Checklist

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Checklist

• Supplies
• Plastic spoons, knives and forks
• Coffee maker
• Coffee
• Coffee cups
• Water/juice cups
• Juice
• Food/desert
• Tablecloth
• Napkins

• Torah scroll
• Tallit
• Extra Tallit for reader
• Kippa
• Tsit tsits
• Webcam
• Shofar
• Keys for building
• Envelopes
• Biz cards
• Welcome cards
• Sign
• Sandwich boards

• Congregational
• Projector
• Blue cord to projector
• Power cord extension to projector
• Computer
• Power cord to computer
• Mouse for computer
• Net antennae
• Usb cord for antennae
• Usb extension for antennae

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Temple Sheckles Available In The Hallway!
Romans 31 What advantage then hath the Jew? Or
what profit is there of circumcision? 2 Much in
every way!
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PENING

• low the Shofar

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PENING

• Why do we blow the Shofar?
• Exodus 1916
• On the morning of the third day there was
  thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over
  the mountain, and there was the sounding of a
  very loud SHOFAR blast. Everyone in the camp
  trembled.
• Because this is the way G-D begins sacred
  assemblies

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Announcements

• Monday Night Solemn Assembly...
• Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread and
  on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly
  to the LORD thy God thou shalt do no work
  therein.
• Deut 168
• Well meet at our apartment for snacks and
  fellowship as well as a few prayers at 7pm Monday
  night.

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Announcements

• As most of you know, we have different positions
  in our Synagogue. One of those positions is the
  Captain of the Temple.
• We read about this position in Acts 41
• While Peter and John were speaking to the people,
  they were confronted by the priests, the Captain
  of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees.

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Announcements

• That particular Captain was not a good guy, but
  that shouldnt be a reflection on the post.
• The post dates back much further then that, clear
  back to Old Testament times. We read about it in
  Jeremiah 201, under a different name, but its
  the same position
• When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who
  was chief officer in the house of the LORD, heard
  Jeremiah prophesying these things.

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Announcements

• We see another name it goes by in Neh 1111 where
  Seraiah held the position.
• 11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of
  Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth,
  the son of Ahitub, was the Ruler of the House of
  God.
• The Ruler of the House of G-d was NOT the High
  Priest. He was the Captain of the Temple Guard.

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Announcements

• This Captain was in charge of keeping the peace
  and making sure that policies were kept as
  prescribed by the rest of the leadership.
• How does that translate to todays Synagogue?

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Announcements

• The way we use it in our Synagogues today is if
  anyone comes into our service intoxicated for
  example, the Captain would nicely ask them to
  come back another time or if a man comes in
  dressed inappropriately the Captain would ask him
  to go home and get changed (if its a first time
  visitor, wed probably let it go the first time).
  If a female is dressed inappropriately he will
  ask the designated female officer under him
  (position yet to be filled) to address the
  situation and so forth.

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Announcements

• If they (the offender) continues to cause
  trouble, then the Captain would introduce what we
  affectionately call The Maccabee Method using
  the non-lethal Zealot Hold to escort them out.
  Force would be exercised at the direct order of
  the Leadership.
• We have discussed this position with one of our
  own here at Beit Aveinu and he has accepted. Hes
  on the wrestling team at Wenatchee High

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Announcements

• We want to welcome Aaron Huss to this position
  and we thank him for his dedication to this Body
  of Believers. His mom has given her permission
  for this appointment and is proud of his
  accomplishment.
• Aaron is planning on being on the police force in
  the future and we feel this is a logical step
  towards his secular goals as well as his
  spiritual goals.
• We want to welcome him aboard.

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Announcements

• Aaron, we are all very proud of you here at Beit
  Aveinu. You have really stepped up to the plate
  in your spiritual walk and we want to recognize
  that. Ive asked Bob to say a few words, hes
  been very excited as well as all of us watching
  you grow in HaShem and he has a few words to say.

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Announcements

• One final announcement. This is Dannis last
  Shabbat with us for a while. She moves every year
  at this time over to the other side of the
  mountains. We miss her every time she has to
  leave us. But shell be back. We look forward
  when she can come back and be with us. Anything
  youd like to say Danni before you go and will
  you be with us this Wednesday.

