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It is a well-known and documented fact that the season for figs to blossom in Israel begins in mid-May, and lasts through November. What is most revealing, is that May 14th, 1948 was officially, the beginning of the fig season!
Many who misunderstand this parable, believe that the fig tree prophecy will not be fulfilled until our Messiah gathers his elect from the four corners of the earth, by sending his malakiym (angels) from the four winds of heaven (see Matthew 24:29-31). But we know that when our Messiah returns, it will be on “The Great Day of Wrath,” or what is called “The Day of Vengeance,” which is also on Yom Kippur in the fall.
However, since the fig season begins in May and ends in November, I submit to you that these two seasons are like two bookends of the fig season!
In other words, I am going to illustrate that there are two different gatherings of the elect, for two different flocks of sheep!
Yahuwchanon (John) 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
Who was our Messiah speaking of, when he said “Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold?”
I will give you a clue from the gospel of John:
Yahuwchanon (John) 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Yahuwchanon (John) 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Yahuwchanon (John) 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of Elohiym, even to them that believe on his name:
It’s obvious that our Messiah coming to “his own,” means that he was born into the Kingdom of Yahuwdah (Judah). In other words, he came to the Yahuwdiym (Jews) first. Therefore, the Kingdom of Judah are counted as “The first-born,” or the older brother in the story of the Prodigal Son. Before digging into the Parable of the Prodigal son, I want to give a little background on why the fig tree has become a metaphor for the nation of Yisra’el.
The fig tree has been used as a metaphor to symbolize those who are true Yisraelites in the eyes of the Heavenly Father. The first mention of the fig tree as a prophetic illustration of the nation of Yisra’el, is seen in Hosea 9:10, where we read “I saw your fathers as the first-fruits on the fig tree in its first season.”
In Jeremiah 24:5, the fig tree is used again as a symbol for the nation of Judah.
In Matthew 21:18-19, Yahuwshuwa, was on his way to Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), and he cursed a fig tree for not bearing any fruit. On a fig tree, the blossoms of the fruit appear before the leaves. This is why Yahuwshuwa cursed the fig tree that only had leaves on it and no fruit.
This symbolized the spiritual barrenness of Yisra’el (Isaiah 54:1). As the covenant people of YaHuWaH, Yisra’el was in their land for a long time but still yielding no spiritual fruit. Yahuwshuwa cursed the tree by saying, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again” (Matthew 21:19). Immediately the tree withered away.
The word used here for “ever” is “aeon” which simply means a long period such as an “age.” In Matthew 24:3, the disciples asked Yahuwshuwa: “What will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age (aeon)?”
This means that the fig tree would not remain withered and barren forever, but only until the end of this present age between his first and second coming.
In Matthew 21:19-21, Yahuwshuwa cursed the fig tree to signify that the nation of Yisra’el and the kingdom of Yahuwdah (Judah) would be destroyed because they refused to repent and accept the blood atonement offered to them for their sins.
However, he promised to restore and redeem the nation of Yisra’el by gathering them out of the nations and bringing them back into covenant with himself. Here, Yahuwshuwa used the fig tree and the grape vine as a metaphor of good, versus bad fruit:
Mattityahuw (Matthew) 7:
16 You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
In the parable of the barren fig tree there is yet another lesson to be learned:
Luqas (Luke) 13:6-9 “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down: why does it use up the ground? But he answered and said to him, Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.”
After that, the nation was given more time to repent through the ministry of the Ruwach ha’Qodesh (Holy Spirit) given to the apostles and the followers of Messiah.
Yahuwshuwa gave his generation a probationary period of forty years, (from the time that he was crucified for them in 30 A.D.), right up until the Romans laid siege on Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Thus, at the end of that generation, the fig tree (Yisra’el) was cut down by the Roman Empire, and its branches were spread all over the world.
Yet, the root of the tree remained in the ground, and has again started budding during Yisra’el’s national restoration since 1948 (Isaiah -66:7-14).
The confusion comes from the fact that (at one time), all twelve tribes were united under King Dawiyd (David) who was the King of Yahuwdah (Judah) as well as the King of Yisra’el.
Because Jerusalem is the holy city built by David (who is from the Tribe of Judah), this means that all twelve tribes would have been considered “Yahuwdiym” (Jews), when they were under the scepter of the Kingdom of Judah.
The patriarch Ya’aqob (Jacob) prophesied over his fourth son Yahuwdah (Judah) in Genesis 49:10 “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, not a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”
However, after David’s son (King Solomon) died, the two kingdoms were divided and became two separate nations. You can read the entire account in 1st Kings chapter 12.
At his second coming, our Messiah will once again gather all twelve tribes under his “scepter” (authority), and this is when all those who are the bride of Messiah, will be called “Yahuwdiym” or “Jews.”
Why does the bride join the tribe of her bridegroom? Shouldn’t that be obvious? Some might argue “But there are twelve gates in the New Jerusalem, not only the gate of Judah.”
Yes, but it’s no different than me being born an American citizen, even though I was born in Pennsylvania, and my parents were born in Naples, Italy. I can declare that I am an Italian-American from Pennsylvania. Similarly, (as the bride of Messiah), we will retain our original tribal identity, while at the same time, we shall be married into the Tribe of Yahuwdah (Judah).
As the bride, we shall be ruling and reigning with our bridegroom as part of his royal priesthood of Melchizedek (1st Peter 2:9; Revelation 1:6; 5:10). Hebrews 7:14 says that Malkiy-Tzedeq (Melchizedek) “Sprang out of Judah!”
This means that the Tribe of Yahuwdah (Judah) pre-existed Leah and Jacob’s fourth son. Few people have stopped to consider that all twelve tribes pre-existed their earthly counterparts in eternity as the names of the twelve gates in the New Jerusalem.
