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by Andrew Prudent Moore
While researching an unrelated subject in Torah a small interfaith
study group happened upon material that provides us with a unique
link from the ancient past [book of Genesis] following into our
current history.
Surprisingly the Genesis material posits Roman Catholicism
and the role of Pope John Paul II to be a mimicry of the Levitical
priesthood. The work supplies us with a secret key for unlocking
ambiguous passages that have been obscure for both the avid and
casual bible reader. It equips the discerner with a weapon of
the spirit, - the word of God; proving the pen is mightier than
the sword.
In this work we discovered new truths about the ordeal of
Dinah the virgin princess of Israel; and also about Joseph the
favored son of Jacob who was stripped of his Technicolor dream
coat by his jealous brothers and sold into slavery in Egypt (after
which, he eventually became ruler over the king of the world
and lord of the land).
We find the link as to why it was Simeon that was singled
out above the king of the world and lord of the land). We find
the link as to why it was Simeon that was singled out above the
others to be held-bound in ward, the hostage prisoner of Joseph.
In this writing we also discover why it was Judah who pledged
his life in surety for the life of Benjamin, Jacob's youngest
son; why it is Judah that must present Benjamin to his true brother
Joseph in order to set Simeon free. And we find why it was Judah
in later time that acquired the sur-name Iscariot. "But
how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must
be?" (Matthew 26:54)
It would be difficult if not impossible to interpret this
material without first having access to New Testament passages,
especially in the book of Matthew. This link provides a greater
understanding of alliances and/or differences in Judaism and
Christian thought. It may even clarify material for the Muslim
faith as there are many Old and New Testament thoughts with the
writings of the Holy Book - The Koran.
According to tradition and reference sources such as encyclopedias
and dictionaries, the Pope (Latin, papa, from the Greek Pappas,
meaning "father," an ecclesiastical title expressing
affection and respect and since the TH century, recognized in
the West as belonging exclusively to the bishop of Rome, head
of the Roman Catholic Church), the head of the Roman Catholic
church also holds these titles: vicar of Christ, successor of
Saint Peter; supreme pontiff of he universal church; patriarch
of the West, primate of Italy, archbishop and metropolitan of
the Roman province; sovereign of the State of Vatican City, and
servant of the servants of God. Roman Catholics believe that
the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, to whom Christ entrusted
the leadership of the church as recorded in the book of Matthew
16:18-19: "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build
My Church... " Excerpted from Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
and similarly in The Encyclopedia Brittanica.
The presentation of material following herein is imparted
for information purposes only. It is not intended to be an offense
or accusation for or against individuals either singly or collectively.
The authority for which the Roman Catholic church relies to
establish its existence and that of the Pope's office is found
ONLY in the book of Matthew. There are however passages in the
book of John, chapter 21, which allude to a commission as well.
According to church tradition each Pope is the successor of St.
Peter. The church interprets Peter's name which means rock as
its authority to successorship who it claims is the rock and
founder or foundation-rock of the (Christ's) church. - Herein
may lay the first difficulty of translation and interpretation.
Peter's name in the Greek text is the word petros (rock),
and the word translated rock upon which the church is to be built
is the Greek word petra which differs substantially in meaning.
Petra denotes a rock or cliff [in situ] firm and immovable, while
petros denotes a fragment of it which can be thrown about by
hand or that can be kicked about with the foot. The difficult
is solved if we understand that the person Peter, or Peter the
man, is not the foundation on which the church is built. Because
Peter (pebble) can be thrown around and tossed to and fro, but
the Rock (petra) is immovable.
The 'catalysis' or 'substance' through which Peter - who is
the vehicle of the substance - 'heard' and then confessed (professed)
his revelation is This Rock (Foundation) upon which the church
is built.
Furthermore, the next does not state that Peter is the speaker.
