Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Making Room | Arrows From Zion 8/28/2019

The photograph of the Dead Sea came from Revive Israel but it is also the perfect illustration
of Avner Boskey's points below. As the scripture for Avner's Final Frontier Ministries asks,
"What will the Jewish people's acceptance of Yeshua result in but life from the dead?"

Romans 11:15


Shalom friends, I had 7 more prayer letters come in than I could get into this issue but will include them next week. While I have you here, I would just like to make an appeal to my subscribers to consider making a modest monthly commitment to financial support of this ministry. I do dedicate many hours over several days every week to providing this information. As the scripture says, "The workman is worthy of his hire."

Making Room in the Bible for the Jewish People
by Avner Boskey, Final Frontier Ministries

What will the Jewish people's acceptance of Yeshua result in but life from the dead?
Romans 11:15

The Bible is chock full of prophecies specifically given to the Jewish people. What happens when Gentile believers re-interpret those Jewish promises away from the Jewish people? Most Christian use of Scripture ignores its Jewish context and simply replaces it with a Gentile Christian context. This is Replacement theology, practically speaking. Even my best friends do this on a daily basis.

Let’s look at this problem, and then try to bring some biblical balance.  The Bible says that cursing, making light of or ignoring the Jewish people is a biblical no-no (see Genesis 12:3; Jeremiah 30:17). Is there a more excellent way of using the Jewish Scriptures – one that will not separate the Jewish people from their promises, while at the same time allowing Gentile believers to apply the relevant spiritual principles to their own lives?

A diamond is forever | The Apostle Paul gives us a solid foundation for understanding and using the Jewish Scriptures: “From the standpoint of God’s choice they (the Jewish people) are beloved for the sake of the Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) – because the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable” (Romans 11:28).

Simply put, all of the promises originally spoken over the Jewish people still apply to the Jewish people. They are all valid prophecies and they will certainly come to pass for the sons and daughters of Jacob. These promises, like diamonds, are forever. They are the family jewels of Jacob’s children.

Staying honest | How are we to honor the original and lasting intent of the Bible (2 Timothy 2:15) in our teaching, preaching and calls to intercession? Whenever we use a Scripture passage which talks about Israel, let’s ask ourselves some basic questions:

    To whom is this passage written? In most cases the answer will be ‘to the Jewish people’
    What does this passage teach or explain about the Jewish people? What is God saying to Israel?
    What can you do to communicate God’s message to Jewish people?
    What encouragement can be drawn for your own life situations and challenges based on who this covenant-keeping God is?

Discovering that the Bible really is a Jewish book | If nearly all of the Bible’s prophecies are about the Jewish people, God must have a reason for that.

God is calling for a radical reformation in the Body of Messiah. His challenge to us all – can we let the Bible mean what it says? Will we allow those prophecies to breath, giving honor to God’s word by honoring His original intent?

“Does that prophecy actually refer to the Jews and their destiny?” (first illustration) | A movement of worship and intercession is spreading across the planet. Christian believers are glorifying the God of Israel and calling on Him to bring repentance, renewal and revival to their own nations. Scripture passages are often drafted and pressed into the service of these movements. A closer look at these passages almost always reveals that the verses used are actually prophesying specific destiny over the Jewish people.

One example is Isaiah 60:1-3, 12, 14:  “Arise, shine; for your light has come and the glory of YHVH has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples. But YHVH will rise upon you and His glory will appear upon you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising … For the nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish, and the nations will be utterly ruined … The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you, and all those who despised you will bow themselves at the soles of your feet. And they will call you the City of YHVH, Zion of the Holy One of Israel” (Isaiah 60:1-3, 12, 14)

This passage is not a declaration that the church will bring revival to other Gentiles. It is definitely a declaration that Israel will bring revival to all the nations (which is part of her prophesied destiny; see Romans 11:12, 15).

[Click here to read ALL of the excellent illustrations and points Avner makes, it will lead you to his website article which is a MUST READ!....I will give you the conclusion below, but all of his illustrations are need-to-know.]