To learn more about why Melchizedek had to spring from the Tribe of Judah, see my other blog: The Father & the Son Seen in Judah, the Kinsman Redeemer
Until our Messiah returns to unify these tribes, there is still a separation between The House of Yisra’el (Ephrayim) & the House of Yahuwdah (Judah). Christianity at large is still like Ephrayim who is “joined to idols.” (Hosea 4:17).
Those within Judaism do not recognize Messianic Jews, nor Christians as being part of the covenant, because they do not recognize Yahuwshuwa as their Messiah. Therefore, both houses continue to be at odds with one another.
Let’s read the account in Luke’s gospel to gather some insight:
Luke 15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Luke 15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided unto them his living.
*Explanation: What we see in the above two verses, is that the two sons are the Two Houses of Yisra’el, that were divided into two kingdoms after King Solomon died. The son that wanted to leave his father's house reminds me of Christianity as a whole, when they chose to distance themselves from the land of Israel, and they wanted to go their own way.
They ended up losing their identity, and began worshiping the pagan deities of the nations. And because of this, Yah divorced them in Jeremiah 3:8, and they became known as “gentiles,” even though they were formerly known as “Yisra’el.”
In Hosea 1:9 “Loammi,” which means “You are not my people, and I will not be your Elohiym.”
Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
Luke 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
Luke 15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Luke 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
*Explanation: In this parable, I am reminded of Apostate Christianity. For the most part, many of them have squandered their salvation, (or their inheritance) on worldly living.
Because most of Christianity operates under this false idea of “unconditional eternal security,” they believe they can never lose their salvation, so they think they can live as much like the devil as they please, and it will not cost them their soul. This is how the younger son behaved.
Luke 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Luke 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you,
*Hint: The Greek word for “arise,” in the above passage, can also mean “to resurrect from the dead.” This could also be a hint about the future harpazo, when the lost sheep are restored to their father, and to the land of promise.
Luke 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called your son: make me as one of your hired servants.
Luke 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Luke 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight, and am no more worthy to be called your son.
Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
Explanation: These three items given to the son when he repented and returned have the following meaning:
1.) The robe represents blood atonement or “covering,” aka the white robe of righteousness given to those who have “washed their garments in the blood of the lamb.”
2.) The ring represents the “family name,” aka “a signet ring.”
3.) The “shoes on his feet,” represents the “inheritance,” which also includes “the land” (Genesis 3:15; 25:26; Joshua 1:3).
Luke 15:23 And bring here the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
Luke 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Explanation: In the above verses, we can see Yom Kippur typology being expressed. In Leviticus 16, the High Priest was commanded to kill a red heifer to sanctify himself, before offering up the sacrificial goat for the sins of the nation.
Our Messiah portrayed the role of the Red Heifer (which sanctifies the defiled altar); as well as the sacrificial goat (for sinners); and the Passover Lamb (for the first-born sons of Yisra’el).
Luke 15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Luke 15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
Luke 15:27 And he said unto him, Your brother is come; and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.
Luke 15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
Explanation: Once again, we can see Yom Kippur typology being expressed. Messiah will return on Yom Kippur, (to the Mount of Olives) bringing with him his resurrected bride.
Many from the Kingdom of Judah who missed the post-tribulation harpazo will be angry, because they think we are lost gentiles, undeserving of salvation. However, there will be a remnant of “one-third” (Zechariah 12:13-8-9), who will be like the younger brother, for they shall humble themselves and repent (Zechariah 12:10).
Luke 15:29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve you, neither transgressed I at any time your commandment: and yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
Luke 15:30 But as soon as this your son was come, which has devoured your living with harlots, you have killed for him the fatted calf.
Luke 15:31 And he said unto him, Son, you are ever with me, and all that I have is yours.
Luke 15:32 It was fitting that we should make merry, and be glad: for this your brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
In this blog, I will be addressing this blog to those who have been swept up by all the social media propaganda, calling “ALL JEWS,” and the Modern State of Israel, “The Synagogue of Satan.” Also, those within the Natzariym or Hebraic Community who “Think they have arrived,” and they behave superior to Jews & Christians, as they believe themselves to be more righteous.
Many of you are presuming to know who is “The Synagogue of Satan,” when you have not taken a DNA test on all the citizens of the land. Not that DNA even matters, because it doesn’t. But those who make the argument against the white European Jews, tend to speak out of both sides of their mouths.
On the one hand, they say that the true Yisra’el are the ones who are grafted-in through Messiah, and that bloodline identity does not matter. But then, in the next breath, they contradict themselves by claiming that that white European Jews are impostors, as they descend from the Khazars. I will address more of that later.
Those of you making disparaging claims against the white European Jews who live in the land, have not interviewed all of them to find out who is born-again by the blood of Messiah, and who is not.
You are basing your beliefs on “hearsay,” and Facebook gossip and memes. Those doing this, are actually bearing false witness against your future brothers and sisters in Messiah!
When Yahuwshuwa spoke about the Synagogue of Satan in Revelation 2:9 & 3:9, he was speaking to anyone that does not have a circumcised heart, and who does not obey the Torah. See Romans 2:26-29 for the criteria.
Those of you who are making these “broad-brush,” statements about all Jews, and the entire nation of Israel, I say, that it end up being YOU who are disqualified from entering the Kingdom of Elohiym!
Those of you who hate your older brother Yahuwdah (Judah), are no different than the unrighteous brother in the story of the Prodigal Son! To learn more, I highly recommend my other blog: Two Conditions of the Human Heart Seen in Ephrayim & Judah
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Don’t be like that self-righteous Pharisee who stood in the Temple, bragging on himself that he was obeying Torah perfectly.