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News

• Syrian security forces fired bullets and
  tear gas Friday at tens of thousands of
  protesters across the country, killing at least
  75 people in the bloodiest day of the month long
  uprising and signaling that the authoritarian
  regime was prepared to turn more ruthless to put
  down the revolt against President Bashar Assad
  (Fox news)

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HEMA ISRAELHear oh Israel

• Shema Israel Adoni Elohaynu
• (Hear oh Israel the L-RD our G-D)
• Adoni Echad
• (The L-RD is one)

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HEMA ISRAELHear oh Israel Part 2

• Barukh shem k'vod malkhuto l'olam va'ed.Blessed
  be the Name of His glorious kingdom for ever and
  ever.

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hy do we recite/sing the SHEMA?

• Because Messiah said it was the greatest
  Commandment
• Mark 1228-29
• 28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard
  them reasoning together, and perceiving that He
  had answered them well, asked Him, Which is the
  greatest commandment of all?
• 29 And Yeshua answered him, The first of all the
  commandments is, Hear, O Israel The Lord our God
  is One Lord

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e-nay Ma TovBehold how good - Psalm 1331Am

• He-Nay Maw tove
• Behold how good
• Oo-maw nyeeem
• And how pleasant it is
• Shevet aw-heem
• For brothers to dwell
• Gum Yaw Hawd
• In unity

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-Seh ShalomCL3 Play Em

• Em
• O-seh Shalom Beem rue-mawv
• Am D7
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• Who yah-seh Shalom aw-lay-nu
• Am D7
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• V'al kol Yees-raw-ale
• Em Am
  Em Bf7 Em
• B'-eem rue Eem rue Ah- main
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  Am D7
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• Ya-a-seh sha-lom Ya-a-seh sha-lom
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• Shalom aw-lay-new Val kol Yees-raw-ale
• Sing twice 2X
• May He who makes peace in His heights make peace
  upon us and upon all IsraelAmen."

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menCL 3 A

• A-men .A-men.A-men, A-men, A-men
• Baw-rouk Ha-Shem, Baw-rouk Ha-Shem,
• Blessed be the Name, blessed be the Name
• Baw-rouk Ha-Shem Me-she-ach
• Blessed be the Name of Messiah

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Chavareem Toveem!

• Chavareem Toveem!
• Meet any new people. Let them see that Messianics
  truly understand community and brotherly/sisterly
  love.
• If someone is already talking to a visitor stand
  in line to meet them dont just walk away. We
  want to descend on them like they are a lost
  relative.
• Say hello to old friends. Find out how their week
  has been going. Show that you care.
• Say hello to anyone you have something against
  and give them a hug ?. There is room in the Body
  for forgiveness.
• Exercise modesty with your hugs.

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Chavareem Toveem
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Chavareem Toveem

• Chavereem toveem (Good friends) Chavereem Toveem
  (Good friends)
• this is the time to stand up and sing
• Chavereem Toveem (Good friends) Chavereem Toveem
  (Good friends)
• on this Sabbath day it's an offering we bring
• Baruch HaShem chavere shellee (Blessed be The
  Name my friend)
• we're brothers and sisters one family
• Chavereem toveem chavereem toveem
• this is the time to stand up and sing
• Chavereem toveem chavereem toveem
• on this Sabbath day it's the offering we bring
• Baruch HaShem chavere shellee
• united in Him we will live throughout eternity.
• Chaveereem toveem

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Prayers

• Joann, Barbara, Pam, Karin, Jesse, Bob, Mona, for
  physical healing.
• Prayer for Salvation for loved ones and the
  Jewish people
• Sha'alu shalom YerushalayimPray for the Peace of
  Jerusalem. May His Shalom (Yeshua) come quickly.
  Jordan, Syria.
• The orphans in Russia.
• Evis Husbands cousin Jerry for salvation and
  son Sean

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Prayers

• Pray for all Pastors in Wenatchee
• Pray for Pams daughter and niece and military.
• Pray for our government
• Kathys Nephew Danny, started dialysis needs
  transplant.
• Raigens aunt Melanie. Her glands are shutting
  down, need answers for Drs.
• Barbaras grand-daughter Karlie in New York for
  safety and Salvation

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Prayers

• Waynes friend Ariel and Steve for health
• Karins Grandson for conviction of Mathew.
• Prayer for safety for the upcoming Passover in
  Israel. Terrorists looking to step up attacks.
• Pams sister
• Prayer for Amy, Evies daughter in Alaska.