It is also notable that it was Jesus himself Who supplied Peter
with the "sur-name, which Jesus uses but twice (once here,
- "once in Luke) in addressing him; but in all other cases
by his fore-name Simon is used; - alerting us that name changing
or change is an exchanging of nature. Abram became Abraham, Sarai
became Sarah, Jacob became Israel and Hosea became Joshua, Saul
(in the New Testament) became Paul, and so on.
Here is the passage where Peter blunts out his confession;-
"And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ
the son of the living God." - It is here Jesus responds
with these words, - "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-jona: for
flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you, but My Father which
is in heaven. And I also say unto you, That - "You are Peter
and upon this rock I will build My church... "" Notice,
Jesus addresses Peter by the name Simon Bar-jona. The word Bar
means 'Son' (Son=communion, relationship, union, belong [to],
family builder). Jona [from the Hebrew Jonah] means 'dove' -
the Dove is the symbol of the holy Spirit (Foundation). Simon's
name means 'hearing with understanding' (who hears and obeys)
- thus, 'hearing and obeying in communion with the holy Spirit'
- "Upon This Rock I will build my church; and the gates
of hell will not prevail against it."
We are allowed to gain insight of the words of Jesus pronouncing,
"You are Peter and on this Rock I will build My church..."
- Peter (piece of rock) is being spoken to in his self-nature,
back to earth nature - "man is prone to double minded-ness
in all his ways. This is not to speak lightly of the name Peter
because rocks and stones are typically a testimony and witness
in scriptural language, - and for building material as well;
even the proper names of 'Jehovah' and our 'God' are often likened
to a stone, a rock and a mountain.
It has been said somewhere that scientists believe sound can
reverberate within a rock or mountain for ages and that given
the technology it would even be possible to hear sounds of the
dinosaurs. The church is silent on the aspect that Peter's name
may be interpreted as witness or testimony. Surely not by chance
is it that Jesus supplies Simon with the sur-name Peter in this
sense - of testimony. - The unveiling here is certainly a testimony.
Paul in his epistles consistently refers to Peter by his sur-name
or 'Cephas' - which also means rock in the Syriac [Text]. Paul
fervently attacks Peter's contentious and double-minded nature.
Whereby, during a heated
onfrontation described in the book of Acts, the contention
was such that the apostle James [Jacob) took charge of the meeting
to stand in the gap and resolve the matter. The issue regarded
the Gentile and Jewish converts to the church and the rite of
Circumcision. Later in Paul's letter to the Galatians we find
referral to this incident, whereby Paul states, "But of
these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they once were,
it makes no matter to me: God accepts no man's person:) but they
who seemed to be conferring somewhat added nothing to me: But
contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision
was committed unto me, even as Peter with that of the circumcision;
(For He That wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship
of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
... they (James, Cephas and John) gave to me and Barnabas the
right hand of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles,
and they unto the Circumcision." From this we may discern
there are two separate and distinct ministries in the earth.
Supporting these implied interpretations, we find in the paragraph
following Peter's supposed commission, - in verse 21, Jesus turning,
and saying to Peter, "Get thee behind me, Satan: thou are
an offense unto me: for you savourest not the things that be
of God, but those that be of men." Satan!!??
Someone may say Funk and Wagnalls is not a legitimate source
for Roman Catholic dogma. In an excerpted quote from the encyclical
letter by Pope Leo XII in the preface of the New American Catholic
Edition Of The Holy Bible, 1961, page XVII, titled, "The
Authority Of Holy Scripture; Modern Criticism; Physical Science;"
one sentence provides us with a point of view: "But since
the divine and infallible magistratium of the Church rests also
on the authority of Holy Scripture the first thing to be done
is to vindicate the trustworthiness of the sacred records at
least as human documents, from which can be clearly proved, as
from primitive and authentic testimony, the Divinity, the Divinity
of the mission of Christ our Lord, the institution of the hierarchical
Church and the primacy of Peter and his successors." It
is interesting that the Pope in his address continually refers
to the Church in the feminine gender using pronouns her and herself.
The Church ".. is herself a great and perpetual motive of
credibility, and an unassailable testimony to her own Divine
mission"..