Meanwhile, the one who went away justified was the poor beggar who beat upon his breast, and humbled himself begging for mercy.
Luke 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalts himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
Matthew 23:12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Luke 14:11 For whosoever exalts himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
Many of you who call yourselves “Natzariym” are like Modern-day Pharisees, who pride yourselves that you are more righteous, and you think you know who is a “Fake Jew!”
How are you any different than the Yahuwdiym (Jews) in Messiah’s day who mistreated the Samaritans? You might find yourselves entering into the kingdom last!
Meanwhile, the Yahuwdiym (Jews) who repent at the Mount of Olives (when they weep and mourn for Yahuwshuwa), could end up entering the kingdom ahead of you!
Which one of these two men are you like?
Luke 18:9 And he spoke this parable unto certain WHICH TRUSTED IN THEMSELVES, THAT THEY WERE RIGHTEOUS, AND DESPISED OTHERS:
Luke 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector.
Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, Elohiym, I thank you, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
*Explanation: The Pharisees is a prime example of someone who engages in humble bragging. He thinks he is being humble, while he brags about how humble he is.
Luke 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Luke 18:13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, Elohiym be merciful to me a sinner.
*Explanation: At the time when our Messiah told this parable, the lost sheep of Yisra’el, were those who had not yet returned after the Babylonian and Assyrian Captivity. Those from the Kingdom of Judah who had returned, were not allowing the lost sheep to return, but were treating them as outcasts.
The phrase “afar off” is often used in Scripture, in connection to these lost sheep (Micah 4:3; Mark 11:13; Luke 17:12; Ephesians 2:17; Acts 2:39).
Luke 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: FOR EVERYONE THAT EXALTS HIMSELF SHALL BE ABASED; AND HE THAT HUMBLES HIMSELF SHALL BE EXALTED.
Now, some of you might be saying to yourselves right now, “But the Modern State of Israel is filled with sin, abortion, and gay parades. There are many Jews who deny Yahuwshuwa as their Messiah, therefore they deserve to be judged for their sins.”
And here is what I have to say to that:
The point of contention is not that we think the nation of Yisra’el does not deserve to be judged, because we know that they do, and they are being judged!
The point of contention is with the notion that the “Land” does not belong to YaHuWaH, (that somehow the Rothschilds can override the promises of Elohiym); or that the people who live there are not the legitimate physical or spiritual descendants of Abraham!
As a matter of fact, because they are being punished is all the more proof that the citizens are truly his people!
Hebrews 12:8 But if you be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons.
Truth be told, any “STRANGER” who “SOJOURNS” with any of the Twelve Tribes, shall be treated as “One Born into the Tribe!” (Exodus 12:49 & Ezekiel 47:22-23).
Therefore, the argument about pedigree, national origin, religious affiliation, skin color, social status, etc. all goes out the window!
Any person who “SOJOURNED” with Yahuwdah (Judah) in the European Nations (choosing to obey Torah), was counted as “One Born into the Tribe of Judah!”
Therefore, you cannot use the argument about the Khazars, or the Ashkenazi’s or the White-skinned people!
*Hint: Abraham was a Chaldean, Rachab was from Jericho, and Ruth was from Moab, and they were all grafted-into Yisra’el by faith!
And, you also cannot use the argument about those who reject Messiah, because their time is not up yet!
We are told in Zechariah 12-14, that “ONE-THIRD” of the Inhabitants of Jerusalem will be saved, when they accept Yahuwshuwa as their Messiah, when he returns to the Mount of Olives!
Ezekiel 9 & Revelation 7 says that there is a remnant who are given the “MARK OF YAH” in the foreheads (the Taw) because they “SIGH & CRY” at the Abominations taking place in Jerusalem!
And that alone qualifies them to be “SEALED” for the Day of Redemption!
YaHuWaH knows that ONE-THIRD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, will “LOOK UPON THE ONE WHOM THEY HAVE PIERCED, AND THEY SHALL MOURN FOR HIM AS ONE MOURNS FOR HIS ONLY SON!!!”
The Earth & Specifically Jerusalem is his Footstool
When Scripture says “The earth is my footstool,” in Hebrew, it means “My possession,” or “My Inheritance.”
The English word “footstool” in Hebrew is “regel,” which is a euphemism for a woman’s “pudenda” or private parts!
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 66:1 Thus says YHWH, The heaven is my throne, and THE EARTH IS MY FOOTSTOOL: where is the house that you build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Here are a couple of other places where this same word #7272 (regel) is used:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 8:9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, [#H7272, regel] and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 18:4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, [#H7272, regel] and rest yourselves under the tree:
What is a “pudenda?”
Looking this word up in the dictionary, we find that it means the genitalia of a person, especially a woman!
What this means, is that YaHuWaH views the earth as his bride, his wife!
The same Hebrew word is used in Psalm 110:4, referring to Messiah’s enemies.
Tehilliym (Psalm) 110:1 YHWH said unto my Master, Sit you at my right hand, until I make your enemies your FOOTSTOOL (possession, inheritance).
Are we to imagine that these enemies, (these people) are shaped like literal footstools? Of course, not!
The Hebrew word for “footstool” implies conquering something, and making it your possession.
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 5:35 Nor by THE EARTH; FOR IT IS HIS FOOTSTOOL: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Acts 7:49 Heaven is my throne, and EARTH IS MY FOOTSTOOL: what house will you build me? says YHWH: or what is the place of my rest?
The Greek word for “footstool” in the above passages is as follows:
#5286. hupopodion hoop-op-od'-ee-on neuter of a compound of 5259 and 4228; SOMETHING UNDER THE FEET, i.e. a foot-rest (figuratively):--footstool.
What is the meaning of “feet” any way?
The first mention of the “heel” being bruised or crushed, is found in Genesis 3:15, where a prophecy is given concerning our Messiah, and his followers.