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Prayers

• Pray for Mona for doctors to have understanding
  and wisdom.
• Amys cousins girlfriend for treatment for
  drugs.
• Continued prayer for Barbaras son Van
• Pray for Pastors evening of repentance

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Prayers

• Karin healing for her hand that the shot will
  work.
• Amy for strength for quitting addiction to
  cigarettes
• Reagan, pray for Heidi and for her family.
• Pray for Evies pain in her feet
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ring our gifts to the altar

• We Bring Our Sacrifice With Praise
• We Bring Our Sacrifice With Praise
• Unto the House of the LORD (2 X)
• And we offer unto Him
• Our sacrifices with thanksgiving
• And we offer unto Him
• Our sacrifices with joy

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La'asok B'divray Torah Blessing Before The
Reading Of The Torah
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Next Weeks Parsha

• Apr 30, 2011 Kedoshim ("Holy")
• Torah Reading Leviticus 191-2027
• Haftarah Ezekiel 221-19
• New Testament Luke 16-17

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Todays Parsha

• Last week we didnt get the chance to do the
  Parsha so well do it today.
• Apr 16, 2011 Achareimot ("After the death")
• Leviticus 161-1830
• Amos 97-15 Ezekiel 221-16
• Luke 14-15
• Well read
• Lev 17
• Ezekiel 221-16
• Luke 14 1-15

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Lev 17

• 1 ADONAI said to Moshe, 2 "Speak to Aharon and
  his sons and to all the people of Isra'el. Tell
  them that this is what ADONAI has ordered 3
  'When someone from the community of Isra'el
  slaughters an ox, lamb or goat inside or outside
  the camp 4 without bringing it to the entrance of
  the tent of meeting to present it as an offering
  to ADONAI before the tabernacle of ADONAI, he is
  to be charged with blood - he has shed blood, and
  that person is to be cut off from his people.

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Lev 17

• 5 The reason for this is so that the people of
  Isra'el will bring their sacrifices that they
  sacrifice out in the field -so that they will
  bring them to ADONAI, to the entrance of the tent
  of meeting, to the cohen, and sacrifice them as
  peace offerings to ADONAI. 6 The cohen will
  splash the blood against the altar of ADONAI at
  the entrance to the tent of meeting and make the
  fat go up in smoke as a pleasing aroma for
  ADONAI.

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Lev 17

• 7 No longer will they offer sacrifices to the
  goat-demons, before whom they prostitute
  themselves! This is a permanent regulation for
  them through all their generations.' 8 "Also tell
  them, 'When someone from the community of Isra'el
  or one of the foreigners living with you offers a
  burnt offering or sacrifice 9 without bringing it
  to the entrance of the tent of meeting to
  sacrifice it to ADONAI, that person is to be cut
  off from his people.

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Lev 17

• 10 When someone from the community of Isra'el or
  one of the foreigners living with you eats any
  kind of blood, I will set myself against that
  person who eats blood and cut him off from his
  people. 11 For the life of a creature is in the
  blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to
  make atonement for yourselves for it is the
  blood that makes atonement because of the life.'

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Lev 17

• 12 This is why I told the people of Isra'el,
  'None of you is to eat blood, nor is any
  foreigner living with you to eat blood.' 13 "When
  someone from the community of Isra'el or one of
  the foreigners living with you hunts and catches
  game, whether animal or bird that may be eaten,
  he is to pour out its blood and cover it with
  earth.

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Lev 17

• 14 For the life of every creature - its blood is
  its life. Therefore I said to the people of
  Isra'el, 'You are not to eat the blood of any
  creature, because the life of every creature is
  its blood. Whoever eats it will be cut off.' 15
  "Anyone eating an animal that dies naturally or
  is torn to death by wild animals, whether he is a
  citizen or a foreigner, is to wash his clothes
  and bathe himself in water he will be unclean
  until evening then he will be clean. 16 But if
  he doesn't wash them or bathe his body, he will
  bear the consequences of his wrongdoing."
• END

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Ezekiel 221-16

• 1 "If someone steals an ox or a sheep and
  slaughters or sells it, he is to pay five oxen
  for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. 2 "If a
  thief caught in the act of breaking in is beaten
  to death, it is not murder

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Ezekiel 221-16

• 3 unless it happens after sunrise, in which case
  it is murder. A thief must make restitution so
  if he has nothing, he himself is to be sold to
  make good the loss from the theft. 4 If what he
  stole is found alive in his possession, he is to
  pay double, no matter whether it is an ox, a
  donkey or a sheep.

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Ezekiel 221-16

• 5 "If a person causes a field or vineyard to be
  grazed over or lets his animal loose to graze in
  someone else's field, he is to make restitution
  from the best produce of his own field and
  vineyard. 6 "If a fire is started and spreads to
  thorns, so that stacked grain, standing grain or
  a field is destroyed, the person who lit it must
  make restitution. 7 "If a person entrusts a
  neighbor with money or goods, and they are stolen
  from the trustee's house, then, if the thief is
  found, he must pay double. 8 But if the thief is
  not found, then the trustee must state before God
  that he did not take the person's goods himself.

