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Shabbat Shalom
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Today we use the Gregorian calendar
(From Pope Gregory, from the 1500's) – Dec.
12th, 2009
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God’s calendar
We are now in the 9th month of God
called Kislev in Hebrew, 24th day
Zech. 7 [1] And it came to pass in the
fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in
the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu,
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Remember, “tis the season to be pagan” is here!
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Beware of the false image of love and
the false feelings and emotions that run wild.
These pagan feasts bring on loneliness,
depression and suicide and oh yes, debt for years to come.
Pagan religions are having classes at
their facilities to address these (false) issues.
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Today’s topic:
Is it the Feast of the Dedication, Hanukkah now? No........
Scripture says:
John.10 [22] And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the
dedication, and it was winter [23] And Jesus walked in the temple in
Solomon's porch.
Let’s explore:
Hanukkah
The First Book
of the Maccabees was written in Hebrew around the
time of the events that it describes. The Second Book of the Maccabees was written about sixty years after the events
that took place. The book was written in Greek for the Jews who lived in
Alexandria and other parts of the Greek Empire. Both books discuss the same
events, but from different perspectives. These books were not included in the
Hebrew Bible, but they are part of the Apocrypha, a group of Jewish writing
from this period that were preserved
by the Christian Church. (Catholic)
Praying for the dead is a Catholic
belief.
2 Machabees 12 44 (For if he
had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed
superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,)
2 Machabees 12 46 It is
therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead ,
that they may be loosed from sins.
2 Machabees 12 43 And making a
gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice
to be offered for the sins of the dead , thinking well and religiously concerning the
resurrection, 44 (For if he had not hoped that they that were slain
should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the
dead,) 45 And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with
godliness, had great grace laid up for them. 46 It is therefore a holy
and wholesome thought to pray for the dead , that they may be loosed from sins .
You think Yeshua
or Daniel quoted from this book? Never!
Below in not
Antiochus IV Epiphanes (remember
- he is not at the end of time) When Alexander the Great's
empire broke up, it resolved into four major kingdoms.
Seleucus was one of Alexander's
generals, and came to control the Syrian portion of the empire. Syria was one of
the two dominant divisions of the empire, and continued through twenty kings.
Antiochus IV was the eighth of these twenty Seleucid kings. He ruled from 175 - 164 BC.
Approximately 200 years after Antiochus IV Epiphanes Yeshua said pertaining to the time of the end by quoting Daniel
which was approximately in 600 BC: (ruler of the Hellenistic
Seleucid Empire)
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The Time at the end
Yeshua said:
Matt.24[ 15] When ye therefore shall see the abomination
of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place,
(whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Mark.13[ 14] But when ye shall see the abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not,
(let him that readeth understand,) then let them that
be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
Read all Dan.8
to prove Yeshua was talking about the end – of time
9 - And out of one of
them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south,
and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
[10] And it
waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and
of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
[11]
Yea, he
magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily
sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
[12] And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason
of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
[13]
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint
which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning
the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the
sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
[14] And
he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred
days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
[15] And
it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the
meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
[16] And
I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai,
which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
[17] So
he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my
face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
[18] Now
as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground:
but he touched me, and set me upright.
[19] And
he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be
in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
[20] The
ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings
of Media and Persia.
[21] And
the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great
horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
[22] Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms
shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
[23] And
in the latter time of their kingdom, when
the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and
understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
[24] And
his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy
wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and
shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
[25] And
through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he
shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall
also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without
hand.
[26] And
the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore
shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
[27 ] And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days;
afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the
vision, but none understood it.
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Remember this point:
Antiochus
IV Epiphanes - 215-163 BC, he reigned 175-163 BC.
He was neither in the time of the end nor in
the last end of the indignation or in the latter
time.
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Questions:
What is the Hebrew word for dedication?
What month was it in the scriptural calendar not
pope Greg's calendar?
Did Yeshua do a feast
that is not scriptural as some do today? NO!!!
We will answer all these questions and more is this study,
please read slowly.
Remember these points also:
· 1. Chanukah in Hebrew means dedication
pertaining to the Temple
· 2. There is no Temple now (The Temple was destroyed in 70
AD)
· 3. Wrong month, should be Adar which is Feb. / March (Winter ends March 21th) (Ezra 6:14, 15)
· 4. No 8 days of oil in the Maccabees
· 5. No 8 or 9 candlestick menorah in Scripture (only 7 and
very important)
· 6. Dreidel: Play a German
Gambling Game? Oh no...
Chanukah is a Hebrew word meaning dedication.
H2598 çðëÌä
chanukkah - khan-ook-kaw'
- From H2596; initiation, that is, consecration:
- dedicating (-tion).