The prophecy is telling us that that “The seed of the woman,” (who is the future Messiah), would crush the head of the serpent (the devil).
But the devil would also crush or bruise our Messiah’s “heel,” meaning his bride, his inheritance.
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
In the story of the twins born to Rebekah & Isaac, (Jacob & Esau), we learn that Jacob was the twin who came out grabbing his brother Esau’s heel:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 25:23 And YHWH said unto her, Two nations are in your womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from your bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
From the above passage, we learn that the “heel” is symbolic of the birthright, or the inheritance. When the boys grew up, Esau forfeited his birthright (his inheritance) for a bowl of stew, while Jacob respected and valued the birthright.
This is why he came out of the womb grabbing the “heel” of his older brother.
After Yisra’el was delivered out of Egyptian slavery, YaHuWaH told Joshua, and the Yisraelites that they would conquer and “POSESS” every place upon which the soles of their feet took them:
Yahuwshuwa (Joshua) 1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Mosheh (Moses).
In all of these passages, the context is about Yisra’el & Jerusalem as the “EARTH” or “LAND,” of Yahuwah’s inheritance or possession.
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 66:1 Thus says YHWH, The heaven is my throne, and the eretz (land, earth) is my FOOTSTOOL: where is the house that you build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Lamentations 2:1 How has YHWH covered the daughter of Tziyown (Zion) with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the the eretz (land, earth) the beauty of Yisra’el, and remembered not his FOOTSTOOL in the day of his anger!
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 5:35 Nor by the eretz (land, earth); for it is his FOOTSTOOL: neither by Yerushalayim (Jerusalem); for it is the city of the great King.
Acts 7:49 Heaven is my throne, and eretz (land, earth) is my FOOTSTOOL: what house will you build me? says YHWH: or what is the place of my rest?
See my blog: Is the Earth a Literal Footstool?
Since the attacks on Gaza on October 7th 2023, I have been seeing many people making the declaration on social media that Yisra’el consists only of the people who follow Messiah, but it does not include the land!
When I see these outlandish statements, I have to wonder if these people ever pick up a bible, or do they get all their theology from the Facebook posts of others?
If Yisra’el is not the LAND, how will Messiah’s feet “LAND” on the Mount of Olives, as per Zechariah 14:4?
And why does Scripture tell us that the “LAND” shall be married?
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 62:4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your LAND any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your LAND Beulah: for YHWH delights in you, and your LAND SHALL BE MARRIED.
In Isaiah 66:7, “The woman” (Jerusalem) gives birth “BEFORE” her Labor Pains (Before the Great Tribulation).
However, in Revelation 12:2-5, “The woman” (Jerusalem) gives birth “AFTER” her Labor Pains (After the Great Tribulation).
But why???
Because there are TWO GATHERINGS FOR TWO GROUPS OF 144,000!
1.) Revelation 7 - “The Natural Branches” (Romans 11:24) and “The Sands on the Seashore” descendants of Abraham (Genesis 22:17).
This group of 144,000 are sealed in the foreheads for the day of redemption on Yom Kippur.
These are the same ones who began returning to the land in 1948.
These are also the “one-third” of the inhabitants of Jerusalem who will meet their Messiah at the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 12:10; 13:8-9; Ezekiel 5-9).
2.) Revelation 14 - “The Wild Branches” (Romans 11:17-24) and “The Stars of the Heavens” descendants of Abraham (Genesis 22:17).
This group of 144,000 are given their “Father’s name” in the foreheads, and “They follow the lamb wherever he goes.”
These represent “The ten men from the nations who grab the tziyt-tzit of one Yahuwdiy (Jew),” according to Zechariah 8:22-23. See my other blog: Who are the 144,000?
During the 7th Millennium, the bride will be serving with Messiah on earth, for 1,000 years as “Kings & Priests!” (See Revelation 1:6; 5:10; 20:4).
The New Heaven & the New Earth will not descend until the 8th Millennium! (See Revelation 21).
See the full blog for better understanding:
One particular gentleman has been consistently posting on Facebook, that the Modern State of Israel, is only “secular,” and that our Heavenly Father has no part in it. However, we are going to test these claims against Scripture.
What makes “The Holy Land” holy?
*No amount of secular government can override the fact that YaHuWH has made “An Everlasting Covenant” with Abraham & with his physical & spiritual descendants!
*No amount of secular government can override the fact that YaHuWaH has chosen to place his name in Jerusalem FOREVER!
*No amount of secular government can override the fact that Messiah’s blood was shed there, thus sanctifying his land FOREVER!
Did YaHuWaH only make a covenant with Abraham, and not with his physical and spiritual descendants?
What Does Genesis 12:3 Really Mean?
Are We to Bless the Modern Secular State of Israel?
Maria Merola’s answer:
Yes, but we are not blessing the wicked secular government!
We are blessing the LAND & the COVENANT PEOPLE [the remnant who are sealed]!
It does not matter if the Rothschilds & the United Nations were involved in reestablishing the nation of Yisra’el in 1948, because the LAND is still HOLY to YaHuWaH!
What makes it holy?
Several things make the LAND HOLY:
Seven Times, we are told that Jerusalem is the place where YaHuWaH has chosen to place his name FOREVER!!!
See these passages: Deuteronomy 16:2-6; 1st Kings 11:36; 2nd Kings 21:4-7; 2nd Kings 23:27; 2nd Chronicles 6:6; 2nd Chronicles 33:4-7.
What makes the LAND HOLY is that YaHuWaH made AN EVERLASTING COVENANT with Abraham and his first-born son, Yitzchaq (Isaac) at the base of the Mount of Olives (where Messiah was crucified)!
