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Tag Archives: messiah
DIE POSISIE WAT MY MENS-WEES VERANDER
8 June 2024
Die eerste vers van die boek Bemiedbar of Numerie, wat ook die eerste vers van die leesstuk met die naam “Bemiedbar” is, is ‘n besonderse vers. Dit bevat vier woorde wat met “Be-“ begin: BEMIEDBAR (In die woestyn), BE’OHEL (In die tent), BE’ECHAD (In of op ‘n sekere dag, naamlik die eerste dag) en BESHANAH … Continue reading
THE DEATH OF MESSIAH, AND BEYOND
4 May 2024
The Torah portion of this week includes Leviticus 16, which is an entire chapter dedicated to YOM KIPPUR (The Day of Reconciliation) – the role of the high priest; the preparations that needed to be made for Yom Kippur; the offerings that were required; the various atonements for the set-apart place, for the priests and … Continue reading
Vrae oor die naam “Y’shua”
IH, Pretoria Ek het op verskeie ensiklopedias en ook op die stongs in gegaan en gesien dat baie van die mense verskil oor die heilige name. Ek het gevind dat die meeste H 3091 gebruik vir die Seun, maar dit maak nie vir my sin hoe hulle dan op Y’shua afkom nie. Sou graag wil … Continue reading
Identity of Messiah
SBS, Namibia I have read (your booklet “The Revealed Identity of the Messiah”), but I must admit to finding it quite disturbing. I have prayed about the matter and asked the guidance of Ruach HaKodesh – I do appreciate the fact that there are Scriptures that seem to indicate, or shall I rather say, seem … Continue reading
OUR IDENTITY IN MESSIAH
CS Lewis once said, “We are what we believe we are.” It sounds a little bit like a new age slogan, similar to other modern-day slogans, like “I am great”, “I am here to be admired” and “I am the captain of my own ship”. But I believe this is not what CS Lewis meant. … Continue reading
LET US NOT REJECT THE MESSIAH
In the book of Matthew, chapter 26, the suggested Messianic reading to go along with this week’s reading from the Torah, it is said that both Yehudah (Judas) and Kepha (Peter) rejected Y’shua in some way or other. As it turned out, Yehudah rejected Y’shua by handing Him over to the scribes and the elders … Continue reading
VERBIND AAN Y’SHUA DIE MESSIAS
Ek het die afgelope paar dae aan ʼn bouprojekkie gewerk, met die hulp van twee Zimbabwiërs wat, terwyl hulle met hulle werk besig was, aanhoudend met mekaar in Shona gepraat het. Die enigste woord wat ek in hulle gesprekke kon herken – ʼn woord wat byna in elke tweede of derde sin voorgekom het – … Continue reading
BELIEVERS IN THE DEATH OF MESSIAH
A wise old Jew once prophesied to the king that his favourite mistress would soon die. Sure enough, the woman died a short time later. The king was certain that the old man’s prophesy had brought about the woman’s death and he wanted revenge. He called in the Jew and said he would like to … Continue reading
HOOR JY DIE VOETSTAPPE VAN DIE MESSIAS?
Ek het as kind een of twee keer saam met my pa groot atletiek byeenkomste in die destydse Groenpunt Stadion gaan bywoon. Een van die items wat my seker die meeste gefassineer het, en wat ek dikwels by die huis gaan probeer naboots het, was die stap item waarin dit altyd vir my gelyk het … Continue reading
SOEKLIG OP DIE MESSIAS 4
Die naam van hierdie week se Torah porsie (Ex 18 – 20) is “Jetro” en beskryf die periode in die woestyn, direk voor die ontvangs van die Tien Woorde en die res van die Torah, toe Jetro vir Mosheh gesê het dat sy werklading te swaar is en dat hy manne uit die volk moet … Continue reading
SOEKLIG OP DIE MESSIAS 3
Wanneer daar na profesieë oor die Messias gesoek word, word daar nie normaalweg na die boek Shemot (Exodus) gekyk nie. Tog is daar in hierdie boek seker meer verborge verwysings na die Messias wat sou kom as in meeste ander boeke van die Ou Verbond. Shemot is in die eerste plek die boek wat die … Continue reading
SOEKLIG OP DIE MESSIAS 2
Daar is deesdae al hoe meer mense wat hulle stemme voeg by die massakoor van beswaardes wat beweer dat Y’shua van Natsaret nie is wat die Nuwe Testament sê Hy is nie en dat sy lewe ook nie ‘n vervulling van profesieë in die Ou Testament was nie. Hierdie siening word duidelik uitgelig as mens … Continue reading
SOEKLIG OP DIE MESSIAS
Verlede week het ons kortliks stilgestaan by die twee parallelle hoofstukke in Mat 11 en Luk 16 waar Y’shua die uitspraak maak dat die periode van die Torah en die profete tot by Johannes die Doper gestrek het. In die konteks van daardie twee hoofstukke kon mens duidelik sien dat Y’shua nie wou sê dat … Continue reading
TRUMPETS AND THE COMING OF MESSIAH
We have established from Scriptures that the blowing of the shofars on Yom Teruah is first and foremost aimed at the people of Yahweh as a wake-up call to repentance, in the light of some form of future judgement. Just because we have made a choice sometime in the past to put our trust in … Continue reading
IN DIE MESSIAS SE NAAM
As die Naam van Yahweh werklik die grootste Naam is wat daar is (soos ons by ‘n vorige geleentheid gesien het), dan is daar twee belangrike vrae wat hieruit voortspruit: 1.Wat beteken dit dat die Messias dinge in sy Vader se Naam gesê en gedoen het? 2.Wat beteken dit wanneer óns dinge in die Messias … Continue reading
Who came in the flesh?
It seems that the belief and conviction that Y’shua has come in the flesh is quite an important one. In the first letter of Yahuchanan, chapter 4, verses 2 and 3 the following statement is made: “Every spirit that confesses that Y’shua Messiah has come in the flesh is of Elohim, and every spirit that … Continue reading
