In the early days of Cain and Abel the offerings were not so much for sin as they were of gratitude and this was shown by giving some of the best firstfruits of what God had provided… whether fruit, grain or livestock. Deuteronomy 26:2 says, “Take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket.”- Keeping this idea in mind, let’s compare the nature of Abel’s sacrifice with Cain’s sacrifice.
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Often prophecy in Scripture is revealed by type and antitype, by symbols hidden in stories with dual meanings and application and fulfillments. For over 20 years I have shared understanding showing how the seven days of creation reveal Hashem’s 7000 year Plan of Redemption. The following is a short excerpt and outline of that one and…
Upon meditating on the hidden words within the first hebrew word recorded in Scriptures, “Bereshit”, (‘in the beginning’) many truths are discovered and we see God’s whole plan of Salvation is laid out in this one word.
The scriptures say that we were created in the image of God… the problem is people have lost sight of what that is! ELOHIM IS SPIRIT God is Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” – John 4:24 That spirit is conscious selfless love and the core essence…
The Word literally “Tabernacled” in Human Flesh on God’s Holy Day for Tabernacling John 1:14 relates Yeshua’s body as temporary dwelling like a tabernacle/booth: And the Word was made flesh, and “tabernacled” among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” Many versions…
Understanding Yom Kippur and How to Observe it
Shabbat shuva always falls on the Shabbat before Yom Kippur and is a time for Repentance and Return to Covenant! Shabbat Shuvah (“Sabbath [of] Return” שבת שובה) refers to the Shabbat that occurs during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur!
Each year to prepare for the fall feast and the prophetic foreshadowing of the coming of the King all of Israel would begin repenting from the beginning of the month of Elul for 30 days up to Rosh Hashanah/Yom Terumah and then 10 final days leading up to Yom Kippur the 10 days of Awe!
As Yom Teruah nears (the Fall Feast that foreshadows Messiah’s coming on a future day of Trumpeting), we think about what it means to be ready for the Messiah as a Bride without spot or blemish… Join us in a beautiful journey of preparing as a Beautiful Bride!
Yom Teruah is the prophetic foreshadow of the coming of Messiah and the Marriage of the Lamb. This year we celebrate it starting the evening of the 25th after sundown. The ancient Jewish wedding is a custom that every believer should study and understand. Why? Because Yah Himself instituted and followed the steps of a…