Beth Ariel Messianic Congregation

In this Radio Feature, Rabbi Gary continues to discuss Passover. This 1 minute episode will air on KKLA 99.5 in Los Angeles, beginning April 11, 2025, on Fridays during rush hour.

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Rabbi Gary continues to consider the promise of Messiah's coming again. Acts 1:9-11 records the ascension of Messiah into the heavens. As Luke records the event, he focuses attention upon what the disciples saw. In verse 9 we read the phrases, "while they were looking," and "a cloud (the Shekinah glory) took Him up away from their sight."

Then in verse 10 we find the phrase, "while they were staring into the sky," followed by the word "suddenly" which means "something to pay close attention to." And then "two men dressed in white," no doubt angels, ask the disciples a rhetorical question: "Why do you stand looking straight into the sky?" They go on to say that "this Yeshua" will return "in this way in which manner you saw him going into heaven" (vs.11).

With the emphasis on what the disciples saw, coupled with the phrase, "in this way in which manner" which means "in the very same way," there can be no doubt that what is meant is nothing short of a visible and bodily return of Messiah. Not only are we to expect that Messiah will return visibly and bodily, but his return will also be personal.

The Lord's coming will also be in two stages or phases.

The first is his coming to the clouds when the believers "in Messiah" will be "caught up" to "meet the Lord in the air" (I Thessalonians 4:17). In essence this is his coming for his own. This coming of the Lord is popularly referred to as the "rapture" of the believers. The word "rapture" derived from the Latin word for the Greek "to be caught up."

The second stage or phase of Messiah's coming is his coming to the earth to establish his kingdom, fulfill his promises to Israel and reign over the nations of the earth.

Our Messiah is coming again and he's coming soon. Are you ready for him when he comes? If not, you can be. Simply acknowledge your need for him. Your need for the forgiveness of your sin. And receive his atoning sacrifice for your sin, accepting him as Messiah and Savior.

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In this Radio Feature, Rabbi Gary discusses Passover. This 1 minute episode will air on KKLA 99.5 in Los Angeles, beginning April 4, 2025, on Fridays during rush hour.

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In this Radio Feature, Rabbi Gary continues to discuss Zechariah 12-14. This 1 minute episode will air on KKLA 99.5 in Los Angeles, beginning March 28, 2025, on Fridays during rush hour.

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Rabbi Gary teaches from Isaiah 11:1-3.
The promise of Messiah’s coming.
The prophetic geneology of the Messiah
The fullness of the Spirit that will rest upon Messiah
The delight with which we will all share in Messiah

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In this Radio Feature, Rabbi Gary continues to discuss Zechariah 12-14. This 1 minute episode will air on KKLA 99.5 in Los Angeles, beginning March 21, 2025, on Fridays during rush hour.

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Alan Radecki leads our celebration of Purim. The worship will lift our hearts before the Lord. We have a special worship-in-dance presentation, we read through portions of the book of Esther in a special “Reader’s Theater” format, and use our "groggers."

One of the peculiarities of the book of Esther is that there is no explicit mention of the name of God, nor of God himself. While at the outset this might strike us as odd, upon further reflection it serves to reinforce one of the book's major points, the veracity or trustworthiness of God and his word.

The omission of God's name and reference to God himself in the book of Esther underscores what God had foretold Moses would come upon His people: He would hide his presence from them as judgment for their sin.

The events of Purim reveal that while Israel may forget their God, God will not forget Israel. In the book of Esther, he acts behind the scenes unseen through his providence and sovereignty to demonstrate his love for and faithfulness to his Chosen People.

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When first venturing into the study of the return of Messiah, one can be easily confused by the seemingly contradictory statements regarding Yeshua's second coming.

There are statements that speak of Messiah coming for his own, as well as his coming visibly for the whole world to see.

There are verses that speak of Messiah coming to judge the works of believers as well as those that refer to him  coming to judge humanity in general.

There are passages that tell us that believers will be "caught up" into the clouds "to meet the Lord in the air" (I Thessalonians 4:17), a marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:9), a judgment upon the "beast" and false prophet (Revelation 19:20), a binding and ultimate judgment upon Satan (Revelation 20:1-2, 10), the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom (Revelation 20:4) and a final "white throne" judgment (Revelation 20:11-12).

How are all these statements to be understood? How are they to be reconciled with one another? In what order are they to occur? These are the questions we will explore at our Saturday services and find answers to as we study together what Scripture says about the return of Messiah Yeshua.

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In this Radio Feature, Rabbi Gary continues to discuss Purim. This 1 minute episode will air on KKLA 99.5 in Los Angeles, beginning March 14, 2025, on Fridays during rush hour.

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Teaching through the book of Zechariah at our Saturday Shabbat services has been an amazing experience for me. I've learned so much and our congregations were so excited to take a "deep dive" into the promise of our Messiah's return, the restoration of Israel and the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom.

Over the next few weeks at our services I will be speaking on the return or second coming of Yeshua our Messiah. Many suppose that the promise of the return of Yeshua is of secondary concern; yet, interestingly, it is prominent in the Scriptures.

It is said that there are some 300 prophecies of the first coming of Messiah in the Hebrew Scriptures, and nearly three times as many prophecies of Yeshua's second coming. Sometimes these second coming prophecies are inseparably connected to first coming prophecies, but not always.

The Lord is coming and He's coming soon. If we need to repent and turn to Him we should, because He's coming soon. If we need to love Him (or perhaps love Him more) we should, because He's coming soon. Are you ready for His coming?

Maranatha! Even so come, Lord Yeshua!

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