Total KJV Occurrences: 8
dedication, 6
Num_7:84 , Num_7:88 , 2Ch_7:9 , Neh_12:27
(2), Psa_30:1
Dedicating, 2
Num_7:10-11 (2)
G1456 εγκαινια egkainia - Total KJV Occurrences: 2 - dedication, 1 - John_10:22 -feast, 1 - John_10:22 (2)
H2597 çðëÌà
(Aramaic)
chanukka' - (Chaldee); corresponding to H2598; consecration: - dedication
Total KJV Occurrences: 4 dedication, 4 - Ezr_6:16-17 (2), Dan_3:2-3
(2)
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H2598 çðëÌä
chanukkah khan-ook-kaw' - From H2596; initiation , that is,
consecration: - dedicating (-tion).
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In the scriptures above, pertaining to
Chanukah or dedication, John
was talking about Solomon's temple that Ezra help rebuild.
(1 Kings 8:2; 2 Chr. 5:3)
Also please read the scriptures below in Ezra, chapter 6.
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Ezra 6: [14] And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of
Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo.
And they builded, and
finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according
to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes
king of Persia.
[15] And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, (our Feb. / March - cold - not December),
which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
[16] And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of
the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with
joy,
[17] And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks,
two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel,
twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
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Esth. 3 [7] In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of
king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur,
that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. (Feb. not Dec.)
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Chanukah is a Hebrew word meaning dedication
because this observance marks the rededication and building of the Temple after
it had been desecrated.
Also remember: The first
dedication was in the 7th month, Ethanim, 1Kings. 8:2
(Sept. - Oct.) not December:
1Kgs.8:[2] And all the
men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which
is the seventh month.
This is not new years as some falsely
report.
[63] And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace
offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an
hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel
"dedicated" the house of the LORD. åÇéÌÇçÀðÀëåÌ
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This is what you will hear from tradition, which is wrong.
Also please remember there
is "NO" commandment from God to "light candles" on
this made up feast or the Holy Shabbat.
If you light candles on the Shabbat, it is fine
as long as you DON'T say it is a commandment.
Scripture says:
Zech.7 [1] And it came to pass in the fourth year
of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
The other common name for this feast is Hag Ha-orim, which means 'the Feast of Lights' It is found in the
writings of Josephus, who was a first Century Jewish historian.
This second name, however, is based upon a tradition. Supposedly, when the Jews
rededicated the Temple and wanted to rekindle the lamp stand, they found only
enough oil for one day.
It would take 8 days to make a new supply they
decided to kindle and burn the remaining oil, a (fake)
miracle occurred as the oil that was enough for only one day lasted for eight
days ... thus, the term representing, "the Feast of Lights.
This is why the Chanukah menorah has eight
candles, (which is unscriptural) instead of the
seven the scriptural menorah has.
They made 8 candles to commemorate "this made up miracle".
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The made of feast of today, Chanukah, in
and of itself, is not found anywhere in the Scriptures, as it originated during the time of history after the Book of
Malachi.
There were no prophets for many years after the
book of Malachi.
It should be remembered: that "none of the historical books mention this fake
miracle", as it originates with the "Talmud" and not with the books of the Holy
Scriptures.
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The historical books that speak of the
Maccabean revolt as a real event are in the
uninspired "Catholic" I and 2 Maccabees and they make no mention of any miracle of 8 days
of oil at all. Did you
hear that?
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As you can see, it is
fact that this made-up feast is recorded
in Rabbinic writings not found in the Holy Scriptures.
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Here is purported Tradition from off
the web:
Around 200 BCE Jews lived as an autonomous people
in the land of Israel, which at this time was controlled by the Seleucid King
of Syria. The Jewish people paid taxes to Syria and accepted its legal
authority, and by and large were free to follow their own faith, maintain their
own jobs, and engage in trade.
By 180 BCE Antiochus IV Epiphanes
ascended to the Seleucid throne.
At first little changed, but under his reign Jews
were gradually forced to violate the precepts of their faith. Jews rebelled at
having to do this. Under the reign of Antiochus IV, the Temple in Jerusalem was
looted, Jews were massacred, and Judaism was effectively outlawed.
In 167 BCE Antiochus ordered an altar to Zeus
erected in the Temple.
Mattathias, a Jewish priest, and his five sons John, Simon, Eleazar,
Jonathan, and Judah led a rebellion against
Antiochus.
Judah became known as Judah Maccabe (Judah The Hammer).
By 166 BCE Mattathias
had died, and Judah took his place as leader.
By 165 BCE the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid
monarchy was successful. The Temple was liberated and rededicated.