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Ezekiel 221-16

• 9 In every case of dispute over ownership,
  whether of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, clothing, or
  any missing property, where one person says,
  'This is mine,' both parties are to come before
  God and the one whom God condemns must pay the
  other one double. 10 "If a person trusts a
  neighbor to look after a donkey, ox, sheep or any
  animal, and it dies, is injured or is driven away
  unseen,

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Ezekiel 221-16

• 11 then the neighbor's oath before ADONAI that he
  has not taken the goods will settle the matter
  between them -the owner is to accept it without
  the neighbor's making restitution. 12 But if it
  was stolen from the neighbor, he must make
  restitution to the owner. 13 If it was torn to
  pieces by an animal, the neighbor must bring it
  as evidence, and then he doesn't need to make
  good the loss.

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Ezekiel 221-16

• 14 "If someone borrows something from his
  neighbor, and it gets injured or dies with the
  owner not present, he must make restitution. 15
  If the owner was present, he need not make good
  the loss. If the owner hired it out, the loss is
  covered by the hiring fee. 16 "If a man seduces a
  virgin who is not engaged to be married and
  sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price for
  her to be his wife. END

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Haftarah

• Why do we do the Haftarah?
• Isnt that just a Jewish thing?
• Did you know theres more evidence of the First
  Church doing a Haftarah reading then in any other
  ancient Jewish writings including the Talmud?

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Haftarah

• Sure theres lots of evidence in ancient Jewish
  writings concerning reading of the Torah but not
  the reading of the Prophets.
• Not that the Jews didnt read the Prophets, they
  did, but theres little evidence showing that in
  ancient texts.

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Haftarah

• The New Testament on the other hand, shows very
  explicitly that were to read the Haftarah.
• We read it in 2 places
• Acts 13
• 14But when they departed from Perga, they came to
  Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue
  on the sabbath day, and sat down.
•  15And after the reading of the law and the
  prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto
  them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any
  word of exhortation for the people, say on.
• We also see it in Luke 4

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Haftarah

• Luke 4
• 14 Yeshua returned to the Galil in the power of
  the Spirit, and reports about him spread
  throughout the countryside. 15 He taught in their
  synagogues, and everyone respected him. 16 Now
  when he went to Natzeret, where he had been
  brought up, on Shabbat he went to the synagogue
  as usual. He stood up to read, 17 and he was
  given the scroll of the prophet Yeshayahu.
  Unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it
  was written

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Luke 14 1-15

• 1 One Shabbat Yeshua went to eat in the home of
  one of the leading P'rushim, and they were
  watching him closely. 2 In front of him was a man
  whose body was swollen with fluid. 3 Yeshua spoke
  up and asked the Torah experts and P'rushim,
  "Does the Torah allow healing on Shabbat or not?"
  4 But they said nothing. So, taking hold of him,
  he healed him and sent him away.

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Luke 14 1-15

• 5 To them he said, "Which of you, if a son or an
  ox falls into a well, will hesitate to haul him
  out on Shabbat?" 6 And to these things they could
  give no answer. 7 When Yeshua noticed how the
  guests were choosing for themselves the best
  seats at the table, he told them this parable 8
  "When you are invited by someone to a wedding
  feast, don't sit down in the best seat because
  if there is someone more important than you who
  has been invited,

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Luke 14 1-15

• 9 the person who invited both of you might come
  and say to you, Give this man your place.' Then
  you will be humiliated as you go to take the
  least important place. 10 Instead, when you are
  invited, go and sit in the least important place
  so that when the one who invited you comes, he
  will say to you, Go on up to a better seat.'
  Then you will be honored in front of everyone
  sitting with you.

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Luke 14 1-15

• 11 Because everyone who exalts himself will be
  humbled, but everyone who humbles himself will be
  exalted." 12 Yeshua also said to the one who had
  invited him, "When you give a lunch or a dinner,
  don't invite your friends, brothers, relatives or
  rich neighbors for they may well invite you in
  return, and that will be your repayment.