Mañana (tomorrow) is good enough for me | One of our ministry emphases focuses on the urgent need to equip believers – so that we will all be pro-actively ready for the restoration of Israel. Occasionally some believers respond to the challenges with these words:

    There are differing viewpoints on these matters. A focus on the Jewish people will only cause division
    It’s not yet time to talk about these things publicly
    It’s more spiritual to focus on Gentile needs than on Jewish destiny and biblical priority

Brothers and sisters, the time for hesitation’s through. Let’s stop the delaying tactics. Let’s own up to our lack of prophetic courage.  “For the eyes of YHVH move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His”  (2 Chronicles 16:9)  “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)

Let the Jewish people back into their own tent | In your devotions, in your Bible reading, in your preaching and teaching, allow the Jewish people into your tent. According to Romans 11:24 it is actually their own tent –“their own olive tree”. But do make room for the Jewish people, and allow them back into their own Bible, their gifts and their calling.

How should we then pray?
    Pray for the eyes of believers worldwide to be opened to the Jewish Scriptures and the calling of Israel
    Pray for pastors, teachers and spiritual leaders to receive and be obedient to this revelation
    Pray for Messiah Yeshua to be revealed to and accepted by many hungry Jewish hearts
    Pray for the raising up of Ezekiel’s prophetic Jewish army throughout the earth

Your prayers and support hold up our arms and are the very practical enablement of God to us in the work He has called us to do.

Avner & Rachel Boskey are located in Beer Sheva.  David’s Tent & Final Frontier Ministries http://www.davidstent.org/  psalm67@netvision.net.il  Donations: Final Frontier Ministries Box 121971 Nashville TN 37212-1971 USA  Also via PayPal: www.davidstent.org


Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries by subscription only donna@israelprayer.com 

The weekly prayer requests from Maoz ministries in Tel Aviv kick start us with a plethora of issues Israel is facing at this time: please pray for safety and protection over our soldiers and civilians; security at the borders; divine guidance for our leaders and commanders, courageous in decision-making. Pray for the LORD to lead Israel in the Sept 17th elections. They ask prayer for the continued transition of leadership from the Sorko-Rams to their seasoned, younger generation Kobi and Shani (Sorko-Ram) Ferguson. For all their projects to aid the whole body in Israel, plus a special request for a sticky situation at the printer of their books translated into Hebrew: they are asking for prayers for God to intervene in that situation.

Last week in his personal Restoration from Zion ministry letter, Daniel Juster said of his Five Pillars message: "I do now believe that this message is a life message that I am called to spread in every way possible for as long as I live." Juster explained the five major pillars as "the keys to understanding the last days and the return of Yeshua. Now, here is a recent video of Dan Juster teaching on the Five Pillars.

Dan also makes an appeal for donations toward their upcoming ministry trip to Singapore Sept 15-20. "...we still need to raise $4,000 to cover expenses. This trip to Singapore is part of the preparation for an international convocation in Jerusalem in 2022 under the Towards Jerusalem Council II project." They pay their own expenses to participate in this work.

Eric Benson is the head of the House of Victory ministry that was established out of the Carmel congregation years ago by David Davis. Benson sends news of a heartening kind involving the two olive trees that were planted in memorial of Davis' passing - the two olive trees representing the "one new man". You can read this and all the personal testimonies of the men that the Beit Nitzachon ministers to by subscribing directly to their  prayer letter, or through my Weekly Summary subscription.

Intercessors for Israel's Chuck Cohen sends Friday Prayer Points  8/23/2019 for Israel's current government, Elections, Security re:Gaza, Judea & Samaria, Lebanon/Syria, Iran, Aliyah, the Israeli body of Messiah

Ron Cantor is hardly new to this prayer list but these were interesting so here is a little about Ron giving his ministry history and also a super short list of resources, like an episode from his GOD TV Out of Zion program;  a video about the last tour of Israel they conducted;  from his books read two chapters of Identity Theft and also 2 from Leave Me Alone—I'm Jewish; his blog and ALL of our videos

Also I thought this from another email of Ron's (he is prolific!) was really IMPORTANT:  "I believe with all my heart that the issue of Israel will be as divisive as abortion in the end-times. Yeshua is not returning for an anti-Semitic bride. Now, we see how two Muslim women have hijacked the democratic party. Despite their history of anti-Semitic tweets and comments, the Democratic party refuses to rebuke them, and is now defending them. Israel has always enjoyed broad support from both Republicans and Democrats, but it seems things are shifting. We must pray!"

