Category: Israel

KONFLIK IN DIE MIDDE-OOSTE

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Die konflik in die Midde-Ooste kan veel verder terug gevoer word as 1948 met die totstandkoming van die staat Israel, al hou die konflikte oor die eeue nie noodwendig met mekaar verband nie.

Professor Lodewyk Sutton is hoof van die Departement Ou en Nuwe Testament by die Fakulteit Teologie en Religie aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat. Hy spesialiseer ook in antieke tale en kulture, het argeologiese werk in Israel gedoen en lei gereeld toere na Egipte en Israel. Hy praat oor konflik in die Midde-Ooste oor die eeue.

RSG het in vier baie kort, maar sinvolle onderhoude met prof. Lodewyk in gesprek getree oor hierdie onderwerp. Volg dit in die potgooie direk hierna.

DIE PAD VANAF MITZRAYIM (Egipte) NA YERUSHALAYIM (Jerusalem)

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Ons geestelike reis is ook vanaf ‘n Egipte na ‘n Jerusalem, daarom die ooreenkoms in die Hebreeuse name van Egipte en Jerusalem.  Die Hebreeuse woord vir Egipte is “Mitzrayim”.

Die uitgange van beide “Mitzrayim” en “Yerushalayim” is “-ayim”.  Dit is die grammatikale “dual”-uitgang in Hebreeus, wat aandui dat iets “dubbeld” is, bv. …..

As in previous periods, the dual marker in Modern Hebrew is the ending יים- -áyim, which indicates the component ‘two’. It occurs in newly formed common nouns like מספרייםmisparayim ‘scissors’, מכנסיים mix̱nasayim ‘trousers’, משקפיים mišqafayim ‘(eye) glasses’, אופנייםʾofanayim ‘bicycle’. Many of these newly formed nouns are pluralia tantum, some of which are formed in miCCaCayim pattern. A few place names are also formed in the same way, e.g., גבעתייםgivʿatayim ‘(having) two hills’, בארותיים beʾerotayim ‘(having) two wells’, as in the past (Schwarzwald 1996)

Die uitgange van die name “Mitzrayim” en “Yerushalayim” dui dus aan dat dit plekke is wat tweeledig is, omdat daar ‘n aardse Egipte en Jerusalem sowel as ‘n geestelike Egipte en Jerusalem is.

Vir Volledige PDF, kliek hier.

WHY NO PHYSICAL ISRAEL RESTORATION

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There is no justification for a physical restoration of Israel as a kingdom.   

YaHUsha came as the Anointed One (Messiah), i.e. as King, for the Heavenly Kingdom for a spiritual Israel who are gathered from believers out of the nations, as David was once anointed by Samuel as physical king of the physical Israel (1 Sam. 16).

There is no physical restoration of Israel as a kingdom.   Scripture declares that the Israel of the N.T. is about those who have faith in Messiah YaHUsha, like AbraHam had when he believed Elohim, which means that Israel is not physical anymore.

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WAAROM GEEN RESTORASIE VAN FISIESE ISRAEL NIE

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Daar is geen regverdiging vir ‘n fisiese herstel van Israel as ‘n koninkryk nie.  JaHUsha het gekom as die Gesalfde (Messias/Christus), m.a.w. as Koning, vir die Hemelse Koninkryk van ‘n geestelike Israel wat versamel is uit gelowiges vanuit die nasies, soos wat Dawid deur Samuel gesalf was as die fisiese koning van die fisiese Israel (1 Sam. 16).

Die Skrif verklaar dat die Israel van die N.T. handel oor diè wat geloof het in Messias JaHUsha soos wat AbraHam gehad het wat beteken dat Israel vandag nie meer fisies is nie, maar wel geestelik en die koninkryk ook nie meer fisies is nie, maar dat dit die Koninkryk van die Hemel is wat van belang is.

