THE
ATTACK ON THE BIBLE
BY HEBREW ROOTS HERETICS
By
Guest Authors The
Hebrew roots movement, with input from the New Age and Pantheists,
destroys
the authority of the Word of God Not
giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
Titus 1:14.For
the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are
destroyed.
Isaiah 9:16Introduction
The Old testament was written
in Hebrew for the chosen Jewish nation. The New Testament was written in Greek
where the partition between Jew's and Gentiles was broken down so we could all
become one new man in Christ. This
following two part article is written in response to the many people who have
e-mailed me trying to persuade myself over to the Hebrew Roots Camp. Generally
I have found these people to be varied in their opinions in regards to doctrine;
some moderate (still believing in the Trinity) and others in complete heresy (omitting
the name Jesus Christ from their faith). The
majority of these sincere people have used the gentle diplomatic approach in their
argument to win us across, where a few others have been aggressive, and down-right
rude and even abusive, when we wouldn't skip to their tune. On all occasions have
I found them very persistent, rabbinic centred, and usually attacking the sacred
name of our Lord Jesus Christ one way or another.
Update 7 is a simplified way of exposing their Hebrew Roots Movement and how believers
have been seduced away from the New Testament written in Greek (the universal
language of the day) and providentially translated into English (the universal
language for the closing hours), with the purpose of restoring them back to the
faith which was once delivered unto the saints. This is followed-up by Update
8, which is more of an in-depth study exposing the sources and occultic connections
to this Movement, which is no doubt part of the Great Falling Away delusion of
the final hour, even more subtle and dangerous than the false Signs and Wonders
Movement, the Word of Faith Movement, and Dominion Theology.
Unlike it's Gentile counterpart the Alexandrian School of Thought, which throws
doubt on finding the right source of the Greek, giving it's Scholars the final
authority in interpretation, the H.R. Movement has been successful in discrediting
the Greek New Testament and replacing it with the so-called Hebrew / Aramaic originals.
This places the final authority in regards to interpreting scripture in the hands
of it's rabbinic teachers. Once achieved, then the sacred name of our Lord Jesus
Christ comes under scrutiny. Pure language
for a pure name: During
the last hours of these last days (when English would be the universal language
of the world) the Lord in His manifold wisdom has chosen this language to represent
His Word, to be written as the plain, simple, uncloistered and easily comprehended
words of His gospel to the world at all levels of class and culture. God foresaw
this language would be the 'world language' in the closing hours, presenting His
pure, preserved and inerrant autograph with the message ... whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Zephaniah 3:9. For then will I turn to the people a pure
language (Elizabethan period English), that they may all call upon the name of
the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
God is not a God of confusion; He makes Himself known by one name through His
revealed word, namely the Holy Bible. As He has placed His word above all His
name, then the one who would be audacious enough to replace or change His word
would be the one who would be audacious as to replace or change His name. This
is presently occurring in Christendom, as the Great Falling Away (from His word)
process intensifies, and mankind is conditioned to receive another name ... the
name of the False Christ of the New Age:
John 5:43. I (Jesus) am come in my Father's name, and ye
receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
His
Name under siege: Isaiah
9:16. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led
of them are destroyed.
The most subtle attack of this process is coming through the Hebrew Roots Movement.
The New Age goddess, namely Gaia, is too obvious for the fundamental Christian
to be deceived. If (for argument sake) the Holy Bible is only a rehash of the
originals (as the "hath God said school" declares), and not an inspired translation
from the preserved Greek 'Received Text' (from which the Authorized Bible was
derived), then whoever is instigating the notion of "getting back to the Hebrew
roots", and can impart this notion to others, creates a ready-made audience to
present the "originals" in his own light, therefore making himself the Higher
Critic ..... As
in, "the Greek is a perversion of the originals ..." "better and more reliable
manuscripts say ..." "better knowledge has come to light ..." "according to extra
biblical commentary ..." "the Hebrew root word for this passage is ..." And thus
and so ...
..... placing the Higher Critic above your God given English version, and making
him an instrument of "divine revelation" instead of the Holy Spirit who leads
us into all truth.
Therefore, more digging is required as things get more complicated, and more credentialed
professionals are necessary to unravel the language and cultural barriers, along
with the secrets hidden in the past.
It starts off very innocently, as the gospel is presented in it's true context
to be of relevance to the Jewish people (as it is for all people) and win them
to Christ; the following verse fitting a sincere motive:
1 Corinthians 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew,
that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law,
that I might gain them that are under the law;
So the Greek title (translated to English) JESUS, translates back to the Hebrew
title 'Yashua' and is presented to relate to the Hebrew speaking people. Christ
becomes the Messiah they are hoping for as 'Ha Mashiach' in Hebrew.
For this we can rejoice and praise God for, as many Jewish people have found,
or are finding Messiah Jesus as Saviour through this revelation, as many other
nationalities are finding Him through the Bible being translated into their language.
However,
any truth taken to extreme ends in error ... as Hebrew in many circles has been
promoted as the favoured language above the language of the complete 1611 inspired
translation, and given supreme importance as justified through the Old Testament
being originally written in Hebrew, and the Jewish people being the original chosen
people of God. Therefore, everything Jewish is being seen as being of God, and
importance is placed on the Torah (the Jewish book of laws) on a par with the
New Testament, as Gentile believers find themselves fallen prey to this type of
reasoning as the Galatians were at the beginning of the New Testament era.
Paul (a Jewish
believer from the strictive of the Jewish sects) made it clear ... you can't have
one and the other, as the new has cancelled out the old:
Gal. 1:6-7. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him
that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another;
but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Paul clarified
it was the Jewish religion he was saved from, that was responsible for this falling
away in his day, and was warning the Gentile Galatian Believers not to be entangled
with it:
Gal. 1: 13-14 . 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: And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals
in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
Read Acts 15: 5-24 and you will see the church made a distinction between the
old and the new with this final conclusion:
Acts 15:5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees
which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command
them to keep the law of Moses.
6 And the apostles and elders came together
for to consider of this matter.
7 And when there had been much disputing,
Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while
ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word
of the gospel, and believe.
8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them
witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 And put no
difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
10 Now therefore
why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither
our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 But we believe that through the grace
of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
12 Then all the
multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what
miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
13 And after
they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto
me:
14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to
take out of them a people for his name.