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Luke 14 1-15

• 13 Instead, when you have a party, invite poor
  people, disfigured people, the crippled, the
  blind! 14 How blessed you will be that they have
  nothing with which to repay you! For you will be
  repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." 15
  On hearing this, one of the people at the table
  with Yeshua said to him, "How blessed are those
  who eat bread in the Kingdom of God!" END

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Noten HaTorah

• Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech ha'olam, asher
  bachar banu mikol-ha'amim, venatan lanu
  et-torato.Baruch atah Adonay, noten hatorah.
• Blessed are You, LORD our God, king of the
  universe, who chose us from all the peoples and
  gave to us His Torah. Blessed are You, LORD,
  giver of the Torah.

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Video Cam Reminder

• Turn on the video camera.

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Todays Joke

• In a nineteenth century Russian shtetl (Yiddish
  for a little town), two families negotiate with
  a prominent yeshiva to provide two students as
  husbands for their daughters. The two young men
  set out for the town. On the way, their wagon is
  attacked by robbers, and one of the men is
  killed.

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Todays Joke

• When the survivor finally arrives in the town, a
  fight breaks out between the mothers of the two
  unmarried girls Each claims that the young man
  is the intended groom for her daughter. The man
  himself can shed no light on the matter, and the
  case is brought before the local rabbi.

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Todays Joke

• "Cut the boy in half," the rabbi finally rules,
  and let each girl be given half of his body".
  "Oh, no!" the first mother says. "Don't kill
  him. My daughter will give up her claim". "Go
  ahead, cut him in half" the second mother says.
  Its then the rabbi stands up and points to the
  second woman who said cut him in half and
  says...

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Todays Joke

• "That is the mother-in-law".

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Passover

• Origins are important.
• G-ds appointed times are important.

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Passover

• Why didnt we then celebrate Passover together on
  the exact day?
• We couldnt get the building for the exact day
  for us to celebrate it all together for one.

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Passover

• For two we still celebrated it at home on the
  exact day.
• We didnt miss it.
• Were still celebrating it today, its the Feast
  of Unleavened Bread.

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Passover

• We celebrate ALL the Biblical holidays together
  the Shabbat before if it doesnt actually fall on
  a Shabbat.

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Passover

• Whats the difference between celebrating
  Passover and Easter?
• I dont see any matzah at Easter Service.

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Passover

• Its a commandment to eat matzah (unleavened
  bread) during Passover
• Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread and on
  the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to
  the LORD thy God thou shalt do no work
  therein. Deut 168

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Passover

• I dont hear much about remembering the Exodus at
  all at Churches during Easter.
• Yes, we do hear at Church about Jesus dieing and
  rising from the dead.

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Passover

• But we hear that all through the year too.
• When are they going to talk about Passover?
• Not even once a year?

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Passover

• We do talk here at our congregation about Yeshua
  dieing for our sins.
• We sing a song and watch a video about Yeshua
  dying for our sins almost every week.
• Remember that song?

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Passover

• At Passover however, we focus on the miracles
  Jesus did when He delivered the Children of
  Israel out of Egypt.
• One here may wonder why Passover doesnt feel
  like Easter

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Passover

• Because its not supposed to feel like Easter.
• Its not supposed to feel like communion either.
• But Isnt it when Yeshua died and rose from the
  dead?

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Passover

• Yep, and we remember that but NOT to the
  exclusion of what He did in for us in the Exodus.
• At Passover when Yeshua was here on earth He gave
  us 2 commandments

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Passover

• To remember Him and love each other as He loves
  us.
• How many more commandments did He give us
  concerning Passover in the Tanach (Old Testament)?

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Passover

1. To eat unleavened bread.
2. Make a pilgrimage to the Temple (if we have one)
3. Sacrifice in the Temple (if we have one)
4. Deut 1612 Remember that you were slaves in
   Egypt, and follow carefully these decrees.

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Passover

• Do no work on the 7th day.
• 5. Make it a feast
• Ex 1214
• 14And this day shall be unto you for a memorial
  and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD
  throughout your generations ye shall keep it a
  feast by an ordinance for ever.

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Passover

• The commandment to remember Him at Passover in
  the New Testament is no more important then the
  other Commandments He gave us concerning Passover
  in the Old Testament.

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Passover

• Why would His statement to remember Him on
  Passover be more important then His statements in
  the Old Testament.
• They arent!

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Passover

• Yes, something WAS missing at our Passover
  service.
• Easter was missing!
• Communion was missing!
• Gentileism was missing.
• False warm fuzzy feelings were missing!

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Passover

• Messianics have warm fuzzy feelings but they are
  feelings that attract the spirit not the flesh.

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Passover

• What wasnt missing?
• Yeshua wasnt missing!
• G-ds Law wasnt missing!

