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What are your thoughts, as a Messianic, on reincarnation? Do you believe in it? Or no? Any thoughts on the Jewish teachings about reincarnation?

Has anyone ever studied Elijah's altar? I think there is a deeper meaning to it, and that it pointed to a future time, and to a future time. 1Ki 18:30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was...

I haven't noticed Visionary posting for a while - I hope she is okay!

I was just reading another post and it has me thinking about the five loaves and seven loaves. I'm wondering if there is a deeper meaning to the story because when David came to Ahimelech and asked for bread, he said: Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine...

Olam Haba, "the world to come", is likened to Sabbath; the day before Sabbath is called "the preparation" - Luk 23:54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. (I had assumed that this was about preparing the Passover, but it seems there was a preparation day before the...

I came across something about this and thought it was interesting to ponder - In three places the name "LORD God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel" is used instead of "LORD God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob". So what is the significance of using Israel instead of Jacob? Are they using Israel in...

I've been thinking about these two sections of scripture and wondering if you all had any thoughts about them. The first makes it sound like Yeshua is 'going to prepare' a place, but in the second set of verses there are places prepared by the Father. By Him saying "In my Father's house there...

I hope it's okay I ask this here. :) I know that there are certain things that Jews expect the Messiah to do, but what about Elijah? I understand that Elijah is supposed to answer questions and resolve arguments, but is there more that he is expected to do? Will the Rabbis only declare him to be...

Called "carmeltazite", the article states - "the mineral mix constituting carmeltazite has been identified in rocks from outer space, says Abraham Taub, CEO of the Israeli gemstone-mining company, Shefa Yamim, that found it. But this is the first time it’s been found on Earth, he says."...

Repentance: For sin against fellow man Yom Kippur alone can not atone for sins against other people. Only when the victim is appeased can the offender seek forgiveness from HaShem – and this too is needed, for any crime against a fellow human being is also a crime against God (quote from Asking...

Do all prophecies have to be fulfilled? People talk a lot about end times and how this has to be fulfilled/take place, and that has to be fulfilled/take place before Yeshua returns - but is it true? Jonah didn't want to go to Nineveh and then when he did, and they repented, and Jon 3:10 And...

Was the temple always the place for God to rest His "feet"? (1Ch 28:2) Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God...

I've been reading commentaries about the shofar being blown on Rosh Hashana and how the sound of the shofar is like wordless prayer, prayer from the heart, and like the sighs and groans of Israel in bondage in Egypt. God heard their sighs. God heard their groans. God heard their "wordless...

Some believe this takes place in Ezekiel's temple: 2Th 2:3-4 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (4) Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or...

Is there a difference between "coveting" and "wanting" something? Like if your neighbor has a nicer house than you and you wish you could have a house like theirs, but not their house, is that "wanting" and not "coveting" or is it all the same? But is "wanting" bad, too, because it leads to envy?

I was studying emunah (faith) this morning and in my searching and studying I came across this phrase: "Anachnu ma'aminim bnei ma'aminim," "We are believers children of believers" How beautiful is Hebrews 11 when you read it with that phrase in mind! Heb 11:1-40 Now faith is the substance...

Deu 31:19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. Have any of you done this? I've been reading how Jews fulfill this commandment, and wondering if Messianics do...

Do Messianics do anything special for Rosh Chodesh Elul? I don't attend a Messianic synagogue because there are none anywhere near me so I don't know. Is it the first day of blowing the shofar? Do they blow the shofar in Messianic synagogues during Elul?

We had a visitor to our forum (and there may be others!) who was interested in Yom Kippur so I thought it would be nice to have a thread to share how we all observe Yom Kippur, what it means to us, etc. Please share! Thanks!

I have a couple of questions about this: Isa 51:4 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. According to what I've read, this means God will reveal a new Torah through Moshiach...