15 And to this agree the words of
the prophets; as it is written,
16 After this I will return, and will build
again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the
ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
17 That the residue of men might seek
after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord,
who doeth all these things.
18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning
of the world.
19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which
from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
20 But that we write unto them,
that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things
strangled, and from blood.
21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them
that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
22 Then pleased
it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their
own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas,
and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
23 And they wrote letters by them
after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the
brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
24 Forasmuch
as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words,
subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom
we gave no such commandment:
Therefore, the Name Jesus (derived from Joshua - Jehovah saves) as Christ, the
English name taken from the Greek (as the New Testament was written in Greek,
the universal language of its day) is the hallowed name of God coming in the flesh.
And is exalted as the Name above every other name, the only name whereby man can
be saved, as the true and relevant name today ... that whosoever shall call upon
this Name, shall find salvation and favour with his Maker.
Yes!! ... Jesus is His name! Which
name is God's Name?
Malachi 1:11. For from the rising of the sun even unto the
going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every
place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name
shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
Whose name do we call out to when we want to be saved? In whose name are we sent?
In whose name do we pray, preach, teach, and exercise divine authority?
Is it ...
Jeshua, Yeshua, Yeshuah, Yehshua, Yehshuah, YESHUA, YESHUAH, YEHSHUA,
YEHSHUAH, Yeshouah, Y'shua, Y'shuah, Jeshu, Yeshu, Yehoshua, Yehoshuah, YHVHShua,
YHVHShuah, Yhvhshua, Yhwhshua, YHWHShua, YHWHShuah, Yhvhshuah, Yhwhshuah, Yahvehshua,
Yahwehshua, Yahvehshuah, Yahwehshuah, Jahshua, Jahshuah, Jashua, Jashuah, Jahoshua,
Jahoshuah, Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Yashua, Yashuah, Yahshua, Yahshuah, YAHSHUA, YAHSHUAH,
YASHUA, YASHUAH, Yahushua, Yahushuah, Yahoshua, Yahoshuah, Yaohushua, YAOHUSHUA,
Yaohushuah, Iahoshua, Iahoshuah, Iahushua, or Iahushuah?
Matthew
28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in
heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
What name have believers been commanded to teach and baptize in? ... The same
name of the Person whom all power in heaven and earth was given to ... a Jewish
man named JESUS! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
is the name of Jesus which is Christ, God's anointed one who came in the flesh.
Proof?
... Then go to the Book of Acts (where the words of Jesus were being demonstrated
by the apostles and early church) and you will see every baptism of the true Way
was done in the name of Jesus, as was the preaching, teaching, deliverance's,
healings and miracles.
Deuteronomy 28:10. And all people of the earth shall see
that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
Still not convinced!? ... Then tell me why the name presented and exalted in the
Authorized 1611 English bible is the most degraded and spat upon name around the
world, uttered as a malignant byword by millions, over and over again, every single
day? Why don't you hear the name of another god being continually down graded?
Why is not the name Yah being cursed, consciously or unconsciously, by the worlds
masses?
Because Jesus' name is the most precious name in heaven and earth, and should
be treasured above all names, as the only name behind the Person who rendered
Satan powerless and broke the chains of sin and death. It is the only name where
life and death hang in the balances between whether we deny Him or confess Him.
It is the only name where freedom or bondage is in the power of praising His Name
or cursing it.
Matthew 1:21. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou
shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
His
name is JESUS!
The
Cult's pagan connection: Jeremiah
23:27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they
tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
If God's word has
been lost then it can be justified that His Name has been lost also. And it would
take so-called knowledgeable men who could put us right, so the notion goes.
However,
because God has given us His book, with every scripture given by Divine inspiration,
we only need to go to His Book to find the Name which is above every other name,
the only name by which men can be saved. The cult of Yah have got it wrong because
it's roots are not Jewish at all in the scriptural sense, but pagan, and behind
the scenes it's mystics have infiltrated Christendom (as it did with Jewish teachings
through the Cabbala) leading people astray. Jude
1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained
to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness,
and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jehovah becomes Yahweh. Jesus becomes Yashua. Hence, God is now G-d being referred
to as Yah or Jah. This suits the mystics, the secret societies, the covens, along
with the ecumenicals and new agers.
The Yah / Jah has become a trendy word through the 80's and 90's from the "Star
Wars" craze, to the Rastifarrians, to off-beat Christian sects.
One of these psuedo-Christian Hebrew Roots Movement website states (both accents
mine): We
believe that:
Yahweh is God and the only real one,
Yahshua is His son and that
Yahshua is our Saviour and salvation, so there is no oneness or trinity.
The real names are Yahweh and Yahshua.
There is no so called "Church"
or one group, but it is a organism in the hearts of people.
We observe
the weekly Sabbath from sunset till sunset and also the
Spring and Fall
feast, not the "Worldly" feasts.
A new year starts with the first visible
new moon, on or after the spring equinox.
By obeying any law we will
not be "saved", but we have to obey the laws.
We do not eat unclean food
and
believe in the works of the Holy Spirit.
The mark of the
beast is the sunday, not a barcode on the forehead or a subcutaneous
microchip!
But mainly we try to love and help each other and like to do that to people,
what we also like to experience.
Let's
look at some proof in regards to "Yah's" roots: Masons
commonly refer to their deity as the "Great Architect of the Universe" (G.A.O.T.U.)
or the Supreme Being. God is further described as Grand Artificer, Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge Above, Jehovah, Allah, Buddha, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, or Great
Geometer. (The "G" in the Masonic ring can refer to God; it can also refer to
geometry.) Masons claim that the actual name for God has been lost (cf. Jn. 14:8,9;
Phil. 2:9-11; 1 Jn. 5:20) [HJB] .
The Apostle John warned that those who deny that Jesus is the only Christ and
that He came once and for all in the flesh have embraced the spirit of Antichrist
(1 Jn 4:1-3).
Every true Christian, in the strictest Masonic view, is therefore, necessarily
hated and despised as a divisive, sectarian believer. (Source: 1/95, Flashpoint.
) He
who believes Jesus alone is classed a sectarianist. Others who are not adamant
in this view will largely escape persecution.
