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שַׁבָּת
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Today we use the
Gregorian calendar from Pope Gregory; from the 1500’s,
Today is August
20, 2016
August -- Augustus Caesar's month
Latin Augustus "Augustus"
Latin Augustus mensis "month of Augustus"
Latin sextilis mensis "sixth month"
Sextilis had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until
Julius when it became 31 days long.
Augustus Caesar clarified and completed the
calendar reform of Julius Caesar. In the process, he also renamed this month
after himself.
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Yehovah has His own calendar
Today is the 16th day of
the 5th month which has no name in scripture
Judaism
calls it Av. Not scriptural.
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We read from law and the prophets
every Sabbath like they did in the Book of Acts.
Acts 13 [15] And after the reading of the law and the prophets…
Luke 24 [44] And Yeshua said unto them, These are the words
which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be
fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and
in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
The Word of God -
Torah, Prophets and Writings (psalms)
Ta Na Kk is an acronym for:
T = Torah (law, teachings) - first 5 books of Moses
N = Navi' eem or prophets (pl. sounds like - Na vi eem)
K = Ke'tuvim or writings (psalms etc.)
At this point, there were neither gospels
nor letters.
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Last 3 weeks – Bible 101
http://oneinmessiah.net/Bible1017302016.htm
Last 2 weeks, “Satan, hell, lake of
fire forever”
http://oneinmessiah.net/SatanHellLakeOfFireForever862016.htm
Last week, “heaven, being with God
forever”
http://oneinmessiah.net/HeavenToBeWithGodForever8132016.htm
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I can’t believe the last 3 Sabbaths, the topics were elementary I thought,
most pseudo Christians believe these.
Some messianic and pseudo torah, Sabbath groups pervert the scriptures and
deceive the simple Paul tells us:
Today’s Topic:
How, Where is the Lord Yeshua coming back?
I always notice an association between
Yah, Yeshua and the clouds
Let’s read
Dan.
7 [13]
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the
Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought Him near
before Him. [14] And there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a
kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve Him: His
dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom
that which shall not be destroyed.
Matt.
24 [26]
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in
the secret chambers; believe it not.
[27] For as the lightning cometh out of the east,
and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be.
[28] For wheresoever the carcase
is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
[29] Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from
heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
[30] And
then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall
all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall
see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. [31]
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall
gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the
other.
Matt.
26 [64]
Yeshua saith unto him, Thou
hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter
shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in
the clouds of heaven.
Mark
13 [23]
But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all
things.
[24] But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
[25] And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in
heaven shall be shaken.
[26] And
then shall they see the Son of man coming in the
clouds with great power and glory. [27] And then shall he
send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from
the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Mark
14 [62]
And Yeshua said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and
coming in the clouds of heaven.
Luke
21 [27]
And then shall they see the
Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [28]
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your
heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
The Son of man comes “with
clouds”
Acts.1
[1] The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus,
of all that Yeshua began both to do and teach,
[2] Until the day in which he
was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto
the apostles whom he had chosen:
[3] To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible
proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to
the kingdom of God:
[4] And, being assembled
together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem,
but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith
he, ye have heard of me.
[5] For John truly baptized with
water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
[6] When they therefore were come together, they asked of him,
saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
[7] And he said unto them, It is not for
you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own
power.
[8] But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea,
and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
[9] And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was
taken up; and a cloud
received him out of their sight.
[10] And while they looked stedfastly
toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
[11] Which also said, Ye men of Galilee,
why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
this same Yeshua, which is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
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1Thes.4 [15] For this
we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain
unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (go before) them which are asleep. (are dead)
[16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Messiah
shall rise first: [17] Then
we which are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air: and so shall
we ever be with the Lord. Not on this earth
2Thes.1 [6] Seeing it is a
righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
[7] And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Yeshua shall be revealed from
heaven with his mighty angels,
[8] In flaming fire taking vengeance on
them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah:
[9] Who shall be punished with everlasting
destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his
power;
[10] When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired
in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that
day.