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Passover

• The truth wasnt missing!
• Were going to talk about Easter now and well
  find a whole lot of other things that were
  missing.

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Passover

• Before we talk about it I just want to say a
  couple things.
• This teaching may make you angry.

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Passover

• I havent taught here at this synagogue on this
  topic before.
• Fortunately, I know that most of you already know
  most of this information and are in agreement
  with me concerning it.

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Passover

• But it may still be new to some of the others
  here today.
• If youve heard it before, bless you for your
  patience while we help our other brothers and
  sisters who have yet to hear the truth on this
  topic.

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Passover

• If you havent heard this information before, you
  dont have to come up afterward and tell me how
  Im wrong. (On this particular topic, Ive heard
  the refutes for over 30 years)

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Passover

• If you want to tell me Im wrong, send me an
  email or
• Set up a time to come and talk to me in private.

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Passover

• You dont have to make a scene here by shaking
  your head back and forth and groaning or any
  other visible signs.

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Passover

• You dont have to go to others afterwards and try
  and find out if they disagreed too.
• Leave them alone and let G-d deal with them.

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Passover

• Otherwise you may be interfering with what G-d is
  trying to show that individual and thus find
  yourself fighting against G-d.
• Amen?

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• If I am indeed wrong, pray that
• G-d will show me the truth.

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• Origin of Easter - Its Pagan RootsThe origin of
  Easter dates back to ancient times, not long
  after the Flood recorded in Genesis.

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• It all starts with Nimrod, the great grandson of
  Noah.
• Nimrod turned from
• G-d and became a tyrant.
• Nimrod created Babel, Ninevah, Asshur, Calla and
  other cities, all known for lifestyles that
  promoted evil and perversion.

Noah Ham Cush Nimrod
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• Gen 10
• 8And Cush begat Nimrod he began to be a mighty
  one in the earth.
•  9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD
  wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty
  hunter before the LORD.
•  10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel,
  and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of
  Shinar.
•  11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and
  builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and
  Calah,
•  12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah the same
  is a great city.

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• Though the English translation says Nimrod was a
  mighty hunter before the L-rd, I agree with Philo
  and the ancient Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai who
  translate that as one in opposition to the
  L-rd.

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• Nimrod probably wasnt even his name, but a title
  which means rebellious.
• So instead of it being translated as Nimrod the
  mighty hunter before the L-RD it should be
  translated. Nimrod, one in opposition to the L-rd

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• Josephus writes of him as well
• "Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an
  affront and contempt of God. He was the grandson
  of Ham, the son of Noah, a bold man, and of great
  strength of hand. He persuaded them not to
  ascribe it to God, as if it were through his
  means they were happy, but to believe that it was
  their own courage which procured that happiness.
  He also gradually changed the government into
  tyranny, seeing no other way of turning men from
  the fear of God, but to bring them into a
  constant dependence on his power. He also said he
  would be revenged on God, if he should have a
  mind to drown the world again for that he would
  build a tower too high for the waters to reach.
  And that he would avenge himself on God for
  destroying their forefathers.

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• Now the multitude were very ready to follow the
  determination of Nimrod, and to esteem it a piece
  of cowardice to submit to God and they built a
  tower, neither sparing any pains, nor being in
  any degree negligent about the work and, by
  reason of the multitude of hands employed in it,
  it grew very high, sooner than any one could
  expect but the thickness of it was so great, and
  it was so strongly built, that thereby its great
  height seemed, upon the view, to be less than it
  really was. It was built of burnt brick, cemented
  together with mortar, made of bitumen, that it
  might not be liable to admit water.

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• When God saw that they acted so madly, he did not
  resolve to destroy them utterly, since they were
  not grown wiser by the destruction of the former
  sinners but he caused a tumult among them, by
  producing in them diverse languages, and causing
  that, through the multitude of those languages,
  they should not be able to understand one
  another. The place wherein they built the tower
  is now called Babylon, because of the confusion
  of that language which they readily understood
  before for the Hebrews mean by the word Babel,
  confusion."

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• Personally, I dont buy the story that the tower
  of Babel was built in order to be able to get
  people out of reach of another deluge or that it
  was built to reach heaven.

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• I dont think that Nimrod was stupid. He was only
  a few short genealogical generations from Noah so
  he knew the flood covered even the mountains

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• Knowing that he wouldnt have built this tower in
  a valley. Gen 11
• 2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the
  east, that they found a plain in the land of
  Shinar and they dwelt (moved) there.
•  3And they said one to another, Go to, let us
  make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they
  had brick for stone, and slime had they for
  morter.