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WEDDINGS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL, A picture of the Messiah

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What does Scripture mean when it refers to Believers as a Bride and YaHUsha as a Bridegroom? The people of Ancient Israel understood what YaHUsha was going to do because they understood the model of the wedding.

The analogy between a wedding and Messiah and the Church/Congregation, is described in Ephesians 5:31 – 32:

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound mystery – but I am talking about Messiah and the church.”

This document overviews the practices of an ancient Jewish betrothal and wedding. In parallel it shows how YaHUsha has fulfilled the betrothal portion of the wedding and how He may fulfill the remainder when He comes again for His bride, namely all the Believers in Him as the Renewed Spiritual Israel.

The origin of the document is unfortunately not known.

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CHRISTIAN ZIONISM IS A FORM OF IDOLOTARY

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“The self-ordained theologian/phony lawyer/con man/thief/family deserter Cyrus Scofield, Britain’s Lord Balfour and U.S. President Harry Truman formed the unholy trinity that helped to create the biggest fraud on planet earth: Zionist Israel. Don’t forget to also thank the United Nations.  But the biggest culprit of the bunch is Scofield and his gaggle of blinded and evangelical Israel idolaters, who swear to themselves that Zionist Israel is Biblical Israel and “God’s Chosen People”. The problem is, these evangelicals are following the doctrines of Christian Zionism taught by John Darby and C. I. Scofield. Their entire understanding of Christianity is Israel-based. It is no hyperbole to say that for most evangelicals, their faith hinges on Israel. Said another way: They have no faith without Israel. They are devoid of New Covenant truth.” – Chuck Baldwin

The following picture is borrowed from: Health Impact News

Zionism was created by Theodor Herzl, an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and political activist.  Zionism is a religious and political effort that brought thousands of Jews from around the world back to their ancient homeland in the Middle East and reestablished Israel as the central location for Jewish identity. Modern Zionism was officially established as a political organization by Herzl in 1897.

After the Dreyfus Affair, Herzl wrote Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State), a pamphlet that called for political recognition of a Jewish homeland in the area then known as Palestine. In 1897, Herzl organized the First Zionist Congress, which met in Basel, Switzerland. He also formed and became the first president of the World Zionist Organization. Although Herzl died in 1904 – years before Israel was officially declared a state – he’s often considered the father of modern Zionism.

In 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour wrote a letter to Baron Rothschild, a wealthy and prominent leader in the British Jewish community. In the brief correspondence, Balfour expressed the British government’s support for the establishment of a Jewish home in Palestine. This letter was published in the press one week later and eventually became known as the “Balfour Declaration.”

The text was included in the Mandate for Palestine – a document issued by the League of Nations in 1923 that gave Great Britain the responsibility of establishing a Jewish national homeland in British-controlled Palestine. Two well-known Zionists, Chaim Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow, played important roles in obtaining the Balfour Declaration.

In the years before and during World War II, thousands of European Jews fled to Palestine or other regions to escape hostility. After the Holocaust ended, Zionist leaders actively promoted the idea of an independent Jewish nation.

With the end of Great Britain’s mandate in Palestine and the British army’s withdrawal, Israel was officially declared an independent state on May 14, 1948. The rise of Zionism led to massive Jewish immigration into Israel.

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THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM

SHAVUOT, DIE VERLOWINGSVERBOND

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Shávuot is die laaste fees van die lentefeeste.  Die feeste van Israel is die bloudruk vir die vervulling van profesie. Net soos wat die volk Israel dit aanvanklik fisies beleef het en later jaarliks moes gedenk het, is die eerste helfte van die feeste volkome deur JaHUsha vervul.  Die ander helfte, die herfsfeeste, sal grootliks vervul word wanneer Hy weer kom vir Sy Bruid.

Die Israel van Elohiem (Gal. 6:16) het ontstaan as ‘n Koninklike Priesterdom (1 Pet. 2:9, vgl. Ex. 19:6).  Dit is net moontlik as Israel op een of ander wyse aan die Koning, JaHUsha, verbind kan word.  Diè verbintenis is ‘n liefdesverhouding.