Rev.1 [7] Behold, He cometh with clouds; and
every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.
[8] I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith
the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Rev.19[11] And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse;
and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he
doth judge and make war.
[12] His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns;
and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he
himself.
[13] And he was clothed with a vesture dipped
in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
[14] And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon
white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
[15] And out of his mouth goeth
a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them
with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of
the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
[16] And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a
name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
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Let’s read on… I always notice an association between Yah, Yeshua and the clouds
Exod.13 [21] And Yehovah went before them by day in a pillar of
a cloud, to lead them the way; and by
night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
Exod.14 [24] And it came to pass, that in the morning
watch Yehovah
looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the
Egyptians,
Exod.16 [10] And it came to pass,
as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the
children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of Yehovah appeared in
the cloud.
Exod.19 [9] And Yehovah said
unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people
may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever.
And Moses told the words of the people unto Yehovah.
Exod.24 [16] And the
glory of Yehovah abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh
day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
Exod.33 [9] And it came to pass,
as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy
pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and Yehovah talked with
Moses.
Exod.34 [5] And Yehovah
descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the
name of Yehovah.
Exod.40 [34] Then a cloud
covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of Yehovah
filled the tabernacle.[35] And Moses
was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud
abode thereon, and the glory of Yehovah filled the
tabernacle.
[38] For the cloud of Yehovah was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire
was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all
their journeys.
Lev.16 [2] And Yehovah said
unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into
the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat,
which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
[13] And he shall put the incense upon the fire before
Yehovah, that the cloud
of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
Num.9 [18] At the commandment
of Yehovah the children of Israel journeyed, and at
the commandment of Yehovah they pitched: as long as
the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they
rested in their tents. [19] And when the cloud
tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept
the charge of Yehovah, and journeyed not.[20] And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle;
according to the commandment of Yehovah they abode in
their tents, and according to the commandment of Yehovah
they journeyed.
Num.10 [34] And the cloud of Yehovah
was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.
Num.11[25] And Yehovah came down in a cloud, and spake
unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the
seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them,
they prophesied, and did not cease.
Num.12 [5] And Yehovah came
down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the
tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
Num.14 [14] And they will tell it to the inhabitants of
this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people,
that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest
before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and
in a pillar of fire by night.
Num.16 [42] And it came to pass,
when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they
looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Yehovah appeared.
Deut.5 [22] These words Yehovah spake unto all your
assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of
the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he
added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them
unto me.
Deut.31[15] And Yehovah appeared in the
tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and
the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
1Kgs.8 [10] And it came to pass, when the priests were come
out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the
house of Yehovah,[11] So that the
priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of Yehovah had filled the house of Yehovah.
2Chr.5 [13] It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and
singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yehovah; and when they lifted up their voice with the
trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and
praised Yehovah, saying, For he is good; for his
mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house
of Yehovah;[14] So that the priests could not
stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of Yehovah
had filled the house of God.
Isa.4 [5] And Yehovah will
create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a
flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Isa.19 [1] The burden of Egypt.
Behold, Yehovah rideth upon a swift cloud,
and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his
presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Lam.2 [1] How
hath Yehovah covered the daughter of Zion
with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the
beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
Ezek.1 [28] As the appearance of
the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the
brightness round about. This was the appearance of
the likeness of the glory of Yehovah. And
when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Ezek.10 [4] Then the glory of Yehovah
went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the
house was filled with the cloud, and the
court was full of the brightness of Yehovah's glory.
Ezek.30 [3] For the day is near,
even the day of Yehovah is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
Nah.1[3] Yehovah
is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: Yehovah hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and
the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Let's
Talk…
May I ask Five Questions?
millennium? The word millennium is of Latin
origin, not in the Scriptures
Rapture? This
word is not in any scripture. You must mean the "coming of the Lord Yeshua", caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord Yeshua in the air.