If indeed, we are to believe, "the divine and infallable
magisterium of the Church rests also on the authority of Holy
Scripture... .. and the primacy of Peter and his successors,"
then we must believe also, the successor to Peter sits in Peter's
seat today - namely, Pope John Paul II, head of the Roman Catholic
Church. We have already examined some of the Scripture from which
the Church claims this authority and have found it (the Roman
Catholic
Interpretation) lacking. And, if this is true, either at one
end of the spectrum or the other, may Pope John Paul II not be
a wolf dressed in sheep's clothing, or the antichrist of the
book of Revelation; and, - "one of his heads as it were
wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed" (Rev.
13:3. was not the Pope, John Paul II wounded and healed?). Is
he "That man of sin.. The son of perdition, who opposeth
and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is
worshipped; so that he as God seated in the temple of God shewing
himself that he is God." - Just prior to these words, Paul
exclaims, "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that
day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and
that man of sin be revealed...
Remember I told you these things? And now you know what withholds
it that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of
iniquity does already work: for he that holds it fast will hold
it until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that wicked
be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His
mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming.."
(II Thess. 2). Is he "The abomintion of desolation standing
in the holy place..." - spoken by the prophet Daniel - (Daniel
11:31-32; 12:11-13 and Matth. 24:13-15 and Mark 13:14;). Does
Pope John Paul II fit the description of these and other last-days
prophecies? - if not does the Roman office fit? Is this the "tarrying
till I come" that Jesus referred to in John, chapter 21
- does this mean the tribulation beginning?
In a comment on Daniel's Prophecy Of The 70 Weeks, copyright
1940 (before Israel's Statehood), the author writes, "The
prince that shall come" .. is some great prince who will
out of the Roman Empire.
Furthermore, we need not speculate about the identity of this
coming prince. He is the well-known "little horn" of
the seveth chapter of Daniel, with "the eyes like the eyes
of a man, and a mouth speaking great things," the king "more
stout than his fellows," who rises swiftly among the "ten
kings of the Revived Roman Empire of the end-time, and for a
brief season shall wield almost unlimited power over the nations
of he world.[EU] His well known identity is undoubtedly one reason
why in chapter nine he is referred to simply as "the prince
that shall come." .. This same prince is.. the "king
of fierce ([strong] countenance" of chapter eight, the Wilful
King of chapter eleven, the "man of sin" of 2 Thessalonians
2:3, and the "beast out of the sea" of Revelation 13:1.
A dark and sinister figure he is, whose aminous shadow falls
constantly upon the pages of divine prophecy, until he comes
to his fearful doom (Rev. 20:20).**
"Indeed, so closely is Romanism allied to Paganism, of which
it is the outcome, that those who do not see the difference between
Paganized Christianity and Bible Christianity, draw a false conclusion
that Romanism is merely a corruption of Christianity, whereas
it is little more than Christian Paganism." E.W. Bullinger
1837-1913.**
Matthew's View - Take the peculiarity that in St. Matthew
only the Lord's kingdom is always entitled the "kingdom
of heaven." Has nothing been lost or neglected to observe
that the Gospel, which reveals the kingdom, reveals it by a special
name, remarkably characteristic of the position of all its true
subjects? How many a mistake would have been prevented had it
been seen that the true kingdom was not of earth, nor of times
and places, but indeed "of heaven"?
Where could the claims of that system rest which makes Rome
and a man there its center, if it were understood that as Rome
is not heaven, so Roman Catholic has nothing akin to the "kingdom
of heaven" here spoken of? Had it simply been said, "kingdom
of God," the answer might of course be made, that as Israel,
an earthly people with an earthly center, were once the kingdom
of God, so an earthly with an earthly center still might be that
kingdom. But the Gospel which reveals the kingdom speically marks
it as the "kingdom of heaven," in which neither Rome,
not time, nor earth, have any place.