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• It would make no sense to build a tower to avoid
  a flood or to reach heaven in a valley when they
  could build on the nearby hills and mountains.

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• Anyway, when Nimrod died, his wife, Queen
  Semiramis, deified him as the Sun-god.

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• Later he would become known as Baal.
• They became associated with idolatry, demon
  worship, human sacrifice and other evil practices.

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• After Nimrod died Semiramis had an illegitimate
  son, Tammuz.
• Somehow, Semiramis convinced the people that
  Tammuz was actually Nimrod reborn.
• After Nimrods death the people were looking for
  a new leader and savior.

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• People had been looking for the promised Savior
  since the beginning of mankind. The first
  messianic promise is in Genesis 315 and it says
   
• 15And I will put enmity between thee and the
  woman, and between thy seed and her seed it
  shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his
  heel.

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• So, these people were persuaded by Semiramis to
  believe that Tammuz was that Savior

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• She also convinced them that he had been
  supernaturally conceived and born in a manger.
• sound familiar? Satan knew long before how Yeshua
  would be born and he understood perfectly the
  concept of the kinsman redeemer

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• Before long, in addition to worshipping Tammuz
  (or Nimrod reborn), the people also worshipped
  Semiramis herself as the goddess of fertility.
  Jeremiah condemned this (Jeremiah 717-18
  4416-19, 25-26).

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• In other cultures, she has been called Ishtar,
  Venus, Ashtur, Astarte and here in America she is
  called Easter.
• Her name Easter is derived from the ancient word
  spring

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• The origin of Easter goes back to the springtime
  ritual instituted by Semiramis following the
  death of Tammuz, who, according to their
  religion, was killed by a wild boar.

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• Tammuz was only 40 years old when he died so
  Semiramis instituted a 40 day fast.
• May I introduce you to Lent!

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• observing Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (well
  talk about that in a few minutes) and concludes
  on Easter Sunday.
• Lent is observed by practices of self denial.
• G-d spoke sternly against it in Ezekiel 8

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• Ez 813, 18
• 13He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and
  thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
  
•  14Then he brought me to the door of the gate of
  the LORD's house which was toward the north and,
  behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
• 18 Therefore will I also deal in fury mine eye
  shall not spare, neither will I have pity and
  though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice,
  yet will I not hear them.

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• On Fridays during lent Catholics eat fish
• Where did this pagan custom originate?
• Friday, is the "Day of Venus." Venus (another
  name for Semiramis), was the goddess of sexual
  love.

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• The fertility symbol associated with Venus by the
  Romans was the fish, because fish can produce
  more rapidly than any other creature. A single
  cod can spawn 9,000,000 eggs in a year!

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• Eating fish on Friday was an act of adoration to
  Venus and her cohorts, and it celebrates by
  sympathetic magic the principles of fertility
  and reproduction.
• Back to Tammuz

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• The Pagans taught that through the power of his
  mother's tears, Tammuz was "resurrected (sound
  familiar?).

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• There are anti-Biblical scholars out there who
  say that the New Testament was derived from these
  pagan beliefs (virgin birth, born in a manger,
  resurrection of a god etc).

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• They think that these references to other ancient
  beliefs which are older then the New Testament
  are proof that the New Testament stole these
  ideas.

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• All it proves to me is that Satan was well aware
  of what needed to take place concerning the
  Messiah long before Yeshua actually fulfilled
  them.
• Back to Ishtar.

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• According to Scripture, it was in the city of
  Babel that the people created a tower in order to
  defy God. Up until that time, all the people on
  the earth spoke one language.

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• The building of the tower led God, as recorded in
  Genesis 117, to confuse their tongues to keep
  them from being further unified in their false
  beliefs.

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• This caused the people to disperse around the
  ancient world.
• As the people moved into other lands, many of
  them took their pagan practices and gods right
  along with them.

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• Traditions such as the Easter Bunny and the
  Easter egg can also be traced back to the
  practices established by Semiramis.

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• Because of their prolific nature, rabbits have
  long been associated with fertility and its
  goddess, Ishtar.

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• Ancient Babylonians believed an egg fell into the
  Euphrates River from heaven from which Queen
  Astarte (as I mentioned earlier another name for
  Semiramis) was "hatched."