Jim Shaw, a former 33 Mason, says that Masonry is not based on the Bible (referred
to as "The Great Light"), but on the Kabala (Cabala), a medieval book of mysticism
and magic. Masonic authority Henry Wilson Coil also admits that the Kabala's teachings
can be seen in some of the mystical and philosophical degrees of Masonry. Albert
Pike (see next), the man responsible for virtually rewriting the Scottish Rite
degrees into their present form, said that the Masonic "search after light" leads
directly back to the Kabala, the ultimate source of Masonic beliefs (Morals and
Dogma ). [HJB] ALSO
READ OUR JOURNAL ARTICLE ON MASONIC BLASPHEMY
Exodus 9:16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised
thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout
all the earth.
The corrupt Hebraic source promotes / purveys the name of God as Yah (Jah / Jehovah)
which fits the Masonic god, whereas the Aramaic source purveys God as El Shaddai
(woman's breast / life nourisher) fitting the New Age mixed gender god.
Which God do we serve? Summary:
The
Old Testament was written in Hebrew for the Hebrew people, the chosen people of
God, to declare His wonders to the world. The New Testament was written in Greek
bringing the Kingdom of God to the whole Greek speaking Gentile world, as well
as the Jews, that we might all become one people under God.
The partition has been taken down dividing the Hebraic Old Testament and the Greek
New Testament: Meaning ... the whole bible (both the old and new) has been translated
into English for the English speaking world (both Jew and Gentile) at the threshold
of Jesus' return, and as a base been re-translated into other ethnic tongues for
non-English speaking people.
In the Old Testament the Lord's name was JEHOVAH (as presented in today's written
word), the God of the Jews. In the New Testament the name of the Lord is JESUS,
God coming in the flesh for both the Jew and the Gentile, that we might all become
one people under God. PART
TWO: A Hebraic Roots Exposé Titus
1:13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound
in the faith;
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men,
that turn from the truth.
15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them
that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience
is defiled.
16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him,
being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
A follow-up on "The
Attack" Dear
Tom, The
following is a write-up I have done which proves that the sources used by the
Hebrew Roots Movement (Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash, etc.) evolved into and purvey
the same occult teachings as the Kabbalah/Zohar. The Appendix to this report,
provided by Vicky Dillen, adds further documentation showing that these sources
are in total opposition to Scripture. These are facts of which every follower
of the Hebrew Roots view of Christianity should be apprised, but all seem to be
totally unaware.
I am so glad you are addressing this subject and will be glad to share any information
I have in the future. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal to disciples
of the H.R. ministries the truths of Christian liberty expressed in the book of
Galatians and lead them out of this movement, which otherwise will eventually
deliver them into the dreadful bondage of the Noahide Laws and the global Kabbalist/Freemasonic
New World Order.
May God bless you THE
HEBRAIC ROOTS MOVEMENT Peter
Michas' essay "Is The New Testament Hebrew/Aramaic or Greek?" maintains that the
original Gospels were written in Hebrew and/or Aramaic, translated into Greek
and are therefore not reliable, especially having passed through successive translations
to the English New Testament used by English speaking Christians today. The solution
to this problem, according to Michas, is to turn to the O.T. and Jewish traditions
to determine the truth of the New Testament. Peter Michas advocates reliance upon
the Jewish Mishnah, Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and Midrash, along with the Torah
(first five books of the Old Testament), as better commentaries on New Testament
doctrine than the Greek and English New Testaments themselves, which he claims
are inferior translations of the presumed Hebrew/Aramaic originals:
Is The New Testament
Hebrew/Aramaic or Greek? http://www.ezl.com/~peterm/HB.GK.RF.HTML
"In summation, since existing
New Testament manuscripts are Greek, written to express Hebraic concepts, why
be limited to the Greek or English translations when we have Hebrew, now a living
language not very different than it was 2000 years ago. The New Testament is in
the pattern of the Jewish traditional work of Torah, Mishnah, Haggadah, Halakah,
Talmud and Midrash, but inspired by God Himself for the common people. These Hebraic
works as well as the Inspired Scriptures were quoted from by Jesus and all the
writers of the New Testament. But even now, to have full comprehension, we must
read the scriptures in the proper Hebraic context. "Most
all of the Judaic writings have been preserved for us and now translated into
proper English directly from the Hebrew, as well as explained in true Hebraic
manner. Therefore, why not go to this material and study ourselves approved before
God with full context and understanding?"
JEWISH
OR OCCULT SOURCES? Is
the New Testament in the pattern of the Mishnah, Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and
Midrash? "Jewish traditional work" refers to the oral traditions that were passed
through generations as opposed to the written Torah, the first five books of the
Old Testament. The University of Calgary website of Hebrew scholar, Eliezer Segal,
Ph.D., indicates that these oral traditions originated in ancient Babylon and
were handed through successive generations until they were compiled in the Kabbalah
during the third to twelfth centuries A.D. or C.E., the Common Era. Some information
about the Mishnah, Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and Midrash, may be obtained from
Dr. Segal's website, which is cited in this report along with other authoritative
sources, to give the reader an overview of the origins, history and nature of
these sources.
[NOTE: Dr. Segal received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the Talmud Dept. at Hebrew University.
He is the recipient of several scholarships and grants in Talmud and Babylonian
Midrash studies, has taught the Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash and Rabbinics, published
books and articles on the Babylonian Talmud, Midrash, and Haggadah. Dr. Segal
is a lecturer on "Jewish Mysticism," "Halakha, Holidays and History", "On Completing
the Babylonian Talmud," "Ecology and the Environment: Halacha and Reality," "Burned,
Banned and Best Seller: The Talmud," "Joseph and Osiris," and other subjects.
He has participated in a number of interfaith dialogues. On his site is also found
the full explanation of The Ten Sefirot of the Kabbalah: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/
THE
MISHNAH The
Mishnah is the early Talmud or the forerunner of the Talmud. To the Mishnah the
rabbis later added the Gemara (rabbinical commentaries). Together these comprise
the Talmud. Scholars will claim that the Talmud is partly a collection of oral
traditions given by Moses which had not yet been written down in Jesus' time.