But the Church has erred as the Jew looking for a repetition
of the Old-thing rather than for that New-creation of righteousness
and Joy and peace, which is indeed the true kingdom. A.Jukes
1853**
It is remarkable of the Church of Rome claiming its source
of authority and Peter's primacy from the book of Matthew. We
mentioned above it was Jesus who gave Peter his sur-name which,
Jesus addresses but twice. Once in the book of Matthew which
we already viewed and on one ohter occasion where Jesus foretells
Peter's three time denial of Himself; Luke 22:31-33; "And
the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have
you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee,
that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen
thy brethren." And he said unto Him, 'Lord, I am ready to
go with Thee, both into prison, and to death.' And He said, I
tell thee Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that
thou shall thrice deny that thou knowest Me.'" Prior to
this announcement with the twelve disciples present there was
a contention among them as to which one would be accounted greater,
but Jesus spoke saying, The kings of the nations exercise lordship
over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called
benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greater among
you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that
doth serve." (24-26)
From these passages and others we have seen, it is near impossible
to fathom how the person of Peter and the attributions for which
the Church applies its authority can be more than a fanciful
fairy tale. There is no rhyme or reasoning in the New Testament
writings that gives to one single individual and especially of
a high priestly nature masquerading with pleasure, pomp, parade,
shoman-ship and practices of abomination. It's a hoax of the
cruelest sort, derived from the pits of hell, fooling millions
of its followers and others.
This has been the Roman Church attempt to mimic the high priestly
office of Aaron the levite of Old Testament. And a poor mimicry
at that - which priesthood was done away with - eradicated and
abolished. "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that
I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with
the house of Judah:.. But this shall be the 'new' covenant that
I will make with the house of Israel [emphasis added]; After
those days, saith the Lord, I will put My law in their inward
parts, and write it in their hearts; and I will be their God,
and they shall be My People. And they shall teach no more every
man his neighbor, and every man his brother, sying, 'Know the
Lord,' for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto
the greatest of them, saith the Lord: For I will forgive their
inequity, and I will remember their sin no more." Jeremiah
31:31-33
The Irony of Roman Catholicism claiming the book of Matthew
as its source for its preamble provides further evidence toward
its demise. It should not pass without commenting that the sur-name
Peter is the Church's choice of address above the given name
Simon. He is called Saint Peter. Why not Saint Simon or Saint
Simon Peter? Might it have been orchestrated through divine guidance
to fuel the argument?
Unlike the three other Gospels, the Divine purpose of the
Gospel of Matthew is to set forth Messiah as Jehovah's King and
His coming Kingdom Matthew whose name is Levi was a tax gatherer
sitting at the office of customs before leaving all to become
a follower and disciple of Jesus. According to traditional sources
the text of Matthew's Gospel was hand written in the Hebrew language.
To represent an abbreviation of Matthew's attribution it may
be stated thus, Matthew is a Jewish Levite scribe/apostle writing
about Jews, to Jews and for Jews. We even have the ephitet of
the money handler. The Jewish relationship is prominent throughout
his Gospel. In the end the King-Jew is rejected by His People,
and the rest is history. At His crucifixion they set up over
His head His accusation written, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
(it is recorded in one or two of the other Gospels that an accusation
was written in Hebrew, Greek and Latin), - and until recent years
(during the 1950's or so) the Roman Catholic liturgy was always
spoken in Latin?
The portrait of Matthew's background is paramountly significant
because it provides the link of the Roman Catholic mind-set with
its Levi counterpart and a strong link with Judah - the Jew as
well. Since the book of Matthew signifies the King and the Kingdom,
it naturally follows a large portion of the portrait is Judah
the Lion-King. "Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall
praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's
children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp:
from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stoped down, he couched
as a lion, as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The scepter
shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his
feet, until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall the gathering of
the people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's
colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and
his clothes in the blood of grapes: his eyes shall be red with
wine, and his teeth white with milk." Genesis 49:8-12
There are some that may ask why this portion of the book of
Genesis is inserted here. Once reason is to show the strength
and force with which the spirit of God spoke through the patriach
Jacob who was Israel and while lying on his death bed blessed
his son Judah with blessins that would occur in the last-days.