A few months ago Martin Sarvis sent in an email that they were going to be doing their ministry letters differently going forward and this week we have received a taste of new way forward in the form of "A Word of Encouragement from Norma for 5780 | 5780-5789 | A Decade for Declaration". In the past you probably have not received much input from Norma in this prayer summary because it has mainly been the excellent news analysis and Torah readings from Martin, but Norma is a "mother in Israel" and has been a major spiritual contributor to many things going on in the Land from the Katzir youth camps to women's gatherings. In this ministry letter Norma gives her spiritual insights into the decade we are about to enter into in the Hebrew year 5780 at Rosh haShanah. The Hebrew letter for “80” is פ – pronounced peh.  Besides spelling the 18th letter of the alphabet, peh is also the Hebrew word for mouth! So the decade of the "80's" will be a decade with emphasis on what we declare with our mouths, what we speak, what we say, will be key for victory and for advancing the Kingdom.

Israel Pochtar wrote something about their AWAKE Israeli Youth Conference that hit me as super important: "...it is really up to us to decide how to best invest in our young people: we can either equip them for the battles ahead, or we can choose to ignore the tremendous need of this nation's youth... for which this country will pay later. We made sure to align our vision and our heart with God's; by sowing into our youth."

Donna: That is true for all of us, but the rubber really meets the road in Israel which is why you see children graduating from high school there and going right into places of responsibility greater than themselves in mandatory service in the Israeli military — boys and girls. In the US, children are infantilized until they are well past college age, but in Israel the existence of the nation depends on them stepping up to adult responsibility at the real end of childhood. This is my soapbox, but I believe if we seed financial support into the programs like this for Israeli young people - all the camps, programs and fellowships with this type of vision for strengthening the young Messianic believers to take their places valiantly and spiritually in heart-sync with God, it is also releasing a blessing to our own children and grandchildren. ("I will bless those that bless you")

Pochtar also wrote about a new home group for pre-teens and their First Time to School in Israel - Children's Project aimed at blessing especially children of newly immigrated families Donate here

In the Revive Israel letter this week Asher Intrater writes about the Five Big “All’s” that are major trends as we move into the End Times. (Ironically I've had a start on the 6 times Paul said, "I would not have you ignorant"... shares some similar ground).

Also videos in Revive:  Dan Juster's Failure to Govern, Cody Archer & Asher Progression of Apostles in the New Covenant and a report from the Return to Zion Haifa (Eagle) Nesher Project for raising up young people as the next generation of leaders in Israel.

From KehilaNews.AllIsrael.com/ A report on the Second All Israel Conference held in Singapore: Building spiritual bridges; also One for Israel answers the question "unlike most Western countries, you will not find a single Messianic congregation that supports gay marriage in the whole of Israel. Why is that?" in Israel and homosexuality

On Facebook One for Israel had an article of great interest to me The Symbolism Of Figs In The Bible, because I have a blog called Fruit of the Fig Tree based Proverbs 28:18 "Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit". It is an expectation of my ministry that this is a promise from God. There is FRUIT to be eaten from the fig tree - which I see as the redeemed Remnant of Israel -- spiritual fruit that is available from that source, but only to the Christians who are keeping, tending, guarding, caring, nurturing the redeemed Remnant of Israel are able to eat the fruit from them. This is spiritual fruit that God has given to the whole body of the LORD in the earth, but to eat of it, we have to become one new man which means Christians have to receive the fruit by keeping, tending, guarding, caring, nurturing the redeemed Remnant of Israel.

Joel Jelski, who is now with Tikkun Ministries and working under the mentoring of Eitan Shishkoff in northern Israel, writes about his summer in North America traveling with Eitan for Fields of Wheat, visiting with his wife's family in Mexico...a blessed time, he writes. He also catches us up to date on the last Katzir Youth Camp of which he is an alumni who is now leading the camps forward under Eitan's oversight for a new generation of Israeli teens. He is back to preparations for the Olive Tree Discipleship program and tells us a little about doing an outreach for Syrian refugees in another Middle Eastern state. Joel is another of those promising young adults who have shown themselves to be chosen by God for the work of the ministry from the time they were teens into raising their own families. Thank God for all the Israeli ministries have done in emphasizing spiritual ministry to their own young people.