Furthermore, Yahuwshuwa ha’Mashiyach CONFIRMED that EVERLASTING COVENANT (Daniel 9:27), being crucified there, in the very same place where Abraham offered up Yitzchaq (Isaac) at the base of the Mount of Olives!
*Note: It was once called Mount Moriah, but now it is called the Mount of Olives.
Some people rationalize that YaHuWaH did not make a covenant with the “Secular State of Israel.”
*Explanation: Messiah’s holy blood was spilled there in Jerusalem, and no amount of Secular Government can override that! The land is still holy to YaHuWaH!
There is SCRIPTURAL PROOF that THE LAND is still HOLY to YaHuWaH, despite the fact that YaHuWaH has allowed Secular Leaders to be in control.
When Messiah was here the first time, Rome was in control, and today, Rome is still in control via the Oslo Accords.
When Messiah spoke prophetically over Jerusalem in Matthew 23:37-38 and said “Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who stone all the prophets that are sent unto you....”
He never once said to them:
“You are all Fake Jews, and Fake Yisra’el!”
If Yahuwshuwa would have called the land “Fake,” he would have been canceling out his own covenant that he made with the LAND that he gave to Abraham, and to his EARTHLY & SPIRITUAL descendants!
How could he call his HOLY LAND “FAKE,” when he already promised to MARRY THE LAND?
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 62:4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah: for YHWH delights in you, AND YOUR LAND SHALL BE MARRIED.
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 22:17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply YOUR SEED AS THE STARS OF THE HEAVEN [born-again, spiritual descendants], and AS THE SAND WHICH IS UPON THE SEA SHORE [physical, earthly descendants]; and YOUR SEED shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 22:18 And IN YOUR SEED SHALL ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.
Yahuwshuwa had the right to speak to them prophetically, because HE IS THE OWNER OF THE VINEYARD!
Those who claim that YaHuWaH only made a covenant with Abraham, and NOT with his physical and spiritual descendants, you are being willfully ignorant of what Scripture teaches, for YaHuWaH told Abraham and his descendants, the following:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 12:2 And I will make of you A GREAT NATION, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 46:3 And he said, I am Elohiym, the Elohiym of your father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of you A GREAT NATION:
Those who are claiming that YaHuWaH only made a covenant with Abraham, but not to his physical and spiritual descendants are being willfully ignorant of what Scriptures says:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 12:1 Now YHWH had said unto Abram, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father’s house, unto A LAND that I will show you:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 12:2 And I WILL MAKE OF YOU A GREAT NATION, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 12:3 And I WILL BLESS THEM THAT BLESS YOU, AND CURSE THEM THAT CURSE YOU: AND IN YOU SHALL ALL FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED.
*Explanation: If YaHuWaH told Abraham that his “SEED” would become a “GREAT NATION,” therefore the blessings and the curses extend to Abraham’s physical descendants (sands on the seashore), as well as to his spiritual descendants (stars of the heavens).
Galatians 3:29 And if you be Messiah’s, then are you Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
*Explanation: Was the Apostle Shaul (Paul) already Abraham’s seed before his “Road to Damascus” conversion?
If YaHuWaH had already chosen Paul from the foundations of the world (as Scripture teaches concerning all of the elect), then yes!
We are shown that all those whom Yah calls “His elect” have been chosen according to the “foreknowledge” of Elohiym!
Aleph Keefa (1st Peter) 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of Elohiym the Father, through sanctification of the Ruwach (Spirit), unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Yahuwshuwa ha’Mashiyach: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
In Ezekiel 9 & Revelation 7, YaHuWaH has already SEALED the inhabitants of Jerusalem who “SIGH & CRY OVER THE ABOMINATIONS” that are being done in the land!
And these are the same ones who are going to meet their Messiah at the Mount of Olives, according to Zechariah 12:10!
These are the “ONE-THIRD” (Zechariah 13:8-9) of the inhabitants of Jerusalem whom YaHuWaH has chosen as his own, even if they have not professed Yahuwshuwa as their Messiah yet!
Listen to what our Messiah said concerning his second coming to Jerusalem:
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 23:37 O Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), you that kills the prophets, and stones them which are sent unto you, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not!
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 23:38 Behold, YOUR HOUSE IS LEFT UNTO YOU DESOLATE.
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 23:39 For I say unto you, YOU SHALL NOT SEE ME henceforth, till you shall say, BLESSED IS HE THAT COMES IN THE NAME OF YAHUWAH!
The fact that there shall be a remnant who will declare Yahuwshuwa as Messiah at his return, is proof that YaHuWaH has NOT FORSAKEN the LAND!
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 49:14 But Tziyown (Zion) said, YHWH has FORSAKEN ME, and my Adonay has FORGOTTEN ME.
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, THEY MAY FORGET, YET WILL I NOT FORGET YOU.
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 49:16 Behold, I HAVE GRAVEN YOU UPON THE PALMS OF MY HANDS; your walls are continually before me.
The Parable of the Vineyard
In the parable of the vineyard, the owner of the LAND is the Heavenly Father, YaHuWaH. The wicked servants that he hires to work the land, are the ones who who beat & killed the prophets and the heir are not the land-owners. These men are tenants, but they are not the owners of the land.
Therefore, the Rothschilds and the United Nations who were instrumental in
When Messiah returns, he will utterly destroy those wicked servants who killed his prophets and his SON!
BUT THE LAND HAS NEVER CEASED TO BELONG TO YaHuWaH!
Those of you who are saying that the LAND no longer belongs to YaHuWaH are in agreement with those wicked servants!
YaHuWaH used the Rothschild Bankers to lay a trap for them. When Messiah returns, he will seize the land for himself once again, because he owns everything in the world, including the wicked people of the Illuminati.