Another is to provide Judah the Jew with a reminder to his hard
earned legacy and of his compensatory reward soon to be implemented.
There are many bible believers who attribute that endday prophecy
to Jesus Christ who also claim for Him the passage in the book
of Revelation chapter five, where, "the lion of the tribe
of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to loosen the seven
seals thereof."
To open the unaopenable sealed book; but might thee passages
have a dual affinity? For, is not the patriarch Judah also the
Root of David? Additionally, the blessing serves as a prelude
for later when we show the second of eleven blessings announced
in the same chapter in Genesis attributed to Simeon and Levi.
Is it pure chance or perhaps design that Genesis is the first-book
of the Old Testament while Matthew is the first-book of the New
Testament, where we find the antitype Old agreeing with the New
to bring us end-time or rather - new-day events?
One single chapter in the book of Genesis will provide a graphic
account of an evil event that provoked the spirit of God in Jacob
afterward to pronounce it cursed. It is the ministry of the Simeon-Levi
confederacy which is the perfect image of the Church operating
in carnal power.
Dinah, the daughter of Leah went out to visit the daughters
of the land of Shechem. When Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite,
prince of the country noticed her, he fell in love, and they
had an affair. "And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter
of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly to the damsel.
And Shechem spake to his father Hamor, saying, Please get me
this damsel for my wife."
Hamor went to meet with Jacob; but Jacob's sons heard about
them having a love affair and lying together. They were grieved
and very wroth, because he wrought folly in Israel in lying with
Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done. And Hamor
tells them, my son Shechem longeth for your daughter; I pray
give her him in marriage and let us dwell peaceably in the land
together as one people. Everything that belongs to us will be
yours and everything that belongs to you will be ours. And Shechem
said, Ever so much wedding gift that you ask for dowry, that
will I give from me, only please give me the damsel in marriage
to be my wife.
And the sons of Jacob ansered Shechem and Hamor deceitfully,
and said, because he had defiled their sister; We cannot do this
thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that
is a reproach to us: But in this will we consent unto: If you
will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; Then
we will give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters
to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
But if you will not hearken unto us to be circumcised; then will
we take our daughter, and we will be gone. And their words pleased
Hamor, and Shechem Harmor's son. And the young man deferred not
to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter,
and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
The Hamor and Shechem went into the city to commune with the
men of the city and tell them the whole story of how all these
things will be ours, sharing and trading and intermarriage and
we will all be one people - But first we must consent to be circumcised
as they are circumcised. All the males agree and every man becomes
circumcised. And it came to pass on the third day when all the
males are sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi,
Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and cam upon the city
boldly, and slew all the males. And they slew Hamor and Shechem
his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Sechem's
house, and went out. Then all the sons of Jacob came upon the
slain and took all their cattle, oxen, asses, and everything
in the field and in the city and spoiled everything in the houses,
and took all their wives and children captive.
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me and
make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the
Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I being few in number, they
shall gather themselves together against me, and slay; and I
shall be destroyed, I and my house. And they said, Should he
deal with our sister as with an harlot?
Here, we are party to read an eyewitness account, in effect
becoming witnesses ourselves of an even that was so incomprehensibly
tragic, and with such cruel judgement and deceit in it, that
it itself is judged accursed by the spirit of God in Jacob. "Simeon
and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
O my soul, come not into their secret; unto their assembly, mine
honour, be not thou united: for in their selfwill they digged
down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their
wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob and scatter
them in Israel." (Gen. 49:5-7)
Once our attention is attracted to the various types and shadows
of scripture language, it becomes less difficult to decide that
the Simeon and Levi alliance ministry relationship are the archetype
of Roman Catholicism and Primacy of Peter and his successors.
For which the spirit of God in Israel pronounced the curse for
the last-days ending today [the-day] and turning to the blessing.