Howard Bass at the Yeshua's Inheritance congregation in Beer Sheva also writes about the summer camps for their young people coming to an end and hearing testimonies from them as they now make preparations for the next phase of their lives. He asks that prayers be made for them to be led by the Holy Spirit in all their choices and decisions.  He also writes, " This Shabbat weekend, 23 of the young adults are spending the time together at one of the beaches on the Mediterranean coast near Ashkelon, accompanied by the Chapman family of seven more who have been very active and influential in building up the lives of many of them.  Randi and I are very encouraged to hear from a some of these key people that they sense a calling to remain in Beer Sheva, and we pray also at what has been their home congregation growing up together.  Humanly speaking, the future of the congregation somewhat depends on this. Please continue to keep this in your prayers until the work is done. Also a new writing from Howard regarding all the recent funerals.

Hasdey Yeshua in Arad write about the Hassidic sect attempting to take over public bomb shelters that when not utilized for war serve as use for clubs and other activities. They see these shelters as as potential free synagogues and yeshivas (the city pays all the utilities) and have been aggressively trying to take over possession of many. It has been a real battle for the Arad city hall and police to deal with and it gives you insight into the mindset of the religious group: they see Arad as belonging to them and hold all others in disdain, especially including the Messianic believers there. This is why we have seen so much trouble in Arad over the past 20 years. Pray for the spiritually blind religious Jews and prayer for God to limit their power as this congregation well notes: this "cult reaches up to the highest levels of government" (specifically Ya’akov Litzman, self-proclaimed leader of the Gur in Arad and Aryeh Deri, "the Interior Minister and he hates believers, especially Messianic Jews.  We need a breakthrough ...a thorough change in the government to allow Jewish believers to come home and to allow cities like Arad to flourish." 

They ask prayers also for their Bedouin outreaches - God is visiting some of the women with dreams of Yeshua.

Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue
Please keep in prayer the Israeli believers who are fighting for their lives or other urgent health needs:  
CONTINUE to PRAY for the urgent healing needs of Jacob Damkani | Ronit Bender sends this update:  My cough is gone mostly, my heart valve  is still leaking but my lungs are fine. I totally have peace about my health, although it is far from great.  I still appreciate prayer, as I need it. I am very grateful they let me travel in October and November both to Australia and Holland. Please continue to pray for Ronit | Shlomy Abramov of Awake Israel, because of a condition where blood does not flow to his legs as it should, was advised by a specialist in case of injuries, he could lose his leg because of the blood flow issues. Shlomy has to wrap his legs daily because of the blood flow issues. Please pray for Shlomy | Ruth Nessim has recovered from a strong 2-month bout with Sciatica, but her most critical prayer need which she says may required an operation. Please pray for Ruth in Nahariya| Olga Bikas’s health condition that seems to have become chronic, with no hope from the doctors for any improvement in the future. This, no doubt, puts an additional emotional and physical burden on our family. Please pray for her acute back pain. | Rania Sayegh asks for prayer of restoration of strength, energy, and complete healing.
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Calev Myers ARISE Special EventThis one is in Dallas but contact Calev if you are interested in hosting one in your area

Dallas-Fort Worth | This is a special event that is being brought to you by Israeli Messianic attorney Calev Myers' organization called ARISE. 

Thursday, September 12th, including a lecture and tactical demonstration from a leading Israeli anti-terrorism expert. Learn practical steps you can take to keep your family safe in public space such as churches and synagogues.

Hear from ARISE founder Calev Myers on updates from Israel, the details of this year's Tel Aviv business summit, and discover how you can be a part of strengthening the US-Israel relationship by joining the alliance!  You need to RSVP but the event itself is free | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM 9/12 | Gilley's Dallas (Loft) | 1135 South Lamar Street | Dallas, TX 75215

Calev said about other areas:  We are doing 4 events in September. 1 in Dallas and 3 in Colorado. Information for each one is on our homepage. We will do similar events in other cities in the future, so if someone is interested in hosting one, I’d love to be in contact and start that conversation.






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