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D.I.Y. Salvation = “Do-it-Yourself-Salvation.” For millions and, yes, even billions of people on planet earth, it’s quite an attractive option because with this salvation program, “you can have your cake and eat it too,” as the old 1700’s American colonial saying goes. In other words, it is a commonly accepted idea that if there is an all-powerful deity that requires a soul to be blameless and perfect in order to “go to heaven” when we die then surely, we can appease that deity by living a “good life” and doing things in a way that makes us happy, which many believe will then make the deity happy. Well, if I must say it, there really is no such option available, at least, according to the written words in the Bible.

In biblical scripture, the essential element of salvation can best be summed up as, “it’s his way or the highway,” based on a 1970’s American idiom, “it’s my way or the highway.”  In the Bible, true biblical salvation is impossible to earn; it cannot be done. The only option available that can make “The All-Powerful, Eternal Deity” happy in the Bible is to acquire salvation His way, period. Acquiring salvation our way is not in His plan, which is why D.I.Y. (Do-It-Yourself) salvation is not on Heaven’s “approved” list of options in order to get saved.

With this podcast of Real Israel Talk Radio – Program 3, Episode 21-56, “What is Biblical Salvation?” we will have a close look into the ancient Jewish and biblical idea of salvation based on the teaching of Isaiah 53 and the Suffering Servant prophecy. We’ll also have a look at the idea of the “New Covenant” in Matthew 26:26-29 as it relates in the two deaths of Hebrew scripture in Genesis 2:17.  All of this should be understood if we want to really appreciate the idea of Divine Eternal salvation through Yeshua. It is also an important lesson to learn because of what is written about concerning a great End Times “falling away” in 2 Thessalonians 2:3. Therefore, we must stay the course and never, ever ditch this very expensive gift that we have been given because of our faith.

It is a valid question: What is biblical salvation, at least, according to how the early first-century believers in Yeshua might have likely understood it? In Genesis 1:11-12, we read this:

“Then God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth’; and it was so.”

Here, the teaching principle is, like kind produces like kind. This teaching from the Bible, like kind produces like kind, points us towards man’s greatest dilemma; our inherited genetic link to and DNA imprint of the tree of the knowledge of good but evil which is exactly who we are when we are born into this world. With our natural birth into this world, we are joined to the law of Sin and Death physically and spiritually.

Now, the question is, How do we break free from it? How do we get disconnected? The New Covenant biblical answer is given: only through the completed work of Yeshua the Messiah, period. There is no other way of salvation known unto man, at least, according to Hebrew scripture.  To NOT choose the path of life in Yeshua means that we have made our choice for what scripture calls the “Second Death” and the “Second Resurrection” (Revelation 20:5-6; 20:12-15).

And how did we get so tangled up in this mess? It started with Adam when his woman said in response to Yehovah, asking her the question, “What Happened?” in Genesis 3:13.  She said,“The Serpent married me and I ate.”  In other words, the seed of the Serpent (Genesis 3:1) came to be ONE with Eve leading us back to the Genesis 1:11-12 principle, “like kind produces like kind.”  Therefore, we have choices and decisions to make about our eternal condition. Do I continue in my genetic condition from the tree of the knowledge of good but evil OR do I choose eternal life from the Tree of Life, which is the Tree of The Good (Deuteronomy 30:15-19).

On this podcast of Real Israel Talk Radio, Program 2021, Episode 55, we will discover a lot incredible truth from Hebrew scripture; beautiful to some, and quite likely inconvenient to others. Still, biblical truth is truth and each of us must come to a choice, a decision as to whether we want to break-free from our genetic link to Sin and Death; and if so, then it means to accept the Divine Plan by faith, which can and will set us free from the curse of Sin and Death in Genesis 2:17.

What is biblical salvation?

What are we saved from and what are we saved to?

On this 50-minute podcast of Real Israel Talk Radio Part 1, Episode 21-054, I will seek to expand on a biblical meaning and definition that is supported from the biblical lessons about salvation, sin and death, the tree of the knowledge of good but (and) evil and really, so much more! The experience of salvation is beautiful. However, learning to understand the detail that drives the experience is, likewise, also just as beautiful.