Wanneer ‘n paartjie besluit om verloof raak, word hulle ook aan mekaar verbind.  ‘n Verlowing is ‘n verbond.

Vir Volledige PDF, kliek hier.

 

DIE VERHEERLIKTE BRUID

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“… die Bruid, die Vrou van die Lam”  –   Open. 21:9

Volgens 1 Kor. 10:1 – 11 is Ou Testamentiese Israel ‘n voorbeeld van die Nuwe Testamentiese Kerk.  In die O.T. was Israel eerstens ‘n Bruid en toe ‘n Vrou.  Dit is ‘n tipe en voorbeeld van die Kerk as die Nuwe Testamentiese Verheerlikte Israel (Gal. 6:16), en wel onderskeidelik as die Bruid en die Vrou.

In die O.T. was Israel JaHUaH se Uitverkorene uit al die volke (Ex. 19:4 – 6) en het Hy Hom aan Israel verbind soos met ‘n verlowing tussen ‘n man en sy uitverkore meisie.  Die volk het toe vir Hom “ja” gesê (Ex. 19:8).  Daanà het hulle die Tien Woorde/Gebooie as verbondsteken ontvang en dis in die verbondsark geplaas. 

Diè verlowing het gebeur by Sinai, in die woestyn.  Die Bruidstydperk is dus die woestyntydperk.

Sedert Dawid egter Jerusalem as die aanbiddingsplek en hoofstad gevestig het toe hy die verbondsark na Sion in Jerusalem toe gebring het (wat gepaard gegaan het met feestelike aanbidding, vgl. 1 Kron. 15 – 16 met Jer. 33:11 en Open. 19:9), is daar dikwels deur die profete na Jerusalem as “die Vrou” van JaHUaH verwys, meestal as die ontroue Vrou.  Dit behels die inwoners van Jerusalem, nl. die volk.

In die N.T. vind daar ooreenkomstig ook ‘n “verlowing” plaas in Hand. 2 (soos by Sinai) met die verheerlikte Israel as “Uitverkorene” (Heb. 12:18 – 24, Joh. 15:16 – 17, Ef. 1:4).  Die Bruid is diè wat “ja” gesê het toe hulle JaHUsha as die Messias aanvaar het soos wat Sy dissipels gedoen het en daarna het hulle die Gees ontvang terwyl hulle in Jerusalem gewag het.  Die uitstorting van die Gees is die teken van die verlowing, want die Gees is die Pand of bewys daarvan soos wat ‘n ring dit vandag is (Ef. 1:13 – 14).

As Bruid is elke gelowige in JaHUsha nou nog“in die Woestyn”, want ons Bruidegom is eers na Sy Vader se huis toe om te gaan plek berei vir Sy Bruid (Joh. 14:2 – 3), maar as Hy weer kom met die blaas van die laaste basuin om haar te kom haal, vind die Bruilof/Bruilofsmaal plaas (Open. 19:9) en die Bruid word nou ‘die Vrou van die Lam’.  Die Vrou van die Lam word die “nuwe Jerusalem” genoem(Open. 21), soos wat ou Jerusalem eens die Vrou was.  Hierdie vrou is nie ‘n ontroue vrou nie, maar is afgesonder en sy was haar haar klere en maak dit wit in die bloed van die Lam (Open. 7:14).  Die Vrou kry dan ook haar man se Naam (Open. 22:4), sowel as bruidskatte en Sy regeer saam met Hom, want Hy is die Koning van die konings.

