Ten Days of Awe
by Donna Diorio
September 12, 2021: In the High Holy
Days we are in the midst of the Ten Days of Awe. It is ten days to be in a holy
awe, or understanding of God's power over all human life. We say we know it,
but rarely do we really think He is even paying attention of us and the choices
we make. That is why there are 10 days set aside from the Feast of Trumpet to
the Day of Atonement. Understand that these biblical feasts are prophetic
pictures for Israel but that doesn't mean that Christians get nothing out of
looking deeply into the prophetic pictures designed by God. It is especially
directing us toward the advancing "last days" - not the last days of
earth and people on the earth, but the last days of demonic spirits troubling
the people of the earth for another thousand years. I am leaving a lot of things out because my
point is not so much eschatological even though the time period we are in right
now is heavily related to the unfolding of prophetic events.
The point I want to make is that after the Feast of Trumpets (the
biblical Yom Teruah) - the Jewish CIVIL calendar Rosh Hashanah) - there are ten
days before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. So the ten days are to be spent
reflecting of anything you need to repent of before God. It is a time when we
are to stop and come to grips with the spiritual reality that our life is
completely and truly in the hands of God, and to humble ourselves in
acknowledgment of that reality - enough to 'fess up to God of our own wrong
doings and our own failings. Each person whether they believe in God or not,
will have to appear before God to give account for their lives.
By confessing our wrongs and failings to God now, in an awed recognition
of His power, we are wiping our debt slate clean before God. The first step is
faith in Jesus to be forgiven, but if you look to Matthew 18 you will see that
the process of being forgiven in our lives is not once and for all, we have an
ongoing need to seek God's forgiveness of our wrong doings and failings, AND we
have a necessity in God's eyes to forgive as we have been forgiven by Him to
forgive ALL others of their wrongdoings and failings toward us. If we don't, it
will attract all sorts of demonic spirits into our lives to torment us with
physical illnesses and mental illnesses. Our souls can only be at peace if we
are active in forgiving others.
THE TEN DAYS
OF AWE 2021 | It is my sense that the spirit world
is very thin right now. What I mean by that is that whether someone is a
believer or follower of Yeshua or not, that it is very easy to discern the
particular spirits that are tormenting people right now.
And here is our challenge to
stand rightly in the power of the LORD at a moment like that: to stand as an
advocate for them. If our awe of God is rooted in the reality of His awesome
power over all human life, then we are going to take seriously our need to
forgive people and pull them from the fires of hell that are licking at their
feet. It doesn't matter what they did to us, it matters that we should not
desire hell to eat up anyone. Not everyone will turn to God for His salvation
and deliverance, but our prayer should be that they do, and in praying that
way, we are helping remove the spiritual veil that is spread over mankind,
blinding them to the truth of a gracious God willing to forgive and save.
We are entering into part two of the Isaiah 61 passage that Jesus
proclaimed at the beginning of His earthly ministry. He said of it,
"“Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
"The Spirit of the Sovereign
Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the
poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the
captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of
the Lord’s favor…”
Today we continue in that same
anointing to set captives free (because we are the many brethren of the “Firstborn of many brethren” – Romans
8:29. Yeshua stopped purposefully in His Isaiah 61 reading because it was not
the time appointed for the "Part 2" of the passage. We continue to
walk in a restoration of the anointing He proclaimed in Isaiah 61:1-2 for all
the nations, and continue toward the days spoke of specifically in the days of
the restoration of Israel. These are the days ahead in our time:
Isaiah 61:2b-3 “and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and
provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of
mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They
will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of
his splendor.”
If you are seeing the sins of
those you know rather clearer these days, it is a test to see if you will pray
for them to be saved and delivered from the sins which so easily beset us. We
must have God’s heart for saving others even from themselves.
Arrows
from Zion
Summarized
from the Weekly Summary of Prayer
Requests Israeli Ministries
As Israel prepares this evening for the 24 hour Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement,
we continue to see much sharing on the biblical Feasts of the LORD. Asher Intrater of Revive Israel kicks us off with an
excellent prophetic update sent out on 9/8 that contextualizes the Trumpets of
Revelation with the times we are living in now which are leading up to the
Final Trumpets. | Asher also shares Yom Kippur -
The Two Feet of Our Spiritual Journey article and a video from the Global Broadcast
called the Fear of
God. (I was delighted Sunday after
writing the Ten Days of Awe to turn to the Revive Israel ministry letter and
see that I was getting the same focuses from God that Asher was in these
teachings.)