However, Christ condemned the traditions of the Mishnah (early Talmud) and the
Scribes and Pharisees who taught it, because their oral traditions contradicted
the teachings of Scripture. The dire warning of Jesus Christ regarding the traditions
of men which make null and void the Word of God (Mark 7:1-13) seems to be a reference
to the Mishnah, which was later compiled (c. 200 A.D.) by Rabbi Judah ben Simeon,
who presided over Judaism's supreme judiciary and legislative body, the Sanhedrin.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudMap/Mishnah.html#Term
"Mishnah
can refer in a general way to the full tradition of the Oral Torah, as formulated
by the Rabbis in the first centuries of the Common Era. These traditions could
not be written down, but had to be transmitted and learned by word of mouth. This
restriction was observed quite scrupulously throughout the eras of the Mishnah
and Talmud. "The Jewish sages whose statements are quoted in the Mishnah are known
as Tanna'im* (singular: 'Tanna'), derived from the Aramaic root related to the
Hebrew 'ShNH.' The era in which the Mishnah was developed is therefore referred
to as the 'Tanna'itic' era." IMPORTANT
NOTE ON THE TANNA'IM The
Jewish sages referred to as Tanna'im are, in fact, the high initiates of Kabbalah.
THE THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY of Mme. H.P. Blavatsky shows the correlation between
Tanaim and Kabbalah: "TANAIM
(Heb.)-- Jewish Initiates, very learned Kabbalists in ancient times. The Talmud
contains sundry legends about them and gives the chief names of them."
"KABALIST-- From Q B L H,
Kabalah, an unwritten or oral tradition. The kabalist is a student of 'secret
science,' one who interprets hidden meaning of the Scriptures with the help of
the symbolical Kabala, and explains the real one by these means. The TANAIM were
the first kabalists among the Jews; they appeared at Jerusalem about the beginning
of the third century before the Christian Era... This secret doctrine is identical
with that of the Chaldeans, and includes at the same time much of the Persian
wisdom, or 'magic'." (caps added) "KABALAH
(Heb.)-- The hidden wisdom of the Hebrew Rabbis of the middle ages derived from
the secret doctrines concerning divine things and cosmogony, which were combined
into a theology after the time of the captivity of the Jews in Babylon. All the
works that fall under the esoteric category are termed Kabbalistic..."
There appears to be disagreement as to when the oral traditions took on a written
form. However, Dr. Segal confirms that the Mishnah was developed and disseminated
from a fixed body of teaching that originated in ancient Babylon (Chaldea):
"Although
there are traditions in the Mishnah that claim to go back to the fifth century
B.C.E. (the 'Great Assembly'; cf. Nehemiah 8-10), as well as a few additions from
as late as the mid-third century, the main body of the Mishnah consists of teachings
attributed to authorites from about the middle of the first century, through to
the second decade of the third century C.E. This time period witnessed some major
historical turning-points for the Jewish nation, such as the destruction of the
Second Jerusalem Temple in 70, and the catastrophic failure of the revolt against
Rome under the leadership of Simeon bar Kokhba (or: bar Kuziba) in 135. Because
the Mishnah is a technical work of religious law, these momentous historical events
find almost no explicit mention in the Mishnah, even though the very composition
of the Mishnah is often viewed as a response to those very events...
"All ancient sources are
in agreement that the Mishnah was compiled by Rabbi Judah the 'Prince,' before
his death around 217 C.E. On the author see below. It should be emphasized that--
contrary to a view that appears in many histories and introductions, and which
is based on the writings of medieval Spanish Jewish authorities [ed: see Sephardic
Jews below] --this redaction did not involve writing down the traditions, but
merely the determining and organizing of a fixed text that was subsequently disseminated
by memory. It is clear from the internal evidence of the Talmud that the teachings
of the Rabbis continued to be studied orally throughout the Talmudic era, and
this continued to be the practice in the Babylonian academies well into the middle
ages... "Rabbi
Judah ben Simeon bore the Hebrew title of 'Nasi,' signifying the position of Patriarch,
the official political representative of the Jewish people. From an internal Jewish
perspective, the Nasi presided over Judaism's supreme judiciary and legislative
body, the Sanhedrin. The title had become a hereditary one, almost without interruption,
since the days of the revered Hillel the Elder in the first century B.C.E."
COMMENT
BY STEVE VAN NATTAN, Editor of this journal:
When I pastored in the High Desert
of California I belonged to the Republican Club for a while. We made the acquaintance
of a family where the husband was a drop out from the Episcopal ministry, and
his wife was Jewish. I attended her funeral out of sympathy for the pathetic husband.
No one was there but the husband and kds. Later I visited the home, and the man's
relatives spoke of his wife. They reported that from time to time he had to take
the kids and go do something while, "Mommy prayed." Her prayer session
consisted of dancing nude before an altar where black candels were buring. She
was a Kaballaistic Jew. Kaballism
is nothing but Satan worship in a thin candy shell of biblical Judeistic traditions.
This whole experience with this family is one of my most depressing memories as
a pastor. The poor father and his family were totally confused, knew nothing about
the lady's spiritual practice, and I could not bring myself to tell them about
it. Why add more sorrow to what they already had? THE
MISHNAH TORAH The
Jews of Spain who followed Babylonian rather than Palestinian Jewish traditions
were exiled to Sepharad, from whence they have been credited with disseminating
Cabalism throughout Europe. [See Encarta and Grolier's Encyclopedia entries on
the Sephardim below] Amongst the most important Jewish thinkers from the Sephardic
tradition was Moses Maimonides:
Continuation
of Eliezer Segal, Ph.D., U. of Calgary commentary:
"[Moses Maimonides] lived
from 1138 to 1204. He spent ten full years compiling the Mishneh Torah, which
he continued to revise throughout his lifetime. Moses Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe
ben Maimon, usually referred to in Hebrew by the acronym "RaMBa"M) was one of
the towering figures in medieval intellectual and religious life. Most of his
writings were in Arabic since he lived in Islamic Spain. In addition to his law
code, he excelled in the fields of philosophy, science, medicine, exegesis and
communal leadership. Though born in Spain, in his youth his family fled religious
persecution, settling in Egypt... "Maimonides'
Mishneh Torah was intended to be a summary of the entire body of Jewish religious
law... It opens with a section on systematic philosophical theology, derived largely
from Aristotelian science and metaphysics, which it regards as the most important
component of Jewish law. Most other Jewish codes avoided mixing creed and religious
law; and Maimonides' interpretation of Jewish religion in terms of Greek ideas
aroused much opposition."
