We believe that the only “something” that
will never fail is a SomeOne — Yeshua HaNatseret, the Lion of
Judah, Israel’s Messiah, and the living Son of God. Find out
about Him in the pages of the Bible, the only absolutely sure foundation
upon which to build your family. [View our
complete welcome page.]
Messianic
Judaism is actually nearly 2,000 years old, dating back to the time of
Messiah Yeshua. Yeshua was born into a Jewish home. He was raised in a
Jewish family. His parents were Jewish, His brothers and sisters were
Jewish. All His uncles, aunts, and cousins were Jewish. He grew up to
become a Jewish rabbi who taught Jewish people in a Jewish
land—Israel—about the God of Avraham, Yitz'chak, and Ya'akov
(Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: the Jewish patriarchs). Yeshua’s Shliachim
(Apostles or Emissaries) were all Jewish. The writers of the Apostolic
Scriptures (also known as B'rit Hadasha, Renewed Covenant Scriptures, or
so-called “New Testament”) were all Jewish, and for a long time (nearly
300 years) “The Faith” was almost exclusively Jewish. There were tens of
thousands of Jewish people who believed that Yeshua was the Messiah in the
first century following His resurrection (see
Acts 2:37-42,
4:4,
21:20), and every single one of them lived and died still a Jew.
“Messianic Judaism really began to flourish in the
year 1967. That was the same year that Jerusalem came back under the
control of the Jewish people for the first time in almost 2,000 years. A
coincidence? Absolutely not! God’s time for the Jewish
people had begun. The age of the Gentiles (Goyim) was drawing to a close
as prophesied in the New Covenant: ‘…Yerushalayim will be trampled
down by the Goyim until the age of the Goyim has run its course.…’ (Luke
21:24)” [Neil and Jamie Lash, Messianic Judaism: Life from the
Dead. Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Jewish Jewels, 2000, p.13.]
Today there are more than 250 Messianic Jewish
congregations in at least 25 countries (with at least 60 congregations in
Eretz Israel!) most of which are composed of both Jewish and non-Jewish
people who believe in Yeshua as Israel’s Messiah and their personal
Savior, who understand the Jewish roots of true Biblical faith, and who
wish to express that faith through living a Torah-observant Jewish
lifestyle.
“I pray … that
they may all be one. Just as you, Father, are united with me
and I with you, I pray that they may be united with us, so that the world
may believe that you sent me. The glory which you have given to me, I have
given to them; so that they may be one, just as we are one
— I united with them and you with me, so that they may be completely
one, and the world thus realize that you sent me, and that you
have loved them just as you have loved me.” (Yochanan
[John] 17:20-23, CJB)
Please note well:
It is not our intent to belittle, unduly criticize, or “bash” anyone who
may hold religious or political persuasions or opinions other than our
own, nor is it our intent to cause any kind of division within the Family
of God. Even though we may absolutely and totally disagree
with your opinion, we will defend to the death your God-given right
to hold it. We are not “anti-anybody” — we are only pro-Truth [click
here for the definition of “Truth”]. We firmly believe that it can be
proven with absolute certainty that the Bible, and the Bible only,
is the revealed Word of
God, and is the standard by which all knowledge and
opinion must be judged. Information on this website that concerns
non-Biblical religious beliefs is provided for the sole purpose of
comparing those beliefs with the
Revealed Truth of the Bible. We also attempt to demonstrate, for
educational purposes only, just how far the true Body of Messiah has
drifted away from its Jewish origins, and to provide a possible
alternative view to that which I taught for nearly 30 years as a Baptist
pastor. We earnestly await the return of Messiah and the “Restoration of
All Things” as promised by the prophets. For more on this subject, please
CLICK HERE.
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