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The festival of Chanukah was instituted by Judah Maccabee and his brothers to celebrate this event. (1 Macc. iv. 59).
After having recovered Jerusalem and the Temple,
Judah ordered the Temple to be cleansed, a new altar to be built in place of
the polluted one, and new holy vessels to be made. When the fire had been
kindled anew upon the altar and the lamps of the candlestick lit, the
dedication of the altar was celebrated for eight days amid sacrifices and songs
(1 Macc. iv. 36).
A number of historians believe that the reason
for the eight day celebration was that the first Chanukah was in effect a
belated celebration of the festival of Sukkot, the
Feast of Tabernacles (2 Macc. x. 6 and i. 9). During the war the Jews were not able to
celebrate Sukkot properly.
Sukkot also lasts for eight days, and was a holiday in which the lighting of
lamps played a prominent part during the Second Temple period (Suk.v. 2-4).
Lights were also kindled in the household, and
the popular name of the festival was, therefore, according to Josephus (Jewish Antiquities xii. 7, § 7) the "Festival of
Lights."
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The Rabbis, years later commemorated this miracle that occurred, then decided to
make this holiday more special so they designed a
special menorah in which eight candles plus the
9th the Shamash candle were represented instead of the usual 7 candle lamp stand in the temple.
***From that came the concept of the eight days of Chanukah, which in actuality is merely a copying of the Feast of Tabernacles
which has 8 days.
Also, they put this made-up
feast at the same time the gentile children were getting presents, December 25, pagan Christmas.
Now all the Jewish children can get
presents and not feel left out.
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Dreidel - A German Gambling Game played?
The modern dreidel,
from the German dreihen - to spin, is a Judaicized version of a German gambling game.
(Nineteenth century Englishmen revived the game
as "teetotum," a similar wobbly game of
chance.) Even the Hebrew is based on the German gambling instructions. Each of
the four sides has a Hebrew letter. The "Nun" stands for "nisht," none. "Gimmel"
stands for "ganz," all. "Hey"
stands for "halb," half. "Shin"
stands for "shtel - stay put."
The dreidel is
associated with the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. It has four sides: ð (Nun), â (Gimel),
ä (Hey), ù (Shin), and is usually
played with coins, chips, or gelt (chocolate coins).
These letters also stand for the words Nes Gadol Haya Sham meaning "a
great miracle happened there," or, without the nikkud
(vowel marks), ðñ âãåì äéä ùí (Hebrew is read right to left)
Before beginning, each player starts with 10 or
15 coins, and then each player puts one in the pot. The dreidel
stops and lands with one of the symbols facing up and the appropriate action is
taken: Nun - nischt - "nothing" - the next
player spins Gimel - gantz
- "all" - the player takes the entire pot Hey - halb
- "half" - the player takes half of the pot, rounding up if there is
an odd number Shin - shtel - "put in" - the
player puts one or two in the pot
The game may last until one person has won
everything. In Israel the ù (Shin) is replaced with the ô (Pe).
The phrase used in Israel means "A great miracle happened here." The
meaning on the Dreidel is "Pay" - peh. This form is only used inside Israel.
Perinola - A Perinola is a 6-sided top, very similar
to the dreidel, that is used for a similar game in most Latin American
countries. Perinola is also the name of a stick and
ball game.
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Traditions, some good, some bad
Matt. 15 [3]Yeshua
said:....... Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your
tradition?
[6] ... Thus
have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Mark 7 [13] Making the word of God
of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such
like things do ye.
[9] And he said unto them, Full well ye reject
the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Col. 2 [8] Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,
after the tradition of men ,
after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
1 Pet. 1 [18] Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with
corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain
conversation received by tradition from your fathers ;[19 ] But with the
precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
[20] Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but
was manifest in these last times for you,
Jews' religion, doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees
Matt. 16 [6] Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
[12] Then understood they how that he bade
them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees
and of the Sadducees .
Luke. 12 [1] In the mean time, when there were gathered together an
innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode
one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye
of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy .
Gal.1 [13] For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the
Jews' religion ,
how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
[14] And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation , being
more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers
[15] But when it pleased God, who
separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
[16] To reveal his Son in me, that I might
preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
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Good Traditions
2Thes.2[ 15] Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold
the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
2Thes.3[ 6] Now we command you, brethren, in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother
that walketh disorderly, and not after the
tradition which he received of us.
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Remember, “tis the season to be pagan” is here!
----
Beware of the false image of love and
the false feelings and emotions that run wild.
These pagan feasts bring on loneliness,
depression and suicide and oh yes, debt for years to come.
Pagan religions are having classes at
their facilities to address these (false) issues.
Please do not follow any made up traditions, feasts or
events.
Shalom