Mark Pitrone is thankfully back this week after a medical issue, and it’s time to resume the study of the Book of Jeremiah.

This week, the end of chapter 6, and into chapter 7, and a bit of related current events and the parallels as well.

On this podcast of Real Israel Talk Radio,  I am having a candid conversation with my wife Suzanne about death and bereavement. It is something that she knows about all too well.

Suzanne speaks about the big plans that she and her late-husband made when they prayerfully decided, with the Spirit of the Almighty One leading them, to immigrate away from South Africa and to make a new life with a hopeful future for their family in Western Australia. Nine months after arriving and settling into Western Australia, and with his new engineering job and a bright future, her husband of 22 years was suddenly killed on his way home from work in a car/truck transport accident. For the young widow Suzanne and her two boys, life would never be the same again.

This is Suzanne’s emotional story about what happened and how she came to cope with her tremendous loss and the next year and a half of a slow and painful death that she went through along with all the changes that were ahead for her and the family.

If you are going through an untold pain of life and you are trying to get up and get going again or you are suffering through a bereavement due to the death of a loved one, then this program is for you. This is Real Israel Talk Radio AR210109, Episode number 050.

Every year at the end of December and moving into January, it’s always the same old story: Christmas and New Years! So, many among family and friends come together to celebrate and party hearty with good food, plenty of revelry, and generally just trying to tuck all of our negative human traits away so that we can all just try to have a great time. After all, it’s the spirit and season of “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year?” Right? C’mon, be joyful and let’s celebrate! Well, it depends if one believes in the December 25th Christmas story and the January 1st New Year.

But if you find yourself not at all enjoying getting dragged through the surrounding celebrations and festivities, at work and/or among friends and family, all the while muttering the words, “Bah Humbug! Do we have to go through this again?,” well then, you are part of a minority that simply would prefer to just run away and hide; but you know that you can’t because most of the civilized world is surrounded by something that is much larger than any of us can even begin to imagine. It’s a spiritual battle between Good and Evil in unseen realms and it is at its peak during Christmas and New Years. It’s a global culture that defines multitudes of people and goes far beyond the characterizations of ‘Ol Saint Nick, Christmas Trees, and an all-night New Year’s Eve party.

In this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio, Suzanne and I are going to take a close look into the global Christmas Tradition of the Christmas Tree and find out what it’s really all about. Surely, it’s not about a traditional 1900’s winter solstice celebration on earth; not at all. Rather, it’s all about an ancient 6,000 year old creation story rebellion involving a tree from the Garden of Eden called the “Tree of the Knowledge of Good BUT Evil;” from a realm that we cannot see with our human eyes.

What is the take-away lesson for all of us? It is to learn that Yehovah loves his creation and the people of his creation. We will come to understand that all of this End-of-December-and-First-Day-of-January revelry is not for us to embrace but rather for us to connect with people so that we can testify to Yehovah’s uncompromising love; to love the people, not their ways. It’s not an easy task for anyone but if we try to see the hearts and minds of a lost world of people aimlessly wandering through an empty spiritual desert wilderness and we try to see them in the way the Almighty Eternal One Yehovah sees them, we have a good chance to learn to love people with Yehovah’s Truth without loving their ways, despite their propensity for practices that are purely worldly festivals; celebrations that have their roots in all things pagan. This is Real Israel Talk Radio Part 3 of 3 Parts, Episode 53 – AR210102.

Every year near the end of December, it’s always the same old story: A Christmas celebration! So, many among family and friends come together to celebrate with good food, plenty of gift-giving, and generally trying to put all their differences aside whilst everyone seeks to have a jolly good time. After all, it’s the spirit and season of Christmas! C’mon, be joyful! Right? Well, it depends if one believes in the December 25th Christmas story.

But if you find yourself not at all enjoying getting dragged through surrounding Christmas celebrations and festivities at work and among friends and family, all the while muttering the words, “Bah Humbug! well then, you are part of a rather tired minority that simply wants to just run away and hide; but you know that you can’t because most of the civilized world is surrounded by something much larger than any of us can even begin to imagine. It’s a global December culture that defines Catholicism and Christianity and goes far beyond the characterization of ‘Ol Saint Nick.

