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The Kabbalah

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Netanel

The Kabbalah

The Kabbalah Jewish Mysticism.

The basis of the Kabbalah is the Zohar. The Zohar first appeared in Spain in the 13th century. It is written in ancient Aramaic which was common around the second temple period.

Shimon bar Yochai, a rabbi of the 2nd century during the Roman persecution who, according to Jewish legend, hid in a cave for thirteen years studying the Torah, was inspired by the Prophet Elijah to write the Zohar.

The Kabbalah explores hidden wisdom in the Scriptures concerning the attributes of God, the Messiah, Creation, and the inherent powers of certain combinations of Hebrew letters and numbers, a system known as Gematria.

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How did The Zohar develop?

The Zohar was kept secret until the 1270’s, when the first manuscripts began to circulate. Thereafter, more and more Kabbalistic works were written, and with the invention of printing they became more readily available.

After the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, many sages made their way to the land of Israel, where the city of Safed became major center of Kabbalistic learning.

The Deception of Kabbalah

The definition and history of Kabbalah

Kabbalah is:

– An area of ancient Jewish tradition, based on a mystical, esoteric interpretation of the Old Testament, as a means to define God, man, nature, and the universe.

It presents methods and rituals to attain spiritual realisation.

– Evidence of mystical theory and method in Judaism are found in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The earliest existent book of Kabbalah is the Sefer Yetzirah.

– Kabbalah emerged in Southern France and Spain in the 12th-13th centuries, developing further in the 16th century, in Ottoman Palestine. It’s teachings from this period are found in the Zohar. They became the foundation of later Jewish mysticism.

– More recently, Kabbalah has become very attractive to New Age ‘seekers’. There is a level of Kabbalah in which the practice of magical arts is prevalent. In this, Kabbalists endeavour to alter both the Divine realm and the world (including people!).

The ‘power’ that this promises is seductive.

– In a most disturbing way, some Christians, eager to explore their Hebrew roots, have fallen into Kabbalistic teaching and have mistaken it for Biblical Hebrew thought.

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Pray for Israel!

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Netanel

Pray for Israel!

Let me explain the political situation in Israel, followed by a prophetic word for the church.

Israel’s leaders have determined that Israel cannot tolerate a nuclear Iran.  Israel foresees two options:
1. Either sanctions will force Iran to back down, or 2. Israel will go to war.  Israel has been urged time and time again by U.S. President Obama to give sanctions a chance, but it is obvious sanctions are not working because Russia and China are reluctant to back the U.S. in its push to tighten international sanctions on Iran in the face of the U.N. nuclear watchdog report that there is “credible” information that Tehran may be working to develop nuclear weapons.

It is obvious that Israel will not be able to stop the barrage of missiles that the enemy would lob into Israel, and Israel’s home front would suffer severe casualties.  Iran has been threatening to wipe Israel off the map and boasts that Iran can launch 150,000 missiles and wipe Tell Aviv off the map in just a few hours.  Even Assad of Syria boasted that he could destroy Tell Aviv in 6 hours.  One thing we know from our dark history is this:  When a despot de facto dictator says that he will destroy Israel and the Jews, we must take him at his word.

The threat of Syria
In our intercessory meetings on behalf of Israel, the Lord has directed us to pray for Syria.  If Assad feels boxed in, he could easily lash out in desperation and launch a war against Israel in an effort to cover up the atrocities in Syria.  We know that he has in his possession much of Saddam Hussein’s chemical arsenal.  While Israel’s eyes are focused on Iran, this desperate man could launch his own surprise on us.

In Jerusalem, a prophetic word was given that “Major decisions will be made concerning Iran on the 6th of March!”  We later discovered that on the 5th and 6th  of March, Prime Minster Netanyahu, along with President Shimon Peres will fly to America for talks with President Obama and other officials.

Much of the church in Israel has chosen to fast and pray this Purim on the 8th of March.
“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.”  Proverbs 27:12

Our family warned in dreams
Ever since we moved to Jerusalem in 2003, all of my family including the children have had dreams warning us to leave in haste because of missiles hitting the city and country.

After much prayer, Dikla and I believe it is God’s will for us to leave Israel for a period of time until the war is over.  In the book of Acts, God warned his people about a coming famine. The writing seems to be on  the wall, Israel will go to war with Iran with or without America.  Naomi, who is in the Israeli military, tells us that the war will be sometime between April and August and is estimated to last around three weeks.

“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.”  Amos 3:7

How do we pray?
My eyes are on the Gospel and opportunities.  At times like these, many people are looking for answers and hope in the Bible.  I believe we are approaching a tipping point.  We must not lose hope, for our hope is only in Yeshua Hamashiach, the Author and Finisher of our faith.  Dikla and I also covet your prayers for our family.

“Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem:  they shall prosper that love thee.”  Psalm 122.6

Blessings in the mighty name of Jesus (Yeshua).

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