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Prophetic themes, visions, and theological insights from the Book of Ezekiel.

The Rabbis’ Divine Messiah Members Public

The late Orthodox Jewish philosopher and scholar Rabbi J. Immanuel Schochet wrote about the Messiah where he encapsulated some of the Old Testament verses, which rabbinic tradition interpreted in respect to the Messianic Era: A. Restoration of the Bet Hamikdash Mashiach shall restore the Bet Hamikdash in Jerusalem.1 This

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Rabbinic Judaism on the Heavenly Spheres Members Public

Here is an excerpt from a rabbinic source, which gives us an idea of what the rabbis thought about the sky and space above us, as well as the number of spiritual dimensions that exist. The quotations will also highlight the problem the rabbis had with the book of Ezekiel

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The Book of Ezekiel: The Rabbis’ Nightmare Members Public

It is typical for anti-Christian rabbis to cite the following passage from Ezekiel to prove that the Messiah will be a mere human figure who himself will be in need of atoning sacrifices for the purification of his own sins: “On the fourteenth day of the first month you are

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Discrepancies Between the Sacrifices in Ezekiel and the Torah Members Public

The following is uploaded from this article: The Discrepancies between the Sacrifices in Ezekiel and the Torah - TheTorah.com. The laws of holiday sacrifices in Ezekiel 45–46 contradict the laws in Numbers 28–29. The problems are so significant that some Talmudic sages thought it would be best

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THE DIVINE SHEPHERD THAT BRINGS EXILE Members Public

The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecies: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik & Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL 2019, pp. 1271-1283. Zechariah 11:4-14 The Rejected Shepherd ABNER CHOU For Old Testament scholars, Zch 11:

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SATAN IN THE OLD TESTAMENT PT. 2 Members Public

The [N]ew [T]estament calls the devil a dragon and the ancient serpent: “And another portent appeared in heaven; behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems upon his heads. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven, and cast

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Who is Ezekiel’s Daniel? Members Public

Daniel Wallace In Daniel 1:6 we are introduced to the author of this book: דניאל. An increasing number of scholars have argued that the book of Daniel is pseudepigraphical, written during the Maccabean era (c. 165 BCE). By late-dating Daniel they can speak of vaticinium ex eventu, or prophecy

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Sam Shamoun
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Satan in the Old Testament Pt. 1 Members Public

In this series of posts I am going to provide evidence from the Hebrew Bible for the existence of Satan as a spiritual archenemy that opposes God’s people. I primarily do so because it is argued that there are a few scanty references to Satan in the Old Testament

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