Two weeks ago I promised to bring up this theme in a Bible study. The two pictures from the left show the destruction of the 1st Temple in Jerusalem by the Babylonian army in 586 or 587 BCE, and the third picture shows the complete destruction of the 2nd Temple in Jerusalem by the Roman army led by Titus in 70 AD.
The symbols of the Temple were, among others, the Torah (the Pentateuch), the Menorah (a golden 7-branched candlestick). The first picture also shows the Torah and the 1st Temple in Jerusalem. The second and third pictures also show the Menorah. (I will return to the fourth picture later)
The symbols of the Temple were, among others, the Torah (the Pentateuch), the Menorah (a golden 7-branched candlestick). The first picture also shows the Torah and the 1st Temple in Jerusalem. The second and third pictures also show the Menorah. (I will return to the fourth picture later)
Primary Meaning of Torah: Torah refers to the law of Yehowah, revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures (Pentateuch). Its core is the Law of the Ten Commandments, originally written on two stone tablets by the finger of Yehowah.
However, the word “Torah” also has many other meanings. It refers not only to the Pentateuch, but also to the entire Tanakh, and is sometimes used to refer to the Talmud and other rabbinical writings (known as the Oral Torah). Torah can also refer to the broad written Jewish teachings.
The Holy Scriptures of the Torah were the most precious treasure for the Jews of the Old Covenant, for which they were ready to sacrifice their lives, like Daniel and his three friends of old. Many of us New Covenant Saints will also experience martyrdom for our faith in Yeshua.
The Menorah symbolizes the Holy Light or Shekinah glory that surrounds Yehowah Elohim and for us New Covenant Saints it is a type of the Message of Salvation that the Holy Spirit illuminates for us when we believe in the sermon of repentance, repent and believe in Adonai Yeshua.
The Holy One of Israel, YHWH (Yehowah), dwelt in the Most Holy Place of the Temple in Jerusalem in ancient times and appeared above the golden mercy seat that was there. Today, through His Holy Spirit and the Spirit of Adonai Yeshua, He dwells in all the saints of the New Covenant, for our bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
However, let us now focus on only the last two verses of the picture: Matt. 11:12 and Luke 16:16.
Who are those attackers?
They are referred to in the verses Matt. 11:12 and Luke 16:16. According to Novum, both verses refer to a violent attack on the Kingdom of Heaven (also the Kingdom of Elohim). Let us consider who might be the attackers who seize the Kingdom of Heaven and/or invade it by force?
I believe the attackers are related to the proclamation of John the Baptist and Yeshua Mashiach:
A. Matt. 3:1-2
>>1 Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven has drawn near.<<
B. Mark 1:14-15
>>14 And after John was delivered up, Yeshua came into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of the Kingdom of Elohim, 15 and saying, The time has been fulfilled, and the Kingdom of Elohim draws near. Repent and believe in the Good News!<<
Church history reveals something shocking!
As Christianity spread throughout the world, over the centuries it was (unfortunately) also modified at least partially in 7 Councils, or church councils, from Nicaea to Nicaea. Changes were made to the content of the 10 commandments of the Law of Moses, the Shabat was abolished on Sundays: 'on the day of the great sun god' in 321 AD by the decree of Constantine the Great.
In addition, the original apostolic water baptism, which was only prescribed for those who professed their faith, was replaced by infant baptism without a confession of faith, and baptism was also performed in a different way in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Before that, the Catholic church modified the verse Matt. 28:19 to require it. The churches have also argued about who of they owns the 'Power of the keys'.
In the continuation verses of the previously mentioned verse Luke 16:16, the following has been declared to all churches in the world (including Catholics, Orthodox, etc.) according to Adonai Yeshua. Luke 16:17-18
>>17 But it is easier for the heaven and the earth to pass away than one tittle of the Torah to fail. 18 Everyone putting away his wife, and marrying another, commits adultery. And everyone marrying her who has been put away from a husband commits adultery.<<
The attackers have been Churches and their leaders
The crusades, inquisitions, and mass murders carried out by the great apostate Churches of the world have targeted all Christians and Jews who have refused to obey their counterfeit doctrines. The blood of tens of millions of genuine Christians and Jews has been shed over time, as prophesied in the verses: Rev. 17:3-6
>>3 And he carried me away into a desert, by the Spirit. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, filled with names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and being gilded with gold and precious stone and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominations and unclean things of her fornication.
5 And on her forehead was a name having been written: Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Harlots and of the Abominations of the Earth. 6 And I saw the woman being drunk from the blood of the saints, and from the blood of the witnesses of Yeshua. And I marveled, seeing her with a great marveling.<<
There are also many other attackers: atheists, communists, Islamists, scientologists, etc. The most cunning and evil attacker is the Devil with his fallen angels, demons and evil spirits! All of those attackers I listed above are led and incited by that old Serpent (the Devil) with his allies!
What does the fourth picture on the right mean?
"The Attack" is a painting by the Finnish artist Edvard Isto. It is one of the most famous Finnish paintings. The painting represents the Russian double-headed eagle attacking the Finnish Maiden trying to rob her of her book of Laws. The painting was completed in 1899, the same year when emperor Nicholas II of Russia gave his publication known as the February Manifesto. More about The February Manifesto:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_Manifesto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_Manifesto
The Finnish Maiden in the picture is holding the LEX: Finland's own Law, which the Russian Emperor Nicholas II tried to completely annul, even though previous emperors had granted Finland a special status as a Grand Duchy, part of Russia. In the same way, apostate Churches and pagan rulers have tried to change the Jewish Ten Teaching and Torah, to suit the pagans.
Songs suitable for the topic
Please, note: Our Savior's original name in Hebrew is Yeshua HaMashiach HaNotzri
Yeshua Is the Light
Power In The Blood
Lord I Lift Your Name On High
Out of Egypt, Into Freedom
To Be Pleasing You
P.S. You can check out the interesting stages of my life from the link below. My life has been a great adventure. There have been successes and setbacks. Adonai Yeshua has always helped me!
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