When dis-unification of selfwill yields conforming with the
divine will, the doom is herein the remedy. To bring Simoen-'hearing'
and Levi-'joined' back to the true meaning of their names, to
win the ties of which have divine sanction. Dispensationally,
this can be viewed throughout the book of Judges when there was
no king of government authority until the time of Samuel who
annointed Saul and then David, first and second kings over Israel.
It, the book of Judges, was a time when every man did according
as it seemeth good in his own sight - and so, today.
Dinah's name means Justice and/or vindicated. In the spirit of
the word men figure our understanding and women figure our will
or love part, which when united make up the whole being, wisdom
and love. Good when dependent and through selfwill accursed.
Dinah therefore represents soul, heart, emotions, and, - she
represents woman, and the woman is the church. So in a particular
sense we have witnessed the formation of the first church assembly.
The virgin princess of Israel wedded to the Gentile prince of
the land of Canaan.
Notice, it was after Simeon and Levi slew all the men of the
city and Hamor and Shechem, that they, the two brothers, took
Dinah from Shechem's house and all that was in the house. Here,
the word after is emphasized to alert us to the fact that the
wedding of Shechem's house and all that was in the house. Here,
the word after is emphasized to alert us to the fact that the
wedding of Shechem and Dinah must-have already been consumated
or else Dinah would not have been left in Shechem's house. A
simple fact that trained spiritual bible scholars, commentators
and teachers have grossly overlooked. If this be not the case
then we may as well throw our bibles out the window. Because,
the very rite and act of circumcision according to bible lore
and its law, seals and binds the contract and the covenant. Amen.
For this cause shall a man leave his fahter and mother and cleave
to his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh. So then there
are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined
together, let no man put asunder (Mark 10)
Unfoldment of these hidden meanings in this latter-day, definately
and definitely declare, we are the new-age generation. I thank
thee O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid
these things from the wise and prudent and hath revealed them
unto babes, even so father for so it seemeth good in thy sight.
What does it all mean? It means we have discovered a truth. Truth
that the bible itself has posited the Church to bear witness
against itself. The very bible from which the Church claims its
authority curses it. This may sound harsh, but as was stated
before, the doom herein is the remedy, and the end is greater
than the means. The Church is considered having legal authority
for bible interpretation. And though it may be considered legal
since there is no other institution challenging it; it does not
necessarily make it lawful. But then, there are some who would
rather accept authority for truth, rather than truth for authority.
Be it as it may, we have now uncovered a breech in the wall of
the system.
On the hole, we have discovered a plain interpretation of
the scripture. So plain any astute bible student would recognize
it. Why has this and other bible mysteries been held in abeyance
so long? Were these mysteries pre-ordained or pre-programmed
if you will, to be revealed to a civilized world when a certain
sphere of advancement and timing were attained? Now, evidently
is that time. The time of the terrible shaking mentioned in the
book of Isaiah and other latter-day bible prophecies.
Revealing these hidden messages are programmed not to break
down religion per se. It is programmed to break down religiousity,
- man ordained precepts. Only one thing can break a man and cause
him to change. And that one thing is a deeply inner emotionally
changed spiritual conviction of the soul's conscience. The whole
world believes in some sort of religion, even atheism is a relgion
- six billion souls. Out of six billion souls in the world, we
have one billion seven hundred fifty-nine million Christians,
nine hundred thirty-five million Muslims and seventeen million
four hundred thousand bible believing Jews. A total of two billion
seven hundred eleven million bible believers. Of these numbers,
nine hundred ninety-five million, nearly one billion are Roman
Catholic believers.
Every priest, minister or rabbi who holds a biblcally oriented
office whether Christian or Jew is practicing the Simeon Levi
ministry - A curse when operating out of tune with the still
small voice; and it may also be said of all worldy religions
as well. My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord or faint
when thou art rebuked of Him. For whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth
and scourgeth. If you endure chastenisement whereof all are partakers,
then are ye bastards, and not sons. Someone may say, Hmm. A very
interesting an amusing twist of scriptural jargon and vain babbling.
