Dear Editor,
Acts (i.e. Ma’asei) 12:1-5 (3-4)-KJV “…the days of Unleavened Bread.
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quarternions (sixteen) of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter (i.e. Ishtar) to bring him forth to the people…” The 1560 Geneva Bible says “Passover” not “Easter.” The ISR Scriptures says “Pesah” meaning “to jump. Skip, or pass over (Passover).”
Mattithyahu 26:1-2 “ And it came to be, when Yahushua ended all these words, He said to His taught-ones, you know that after two days the Pesah takes place, and the Son of Adam is to be delivered up to be impaled.” Ishtar, goddess of both fertility and war, is the Akkadian name of the Sumerian goddess Inanna and the Semitic goddess Astarte, the three names referring to the same deity in different cultural contexts. She inspired great devotion in the ancient Babylonian empire, as evidenced by the many grand temples, altars, inscriptions, and art objects devoted to her.
She was the deity of fertility and love, but also a jealous goddess who could bring vengeance against individuals, go to war, destroy fields, and make the earth’s creatures infertile. Ever young, energetic, and passionate, Ishtar was moody, changing rapidly from love to enmity. She protected her favorites, but brought doom upon those who dishonored her, sometimes with terrible consequences for whole nations.
New World Encyclopedia Mattithyahu 12:39-40 “…For as Yonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so shall the Son of Adam be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” Friday, Saturday, Sunday =3 days. Friday night, Saturday night=2 nights.
Ernest Andrews
Charlotte (formerly of Richmond County)
1 John (i.e. Yohanan Bet) 2:1-3 “My little children, I write this to you, so that you do not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an intercessor with the Father, Yahushua Messiah, a righteous One. And He Himself is an atoning offering for our sins, and not for ours only but also for all the world. And by this we know that we know Him, if we guard His commands.” (a)
(a) 3:6-7 “Everyone staying in Him does not sin. Everyone sinning has neither seen Him nor known Him. Little children, let no one lead you astray. The one doing righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous.” (b)
(b) 2:28-29 “And now, little children, stay in Him, so that when He appears, we might have boldness and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone doing righteousness has been born of Him.” (c)
(c) 5:3-4 “For this is the love for Elohim, that we guard His commands, and His commands are not heavy, because everyone having been born of Elohim overcomes the world. And this is the overcoming that has overcome the world: our belief.”
Because we love Him, we keep His commandments.
I want to apologize for my last posting. That was wrong and mean of me and I know I went too far. I hope you will forgive me.
Sincerely,
mkc48
I have to wonder, do you keep ALL of the law?? Do you find any joy because of what Jesus did for you? In my mind's eye I picture you as a stern white haired old man with a constant disapproving scowl on his face. I was talking with a couple of people a few weeks ago about your postings and it so happened that they knew you before you "saw the light of the Torah". They just laughed and said you were just as arrogant and judgemental then as you are now. One of them told me of some things you said to them. I just couldn't believe that someone who proclaimed to follow Jesus (as you did at that time)had no more compassion for someone who was so broken. They said instead of lifting them up speaking gently in the spirit of love that you pointed your finger at them and told them all the reasons they were headed to hell. Thank the Lord above that you didn't forever turn them away from Jesus. Oh yeah that was Proverbs 16:18 not 19:18, no matter which book of scripture you use.
“Where there is no vision, the people are let loose (perish),~~~~~~~~but blessed is he who guards (keeps) the Torah (law).”
Hosea 4:6-8 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou has rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy G*d, I will also forget thy children. As they were increased, so they sinned against me (see 1 John 3:4): therefore (inserted by translators) will I change their glory into shame. They eat up (feed on) the sin of my people, and they set their heart on iniquity.”
Hoshea 4:6-8 “My people have perished for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being priest for Me. Since you have forgotten the Torah of your Elohim, I also forget your children. As they were increased, so they sinned against Me. My esteem (honor) they have changed into shame. They eat the sin of My people, and lift up their desire (will) to their crookedness.”
Revelation (i.e. Hazon) 18:4-5.
Who in this world are you to judge my knowledge of scripture? You must think you are the only astute student around. How arrogant you are!! It would probably serve you well to read Proverbs 16:18. From what I can tell from your letters and postings you suck the happiness and joy of salvation right out of everything and that makes me feel mighty sorry for you. All I need to believe is that Jesus died in my place for payment of my sins and he rose again like he said he would, and one day I will be with him in Paradise. I've never read in the scriptures that I would have to take a quiz before I can enter Heaven on the precise amount of time he spent in the tomb before his resurrection or if he arose on Saturday or Sunday. Praise be to Jesus for his mercy and grace!
If He said He would be in the heart of the earth (i.e. the grave/tomb) 3 days and 3 nights then I have to believe He meant that statement. If you would do a serious study of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John you would discover for yourself when He was impaled on the stake, when He was placed in the tomb, and when He was resurrected. The point is twofold in that He did not celebrate Easter and did not rise from the dead on Sunday. What we have always been taught and what we believed was man's tradition not the Almighty's. I encourage you, with love, to begin a serious study of all Scripture.
I have read and re-read this letter several times trying earnestly to discern what it is you are trying to convey without success. I thought I kind of, sort of, got where you were going with the first paragraph but you totally derailed me when you started with the Greek mythology. How exactly is this related? You are great at copying scripture from the text you use. You are great a copying down what you claim are historical facts. Where I always seem to get lost is in how you try to twist everything together. Maybe it's just me, that is certainly a possibility. I wish you would explain to me like I'm a 3 year old in plain English what is the message you are trying to convey? Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
mkc48