When you speak evil of his LAND, you are speaking evil against his NAME, because he has chosen to place his name there FOREVER!
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen [laborers], and went into a far country:
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 21:34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen [laborers], that they might receive the fruits of it.
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 21:35 And the husbandmen [laborers] took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 21:36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 21:38 But when the husbandmen [laborers] saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 21:39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 21:40 When the master therefore of the vineyard comes, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Many times in Scripture, the prophets rebuked Yisra’el & Jerusalem for their sins. But not once, did YaHuWaH ever say that the LAND no longer belongs to him, or that the LAND is not the true Yisra’el!
SEVEN TIMES IN SCRIPTURE, WE ARE TOLD THAT JERUSALEM IS WHERE HE HAS CHOSEN TO PLACE HIS NAME FOREVER!
1st Kings 11:36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in JERUSALEM, the city which I have chosen me to put MY NAME there.
2nd Kings 21:4 And he built altars in the house of YHWH, of which YHWH said, in JERUSALEM will I put MY NAME.
2nd Kings 21:7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which YHWH said to David, and to Solomon his son, in this house, and in JERUSALEM, which I have chosen out of all Tribes of Yisra’el, will I put MY NAME FOREVER.
2nd Kings 23:27 And YHWH said, I will remove Yahuwdah (Judah) also out of my sight, as I have removed Yisra’el, and will cast off this city JERUSALEM which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, MY NAME shall be there.
2nd Chronicles 6:6 But I have chosen JERUSALEM, MY NAME might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Yisra’el.
2nd Chronicles 33:4 Also he built altars in the house of YHWH, whereof YHWH had said, in JERUSALEM shall MY NAME be FOREVER.
2nd Chronicles 33:7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of Elohiym, of which Elohiym had said to David and to Solomon his son, in this house, and in JERUSALEM, which I have chosen before all Tribes of Yisrael, will I put MY NAME FOREVER:
In Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 2, YaHuWaH says the following concerning Jerusalem, his HOLY LAND where he has chosen to place his name FOREVER:
Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 2:4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Yerushalayim [JERUSALEM] shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 2:5 For I, says YaHuWaH, WILL BE UNTO HER A WALL OF FIRE ROUND ABOUT, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 2:6 Ho, ho, come forth, and FLEE FROM THE LAND OF THE NORTH [EUROPEAN NATIONS], says YaHuWaH: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, says YaHuWaH.
Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 2:7 Deliver yourself, O Tziyown (Zion), that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 2:8 For thus says YaHuWaH Tzeba’owth; After the glory has he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for HE THAT TOUCHES YOU TOUCHES THE APPLE [PUPIL] OF HIS EYE.
Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 2:9 For, behold, I WILL SHAKE MY HAND UPON THEM, and THEY SHALL BE A SPOIL TO THEIR SERVANTS: and you shall know that YaHuWaH Tzeba’owth has sent me.
Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 2:10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Tziyown (Zion): for, lo, I come, and I WILL DWELL IN THE MIDST OF YOU, says YaHuWaH.
This graphic I made illustrates that Jerusalem is IN THE MIDST (CENTER) of the earth, like a belly button on the GLOBE-SHAPED EARTH, WHICH IS LIKE A PREGNANT WOMB!
Jerusalem is the “APPLE” of Yah’s eye, but the word in Hebrew means “PUPIL!”
Those who speak against YaHuWaH’s COVENANT LAND, are poking YaHuWaH in the eye!
The Hebrew word for “touches” is “naga” which means the following:
#5060 naga` naw-gah' a primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphem., to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); TO STRIKE VIOLENTLY; TO TOUCH, TO LAY THE HAND UPON.
I see many people taking these Galatians verses out of context to mean that Jews no longer exist, or that gender no longer exists.
However, let’s read these verses to understand Paul’s underlying message:
Galatians 3:28 There is neither Yahuwdiy (Jew) nor Greek, there is neither bond (slave) nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Messiah.
Galatians 3:29 And if you be Messiah’s, then are you Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
*The above verses are telling us the following:
*Regardless of what nation you were born into (Khazars or Ashkenazi)....
*No matter what religion you once followed (Judaism or Christianity)...
*Regardless of your social status (slave or free person)....
*No matter THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN, or your NATIONALITY....
We are all treated the same, and there is no difference in the eyes of the Father, once we repent, and are cleansed by the blood of Messiah! See my other blog: Who is a True Israelite?
This is utterly false, because the “FIRST MENTION” of the name “YaHuWDaH” (Judah) is seen in Genesis 29:35:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 29:35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise YaHuWaH: therefore she called his name YaHuWDaH (Judah); and left bearing.
So, you see, the origin of the name “Yahuwdiy” (Jew) began with Leah giving birth to her fourth son, and naming him Yahuwdah (Judah)!
The name “Yahuwdah” means “I will praise YaHuWaH!”
If the name “Yahuwdiy” (Jew) means “Belonging to Judaism,” then our Messiah would have been telling the Samaritan Woman that
“Salvation is of Judaism!”
But that is NOT what he was telling her!
Yahuwchanon (John) 4:22 You worship you know not what: we know what we worship: FOR SALVATION IS OF THE YAHUWDIYM!
He was telling her that Salvation comes through the Tribe of Yahuwdah (Judah), because this is the Tribe that holds the Scepter of the Kingdom (Genesis 49:10) and this is the Tribe chosen to bring forth Melchizedek, our Messiah!
Hebrews 7:14 says that our Master “Sprang out of Judah!”
Revelation 5:5 says that Yahuwshuwa is “The Lion of the Tribe of Yahuwdah!”
As a matter of fact, the name “YaHuWDaH” (Judah) is the Father’s name (YaHuWaH) with the added letter “Dalet” (The Door) inside!
