“He That Is Eight Days Old Shall Be Circumcised Among You”, and the Eighth Day (aka “Last Great Day”)

Statue of Moses in Venezuela Moses is recognized as the one who gave God’s Law to the Israelites 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger,…

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Tonight Begins the Feast of Trumpets

A Yemenite Jew blows a shofar Tonight begins the Feast of Trumpets according to the calculated Jewish calendar.  It is called “Rosh Hashanah” by Jews, but that merely means “New Year” (literally “head of the year”).  Still, there is some recognition of its importance, as it kicks off the “Days…

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One Week or One Sabbath After the Wave Sheaf?

Well, the Days of Unleavened Bread seemed to fly by this year! One thing that may have gotten overlooked was the wave sheaf offering that took place in ancient Israel during the DUB. The significance of the wave sheaf offering is discussed in the AC article “Reflections: Jesus as the…

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WWJD: Keeping Passover

It is during times of the year such as this that my mind wanders to the phrase “What would Jesus do?”  Yet, it is merely a slogan for most.  Like a magical charm, people will wear “WWJD” on bracelets, but they never seem to make the transition to actually doing…

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Reflections: Pentecost and The Rod of Iron

“Potter” Image courtesy of dan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Happy Pentecost! This is being posted on Pentecost, a day that commemorates Jesus sending the Holy Spirit to His Church. The Holy Spirit, of course, reminds me of the “rod of iron”. What’s that? It doesn’t remind you of the “rod of iron”?…

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