Rapture at anytime? (You must mean that day shall not come until the man of sin
be revealed)
Rapture, and then brought back to this earth to reign with Messiah for 1000
years? (You must mean - so shall we ever be with the Lord)
What do we do with these verses?
2Thes.2 [1] Now we beseech
you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Yeshua the
Messiah, and by our gathering together unto him,[2] That ye be not soon shaken
in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from
us, as that the day of Messiah is at hand.
[3] 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 that is
worshipped; so that he as God sitteth
in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
1 Thes.4 [15] For this we say
unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the
coming of the Lord shall not prevent (go before) them which are asleep.[16] For
the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Messiah shall rise
first:[17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord.
The Millennium?
The word millennium is of
Latin origin, meaning a thousand years
Who will reign in Jerusalem on this earth in the last days, Messiah or
Anti-Messiah?
Please click on this link for the
"man of sin" http://OneinMessiah.net/manofsin.htm
We read: 2 Thes. 2 [4]
Who opposeth and exalteth
himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God , shewing himself that he is God. (no temple as of 2016 AD )
Dan.9[ 27] And he
shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the
week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for
the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate , even until
the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
and many other scriptures… But don't trouble me with facts
you say...
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Look this up yourself on the net
Millennial Heresy, Origins of The Millennium doctrine started with
an ungodly heretic by the name of Cerinthus, who lived in the first century.
It is true that the Jews generally
believed that the Messiah would establish a literal or earthly kingdom. And
even some of them believed that Messiah's reign would last a thousand years.
Here is an extract from Neander's History of Messiahian Dogmas,
Vol. 1, Page 248.
"The idea of a Millennial reign
proceeded from Judaism; for among
the Jews the representation was current that the Messiah would reign a thousand
years upon earth. .
. . Such products of Jewish imagination passed over into Messiahianity."
There are many writings that state
that Cerinthus had so-called revelations, and things shown to him by
angels, alleging that
after the resurrection the kingdom of Messiah is to be on earth, and that the
flesh dwelling in Jerusalem is again to be subject to desires and pleasures.
Again - he says that there is to be space of a thousand years for marriage festivities." Another one of his
doctrines he taught was that Messiah would have an earthly kingdom.
This is the true origin of the
Millennium theory.
This language he uses with special reference
to the one thousand years Cerinthus claimed would be spent in sensuality. Notice also that Cerinthus believed in an earthly kingdom. Cerinthus lived in the days of the apostle John.
This mixture of Judaism and
Oriental philosophy was calculated to make many converts, and this sect soon
became very numerous.
They admitted a part of St. Matthew's Gospel but
rejected the rest, and held the epistles of St. Paul in great abhorrence."
(Gregory and Ruter's Church History., Page 30)
Observe how closely the modern Millennium teachers of today cling to the doctrines of their founder.
Cerinthus taught that "Messiah will have an earthly
kingdom." "After the resurrection the kingdom of Messiah is to be on
earth."
"The resurrection would be followed by exquisite
delights in the Millenary reign of Messiah." That Messiah would hereafter return, and would reign with his followers a
thousand years in Israel.
The only difference is that his modern
followers today have dropped the idea of sensuality.
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Another book states that:"Cerinthus required his followers to worship
the supreme God.... He promised them a resurrection of their bodies, which would be succeeded by exquisite
delights in the Millenary reign of Messiah....
For Cerinthus supposed that Messiah would hereafter return . . . and
would reign with his followers a thousand years in Israel." (Mosheim's
Eccl. Hist., Page 50)
To sum up this up, the theory of a
literal kingdom and reign on the earth was gathered from Jewish fabulous "revelations," "unwritten
tradition," "carnal misapprehensions," "pretended
visions," "suppositions," and "superstitious
imaginations."
Millennialism had the worst heretic
in the first century for its founder, and its chief advocates thereafter were
rejected by the early church.
From time to time it was revived by
"heretical sects."
The vain worldly expectation that
the Messiah would establish a literal kingdom caused the Jews to reject him, and his spiritual kingdom.