Also read "Lepers"
from Tikkun’s #IAMWITHISRAEL
focus this month on the work of Moti Cohen who leads Tiferet Yeshua
Congregation’s outreach to the “lepers” of Israeli society on the streets of
Tel Aviv. These are the “wounded, hungry, crying, desperate people – the
rejected and invisible outcasts of Israeli society. We believe with all our
hearts that God wants to reveal Himself to these people and show them how much
He loves them. GIVE TO HELP”
Chaim Malespin of the Aliyah
Return Center is grateful for the “a fantastic time
with you online, this last week on Yom Teruah – the Feast of Trumpets WATCH here If you missed it.” YOM KIPPUR ONLINE EVENT: Be
blessed and filled with the Holy Spirit, and join us on our VERTICAL
Galilee House of Prayer Facebook page for
our annual 24-hour LIVE Streamed - Yom Kippur
event, when we will be LIVE for the
whole 24 period: Hosted globally from, leaders in Israel, Uganda, USA, and
Canada this Wednesday: September 15 @12pm EST (7pm Israel). See you online then
(Get more info here) | You simply MUST WATCH and LISTEN to Chaim's song about Yom Kippur: Cohen - (Priest) and get the
whole Hebrew album!
Tree of
Life Ministries’ Ariel and Shayla Hyde report that “Several of us on the
team and our family members contracted COVID-19 recently. Several of us have
also had significant difficulties sleeping. And yet, the Gospel is still
sounding forth like a trumpet online – in fact, it’s reaching even more
Israelis! Plus they are launched a massive evangelistic campaign for the
Trumpets through Yom Kippur high holy days: “This is a time when many Jewish
people are doing some soul-searching and considering whether their names are
written in the Book of Life or not. Since many Jewish people are more aware of
their sins and their need for atonement during this season, each year many of
them are also more open to the Gospel during this time. . . . Our goal
is to reach 750,000 Israelis… Let’s stand on God’s Word
for a great revelation of Him whom we pierced, Jesus, Yeshua, and for a deep
mourning and repentance across the nation.” Read more online now - testimonies of more Israelis
turning to their Messiah and prayer points
Beit Hallel and Voice of Judah Ministries’
Israel Pochtar (who I can’t wait to meet when he holds a fundraiser
banquet in Plano, TX) continues in his video/article teachings on Trumpets
with Parts 3 & 4 Unfolding
the Mystery of the Feast of Trumpets and Exploring
the Main Message of the Feast of Trumpets
— The Lord is Coming!. He brings a video Special Rosh
Hashanah Greeting, and article on God’s
Faithfulness & New Beginnings, A
testimony: Jacob's
Story, and how they are Reflecting
God's Character in Caring for
Holocaust Survivors during Yom Kippur
Aleksey Raikhstadt of the Jaffa Beit Immanuel congregation writes, “This is a very special time because during it many
of the people of Israel turn to God. This is a great opportunity for you and me
to pray and intercede for the people of Israel. That while they turn to God,
some of them only once a year, that God will open their hearts and reveal to
them the true sacrifice, Yeshua the Messiah, who took away our sins on the
cross. Acts 4:12 “Salvation is found in
no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which
we must be saved.” Because they seek
forgiveness and atonement in the wrong place, we must unite in prayer because
our people need revelation from God, as it is written in Zechariah 12:10. . . .
“Begin right now to proclaim the kingdom of our Lord Jesus the Messiah both in
your personal life and in His people Israel. May our prayers not cease until
the day we glorify God together in His kingdom.
Have a blessed holiday and a Happy New 5782 Year!”
Sderot’s City of Life congregational
leader Michael Beener writes, “With the emphasis on blowing the shofar, the
biblical trumpet, we can easily see an End-Time correlation to the prophesied
last trumpet call (1 Corinthians 15:51–52). So in this way Yom Teruah is often
associated with the initiation of the Messianic Age and the resurrection of the
dead in Messiah. We remain deeply grateful for your prayers and support which
has enabled us to offer our Messiah's comfort to so many who suffer throughout
His Promised Land. As we are raising donations for the major distribution of
special food baskets to the need of our region during the biblical Autumn
holidays. Join us to reach our target of 200 families at $50 US per basket. From Rosh Hashanah through Sukkot, our “City
Of Life” team will be distributing special food sacks and gifts to bless the
most needy in our region, including needy young families, widows, immigrants,
single parents and Holocaust survivors, bringing them comfort and encouragement
amid their precarious situation...Read more
here
Messiah’s Mandate, Ron Cantor points out: “If you read the description in
Leviticus 23 about the feast of trumpets, it is quite vague. There is a trumpet
blast, you don't go to work, and there is an offering. That's about it. No one
is told what we are commemorating with trumpet/shofar blasts. Could it be that we are remembering something
that is yet to come? In eternity there are no time limitations. Maybe we are
looking forward to an event, not remembering one? I am firmly convinced this is
the case. And the Feast of Trumpets points to an event that we are rapidly
approaching, the coming of Yeshua the Messiah in the clouds of heaven to gather
his elect and establish his Kingdom on planet Earth.”