The name “YaHuWaH” means: “Hand Behold, Nail Behold!”
But the name “YaHuWDaH” means: “Hand Behold, Nail & Door Behold!”
The name YaHuWDaH means that we Behold the one who was pierced for us, because he is the DOOR, the only way to the Father!
Our Messiah is the “Door” to the Sheep:
Yahuwchanon (John) 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that enters not by THE DOOR into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Yahuwchanon (John) 10:2 But he that enters in by THE DOOR is the shepherd of the sheep.
Yahuwchanon (John) 10:7 Then said Yahuwshuwa unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I AM THE DOOR OF THE SHEEP.
Please see my blog, where I share a revelation that was given to me about the terms Hebrew, Yisraelite & Yahuwdiy (Jew).
Ezekiel’s Three Parts Prophecy
Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 13:8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, says YHWH, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Zakaryahuw (Zechariah) 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, YHWH is my Elohiym.
The first part (representing the remnant of Yisra’el) was to go inside the corner of his garment where the “fringes” or the “tziytzit” are placed on the four corners of prayer shawl.
To learn more about this command, see Numbers 15:38 & Deuteronomy 22:12.
Another third was to be burned with fire, and the other third, struck through with the sword.
This will be the judgement that comes upon those who take the “The Mark of the Beast.”
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 5:1 And you, son of man, take you a sharp knife, take you a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon your head and upon your beard: then take you balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 5:2 You shall burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and you shall take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part you shall scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 5:3 You shall also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in your skirts (kanaph).
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 5:4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Yisra’el.
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 5:12 A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
The ones who have the Father YaHuWaH’s name in their foreheads (Revelation 14:1), will be reserved in the corner of the garment, where the tziytzit (fringes) are placed.
Ezekiel’s prophecy aligns perfectly with Zechariah 8:23:
“Thus says YHWH of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that TEN MEN shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall TAKE HOLD OF THE SKIRT [KANAPH, CORNER OF THE GARMENT] of him that is a Yahuwdiy (Jew), saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that Elohiym is with you.”
See my other blog: Ezekiel & the Parable of the Woman in Matthew 13:33
Here is proof that YaHuWaH divinely allowed the Nation of Yisra’EL to be reborn in 1948, thus partially fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah 66:7-14.
Proverbs 13:22 says that YaHuWaH has laid up the “WEALTH OF THE WICKED” for his righteous purposes!
Therefore, he used ZIONIST BANKERS & the United Nations to accomplish his purposes!
He has laid a trap for them, and they shall fall into their own trap!
Ezekiel’s Days of Bearing the Iniquity for Both Houses of Yisra’EL
In Ezekiel 4:4-6, Elohiym instructed the prophet Ezekiel to lay on his side for 430 days, representing 430 years of iniquity upon Yisra’EL.
But, he also promised that he would gather Yisra’EL “Out of all countries, and will bring them into their own land” (Ezekiel 36:24).
True to prophecy, the people were taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, in 606 B.C. (Daniel 1).
The Babylonian Captivity lasted 70 years as prophesied in Jeremiah 25:11, ending in 536 B.C. (Ezra 1).
At the conclusion of the Babylonian Captivity, 360 years remained of the 430 years prophesied by Ezekiel.
But Yisra’EL did not repent of her sins. Indeed only 50,000 people returned at the end of the 70 years (Ezra 2:64-65).
Most of Yisra’EL chose not to return with Zerubbabel at that time.
In Leviticus 26:18, Elohiym warned that if Yisra’EL continued in sin after punishment, their punishment would be multiplied 7 times.
When the remaining 360 years is multiplied by 7, the punishment extends to 2,520 years.
Elohiym’s prophetic year is based upon a 360-day year (see Genesis 7:11, 7:24 and 8:5; Revelation 12:6 and 12:14, as examples).
2,520 years of 360 days (a biblical year) is 907,200 days.
Based upon our Gregorian Solar calendar of 365 days, this is 2,483 years, 9 months, and 21 days.
Adding this period to the date of the decree of King Cyrus discussed in Ezra 1 (see above), we come to the date of May 14, 1948!
*Note: do not forget that there is no year 0 A.D.
Elohiym’s Word & Jerusalem: June 7, 1967:
The exact same calculation can also apply to the captivity of Jerusalem.
When the people were taken into captivity in 606 B.C., the city of Jerusalem was not then destroyed.
However, in 587 B.C., Jerusalem was taken, and the temple destroyed (2nd Kings 25).
70 years later, in 517 B.C., the temple was reconstructed (Ezra 6:15).
When we add 2483 years, 9 months and 21 days to this date, we come to June 7, 1967.
What is special about this date?
June 7, 1967 is the concluding day of the “6-Day War,” in which Yisra’EL, for the first time since 517 B.C., regained Jerusalem!
As you can see, the dates of May 14th, 1948 & June 7th 1967 can be accurately calculated using the years that Ezekiel was told to lay on his right side for Judah, and his left side for Yisra’EL.
Please see my blog, where I share a revelation that was given to me about the terms Hebrew, Yisraelite & Yahuwdiy (Jew).
What cracks me up is that many of you who are claiming that Yisra’el is only the people, but not the LAND, also claim to be “GRAFTED INTO THE COMMONWEALTH OF YISRA’EL!” (Ephesians 2:12-19).
The Greek word for Commonwealth is as follows:
#4174. politeia pol-ee-ti'-ah from 4177 (“polity”); citizenship; concretely, a community:--commonwealth.
#4177. polites pol-ee'-tace from 4172; a townsman:--citizen.
How are you grafted into a land that supposedly does not exist?
What are you grafted into?
Trees must be planted into SOIL, aka LAND!