They only wanted an earthly kingdom; hence rejected and crucified the
Son of God.
As soon as the church began to apostatize, and
lost the glory of his spiritual kingdom, vain ambitions awakened the old Jewish
desire for a literal kingdom.
And so it has come to pass that we
have at this time of dead formality a multitude of men teaching the same
abominable lie and false hope which crucified Messiah nearly nineteen hundred
years ago; namely, a literal kingdom of Messiah.
Source: H. M. Riggle, "History of the Millennium," The Kingdom
of God, 1899.
All claim, even today, 2016, that
their doctrine is well founded in the book Revelation 20.
So you have Cerinthus or Judaism, I will take scripture
Cerinthus
It is said, the Millennium doctrine was started by, as they put it, an
ungodly heretic by the name of Cerinthus, who lived
in the first century.
Judaism
Judaism teaches the Messiah would establish a literal, earthly kingdom and
Messiah's reign would last a thousand years.
Did the idea of a millennial reign proceed from Judaism? Did such thoughts
from Judaism's imagination pass over into the so-called Messiahian
and Messianic movements? Looks
that way…
We are left, at this point, 2016 AD, with such a vast abyss of so-called
writings and histories to view and study. I prefer to use the Word and Spirit
of the Lord for my understanding and discernment.
Nowhere in the gospels did Yeshua ever say or
even hint of a 1000 year Messianic kingdom on this earth. The apostles, in the
letters, never spoke of a 1000 year Messianic kingdom on this earth.
Read yourself: 2Thes. 2, 2Peter 3, Matthew 24, 25 just to
mention some.
Revelations 20 is the only place in scripture where this doctrine stems from .
Rev.20 [ 4] And I saw thrones, (where? does not
say on this earth) and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto
them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded
(these are martyrs) for the witness of Yeshua,
and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his
image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;
and they lived and reigned with Messiah a thousand years .
(where? does not say on this earth, these people were
dead)
Notice in the Scriptures below, John never says the thrones he saw in his vision were on earth, he never says that
these beheaded people will reign on this earth, by the
way beheaded people mean they must have been killed for the stand they made for
Messiah.
Again, this passage below is
not on the earth as we know, this is the last judgment, and it will be over.
[11] And I
saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and
the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
[12] And I saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is
the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were
written in the books, according to their works.
[13] And the sea gave up the
dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up
the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their
works.
[14] And death and hell were
cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
[15] And whosoever was not
found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (shall be tormented day and night
forever and ever.)
There are no other
scriptures found in the Bible that speak of a 1000 year reign on the earth
after the resurrection of Messiah or anywhere for that matter.
Revelations 20 sounds like Revelations 6:
Rev.6 [ 9] And
when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the
altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the
testimony which they held:[10 ] And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How
long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them
that dwell on the earth?[11] And white robes were given unto every one of them;
and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season ,
until their fellowservants also and their brethren,
that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Yeshua said:
John 8[23] And he said
unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above : ye
are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 18[36] Yeshua answered, My kingdom is
not of this world: if my kingdom were of this
world, then would my servants fight , that I should
not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not
from hence .
Isa.9 [6] For
unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given : and the government shall be
upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace. 7] Of the increase of his government and peace there
shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom , to order it, and to establish
it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even
for ever. The zeal of Yehovah
of hosts will perform this.
Luke 1 [33] And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His (Messiah) kingdom there shall be no end.
1 Thes. 4[17] Then
we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we
ever be with the Lord.
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Doctrine of chiliasm
chiliasm : χιλιοι
chilioi khil'-ee-oy
-- Plural of uncertain affinity; a thousand: - thousand.
Thayer Definition: a thousand - Part of Speech: adjective
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Judaism
As you can see below, I have posted three different opinions from the
Talmud. There are many Sederim ("orders",
or major divisions) and tractates (books) in Talmud with the same men with
their different opinions.