Toepassing 

Ou Jerusalem het gehoereer.  Die profete het dikwels oor Jerusalem as die ontroue vrou wat gehoereer het geskryf en Hosea moes ‘n hoervrou trou as illustrasie.  JaHUaH het toe van Sy volk geskei (Jer. 3:8 – 10) en toegelaat dat sy weggevoer word, weg uit Jerusalem, weg uit Israel, weg van Hom af.  Maar Hy sal weer genadig wees vir die wat Sy Seun se versoening vir hulle sou aanvaar.  Hulle sal weer Israel kan wees, nie Ou Testamentiese Israel nie, maar wel die Verheerlikte Israel, die Israel van Elohiem (Gal. 6:16) … nie in ou Jerusalem nie, maar as die nuwe Jerusalem van daar bo, Gal. 4:22 – 31 (vgl. ook Ef. 2:19 – 22 met Open. 21:9 – 14). 

Daarom het die Vader Sy Gees gestuur om ‘n bruid vir Sy Seun te soek (soos wat Abraham vir Eliëser gestuur het om vir Isak ‘n bruid te gaan soek het, Gen. 24).  Die Gees wat ons aanpor wanneer ons die evangelie hoor, is soos ‘n huweliksaansoek waarop gereageer moet word.  As mens die “huweliksaansoek” aanvaar word mens deel van die Bruid, die Geliefde van JaHUsha.  Gelowiges in JaHUsha word “Geliefdes” genoem (Rom. 1:7, 16:5, 8).  Johannes was die Geliefde dissipel (Joh. 13:23), en sy naam beteken:  “JaHUaH is genadig”.  Hy is ‘n tipe van die Bruid wat genade ontvang het vanaf JaHUaH en Hom daarvoor bemin.

Die Bruid as ‘n Verheerlikte Israel is wel vanuit ‘n Oorblyfsel (of wortel) van Ou Testamentiese Israel naamlik vanuit JaHUsha, want Hy was ‘n fisiese afstammeling van Dawid.  Hy is uit die wortel en geslag van Dawid, Open. 22:16.  In en deur Hom is die “bestendige genadebewyse van Dawid” (Jes. 55:3 – 9).  Vanuit Hom spruit dus die Verheerlikte Israel (Kol. 1:18), soos toe Dawid eens al die stamme van Israel bymekaar gebring het as ‘n volk toe hy vanaf Jerusalem regeer het, want as Messias is JaHUsha die Gesalfde, soos wat Dawid as tipe ook JaHUaH se gesalfde was.

Ons as die Geliefde, die Bruid van JaHUsha ons Bruidegom, sal uiteindelik in die Huis van die Vader wees.  Hy het gegaan om vir ons plek te berei en dan kom Hy ons haal vir die Bruilof (Joh. 14:2 – 3).  Daarna gaan ons vir ewig saam met Hom wees, maar nou as “die Vrou van die Lam” in die Huis van die Vader, as die ‘nuwe’ Jerusalem (Open. 21:9).

Intussen is ons ook Uitgestuurders om onder die leiding van die Gees aan ander Sy huweliksaansoek mee te deel, soos wat ‘n Eliëser in Gen. 24 dit gedoen het.

Volg nou verder ‘n baie ou preek van Horatius Bonar (1808 – 1889) wat na Afrikaans vertaal is, waarin hy alles mooi saamgevat het.

Vir die PDF, kliek hier.

THE GLORIOUS BRIDE

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“… the Bride, the Lamb’s wife”   –  Rev. 21:9

According to 1 Cor. 10:1 – 11 Old Testament Israel is an EXAMPLE of the New Testament Spiritual  Israel.  In the O.T. Israel was first a Bride and then became the Wife.  This is a type and example of the Church as the New Testament Spiritual Israel (Gal. 6:16), as Bride and Wife.

In the O.T. Israel was YaHUaH’s Chosen from all the nations (Ex. 19:4 – 6) and He committed Himself to Israel like with an engagement between a man and his chosen girl.  The people said “yes” to Him (Ex. 19:8).  They then received the Ten Words/Commandments as a sign of the covenant that was made and it was  placed in the ark of the covenant.

This betrothal happened at Sinai, in the desert.  The Bridal age is therefore the wilderness age in which we are now spiritually.