If you are a “WILD BRANCH” GRAFTED INTO “NATURAL BRANCHES,” of the Olive Tree, you cannot survive, unless the Olive Tree is PLANTED INTO SOIL!
See Ezekiel 37:16-19; Zechariah 4:1-14; Romans 11:16-24 & Revelation 11:4.
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 62:4 You shall no more be termed FORSAKEN; neither shall your land any more be termed DESOLATE: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beluah: for YaHuWaH delights in you, and YOUR LAND SHALL BE MARRIED.
Debunking Common Myths
There are recent anti-Jewish arguments going around that conflate multiple facts, discredited hypotheses, and conspiracy theories, to imply that all modern-day Jews are somehow impostors trying to steal the land of Israel from their rightful owners.
So, let’s look at these claims:
*TRUE - the majority of Yahuwdiym (Jews) today are Ashkenazi Jews. Ashkenazi Jews make up between 75% and 85% of the world Jewish population according to various estimates.
*TRUE - Ashkenaz is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a descendant of Japhet. Genesis 3:2–3 lists Ashkenaz as grandson of Japhet.
*FALSE - Therefore the majority of Jews descend from Japhet. In the Jewish world Ashkenaz as a place name started to refer to parts of modern-day Germany.
Ashkenazi Jews are simply Jews who lived in that area, later migrating into Eastern Europe as well.
They do not descend from biblical Ashkenaz in any way!
*TRUE - Most Ashkenazi Jews spoke Yiddish and not Hebrew, and some still do to this day. Yiddish started as an amalgamation of languages surrounding Ashkenazi Jews, mostly German, but also elements of Hebrew and Russian.
It was spoken by most Ashkenazi Jews as their first language, with Hebrew being reserved for ritual practices only.
*FALSE - Therefore they do not descend from ancient Israelites.
People adopt languages of their surroundings all the time. And if their community persists, their dialect of that language becomes a language in its own right.
There is nothing special about Ashkenazi Jews speaking Yiddish. It would be like using African American Vernacular English to deny that African Americans are really Americans of African origin.
*FALSE - Yiddish is a Turkish language, not a Germanic one. If you take even a cursory look at Yiddish, you will see that much of the grammar and vocabulary comes directly from German.
As I mentioned above, it was influenced by Hebrew and Russian as well. None of these are Turkish languages.
*THEORY - Khazars are descendants of Japhet.
Khazars were a Turkish people who established a major commercial empire starting in 6th Century C.E. According to some Muslim traditions, Turks descend from Japhet.
*THEORY - Khazars converted to Judaism en masse. According to tradition, Khazars all converted to Judaism in 8th-9th centuries.
In reality, while some conversions certainly took place, the extent of this conversion is uncertain.
*FALSE - This makes Khazars fake Jews. Jews are an ethno-religious group. One can become a Jew through birth or by converting.
Converts are no less Jewish than those who are born into a Jewish family.
*DISCREDITED - Ashkenazi Jews are descendants of the Khazars, and not real Jews. This is a theory on the origin of Ashkenazi Jews developed in the 19th century. As explained above, converts to Judaism are real Jews in any case, but DNA tests reveal that Ashkenazi Jews have much in common with other Jews and other Middle Eastern people, and nothing in common with Khazars.
*Conclusion: Shem and Japheth are biblical figures. There is no scientific evidence of the existence of either of them, so any claims of their descendants cannot be proven or disproven scientifically.
However, the vast majority of Jews are middle-Eastern people (often associated with Shem), not related to the Europeans (often identified with Japheth) they have lived among the nations for many years.
One final thought:
It is important to recognized that when YaHuWaH brought Yisra’el out of the land of Egypt, many other nationalities who were living among them left with them, and joined them!
As previously mentioned, any stranger who wants to sojourn with any of the twelve tribes of Yisra’el.
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 47:21 So shall you divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Yisra’el.
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 47:22 And it shall come to pass, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Yisra’el; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Yisra’el.
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 47:23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourns, there shall you give him his inheritance, says Adonai Yahuwah.
Scripture even says that there was a MIXED MULTITUDE who were counted as Yisra’el!
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
Nechemyahuw (Nehemiah) 13:3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
#6154 `ereb ay'-reb or mereb (1Kings 10:15), (with the article prefix), {eh'-reb}; from 6148; the web (or transverse threads of cloth); also a mixture, (or mongrel race):--Arabia, mingled people, mixed (multitude), woof.
#6148 `arab aw-rab' a primitive root; to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange):--engage, (inter-)meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
These root words are also where we derive the meaning of the word “evening.”
#6153 `ereb eh'-reb from 6150; dusk:--+ day, even(-ing, tide), night.
#6150 `arab aw-rab' a primitive root (identical with 6148 through the idea of covering with a texture); to grow dusky at sundown:--be darkened, (toward) evening.
Exodus 12:38 tells us that a “Mixed Multitude” went out of Egypt.
And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
Interestingly, the word “mixed” in the above passage is the same word as “evening” (ereb), even though James Strong assigned it a different reference number. However, the words are spelled the same, only the Masoretes gave this word different vowels:
#6154 `ereb ay'-reb or mereb (1Kings 10:15), (with the article prefix), {eh'-reb}; from 6148; the web (or transverse threads of cloth); also a mixture, (or mongrel race):--Arabia, mingled people, mixed (multitude), woof.
From the illustration below, you will see that a woof is the same thing as a weft, which is part of a woven fabric.
We can now begin to understand why YaHuWaH allowed there to be a transitional period called “evening,” which consists of “A mixture of light and darkness.”
This is because, there are those who have not yet come into the light of Messiah, but they will eventually repent and be converted to him. And there are those who are walking in the light of Messiah, and they are walking in his light. This is why there are 12 hours of daylight, and 12 hours of darkness called “night.”
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