But on the other hand, the facts speak for itself. Once the seriousness
of the matter is fully comprehended, its effects to a worldwide
audience will be immeasurable. See that ye refuse not Him that
speaketh whose woice then shook the earth, but now he hath promised
saying, Yet once more, I shake not only the earth,but also the
heavens. In this word, yet once more, it signifieth the removing
of those things that are shaken as of things that are made. That
those thins that cannot be shaken may remain, wherefore, we receive
a kingdom which cannot be moved.
Realistically examining factual current events to provide
a perspective view, we find Pope John Paul II visited the Holy
Land of Israel spending several days in the area. During the
visit, it was hoped by the Jewish rabbinate community that the
Pope on behalf of the Church would apologize to the Jewish people
for the Church's failure to act responsibly on behalf of Jews
everywhere during World War II and the Nazi Holocaust. Meanwhile
there has been no such response officially on the Church's part
as a whole. Although Pope John Paul II himself made personal
gestures of remorse, as has Cardinal J.J. O'Conner, Diocese head
of New York's Roman Catholic Diocese, recently deceased. And
others have as well we are sure.
In a more current view we find on May 11, 2001: "World
Jewry facing an interfaith crisis with Christians and Muslims
over the anti-Jewish tirade spouted by Bashar Assad in the presence
of Pope John Paul II, who failed to repudiate the Syrian president..
.. The Jewish officials are aghast that Christian leaders,
including the Pope, are keeping silent about Assad's remarks
and other recent declarations that Jews persecuted and killed
Jesus - a charge that many thought was eradicaed from Christian
theology.
"It's open season on Jews," said veteran Jewish
interfaith expert Rabbi James Rudin.
Last Saturday, with the Pope John Paul II alongside him and perhaps
a billion people watching the even broadcast around the world,
Assad not only repeated the centuries-old Christian blood libel
charge that Jews killed Jesus, but also added a new Islamic twist
that Jews were responsible for the death of the prophet Mohammed,
the founder of Islam.
What has angered Jewish leaders is that the 81-year-old Pope,
who has spent his 23-year papacy reinforcing the 1965 Vatican
teaching eliminating the deicide charge against Jews, allowed
Assad's message to go unchallenged." (a front page article
in May 11, 2001 issue of the Jewish Week written by Eric J. Greenberg).
There is also the anti-semite issue which has ensued through
the ages. This is most perplexing, especially given the highly
civilized social atmosphere in which we function in this day
and time. "Just as the computer now enables millions worldwide
to be interconnected through the internet the web has proven
to be a boom for racists, antisemites, anti-government extremists
and other hate mongers groups. The hate we see experienced on
the internet today is more pervasive, more virulent, more insidious,
and more threatening than anything extremists of past decades
could have imagined. The internet allows bigots to reach millions
of people at little or no cost. Thousands of pages of hateful
propoganda frequently produced by groups with histories of violence
are now available at the click of a mouse." This form a
newsletter by ADC Publication 2000 - Anti Defamation League.
These last paragraphs were inserted here to bring to remembrance
the terrible hate crimes and injustices inflicted by the world's
communities upon the Jewish people. The details of these crimes
and injustices are some of the most heinous and horrific terrors
that it boggles even the very imagination. It is not the intent
of this writing to include details here. The intent is to bring
the mind's conscience to awareness of a living flesh and blood
people by whom, for whom, and without whom, the Holy Scriptures
were written. This then brings ones heart into the matter and
provides it with a present perspective view of God's chosen people
of the Book.
Ant it further provides us with a living link to past, present,
and future events, and purpose. Because, it convinces us the
letter of the word kills, but the spirit of the word gives life.
"For the word of God is alive, and powerful, and sharper
than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder
of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner
of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any
creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are
naked and opened unto the eye of Him Whom they have to do."
(Hebrew 4:12,13) |