by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
by Rev. Mark Robinson Zephaniah, which means “Yahweh hides,” is the writer of this book addressed to the people of Judah and covers the period of 640-609 B.C. Most of the writing was done before the fall of Ninevah in 612 B.C. (see 2:13) and likely after...
by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
By Ken Symes Pharisees and Sadducees are two of the major groups found in the New Testament and are nowhere in the Old Testament. Who are these groups? When did they come into the world of Judaism? What did they believe? As one reads the Bible it is important to...
by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
Ken Overby In order to understand how the first century church observed Communion, it is necessary to grasp a history of the Jewishness of the early church. The followers of Yeshua, referred to as those of the “Way,”1 never thought of themselves as anything other than...
by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
by Rev. Mark Robinson Baptism in the Christian world is a religious ritual that has, in many instances, taken on an importance far beyond its simple origins. There are Christian denominations, Catholicism and Church of Christ among others, that embrace the...
by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
By Ken Symes There are five branches of Judaism. Reconstructionist Judaism is secular and denies the existence of a personal God and a Divine revelation. Thus, they do not accept the Bible in any form only stressing the Jewish culture with no real religious emphasis....