“There are four main passages in the
new covenant that speak of the last trumpet blast (Matt. 24:30-31, 1 Cor.
15:50-57, 1 Thes. 4:16-18, Rev. 11:15), and all of these passages are about the
announcement of the Kingdom of Yeshua coming to planet Earth. . . . This
weekend I preached a short
message on these four passages at one
of our Tikkun congregations that I believe will ignite your faith.”
Orna Grinman of A Sign & Example (Ot Oo’Mofet) has a new blog post called A Crown and
a Diadem. “Make every effort to keep the
unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” (Eph. 4:4).
Howard Bass of Yeshua’s
Inheritance congregation in Beer Sheva writes on 9/6, “This evening marks the
beginning of what is called the Head or Beginning of the Year in Judaism. But, biblically, it is the beginning of the
end in YHVH's redemptive plan to save and sanctify His chosen people Israel,
and to bring all of the Gentiles under His benevolent rule, even if with a rod
of iron.”
“You can join us in these prayers
points: Evangelism in the city, on
campuses; testimony to our neighbors and co-workers, students, soldiers -- so
that they know that we are believers in Yeshua | Government approval for
non-Jewish believers to remain in country if married to an Israeli believer
(especially); and for an 'open door' for more Jewish believers to immigrate
(and that they would want to immigrate, or at least prepare for the
possibility, and to encourage others to do the same) | For a vision of the
Kingdom of God in the lives of the believers; reading the Bible as the Word of
GOD; spiritual maturity and discernment of good from evil, and choosing the
good; discernment of truth from non-truth (error, lies, distortion) | For
believers in Afghanistan, Iran, Nigeria, other countries -- to be strengthened
in God and in His grace; that more Muslims and Arabs would repent and believe
the gospel.” Mazal tov to Howard
and Randi on the new grandchild Moriel, dedicated to the LORD by their daughter
Rotem and son-in-law Joey.
Join
David Silver for his Midweek Update Video Sept 7, 2021 & Sept 10 | Plus the Out of Zion Prayer for Israel Zoom meeting
every Tuesday 9 pm Israel time - 7 pm UK - 2 pm EST - 6 am NZ | Go to Zoom Meeting (Passcode:
146188) | Out of Zion
Ministries is one that does a lot of travel to the nations teaching the Church
about Israel. That has been greatly curtailed – in fact, totally cut off –
since the emergence of Covid. You can imagine what that does to the donations
that David and Josie Silver live on. They have had to move entirely to online
ministry to keep the Word going out, but people tend to respond with support to
those they see in person. This is something that has hurt MANY believers &
ministers in Israel.
David writes, “Josie and I
have a personal request that we would ask you to prayerfully consider,
especially if you are not a regular financial supporter. We have sold our
present apartment where we have lived for the last twenty years, and we hope to
move into a new apartment in December. We did not receive the price on the
present apartment that we calculated on, because of the Covid pandemic's effect
on property values in Israel. Would you please consider blessing Josie and I
with a Yom Teruah or Tabernacles offering to contribute towards our move. If
so, please can you write to me and I will give you the relevant bank account
details. To partner with
us |
Feast of Tabernacles Zoom Meeting - "Times of Refreshing
" Sunday September 26th at 9.00 am Jerusalem
time. The meeting will
last about 1.5 hours. Meeting ID is 823 5158 2826 - Password: 146188. Please
assist us by registering your interest to be a part of this event. Please send
an email to david@outofzion.org We may adjust the timing and will be sending a
flyer out with final details next week.