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• Semiramis goes by other names as well
• Aphrodite in Cyprus
• Ashtoreth in Israel
• (Astarte in Greece)
• Demeter in Mycenae (My-see-nay)
• Hathor in Egypt
• Ishtar in Assyria
• Kali, in India
• Ostara in Scandinavia

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• All the same god.
• Wiccans and other modern-day Neopagans continue
  to celebrate the Spring (Easter) Equinox today.

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• We need to understand that there are three types
  of appointed times.
• G-ds appointed times, mans appointed times
• And Satans appointed times.

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• Easter is Satans appointed time.
• Passover is G-ds appointed time.
• We can dress Easter up and round it with a little
  Christianity but it is still Ishtar.

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• If one wants to remember the death and
  resurrection of our Messiah then do it on the day
  that He commanded us to do it.

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• The righteous do not compromise with Pagan
  holidays.
• The word righteous in Hebrew is Tzadik.
• Are you a Tzadik? A righteous person? Or

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• Are you a compromiser with this world?
• We can not have it both ways.
• Oh I celebrate Easter but I think of the
  resurrection of Jesus when I do it.

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• Follow that logic through
• Oh I celebrate Halloween but I think of Jesus
  when I do it.
• You may think thats different, but its not

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• Its all compromise.
• Another point is that Easter falls on a different
  date every year.
• (Disclaimer dates, appointments not my specialty)

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• If Easter was the authentic Resurrection day,
  Easter would always follow The Passover.

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• In the years CE 2005, 2008, 2016, 2024, 2027,
  2035, 2043 and 2046, Easter occurs on a WILDLY
  EARLIER date than Passover.

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• During any given century, an erratic, capricious
  Easter occurs a month before The Passover about
  20 of the time.

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• If Easter really was the authentic Resurrection
  day, Easter would always follow The Passover.

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• Well Brother, dates arent important havent you
  read Col 216?
• Yes I have read it. It tells me not to allow
  Pagans to decide any dates concerning Holy Days.
• 16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in
  drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new
  moon, or of the sabbath days

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• This passage was written to Jews telling them NOT
  to allow others (pagans) to judge them (the Jews)
  for following
• Jesus appointed times.

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• If you believe that Jesus was G-d, then you know
  He wouldnt contradict Himself.
• Now back to ash Wednesday

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• Putting ashes on your forehead for religious
  purposes is obviously pagan!
• Ash Wednesday is a Roman Catholic holiday which
  begins their period of fasting called Lent. And

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• it follows their day of condoned gluttony and
  revelry, called Mardi gras (Fat Tuesday).
• These days follow Collop Monday (bacon and eggs
  day).
• On Ash Wednesday, Catholics mark their foreheads
  with ashes.

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• This practice comes from ancient Hinduism and is
  still practiced by Hindus to this day.
• It represents the third eye, the Chakra.

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• Well Brother thats Catholic, we Protestants got
  it right!
• No we didnt.

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• Sunrise services are Pagan.
• G-d condemned them in a vision to Ezekiel in
  Ezekiel chapter 8

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• EZ 8
• 15Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O
  son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt
  see greater abominations than these.
•  16And he brought me into the inner court of the
  LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the
  temple of the LORD, between the porch and the
  altar, were about five and twenty men, with their
  backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their
  faces toward the east and they worshipped the
  sun toward the east.
•  17Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O
  son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of
  Judah that they commit the abominations which
  they commit here?

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• As I mentioned before Nimrod (AKA Baal) was the
  Sun god.
• Semiramis instituted the Sunrise Service in his
  honor at the time of the Easter (Ishtar) equinox.
• They would celebrate by facing the sun on Ishtar
  morning.

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• The Church Fathers adopted this Pagan ritual and
  called it Easter Sunrise Service.
• Yeshua did NOT rise on Easter Morning, He had
  risen the night before.

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• He rose the night before at the end of His
  prophesied three days and three nights.
• When the women arrived at His tomb in the dark of
  the morning, He was already long gone.

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• Why do I say in the dark of the night?
• Matthew 28 1 In the end of the sabbath, as it
  began to dawn toward the first day of the week,
  came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the
  sepulchre.
• The end of the Sabbath would be our Saturday
  night at sundown as that day began to dawn (dawn
  in Greek and hebrew means beginning!), NOT that
  the sun began to dawn, but that day (that being
  Saturday night by our reckoning which shows that
  He had already risen before the Pagan Sunday
  Sunrise service had started.

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• If you want to keep Pagan holidays, be my guest.
• Its your choice to be a part of the 25 in the
  L-rds temple in Ezekiels vision of the Last
  Days.

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• But as for me and my house, we will serve the
  L-rd.
• Shabbat Shalom.