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1. BY Joe B. 09.28.09 AT 3:29 PM

   Yom Kipper. The day of Atonement. Leviticus 16. The writer of Hebrews tells us this concerning the Day of Atonement:

   Heb 9:11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation;
   Heb 9:12 and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
   Heb 9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh,
   Heb 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
   Heb 9:15 For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
   Heb 9:16 For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it.
   Heb 9:17 For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives.
   Heb 9:18 Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood.
   Heb 9:19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
   Heb 9:20 saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.”
   Heb 9:21 And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood.
   Heb 9:22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
   Heb 9:23 Therefore it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
   Heb 9:24 For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
   Heb 9:25 nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own.
   Heb 9:26 Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
   Heb 9:27 And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,
   Heb 9:28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

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2. BY Random Name 09.28.09 AT 6:01 PM

   At various times throughout Christian history, many Christians treated many Jews very badly. At other times, Christians and Jews got along reasonably well.

   My ancestors were Eastern European Jews. I suspect that being treated too nicely by their Christian neighbors was not the reason they set sail for America.

   As far as I know, Pauline and I are the only people at wmb with Jewish ancestors. My parents sent me to an orthodox Synagogue for about six months when I was about ten years old, mostly because they were confused, I think, and perhaps wanted me to be equally confused.

   Drum roll….

   I kind of miss Nick Peters. I wonder if he stopped posting because he broke his addiction, or if he is no longer alive? Anybody else remember Nick? He sounded anti-Jewish, but when I pressed him on it, he said he wasn’t.

   I can’t think of anyone else here who even sounded anti-Jewish.

   I am glad Christians have cleaned up their act in this regard.

   Here’s an old joke.

   A member of the synagogue spots his rabbi in a restaurant eating some pork.

   “How are you enjoying the bacon, rabbit” the congregant asks arcastically.

   “Better than your Jewish tongue,” replied the rabbi.

   When I was a child, we ate tongue and other “organ” meats. My wife doesn’t like them, so we almost never have them. We were at a potluck put on by the local organic farming group and someone served some tongue.

   I still like tongue quite a bit. I guess you can take the boy out of the ghetto, but you can’t take the saucy tongue out of the Jewish boy.

   We had liver quite a bit also. It was OK, but not great.

   My wife, who is not Jewish–in fact, her ancestors were Dutch and German–oh, oh–was forced to eat liver by her mother, who thought it was good for her. She HATED HATED HATED it.

   My wife would sit with a piece of liver in her mouth for a hour rather than swallow it. When she could pull it off, she would sneak it to the dog under the table.

   When our daughter was about 1, my wife thought I should not prejudice my baby girl against this food, which does have vitamins and minerals in it She fed her a spoonfull of Gerber’s liver baby food.

   Our daughter made a face of startling horror and repugnance, and spit the food half way across the room.

   “That’s my girl!” cried my wife with pride. She picked up our daughter from the high chair, apologized profusely to her, and gave her an arrowroot cookie, baby’s favorite “goodie” at the time as a reward for refusing to be corrupted by liver.

   This post brought to you by the society of people to derail silly worldmagblog blog posts. No rights reserved. Your mileage may vary. The Bible is not inerrant, Old Testament or New.

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3. BY news2me 09.28.09 AT 6:10 PM

   “This post brought to you by the society of people to derail silly worldmagblog blog posts. No rights reserved. Your mileage may vary. The Bible is not inerrant, Old Testament or New.” RN

   I figured that was what he was all about. Probably why a lot of people just ignore him.

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4. BY NJLawyer 09.28.09 AT 7:20 PM

   “I am glad Christians have cleaned up their act in this regard.”

   Any bets being taken on when RN will be cleaning up his act?

   Thank you, Joe B, for reminding us of the relevant Scriptures. I needed that reinforcement.

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5. BY Xion 09.28.09 AT 10:10 PM

   Good article. The law is a teaching tool about Christ. (Gal3:24) and as such is certainly relevant for Christians. Since everything in the law is a Messianic illustration, then what do the feasts mean? Here is one idea …

   The feasts are divided into two parts, the Spring feasts and the Fall feasts. There is a long gap with no feasts during the summer months. Jesus clearly explained the Spring feasts all of which were fulfilled. The Fall feasts are yet to come.

   Spring Feasts – First Coming of Messiah

   1. Pesach – Feast of Passover. Death of the spotless Lamb of God (John 1:29). Angel of death passes over. The sacrifice brings life.

   2. Feast of the First Fruits – The Resurrection (1 Cor 15:20)

   3. Shavuoth – Feast of Weeks – 50 days – Pentecost. The giving of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church.

   There are no Biblical summer feasts. This gap between the Spring and Fall feasts represents the gap between the first and second coming of the Messiah.

   Fall Feasts – Second Coming of the Messiah

   4. Feast of Trumpets – Rapture (1 Cor 15:52; 1Th 4:17) The Lord shall descend from heaven with a shout and the trumpets of God.

   5. Yom Kippur. Day of Atonement – Day of Reckoning. Day of Jacob’s trouble. Affliction of the body and soul. Tribulation. Sacrifice was outside the camp (Heb 13:11-15).

   6. Succoth – Feast of the Tabernacles – Millennial Kingdom. “In my fathers house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2)

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6. BY Victoria 09.28.09 AT 10:48 PM

   We need to remember that Christ dying on the Cross for our sins was sufficient, there is nothing else but to wait for the LORD to return.

   The Jews for the most part did not believe that Jesus Christ was the Messiah, but HE is.

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7. BY Random Name 09.29.09 AT 12:52 AM

   I figured that was what he was all about. Probably why a lot of people just ignore him.

   I love it when people say they are ignoring me.

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8. BY Frank in Spokane 09.29.09 AT 6:09 AM

   Victoria (6): We need to remember that Christ dying on the Cross for our sins was sufficient, there is nothing else but to wait for the LORD to return.

   Frank: At first I thought about commenting on your remark, but then thought that, since I may not understand properly just what it is you’re saying, to comment on it might be impertinent.

   So I’ve decided instead to ask if you would mind unpacking that a bit. Specifically, I’m curious about the “nothing else but to wait for the LORD to return” comment. “Nothing”? Really?

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9. BY hopesprings 09.29.09 AT 4:27 PM

   Do you think that Justin Holcomb is encouraging Christians to celebrate the various Jewish holidays and feasts?

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10. BY roger patno 09.29.09 AT 7:31 PM

    NJL: I only bet on sure things and I used to be a fairly good poker player, until Joyce came along and I straightend out.
    Blessings
    Roger

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11. BY mytoosense 09.29.09 AT 11:41 PM

    Next thing we’ll hear about is atheists that call themselves “Jewish”.

    Absurd.

    There’s no such thing as Jewish sodium or calcium atoms.

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    Back to the Bible for REAL answers.

    “But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.” (1Co 1:23-24)
    

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