In Chapter 10 of the English Translation, Maimonides' Mishnah Torah curses Jesus
Christ: "It
is a mitzvah [religious duty; ARC], however, to eradicate Jewish traitors, minnim,
and apikorsim, and to cause them to descend to the pit of destruction, since they
cause difficulty to the Jews and sway the people away from God, as did Jesus of
Nazareth and his students, and Tzadok, Baithos, and their students. May the name
of the wicked rot." (p. 184)
THE
TALMUD http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudMap/Gemara.html
The Babylonian
Talmud is a commentary on the Mishnah composed by Babylonian Jewish sages (Ravs)
from the early third to the sixth century. A Jewish sage who was from Babylonia
would have been addressed by the title, 'Rav,' while one who lived in Israel would
have been called 'Rabbi.' One portion of the Talmud dealt with folklore, especially
magical and medical recipes. The following statement, from TORAH TO KABBALAH by
R.C. Musaph-Andriesse, on the primacy of the Babylonian Talmud (T.B.) is representative
of Jewish scholarship: "There
are two editions of the Talmud, the Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud.
Of these two, the Babylonian Talmud is authoritative for Orthodox Judaism, which
regards it as divinely inspired... The superiority of the Babylonian Talmud is
so great, that when people now talk about the Talmud, they always mean the Babylonian
Talmud. The authority of the Babylonian Talmud is also greater than that of the
Jerusalem Talmud. In cases of doubt the former is decisive." (pg. 40, New York,
Oxford University, Press, 1982)
Quoting Joseph Barclay in SECRET SOCITIES & SUBVERSIVE MOVEMENTS, Nesta Webster
has exposed the virulent anti-Christ teachings of the Talmud:
"So also it was the Rabbis
who, after hiding from the people the meaning of the sacred tradition at the moment
of its fulfillment, afterwards poisoned that same stream for future generations.
Abominable calumnies on Christ and Christianity are found not only in the Cabala
but in the earlier editions of the Talmud. In these, says Barclay -- "Our Lord
and Saviour is 'that's one', 'such an one', 'a fool', 'the leper,' 'The deceiver
of Israel,' etc. Efforts are made to prove that he is the son of Joseph Pandira
before his marriage with Mary. His miracles are attributed to sorcery, the secret
of which He brought in a slit in His flesh out of Egypt. He is said to have been
first stoned and then hanged on the eve of the Passover. His disciples are called
heretics and opprobrious names. They are accused of immoral practices, and the
New Testament is called a sinful book. The references to these subjects manifest
the most bitter aversion and hatred." [Joseph Barclay, The Talmud, pp.38, 39;
cf Drach, op. cit I.167] (Omni Publications, 1964, p.18-19)
THE
MIDRASH The
Tanna'im, the high initiates of Kabbalah, also compiled the Midrash:
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudMap/Mishnah.html#Term
"In
some contexts 'Mishnah' is contrasted with 'Midrash.' The latter term denotes
Rabbinic teachings that are attached to the text of the Bible, whereas the former
term refers to teachings that are organized or formulated independently of Scripture...
"The Mishnah was clearly not designed to encompass the whole of the Oral Torah
tradition. The same Rabbis who contributed to it also figured prominently in the
Tannai'itic Midrashic collections."
Rabbi Scheinerman's Magical Midrash page also identifies the Midrash as the product
of the Tannaitic period: http://www.korphila.com/xe/?mid=biblestudies&page=16&listStyle=gallery&sort_index=voted_count&order_type=asc&document_srl=31963
"In its classical
sense, Midrash, which has as its root the Hebrew word darash, meaning "to seek
out," refers to a body of rabbinic literature made up of anthologies of biblical
exegesis and homilies dating from the tannaitic period (70_200 c.e.) through to
the Middle Ages. The most well known anthology of midrashim is Midrash Rabbah,
which provides a running midrashic commentary to the five books of the Torah,
as well as to the "five scrolls" (Esther, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and
Song of Songs).
The Encyclopedia Judaica defines this method: "Midrash
(midrashim:plural) -- 'The method of interpreting scripture to elucidate legal
points (midrash Halakkah) or to bring out lessons by stories or homiletics (midrash
Aggadah). Also, the name for a collection of such rabbinic interpretations.'"
Nesta Webster's SECRET SOCIETIES adds: "...
the Jewish Encyclopedia admits that Jewish legends concerning Jesus are found
in the Talmud and Midrash and in the life of Jesus (Toledot Yeshu) that originated
in the Middle Ages. It is the tendency of all these sources to belittle the person
of Jesus by ascribing to Him illegitimate birth, magic, and a shameful death.
" [Jewish Encyclopedia, article on Jesus]
The Midrash and midrashic interpretation tend to devalue the literal, historical
interpretation of Scripture in favor of private, hidden and even mystical interpretations.
For example, Rabbi Scheinerman's Magical Midrash page states:
"Midrash is subversive
as it winds its way between and around stern, stark, seemingly stagnant texts.
As Judith Plaskow has stated, 'Jews have traditionally used midrash to broaden
or alter the meaning of texts' (in Davidman/Tenenbaum, 80). Midrash assumes that
the black letters of scripture as well as the white spaces between them are holy;
that the explicitly stated as well as that which can be inferred from the Bible
can be manifestations of God's word. Midrash is a kind of scriptural archaeology,
bidding us not to stop at surface appearances but to dig down deeply into the
text to uncover hidden riches..."
Midrashic interpretations permit students of Scripture to explore far beyond the
safe boundaries of the sacred canon. Apostates such as Unity minister, Rev. J.
Ronald Jones, are permitted nearly unlimited license using midrashim to support
their false teachings:
See Ron Jones'
whole article posted on Facebook This is massive and powerful stuff.
"Midrash requires
that anything to be venerated in the present must be connected with sacred moments
of Jewish history. It is the accepted way of incorporating timelessness, continuity,
and authority into a sacred narrative. Jesus' life was thus connected to Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, Daniel, Elijah, Elisha, '2 Isaiah,' and others. The
virgin birth story was made to mirror earlier stories of Zoroaster and Romulus
and Remus; and the ascension story was made to mirror earlier stories of the Buddha
and Osiris... "How
does a text lose its historical focus? The closing of the canon removes a collection
of sacred writings from the temporal process. No subsequent event, world view,
conventional wisdom, or cultural value has the power to change the canon. No new
writings can be added. Quite the opposite, new events must be interpreted with
the aid of the canon. The canon stands beyond Time as a judge of temporal events.
