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August 19, 2024 Now Is The Time with Rabbi Steve Berkson | Honor & Shame | Part 4
In John 11:4 we see the event where a friend of Yeshua, Lazarus, is on his death bed and Yeshua says that His Father will receive honor in what happens. Rabbi Steve Berkson brings this event into your life today by pointing out that something you may be going through looks to be hopeless, but to hang on and stay strong, for when you come out of your situation you’ll be able to bring honor to your Heavenly Father.
What is the one vital thing that you should embrace from all your learning about and understanding of the scriptures and stories in our Bible?
Then in John 12:20-26 Yeshua says, “If anyone serves Me, the Father shall value him.” By the definition we’ve learned about the word honor, we know that to value someone or something is another form of honoring that someone or something. What does it look like to you to ‘serve’ someone? What does it mean to “hate” your life?
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1 hr 1 min
August 19, 2024 Dr Hollisa Alewine – Footsteps of Messiah Part 122 (Charm School)
Charm School
Have you ever seen something in a Judaica catalog or shop that made you scratch your head? Symbols are always a hot topic in our circles, and often the discussions are full of extremes. In our quest to be willingly obedient to the Word of Adonai, sometimes it's obvious we never went to charm school. Or charm and symbol school.
Frank Houtz, may his memory be for blessing, did an excellent job addressing fears of idolatory in words and symbols in his lecture, “Discerning Between Good and Evil” (2010), and he presents a reliable hermeneutic to identify customs that are indeed evil from those that mean exactly what those who use them believe them to mean.
In Creation Gospel Workbook Six, we address some of the controversy: “The Magen David (Star of David) is a good example of symbolism that has been appropriated by some pagan religions. Because of that, some believers with a poor hermeneutical skill set have averred that the Magen David is a pagan symbol. Without adding anything but common sense to Houtz’ insightful, careful work with the subject, the obvious questions are, “What is the symbol’s primary source, and what did the Magen David mean to the people who began to identify with it?”
If pagan cultures at some time appropriated the symbol, it has no bearing on what it originally meant to those who began to use it, for the Fourth Day of Creation of sun, moon, and stars antedated by far any pagan identification. I’m sure no Christian wants Christianity judged by the number of cross necklaces worn in mug shot photos or at lewd, filthy concerts. Just because trees have been worshiped as gods and used as pagan symbols doesn't mean we can have trees in our yards.
The symbol of the Magen David is accepted universally as a symbol of the Jewish people. It is not so much an ancient Israelite symbol, but more cultural and ethnic identity. At this point in history, it is the observance of the Biblical moedim that sets apart Israel from the heathen nations, making the association of the Magen David with paganism antithetical. The Jewish people have long been associated by other nations both with the moedim of Scripture as well as the symbol of the Magen David. Monotheism. (*Scroll down for full communication from Frank)
But what about other symbols, like charms? There is a fine line between a symbol of remembrance or identification and believing the symbol itself has power that belongs to the Creator. For instance, in times past, our congregation was accused of worshiping a Torah scroll. No, we respect the Word; it is valuable to us.
Now if we marched the scroll down to the local ATM, held it up to the machine and believed it would miraculously spit out $10,000 every time, there's a bronze serpent problem.
Twenty-four ornaments of the Bride are based on the richness that Israel used to seduce her lovers instead of her Bridegroom who gave them to her:
“...and the LORD will make their foreheads bare. In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments, dangling earrings, bracelets, veils, headdresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets, finger rings, nose rings, festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses, hand mirrors, undergarments, turbans and veils. Now it will come about that instead of sweet perfume there will be putrefaction; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well-set hair, a plucked-out scalp...” (Is 3:18-24 NASB)
In the Shabbat livestream, we’ll examine the spiritual significance of each of these bridal ornaments, but one of them, the amulet, is a head-scratcher. That’s primarily because we’re only familiar with the corruption of the symbol, not the Scriptural, Hebrew meaning of it that makes it an ornament fit for a bride.
amulets [lehashim] ?????? a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet:—charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.
Are they forbidden magic and superstition, or is there a more ancient use?
The variety of necklace-type adornments links the wording of how to lay tefillin to wearing a pendant, amulet, necklace, etc.
My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. Keep my commandments and live, and my teaching as the apple of your eye.
Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. (Pr 7:1-3)
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man. (Pr 3:1-4)
The above is very much like the description of how Yeshua grew in Scriptures and with people, the exact vertical/horizontal relationship found in the two greatest commandments, love Adonai and love your neighbor. “And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” (Lk 2:52)
My son, observe the commandment of your father and do not forsake the teaching of your mother; bind them continually on your heart; tie them around your neck. When you walk about, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk to you. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; and reproofs for discipline are the way of life... (Pr 6:20-23)
A permitted Bridal amulet should have the Word in some form that draws you to hear the voice of the Ruach guiding you and protecting you from sin. The writing is silent, “whispered,” like the Ruach in a still, small voice. Traditionally, Jewish amulets contain a verse of Scripture. Those containing mystical combinations of Hebrew letters are sketchy because of the Scriptural understanding of an amulet’s function: to remind the wearer of Adonai’s protective power. If the wearer doesn’t understand the words or symbols, it is not the thing to wear because it’s missing the mark.
Different contexts of lachash, the root of amulet, which is connected to protection from harm:
Positive
“O LORD, they sought You in distress; they could only whisper a prayer, Your chastening was upon them.” (Is 26:16)
“The captain of fifty and the honorable man, the counselor and the expert artisan, and the skillful enchanter*.” (Is 3:3)
Negative
“If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.**” (Ecc 10:11)
“For behold, I am sending serpents against you, adders, for which there is no charm, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD. (Je 8:17)
The Word destroys the venom of the serpent, which is the “trick” of snake charmers. They remove the fangs and venom ducts before training it. If the snake bites before that, it harms. The Bride has no fear of snakebite, for the Word neutralizes venomous lies. The serpent may bite, but it cannot destroy. Shake it off. This enrages the serpent in Revelation.
*The context is honorable people, so likely an orator or Scriptural wordsmith who is skilled with writing prayers for amulets.
**Literally, “master of the tongue”
As an ornament of the Bride, an amulet represents a hushed prayer, a reminder of Scripture for protection. The daily prayer, the Amidah, is prayed in a whisper. Although silent, the amulet connects the wearer with the Scriptural prayer. It's fine to wear a necklace or any other jewelry with Scripture or its symbols if it is a reminder of the One who holds the power.
Why are amulets associated with protection? If we read the contexts around the Proverbs passages concerning the binding of Torah around the neck or fingers, the promise is that it will “keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.” (Pr 6:20)
Scripture mentions snake charming as the evil example of amulet use. It is not the amulet that will prevent the snake from biting; it is the relationship of the wearer to the Word on the amulet and the One to Whom the prayer is directed. One cannot behave any way one wants and expect the “amulet” of tefillin or a Shema necklace to protect him or her.
Snake venom is false doctrine...another reason the 24 ornaments should be completed. The number twenty-four represents the original number of the books of the TANAKH. The more we immerse in the Word, the Son of Elohim, the more protection we have against evil. Using it as a magic charm undercuts the actual use of an amulet, a piece of jewelry that reminds us of our intimate relationship with the Bridegroom and the Word He sent us to bind us to Him. A “hamsa hand” charm can no more prevent evil than not stepping on a crack will preserve our mothers’ backs or pointing a cross at a vampire will keep it away.
If there were vampires. Which there is not.
Except for vampire bats.
There’s those.
50 min
August 18, 2024 Mark Call – Parsha “Vaetchanan” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
Parsha “Vaetchanan,” (Devarim or Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11) is, very what might be called the heart of the heart of His Torah, because it includes not only the ‘reiteration’ of the Ten Debarim (Sayings, Words, or ‘commandments’) but also what the Messiah Himself called the “greatest commandment” of all.
First, he Erev Shabbat reading of some of the most central commandments in the Bible:
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In the Sabbath day midrash, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa makes the case that there is FAR more to the instruction here than many of us have been led to believe.
Do even the “Ten Commandments” still apply, now that we have been exiled from the land? OR, does He mean what He says about the commandment to neither “add to,” or “subtract from?”
It’s a ‘razor’ that is key to understanding how to discern His Truth from the “lies we have inherited from our fathers.” And a ‘church’ that, all too often, attempts to turn his very Word ‘upside down.’
The deception He warned us about is here. But we can ‘see that your are not deceived.’
WARNING: This is another rather blunt message, because time draws short.

“Vaetchanan: The Razor!”