Since David established Jerusalem as his capital when he brought the ark of the covenant to Zion (which was accompanied by festive worship, compare 1 Chron. 15 – 16 with Jer. 33:11 and Rev. 19 :9), Jerusalem was often referred to by the prophets as ‘the Wife’ of YaHUaH.  It involves the inhabitants of Jerusalem as the people of Israel.

In the N.T. an engagement accordingly takes place in Acts 2 (as at Sinai) and it is also the origin of spiritual Israel as the “Chosen” (Heb. 12:18 – 29, John 15:16 – 17, Eph. 1:4)).  The Bride is those who said “yes” by accepting YaHUsha as the Messiah like the disciples did, and then received the Spirit while they were waiting in Jerusalem.  The outpouring of the Spirit is the sign of the betrothal, because the Spirit is the Seal or proof of it like what a ring is today (Eph. 1:13 – 14).

As the Bride, every believer in YaHUsha is still in the Wilderness, but when He will come again with the blow of the last trumpet, the Bride will become ‘the Wife of the Lamb’ during the marriage supper (Rev. 19:9).  The Wife of the Lamb is then called the ‘new Jerusalem’ (Rev. 21), like old Jerusalem was once the Wife in the O.T.  This Wife is not an unfaithful wife, but is set apart and she washes her clothes and makes them white in the blood of the Lamb (Rev. 7:14).  The Wife then also gets her husband’s Name (Rev. 22:4), as well as dowry and she rules with Him, because He is the King of kings.

Application

Old Jerusalem committed harlotry.  The prophets often wrote about Jerusalem as an unfaithful wife who committed harlotry and Hosea had to marry a harlot as an illustration of it.  YaHUaH then divorced His people (Jer. 3:8 – 10) and allowed her to be taken away, away from Jerusalem, away from Israel, away from Him.  But He will be merciful to those who would accept His Son’s atonement for them. They will be able to be Israel again, not the Old Testament Israel, but a Glorified Israel … not in old Jerusalem, but as the new Jerusalem from above, Gal. 4:22 – 31 (also compare Eph. 19 – 22 with Rev. 21:9 – 14).

That is why the Father sent His Spirit to look for a bride for His Son (just as Abraham sent Eliezer to look for a bride for Isaac, Gen. 24).  The Spirit that prompts us when we hear the gospel is like a marriage proposal that must be responded to.  If one accepts the ‘poposal’ one becomes part of the Bride, the Beloved of YaHUsha. Believers in YaHUsha are called the ‘Beloved’ (Rom. 1:7, 16:5, 8).  John was the Beloved disciple (John 13:23), and his name means: “YaHUaH is merciful”.  He is a type of the Bride who received grace from YaHUaH and loves Him because of it.

The Bride as a Glorified Israel originated from a Remnant (or root) of Old Testament Israel namely YaHUsha, as He is a physical descendant of David.  He is of the Root and offspring of David, Rev. 22:16.  In and through Him are the “sure mercies of David” (Is. 55:3 – 9).  From Him sprouts forth the Glorified Israel as a people, like when David once brought all the tribes of Israel together as a people when he ruled from Jerusalem.  Messiah, YaHUsha is the Anointed One, as David as a type was also YaHUaH’s anointed.

We as the Beloved, the Bride of YaHUsha our Bridegroom, will eventually be in the House of the Father.  He went to prepare a place for us and then He will come back to fetch His Bride (John 14:2 – 3).  There will be a wedding, a marriage supper.  After that we will be forever with Him, but this time as ‘the Wife of the Lamb’.  We will be with Him in the House of the Father, as the ‘new’ Jerusalem (Rev. 21:9).

In the meantime, we are also sent to communicate His marriage proposal to others under the guidance of the Spirit, as Eliezer did in Gen. 24.

Follow now for further reading a very old sermon by Horatius Bonar (1808 – 1889) in which he summarized all the above smoothly.

For the PDF, click here.