Dani and LuAnne Sayag, with Yonatan
Arnold and Stefan and Keren Silver of the Kerem-El congregation in Haifa
write about keeping fluid with meeting plans because of the fluctuations of
restrictions as covid waxes and wanes in Israel. They are restricted to 50
people live in meetings, the rest watching by video and intend to conduct the
Feast of Tabernacles celebration outdoors so everyone can get together. Kerem-El, which means God’s Vineyard, keeps a
focus on making disciples and reports that two new believers are most zealous
to share the Gospel with others. Each of them have one friend both of which are
very close to receiving the LORD. This is how Israelis are won one-on-one, by
the undeniable witness of a changed life. The congregation is in development of their
next focus “The Father’s Heart” for their small group meetings & ask prayer
over materials & logistics.
They ask
prayers for: “Pray for the new believers we are discipling and for those who
are still yet to make a decision for Yeshua, especially as the feasts approach,
that our Messiah would be revealed to them | Pray for those of the congregation
that are dealing with health issues, for complete healing and strength to
persevere with the uncertainty of treatment | Pray for the youth and children
as they return to school, for health and protection for them and their families
| Pray for more laborers to enter our "harvest field" to build God's
kingdom in Haifa and for wisdom for the leadership as they continue to guide
the congregation through this uncertain time | Pray for God to provide the
financial needs of Kerem-El in 2021, above and beyond what we expect,
especially provision for the Father's Heart campaign and the ability to hire
another staff member.”
Long time no see: Martin in Jerusalem returns with a
weekly mailing of Notes on the Torah and Prophets readings read bin synagogues around
the world. That starts on Wed 29 Sept, so if you want to get on Martin’s
mailing list, better email now
Rania Sayegh is the Christian Arab Prophetic Intercessor in Nazareth of the
House of Prayer & Exploits. She writes that God has suddenly opening a “recently refurbished rental property
which amazingly meets all our requirements” they will use as . . . .” as a
coffee area and can also be used for training and fellowship for about 30-35
people, the second hall can be used for the prayer room, regular meetings and
training days for youth and women for about 75-80 people. There is also a space
for an office.” Watch her share more in this video. “If the Lord puts it on your heart to give towards this project, please choose "HOPE
Building Operations" from the list of options on Paypal through
"Fire for the nations" webpage, or check the other options on how to
give in our website. “
An EXCELLENT LAST WORD from Dov Bikas on Yom Kippur, the Day of
Atonement: “Today I would like to share with you
some thoughts connected to the biblical Day of Atonement that Israel is
celebrating this week. This is a solemn day of fasting and repentance, and
indeed, it is very important to examine our ways, seek the Lord, see if we are
on the right track with Him, and to repent of any sins and transgressions. Sometimes, however, there is a danger in
frequent fasting and self-searching – a danger to focus too much upon ourselves
and become preoccupied with our own spiritual search and wellbeing instead of
paying proper attention to those around us.
“In Isaiah 58 the Lord foresees this
danger and points us to another type of fasting that pleases Him: "Is not this the kind of fasting I
have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food
with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the
naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?” '
“Interestingly, the same chapter reveals that this kind of fasting will
actually bring us the very spiritual growth and connection with the Lord we are
looking for in our spiritual searches! "Then
your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly
appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord
will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will
cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.”
“So today, on the threshold of another Day of Atonement, we want to
thank you all for your heart for the poor and hungry and for partnering with us
in the task of breaking the yoke of addiction and setting the oppressed free!”
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:
Please
Pray for Claude Ezagouri of the Morning Star
Fellowship who has started a treatment that is due to last at least 6 months
for a medical problem he has been suffering from. Believe in prayer with them as they look to
the Lord for complete healing and for prompt recovery from some other ailments.
| Ronit Bender finally has seen a new
cardiologist she likes because he is caring, she’s taking new meds, feels
better but still asks for our prayers | Pray for Carolyn Hyde whose left hand is so pained she can no longer play
guitar and it is also sometimes painful to play piano | Silvers: David's knees and Josie's back pain | A prayer request for Naomi, for a dear
family that is a part of Israel Pochtar's pastoral team, who was diagnosed with
colon cancer. "Despite what this battle entails, we are confident in God’s
unfailing Word and promises." Read in her
own words| Please continue to pray for Jacob Damkani for the LORD's mercies over Jacob and his dear wife, Elisheva | Dov Bikas
– I have been very
tired these days: probably as a result of a combination of factors: my age,
stress of the days of running to the bomb shelter, work load in the ministry,
etc. Olga Bikas: We are
grateful that Olga is feeling better these days! Though the doctors never found
the cause of the dizziness that put her in hospital a month ago, they did rule
out major issues like brain tumors, heart problems, etc., so this is already
comforting. Olga’s back also keeps improving and she is able to walk more
outside now than she did before.
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