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The combined two-part teaching is here:
3 hr
August 18, 2024 Emmanuel, The Light of the World &
The 3rd Temple, House of Prayer for All… Religions
(1ST HALF OF FIRST MESSAGE, for ENTIRE first message CLICK HERE) This is the first of two messages where we will be taking a contrasting look at the difference between the modern Secular Nation State of Israel and the coming Biblical Kingdom of Israel. Today is an introduction of sorts in that we will be discussing how some “Christians” including some Hebrew Roots/Messianic believers in Y’shua as Messiah are almost worshiping the modern State of Israel and the Jewish people who currently live there as prophetic Messianic figures. I’m going to play a short clip for you from a November 2023 interview and then we will also be looking at a document from templemount.org which reveals some surprising information about plans to use the Dome of the Rock for the altar portion of the 3rd temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. This 3rd temple utilizing the Dome of the Rock as an altar to connect together 4 individual temples, one for each of the four monotheistic religions creating what the proponents call the prophesied “House of Prayer for All Nations”. However in reality it will be an ecumenical ‘house of prayer for all religions’ on the Temple Mount. These 3rd temple plans include of course making Jerusalem the Religious Capital of the World.
This is likely to be a somewhat controversial topic but we welcome emailed discussions in love and mutual respect to [email protected] . We are in no way trying to disparage the Jewish people which we love enough to declare the truth that they also must be grafted back into the tree of biblical Israel through rebirth in Y’shua Messiah who said we must all be born again.
Article regarding 3rd temple utilizing Dome of the Rock for altar can be found here: https://www.templemount.org/komsky/
26 min
August 17, 2024 Calming Harp Episode #186
Psalm 50 tells us that our Heavenly Father is faithful to His covenant. He says that if we will follow his ways presented in His covenant, He will show us his favor. He even says that if we are in trouble, He will come to our rescue. But there is a little word there that is the biggest little word in the dictionary. “IF” you will follow my teachings and commands. Many times, we find ourselves out of sync with His ways and we get in trouble, but He offers us the way back through the sacrifice of Yashua/Jesus. He says in this chapter, that if we will offer Him our sacrifices of Praise, it will be a sweet sound to His ears, and He will act on our behalf. Today is the day to turn form our own plan and seek His plan for our lives!
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28 min
August 16, 2024 Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Isaiah chapter 43
The Torah teachers take a deeper, albeit shortened, look this week at the Book of the prophet Isaiah/YesheYahu, chapter 43.
1 hr 11 min
August 16, 2024 Mark Call – Daily News Update Friday
News, some commentary about it, and a look at what the insanity probably means is coming, for the week ending Saturday, 17 August, 2024.
50 min
August 16, 2024 Worldwide Digital ID Framework for the Mark and Image of the Beast (Program 2)
PROGRAM 2, EPISODE 158. A new Australian Digital ID legislation was passed into Law through the Parliament in Canberra in the latter weeks of May 2024. This new law, which comes into effect on December 1, 2024, is not predominantly a digital identification scheme to acquire public and private sector goods and services securely and conveniently. Many governments worldwide are registering for the program, under duress, if they wish to function and trade in the global commerce landscape.
The UN is an international political body founded in 1945. Its charter slogan is: “Peace, dignity, and equality on a healthy planet.” The organization has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. However, one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth with a special status and a large dedicated building in New York City, USA, where the world’s nation leaders can gather, discuss common problems, and find solutions that benefit all humanity.
On July 1, 2021, the UN officially made available a 257-page published work, “Remaking the World—The Age of Global Enlightenment.” The book is a collaboration between the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), which are divisions of the United Nations. The UN maintains an agenda with an embedded spiritual component describing a remaking or re-creating of the world based on Genesis 1:1-3 and 1:26 but calling their new world an “Age of Global Enlightenment.”
Join me for season 5 and episode 158 of Real Israel Talk Radio as I discuss the Spiritual Anatomy of the Mark and the Image of the Beast.
50 min
August 16, 2024 “Come out of her, My people” Show ~ Mark Call weekly
Returning special guest Brent Winters, “The Common Lawyer,” joins us again this week to talk about some aspects of “law” that some of us may legitimately wonder about: Given what has been done to “Truth, Justice, and the American Way,” do they even still matter any more?
And, even today, the answers should be encouraging. And certainly vital.
Check out Brent’s valuable and informative website, at www.commonlawyer.com
50 min
August 15, 2024 Amalek, Haman and Antisemitism Today: Connecting the Dots
There has been an alarming surge of Jew-hatred and antisemitism in the church. Why is that so? What are the roots of Jew-hatred? Where did it start and why did it start? Why do we see antisemitism, not just in the mainstream church, but also in the Hebrew Roots movement? What can we do about it? Listen in to find out more!
For an insightful round table discussion of this important topic, listen in to:
ROUNDTABLE : Antisemitism in the Church with Jan Markel and Amir Tsarfati
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25 min