In this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio, Suzanne and I are going to take a close look into the global Christmas Tradition and find out what it’s really all about. But more importantly, our goal is to learn to try to understand the people around us and to connect with them through Yehovah’s uncompromising love. No, it’s not an easy task for anyone but if we try to see the hearts and minds of a lost world of people aimlessly wandering through a spiritual desert wilderness and we try to see them in the way the Almighty Eternal One Yehovah sees them, we can learn love people with Yehovah’s Truth despite their love and practices for worldly festivals that have their roots in everything pagan. This is Real Israel Talk Radio Program 2 of 3 parts, Episode 52 – AR201226.

Every year near the end of December, it’s always the same old story: A Christmas celebration! So, many among family and friends come together to celebrate with good food, plenty of gift-giving, and generally try to put all their differences aside whilst everyone seeks to have a jolly good time. After all, it’s the spirit and season of Christmas! C’mon, be joyful! Right? Well, it depends if one believes in the December 25th Christmas story.

But if you find yourself not at all enjoying getting dragged through surrounding Christmas celebrations and festivities at work and among friends and family, all the while muttering the words, “Bah Humbug! well then, you are part of a rather tired minority that simply wants to just run away and hide; but you know that you can’t because most of the civilized world is surrounded by something much larger than any of us can even begin to imagine. It’s a global December culture that defines Catholicism and Christianity and goes far beyond the characterization of ‘Ol Saint Nick.

In this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio, Suzanne and I are going to take a close look into the global Christmas Tradition and find out what it’s really all about. But more importantly, our goal is to learn to try to understand the people around us and to connect with them through Yehovah’s uncompromising love. No, it’s not an easy task for anyone but if we try to see the hearts and minds of a lost world of people aimlessly wandering through a spiritual desert wilderness and we try to see them in the way the Almighty Eternal One Yehovah sees them, we can learn love people with Yehovah’s Truth despite their love and practices for worldly festivals that have their roots in all things pagan. This is Real Israel Talk Radio Program 1 of 3 parts, Episode 51 – AR201219.

On this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio we are going to continue with our look into Judaism’s ceremony of the Kiddush, which is treated also like the Challah blessing. Both are New Testament/New Covenant traditions specifically Messianic, deriving from the days of Yeshua in the historical period of the Second Temple. Today, they are identified with the Christian church idea of “communion” and/or “the Lord’s Supper.”

Matthew 26:28 records: “Then he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”  Our podcast will specifically take us into a definition of what is the Fruit of the Vine” and what is the “New Covenant” and why we need it. This will show us the biblical reason for the Kiddush and why it is connected to double-fruit prophecy of Isaiah 66:8, “Can a nation be born in a day.” What exactly is this speaking about? The rebirth of the historical nation of Israel on May 14, 1948? No, not in the least.

We will also examine Matthew 23:39 when Yeshua said, “You will not see me again until you say…,” taking a quote from Psalm 118:26. This will link us to Hosea 14:1-2, which is not about an animal offering but rather about the fruit of our lips, which connects us to Isaiah 29:13, about performing religious practices based on the traditions of man.

Join us for this 50-minute podcast episode, AR201212, Episode 049, Part 6 in our “Son of Man” teaching series.

On this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio we are going to dig into the backstory for Judaism’s ceremony of HaMotzi (blessing over the bread) which is a New Testament/New Covenant tradition of the Christian church specifically identified as part of “the Lord’s Supper.”

Matthew 26:26-28 records: “And as they were eating, Yeshua took bread, blessed and broke, and gave to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

Our podcast will take us into why we need the New Covenant and the Isaiah 53 Suffering Servant; that without any of this, all of humanity has a zero chance of any hope for a future share in the Last Day resurrection and World to Come, which is a promise of the coming Messianic Kingdom of Heaven. We will also have a look into Psalm 139:14-15, which will give us a good foundation to help us to understand the importance as to why Yeshua did a New Covenant HaMotzi (Bread) blessing in Matthew 26:26-27 (the Kiddush or wine blessing will be addressed in Part 6). In Judaism, HaMotzi is a very old practice that is definitively linked to why we break a loaf of braided oven-baked bread and why the bread is called “Challah.”

Join us for this 50-minute podcast episode, AR201205, Episode 048, Part 5 in our “Son of Man” teaching series.