"Both
Jewish and liberal Christian communities agree that the Bible as canon still permits
perpetual interpretation. They accept it as normal that there can be an infinite
variety of interpretations all 'inspired' by the text. The goal is to 'search
out' the fullness of what was spoken by God. It is only through a process of dialogue
within a community of faith that knowledge of God's revelation grows and becomes
the Word of God for the present generation. Visotzky notes: 'There is no one common
reading of Scripture that everyone can agree with--and there never has been.'6
When a community of faith insists on a single, normative reading that everyone
must 'swear to,' it is on the verge of death as a vital community.
"As a methodology,
Midrash tends to minimize the authority of the wording of the text. It places
the focus on the reader, and on the personal struggle of the reader to reach an
acceptable moral application of the text. While it is always governed to some
degree by the wording of the text, it allows the reader to project his or her
inner struggle into the text. This allows for some very powerful and moving interpretations
which, to the ordinary user of language, can seem to have very little connection
with the text. The great weakness of this method is that it always threatens to
replace the text with an outpouring of personal reflection. At its best it requires
the presence of mystical insight not given to all readers."
THE
HAGGADAH Technically,
"the Haggada(h)" is a liturgical manual used in the Jewish Passover Seder. The
information on this web site indicates that it was also developed by the Ravs
in Babylonia in the Middle ages. These are not ancient documents, but were developed
during the same period as the Kabbalah.
The History of the Haggadah
"The word Haggadah comes
from the Torah command - 'And you shall tell (v'Higadeta) your children on that
day...' Although the minimal fulfillment of this mitzvah is a simple recounting
of the going out of Egypt and explaining a few of the Pesach symbols, proper fulfillment
requires much more. "Over
the centuries additions have been made to the Haggadah to enhance this mitzvah.
Many of these additions gained such wide acceptance that they became part of the
Haggadah. One of those additions is the Chad Gadya. Another is 'Dayeinu.' Rav
Saadia Gaon (882 CE - 942 CE) included neither in his Haggadah, although he did
recognize the existence of Dayeinu. Neither Rashi (1040-1105) nor Maimonides (1135-1204)
included Chad Gadya in their versions of the Haggadah, although Rashi did include
Dayeinu... "The
metamorphosis of the Haggadah concluded in the late middle ages, aided by the
invention of the Printing Press, which enabled the basic Ashkenazic version which
had been endorsed by the Ari z'l to be accepted even in Sephardic communities.
The text is based upon the Haggadah of Rav Amram Gaon, who headed the Babylonian
Yeshiva of Sura between 856-876 CE. This text was endorsed by Rashi. Rav Amram's
Haggadah concluded with the after blessing on the fourth cup of wine. It did not
include 'Chasal Siddur Pesach'."
The Ashkenazi and Sephardic communities represent two mystical traditions that
have developed within Judaism. This explains why an Haggadah is found on the New
Age Sirius Community web site which displays the Sephiroth - Tree of Life (path
of occult initiation) and a link to The
Way of the Kabbalah.
Essential to a study of the Kabbalist traditions is historical background on the
origins and theology of both communities. Ashkenazic Jews originated in France,
Germany, and Eastern Europe. Sephardic Jews lived in Spain, Portugal, North Africa
and the Middle East. The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION describes Ashkenazik Hasidism,
which emerged from Germany in the late 12th C., as a form of Jewish mysticism. ASHKENAZIK
HASIDIM "The
German-Jewish pietists built their own understanding of hasid, or 'pietist,' upon
the cumulative foundation of earlier meanings but moved in new directions as well.
Their worldview was grounded in the idea that God's will is only partial revealed
in the words of the Pentateuch, or the Torah, given to the prophet Moses at Mount
Sinai. God's will requires of the truly faithful and punctilious Jew, that is,
of the hasid, a search for a hidden and infinitely demanding additional torah,
which God encoded in the words of scripture... "Along
with Maimonidean religious philosophy, theosophical mysticism, or Qabbalah, and
the scholastic legal achievement of the glossators of the Talmud, German-Jewish
pietism permanently reshaped classical Judaism into traditional Judaism, which
lasted down to the modern period...Their writings about manipulating the divine
name in the form of permutations of the Hebrew alphabet to achieve mystical and
magical goal, decidedly influenced later Jewish mysticism in Spain." (Vol. I,
p. 458)
SEPHARDIC
JEWS
The Sephardic Jews are descendants
of the large Jewish community living in Spain and Portugal in the Middle Ages.
In 1391, under the Papal Inquisition, there was a massacre of thousands of Jews
in the Iberian Peninsula. The Sephardic Jews have been credited with disseminating
Cabalism throughout Europe, after they were forcibly expelled by King Ferdinand
and Queen Isabella in 1492. The Urantia Book Fellowship notes: "The greatest figure
in Spanish Judaism was the philosopher, talmudist, and physician, Maimonides (1135-1204).
He attempted to harmonize Judaism with the philosophy of Aristotle."
The Encarta Concise
Encyclopedia entry "Cabala" identifies its origins in Spain and France:
"Cabala, generically, Jewish
mysticism in all its forms; specifically, the esoteric theosophy that crystallized
in 13th-century Spain and Provence, France, around Sefer Ha-Zohar (The Book of
Splendor), referred to as the Zohar. Cabala's roots are in Hellenistic astral
mysticism, in which the adept, through meditation and the use of magic formulas,
journeys ecstatically through and beyond the seven astral spheres. Medieval Spanish
Cabala, the most important form of Jewish mysticism, is more concerned with esoteric
knowledge about the nature of the divine world and its hidden connections with
the world of creation. "According to the Zohar, above and beyond all human contemplation
is God as he is in himself, the unknowable, immutable En Sof (Infinite). Zoharic
theosophy concentrates on ten sefirot (realms or planes) as symbols of the inner
life and processes of the Godhead. Because they are also archetypes for everything
in the world of creation, understanding their workings can illuminate the inner
workings of the cosmos and of history. This cosmic aspect was dramatically developed
in 16th-century Lurianic Cabala, which arose in response to the cataclysmic experience
of Jewish exiles expelled from Iberia in the 1490s, and which projected that experience
onto the divine world." The extent of the dispersion is documented by Groliers'
Encyclopedia, which also confirms the Sephardim as followers of the occult traditions
of ancient Babylon: "The
Sephardim are those Jews who follow the liturgy and customs developed by the Jews
of medieval Spain and Portugal. The name comes from Sepharad, a place of exile
mentioned in Obadiah 20 and early identified with Iberia. Unlike the Ashkenazim,
those Jews who settled in German lands, the Sephardim followed Babylonian rather
than Palestinian Jewish traditions. They also developed their own language, Ladino,
or Judeo-Spanish, a blend of medieval Castilian, Hebrew, Arabic, and other elements.