Talmud - Mas. Sanhedrin 97A
R. Kattina said : Six thousand years shall the world
exist, and one [thousand, the seventh], it shall be desolate, as it is written,
And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.32
Abaye said : it will be desolate two [thousand], as it is said, After
two days will he revive us: in the third day, he will raise us up, and we shall
live in his sight.33
It has been taught in accordance with R. Kattina: Just as the seventh year is one year
of release in seven, so is the world: one thousand years out of seven shall be
fallow, as it is written, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day, and
it is further said, A Psalm and song for the Sabbath day,34 meaning the day
that is altogether Sabbath —35 and it is also said, For a thousand
years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past.36
The Tanna debe Eliyyahu teaches: The world is to exist six thousand years. In the first
two thousand there was desolation;37 two thousand
years the Torah flourished;38 and the next two thousand years is the Messianic
era,39
(38) I.e., from Abraham's fifty-second year until one hundred and
seventy-two years after the destruction of the second Temple. This does not
mean that the Torah should cease thereafter, but is mentioned merely to
distinguish it from the next era
Talmud - Mas. Sanhedrin 97b - but through our many iniquities
all these years have been lost.1
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Talmud - Mas. Rosh HaShana 31a
It has been taught: R. Judah said in the name of R. Akiba:
On the first day [of the week] what [psalm] did they [the Levites] say?
[The one commencing] The earth is the Lord's and the fulness
thereof,2 because He took possession and gave
possession3 and was [sole] ruler in His universe.4
On the second day what did they
say? [The one commencing], Great is the Lord and highly to be praised,5 because he divided His works6 and reigned over them like
a king.7
On the third day they said, God standeth in the congregation of God,8
because He revealed the earth in His wisdom and established the world for His
community.9
On the fourth day they said, O
Lord, Thou God, to whom vengeance belongeth,10 because
He created the sun and the moon and will one day punish those who serve them.
On the fifth day they said, Sing
aloud to the God of our strength,11 because He created
fishes and birds to praise His name.12
On the sixth day they said, The
Lord reigneth, He is clothed in majesty,13 because He completed His work and reigned over His
creatures.
On the seventh day they said, A psalm a song for the Sabbath day,14
to wit,for the day which will be all Sabbath.15
( (15) When God shall be alone, between the end of the world
and the resurrection of the dead (Rashi) ).
Said R. Nehemiah : What ground had the Sages16 for making
a difference between these sections?17
No.
On the first day [the reason for
the psalm said is] because He took possession and gave possession and was
[sole] ruler in His world;
on the second day because He divided and ruled over them;
on the third day because He revealed the earth in His wisdom and
established the world for His community;
on the fourth day, because He created the sun and the moon and will one
day punish those who serve them;
on the fifth day because He created birds and fishes to praise His name;
on the sixth day because He completed His work and reigned over His
creatures;
on the seventh day, because He rested.
The point at issue between them18 is whether to accept or not the dictum of
R. Kattina; for R. Kattina said: The
world is to last six thousand years, and one thousand it will be desolate, as
it says, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that
day .19 (19) Isa. II, 11.
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Isa.2 [11] The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness
of men shall be bowed down, and Yehovah
alone shall be exalted in that day.
[17] And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the
haughtiness of men shall be made low: and Yehovah
alone shall be exalted in that day.
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Abaye, however, said: It will be desolate two thousand, as it
says, After two days He will revive us.20
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Hos.6 [1] Come,
and let us return unto Yehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he
will bind us up.
[2] After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise
us up, and we shall live in his sight.
[3] Then shall we know, if we follow on to know
Yehovah: his going forth is prepared as the morning;
and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the
earth.
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(19) A day of God is reckoned as a thousand years, on the basis of Ps. XC,
4, For a thousand years in thy sight are but as
yesterday; v. Sanh. 97a.
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Pss.90 [4] For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when
it is past, and as a watch in the night.
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As you can see, there are too many different opposing opinions in the Talmud.
Cor.14 [33] For God
is not the author of confusion, but of peace....
My advice is, let us use the
Word of God to research all matters.
Shabbat
shalom