Aleph Tav Tuesday….

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Pete Rambo

More Aleph Tav images from Bill Sanford posted in the A-T Images page.  Stop by and see Bill’s page, as well as share these images and tell the Aleph Tav story!!

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Counting down… (and, a special song!!)

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Several months ago, when we began planning/preparing for the trip to Israel it seemed so far off on the calendar.  I remember writing a countdown on my office calendar that exceeded 100 days and thinking, ‘it will never get here!’

Well, lately, things have been happening so fast my head is spinning and I can hardly sleep!  Abba has been directing pieces so clearly that this walk has simply been an amazing dream-like state where I wait with baited breath to see each new thing He will accomplish as He goes before us.  Truly, an amazing experience.

From the beginning, I have sensed that this Congress could have significance implications for many, many people.  This sense has been confirmed by many people through private and public words and prophecy.

I want to thank the many who have made this possible through gifts and prayer.  Time will tell, but your faithfulness may have incredibly far reaching impact.

My plan over the next several weeks Continue reading →

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THE mark of a prophet…

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Scripture articulates that any true prophet will ONLY point TO the Torah and NEVER teach contrary to it…   Is the Jesus of Christendom a true prophet if He taught anything contrary to the Torah?

If He ONLY taught the doctrine of His Father, then why do pulpits say otherwise?

Make no mistake: the Holy One of Israel, Yeshua ben David, is the prophet like unto Moses and He only taught Torah!

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http://bible.com/1/jhn.7.16.KJV

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Sunday School, P19. Apostle Paul… continued… P.4

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Pete Rambo

After beginning with a short thought from Psalm 40:8 and a few comments about my upcoming trip to Israel, we continue our look at the Apostle Paul.  In this segment, having completed a pretty thorough evaluation of what Paul DID and what his testimony in court was of himself, we considered a few very positive statements about the Torah that he made.  Again, we are building the context to prepare us to properly understand some of his ‘seemingly’ negative statements concerning the Torah.

I will be gone the next two weeks, on the third I plan to give a report about my Israel trip which may/may not be posted, however, I will be making updates to the blog from Israel.

Following that break, we will consider the historical and Judaic context within which Paul taught as we begin to tackle his difficult Scriptures.

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On ‘the will of God’…

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Pete Rambo

The Psalms are clear that David, a man after God’s own heart, delighted in Yehovah’s instructions (Torah).  If we desire the heart of God, should we do any differently?

Put another way, David understood that righteousness was obedience to God’s Instructions, but the Church teaches that obedience is bondage and an affront to the righteousness of Messiah.  Who do we believe, David and the Son of David (Mark 10:17-22), or traditions of men?

David said, “I DELIGHT to do thy will…Your Torah is within my Heart.”. Do we delight in His Torah, or do we call ‘good’ ‘evil?’

Selah.

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http://bible.com/100/psa.40.8.NASB

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36 seconds of gold!!

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Pete Rambo

There are a thousand proofs, but this clip nails it in just 36 seconds…

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A matter of the heart, too…

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Pete Rambo

This is a verse image to go with the previous post.  Notice the ‘always’ and ‘forever.’.

Yehovah does not change and His Word is everlasting.  NONE of His commandments have EVER been ‘done away with.’. That Christian doctrine is a manmade fairytale tradition.

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http://bible.com/100/deu.5.29.NASB

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A matter of the heart….

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Pete Rambo

The last couple days have been deeply sad as I have read and re-read Deuteronomy 5-8.  Perhaps the saddest verse is Yehovah’s pleading for His people to have a heart that fears and keeps His commandments!!

29 Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always, that it may be well with them and with their sons forever!

The verse clearly says ‘heart,’ ‘all,’ ‘keep,’ and ‘forever!’  Simple stuff, right?

Why so sad, then?

I speak to SO many people in Christendom and try to explain the many, many verses that tell us that our Father desires to ‘write His Word/commandments’ on our heart.  More verses speak of the Messiah teaching Torah from Jerusalem.  Still more tell of the glories and blessings of obedience…  Eyes glaze over and I see them fade right out of the conversation.

How our Father’s heart must break!!  Just like in Deuteronomy 5:29, He, the unchanging Elohim (God), STILL wants His people to have a heart the fears Him and keeps ‘all’ His commandments.  But, Christendom is just as stiff-necked as those in the wilderness, only self-righteously so.

Does He weep?  It makes me so, so sad.

I think of my own family that rather than Continue reading →

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His promises are everlasting….

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Pete Rambo

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http://bible.com/100/deu.7.9.NASB

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Aleph Tav Tuesday….

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Pete Rambo

More images added today!  Please share them and tell the significance of the Aleph Tav…  MUCH more info at Bill Sanford’s Alephtavsciptures.com

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Is pizza bad for your health?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Depends what is on it….

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http://bible.com/100/isa.66.16-17.NASB

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God and theologians disagree on definition of ‘forever’

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Four times in Lev. 23, God says….

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http://bible.com/100/lev.23.14-41.NASB

Theologians think He was just kidding….

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Sunday School, P18, Paul, Lying Schizophrenic or Misunderstood? P3

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Pete Rambo

This week at Lexington Baptist Church Sunday school, we continued our pursuit of a proper understanding of the Apostle Paul as we further examined what he DID and his testimony of himself before Agrippa.

Also, a surprise question near the end led to a quick examination of one of Paul’s ‘hard’ seeming anti-Torah statements.

mp3 audio to follow.

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Amazing Day of Worship at Adat Shalom

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Pete Rambo

I have never ‘reviewed’ a congregation…  seems almost crude and unrefined…  crass.  However, my wife, two sons and I drove to Summerville, SC to visit with Adat Shalom Congregation and had such an amazing afternoon that I just have to tell you about this fellowship!!

Most of my readers are familiar with the excellent Torah Portion notes by Ray Gardner that this blog is blessed to host.  Well, as we prepare to go to Israel in a couple weeks to participate in the First Ephramite/Northern Israel National Congress, we have visited several fellowships to tell of our purpose, ask for prayer and seek input from them as their delegates.  This week we visited with Ray Gardner’s fellowship and were totally blown away at the level of maturity and the degree of abandoned worship as well as the prophetic giftings.

The 15+/- year old fellowship occupies an unpretentious store front building located at 257 Treeland Drive, Ladson SC, 29456.  We were early and as we came through the door, entering a cavernous room, I was immediately struck by Continue reading →

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Holiness: how to…

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Only four times in scripture are we told, ‘be he holy for I am holy…’. Twice in Leviticus 11:44-45 directly connected with food, and once in this portion, directly connected with Sabbath.  This is confirmed in Exodus 31:12-17 where Yehovah tells us the seventh day Shabbat is a sign that He sanctifies us.

Don’t shoot the messenger. Rather, ask yourself who changed the day since Scripture NEVER records a change….

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http://bible.com/59/lev.19.2-3.ESV

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