There is a considerable body of Ladino literature. "After
the expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492) and Portugal (1497) many Sephardim
formed communities in the lands of the Ottoman Empire--the Balkans, North Africa,
and the Middle East. Others remained in Iberia, nominally converting to Christianity.
Vilified as Marranos ('pigs'), they were subject to continuing persecution, and
most eventually left to form communities in northwestern Europe--Amsterdam became
a particularly important center. Sephardic traditions were largely adopted by
local Jewish groups in the Middle East and North Africa; hence, today the term
Sephardim is loosely applied to all Jews native to those areas. Among important
Jewish thinkers from the Sephardic tradition are Solomon ibn Gabirol, Moses Maimonides,
and Baruch Spinoza."
THE
NOAHIDE LAWS Presently,
there is a vast movement afoot with many points of entry (Lubavitcher Movement,
Nazarene Movement, Hebraic Roots / Messianic Movement, Latter Rain / Roman Catholic
Year of Jubilee) to bring all of mankind under the Law. These trendy movements
to adopt the customs and feasts of the Mosaic Covenant are effectively laying
the groundwork to mobilize the Church for Jay Gary's call to "experience the Jubilee"
Year in AD 2000 and be "reconciled to our spiritual roots." Jay Gary wrote in
THE STAR OF 2000: "The
annual calendar of Israel was built around three major festivals: Passover, Pentecost
and Tabernacles... The Year of Jubilee encompassed these three festivals, only
raised to a higher power ...Then, as well as today, Jesus calls us to experience
His jubilee... It's time to blow the ancient trumpet. It's time to be reconciled
to our spiritual roots." (pp. 84, 85)
This massive movement also seems to be leading toward the global establishment
of the Noahide Laws (already U.S. law), for which disobedience the penalty is
beheading (Rev. 20:4) THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JUDIASM lists these seven universal
laws and indicates their binding nature on all Gentiles:
"Full-page ads in the New
York Times and other newspapers have proclaimed: ‘All nations of the world:
Fulfill the 7 universal Noahide Laws given to you in the Torah of Moses.’...
One additional element of greater severity is that violation of any one of the
seven laws subjects the Noahide to capital punishment by decapitation. (Sanh.
57A)"
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JUDAISM identifies the Babylonian Talmud (T.B.) as the source
of "The Noachide Laws." "According
to Maimonides, acceptance -- on the basis of the Bible -- of the seven universal
precepts means that any such righteous Gentile is numbered with 'the pious ones
among the nations of the world...deserving a share in the world to come' (Tosef.
Sanh 13.2)
(1) Civil justice [the duty to establish a legal system];
(2) Prohibition
of blasphemy [which includes the bearing of false witness];
(3) The abandonment
of idolatry;
(4) The prohibition of incest [including adultery and other
sexual offenses];
(5) The prohibition of murder;
(6) Also that of theft;
(7) The law against eating flesh [a limb] cut from a living animal [ie.,
cruelty in any shape or form]
(T.B. Sanh. 56A)
Hebrew scholar, Eliezer Segal, documents that the Babylonian Talmud (T.B.) is
a commentary on the Mishnah composed by Babylonian Jewish sages (Ravs) from the
early third to the sixth century. Although it is claimed by the Lubavitch, Nazarene
and Hebraic Roots Movements that the source of the 7 Noahide Laws is the Torah
(Genesis-Deuteronomy), it is apparent that Talmud and Mishnah are derived from
occult traditions that contradicted and nullifed the teaching of Scripture.
The following
appendix cites ample material from Nesta Webster's SECRET SOCIETIES and other
resources which demonstrate the occult character of the Jewish sources relied
upon by the Lubavitch and Nazarene Movements and, their pseudo-Christian counterpart,
the Hebraic Roots Movement. APPENDIX
SECRET SOCIETIES
AND SUBVERSIVE MOVEMENTS, Nesta H. Webster, Omni Publications, 1964.
P.6. Re: Oral Tradition:Talmud:Cabala
"According
to Fabre d'Olivet, Moses, who 'was learned all the wisdom of the Egyptians' drew
from the Egyptian mysteries a part of the oral tradition which was handed down
through the leaders of the Israelites. "That
such an oral tradition, distinct from the written word embodied in the Pentateuch,
did descend from Moses and that it was later committed to writing in the Talmud
and the Cabala is the opinion of many Jewish writers." [According to the Jewish
view God had given Moses on Mt. Sinai alike the oral and the written Law, that
is, the Law with all its interpretations and applications" --Alfred Edersheim]
P.9... Re: Zohar:Talmud:Cabala "The
fact is that the main ideas of the Zohar find confirmation in the Talmud. As the
Jewish Encyclopedia observes, 'the Cabala, is not really in opposition to the
Talmud,' and "many Talmudic Jews have supported and contributed to it." Adolphe
Franch does not hesitate to describe it as "the heart and life of Judaism."
"The greater
number of the most eminent rabbis of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
believed firmly in the sacredness of the Zohar and of the infallibility of it's
teaching" ( Jewish Encyclopedia, article on Cabala)
P. 8. Re: Cabala--book 1--Sepher Yetzirah
. . . "says that its date has been placed as early as the sixth century before
Christ and as late as the tenth century A.D., but that it is at any rate older
than the Talmud is shown by the fact that in the Talmud the Rabbis are described
as studying it for magical purposes. Sepher Yetzirah is also said to be the work
referred to in the Koran under the name of the "Book of Abraham".
P.8. Re: Cabala--book 2--Sepher-Ha-Zohar (Zohar)
. . . "Of the immense compilation known as the Sepher-Ha- Zohar, Book of Light,
is ... of greater importance of Cabalistic philosophy. According to the Zohar
itself, the 'Mysteries of Wisdom' were imparted to Adam by God whilst he was still
in the Garden of Eden, in the form of a book delivered by the angel Razael. From
Adam the book passed to Seth ... Enoch... Noah ... Abraham, and later to Moses,
one of its principal exponents. Other Jewish writers declare... that Moses received
it ... first time on Mt. Sinai. . . to the Seventy Elders. . . to David and Solomon...Ezra...Nehemiah
and finally to the Rabbis of the early Christian era"
P.18-19 Re: Christ: Talmud: Cabala "So
also it was the Rabbis who, after hiding from the people the meaning of the sacred
tradition at the moment of its fulfillment, afterwards poisoned that same stream
for future generations. Abominable calumnies on Christ and Christianity found
not only in the Cabala but in the earlier editions of the Talmud. In these, says
Barclay - "Our
Lord and Saviour is 'that's one', 'such an one', 'a fool', 'the leper,' 'The deceiver
of Israel,' etc. Efforts are made to prove that he is the son of Joseph Pandira
before his marriage with Mary. His miracles are attributed to sorcery, the secret
of which He brought in a slit in His flesh out of Egypt. He is said to have been
first stoned and then hanged on the eve of the Passover. His disciples are called
heretics and opprobrius names. They are accused of immoral practices, and the
New Testament is called a sinful book. The references to these subjects manifest
the most bitter aversion and hatred. " [Joseph Barclay, The Talmud, pp.38, 39;
cf Drach, op. cit I.167]
P. 20 Re: Cabala: Talmud: Christ: "...
the Jewish Encyclopedia admits that Jewish legends concerning Jesus are found
in the Talmud and Midrash and in " the life of Jesus (Toledot Yeshu) that originated
in the Middle Ages. It is the tendency of all these sources to belittle the person
of Jesus by ascribing to Him illegitimate birth, magic, and a shameful death.
" [Jewish Encyclopedia, article on Jesus]
P. 8 Re: Cabal sources/origins "...Until
this date the Zohar had remained a purely oral tradition ... written down by the
disciples of Simon ben Jochai. The Talmud relates that for 12 years the Rabbi
Simon and his son Eliezer concealed themselves in a cavern, where sitting in the
sand up to their necks, they meditated on the sacred law and were frequently visited
by the prophet Elias. In this way, Jewish legend adds, the great book of the Zohar
was composed and committed to writing by the Rabbis' son Eliezer and his secretary
Rabbi Abba."
P. 23 re: Cabala: Talmud: Christ: Essenes "...
A subtler device for discrediting Christianity and undermining belief in the divine
character of our Lord has been adopted ... who set out to prove that He belonged
to the sect of the Essenes, ... Thus Jewish historian Graetz declares that Jesus
simply appropriated to himself the essential features of Essenism... So after
representing Christ as a magician in the Toledot Yeshu and the Talmud, Jewish
traditions seeks to explain His miraculous works as those of a mere healer - an
idea that we shall find descending right through the secrets of societies to this
day ... if of the miracles of Christ were simply due to a knowledge of natural
laws and His doctrines were the outcome of a sect, the whole theory of His divine
power and mission falls to the ground ..."
P. 299 re: Blavatsky: Talmud: Christ "...
Madam Blavatsky's writings, on the person of Christ, ... 'For me, Jesus Christ,
that is to say the Man-God of the Christians, copy of the Avatars of all countries,
of the Hindu Chrishna as of the Egyptian Horus, was never a historical personage.'
Hence the story of His life was merely an allegory founded on the existence of
the "a personage named Jehoshua born at Lud." But elsewhere she asserted that
Jesus may have lived during the Christian era or a century earlier 'as the Sepher
Toldoth Jehoshua indicates.' And Madame Blavatsky went on to say of the savants
who deny the historical value of this legend, that they -- "...either lie or talk
nonsense. Is our Masters who affirms it. If the history of Jehoshua or Jesus Ben
Pandera is false, then the whole of the Talmud, the whole of the Jewish canon
law, is false. It was the disciple of Jehoshua ben Parachai, the fifth President
of the Sanhedrin since Ezra, who re-wrote the Bible. ...This story is much truer
than that of the New Testament, of which history does not say a word."
P. 21 Re: Cabala: Talmud: and the Toledot Yeshu--referring to Christ
NOTE: Another name for Toledot Yeshu is Sepher Toldoth Jehoshua(Zohar)
"...the Toledot Yeshu relates
with the most indecent details that Miriam, a hairdresser of Bethlehem,(4)affianced
to a young man named Jochanan, was seduced by a libertine, Joseph Panther or Pandira,
and gave birth to a son whom she named Johosuah or Jeschu. According to the Talmudic
authors of the Sota and the Sanhedrim, Jeschu was taken during his boyhood to
Egypt, where he was initiated into the secrets doctrines of the priests, and on
his return to Palestine gave himself up to the practice of magic.(5) The Toledot
Yeshu, however, goes on to say that on reaching manhood, Jeschu learnt the secret
of his illegitimacy, on account of which he was driven out of the Synagogue and
took refuge for a time in Galilee. Now,
there was in the Temple a stone on which was engraved the Tetragrammaton or Schem
Hamphorasch, that is to say, the Ineffable Name of God; this stone had been found
by King David when the foundations of the Temple were being prepared and was deposited
by him in the Holy of Holies. Jeschu, knowing this, came from Galilee and, penetrating
into the Holy of Holies, read the Ineffable name, which he transcribed on to a
piece of whom parchment and concealed in an incision under his skin. By this means
he was able to work miracles and to persuade the people that he was the son of
God foretold by Isaiah. With the aid of Judas, the Sages of the Synagogue, succeeding
in capturing Jeschu, who was then lead before the Great and Little Sanhedrin,
by whom he was condemned to be stoned to death and finally hanged" Such is the
story of Christ according to the Jewish Kabbalists ..."
Footnotes:
(4)
cf. Baring -Gould, op.cit., quoting Talmud, treatise Sabbath, folio 104,
(S.
Baring-Gould, The Counter Gospels, 1874)
(5) Ibid.,p.55, quoting Talmud,
treatise Sahhedrim,folio 107, and Sota,
folio 47; Eliphas Levi, La Science
des Esprits, pp. 32,33
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the late Emperor of Ethiopia. This is the most primitive form of Hebrew Roots
religion historically outside of Judaism. Heile Salassie had no use for this cult
built on his royal linage. The legend is that Heile Salassie was descended from
Menelik, who was the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. This shows how mad
people can get once they start wandering. Beware if you are a Hebrew Roots groupie.
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