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FEASTS AND HOLIDAYS OF ISRAEL THE WISE SHALL UNDERSTAND

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A Dying Church

"A church that is doing nothing for the public is on its way to the cemetery. All its members who are doing nothing are acting as pallbearers. All who are so busy with their own affairs that they have not time to devote to the Lord's cause are making the mourning wreath. The brother who says nothing at all is driving the hearse. The ones who are constantly drawing back when advance moves are to be made are throwing flowers on the grave. The brother who is continually talking of the hard times in the church is preaching the funeral sermon, and singing the burial hymns. And thus lies the church buried, free from all cares, Brother, which of these acts are you performing?"
5 Things that we Must " We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of the LORD." Acts 14:22 We Must (therefore) serve the LORD until we arrive there." Exodus 10:26 We Must, therefore, give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. Hebrews 2:1 We Must"Yes! As you have said, so we must do. Ezra 10:12 Because We Must all appear before the judgment seat of Messiah, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10 By Chareokey

Introduction
dar is based on three astronomical phenomena: the rotation of the Earth about its axis (a day); the revolution of the moon about the Earth (a month); and the revolution of the Earth about the sun (a year). These three phenomena are independent of each other, so there is no direct correlation between them. On average, the moon revolves around the Earth in about 29 days. The Earth revolves around the sun in about 365 days, that is, about 12.4 lunar months. The civil calendar used by most of the world has abandoned any correlation between the moon cycles and the month, arbitrarily setting the length of months to 28, 30 or 31 days. The Jewish calendar, however, coordinates all three of these astronomical phenomena. Months are either 29 or 30 days, corresponding to the 29-day lunar cycle.

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Years are either 12 or 13 months, corresponding to the 12.4 month solar cycle. The lunar month on the Jewish calendar begins when the first sliver of moon becomes visible after the dark of the moon. In ancient times, the new months used to be determined by observation. When people observed the new moon, they would notify the Sanhedrin. The problem with strictly lunar calendars is that there are approximately 12.4 lunar months in every solar year, so a 12-month lunar calendar is about 11 days shorter than a solar year and a 13month lunar is about 19 longer than a solar year. The months drift around the seasons on such a calendar: on a 12-month lunar calendar, the month of Nissan, which is supposed to occur in the Spring,

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would occur 11 days earlier in the season each year, eventually occurring in the Winter, the Fall, the Summer, and then the Spring again. On a 13-month lunar calendar, the same thing would happen in the other direction, and faster. To compensate for this drift, the Jewish calendar uses a 12month lunar calendar with an extra month occasionally added. The month of Nissan occurs 11 days earlier each year for two or three years, and then jumps forward 30 days, balancing out the drift. In ancient times, this month was added by observation: the Sanhedrin observed the conditions of the weather, the crops and the livestock, and if these were not sufficiently advanced to be considered "spring," then the Sanhedrin inserted an additional month into the calendar to make sure that Pesach (Passover) would occur in the spring (it is, after all, referred to in the Torah as Chag he-Aviv, the Festival of Spring!).

2010 2018 ISRAEL HOLIDAYS

1st day of sacred year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 MAR.16(Tu) APR.5 (Tu) MAR.24(Sat) MAR.12(Tu) APR.1(Tu) MAR.21(Sat) APR.9 MAR.28 MAR.17 LORDS SUPPER UNLEAVENED BREAD MAR.29 (Mon) MAR.30-APR.5(Tumon) PASSOVER APR.18 (Mon) APR.6 (Fri) MAR.25 (Mon) APR.14 (Mon) APR.3 (Fri) APR.22 APR.10 MAR.30 APR.19-25(Tu-Mon) APR.7-13 (Sa-Fri) MAR.26-APR.1(TuMon) APR.15-21 (Tu-Mon) APR.4-10 (Sat-Fri) APR.23-29 APR.11-17 MAR.31-APR.6 PENTECOST FEAST OF TABER- LAST GREAT NACLES DAY SEP.23-29(Thu) OCT.13-19(Thu) OCT.1-7(Mon) SEP.19-25(Thu) OCT.9-15(Thu) SEP.28-OCT.4(Mon) OCT.17-23 OCT.5-11 SEP.24-30 SEP.30(Thu) OCT.20(Thu) OCT.8(Mon) SEP.26(Thu) OCT.16(Thu) OCT.5(Mon OCT.24 OCT.12 OCT.1 MAY.23(Wed) JUN.08(Wed) MAY. 27(Sun) MAY.15(Wed) JUN.04(Wed) MAY.24(Sun) JUN.12(Sun) MAY.31(Wed) MAY.20(Sun)

Numbering of Jewish Years

The year number on the Jewish calendar represents the number of years since creation, calculated by adding up the ages of people in the Bible back to the time of creation. However, this does not necessarily mean that the universe has existed for only 5700 years as we understand years. Many Orthodox Jews will readily acknowledge that the first six "days" of creation are not necessarily 24-hour days (indeed, a 24-hour day would be meaningless until the creation of the sun on the fourth "day"). Jews do not generally use the words "A.D." and "B.C." to refer to the years on the civil calendar. Instead, we use the abbreviations C.E. (Common

Era) and B.C.E. (Before the Common Era), which are commonly used by scholars today. The "first month" of the Jewish calendar is the month of Nissan, in the spring, when Passover occurs. The names of the months of the Jewish calendar were adopted during the time of Ezra, after the return from the Babylonian exile. The names are actually Babylonian month names, brought back to Israel by the returning exiles. Note that most of the Bible refers to months by number, not by name.

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Months in the Jewish Calendar

English Nissan Iyar Sivan Tammuz Av Elul Tishri Cheshvan Kislev Tevet Shevat Adar I (leap years only) Adar (called Adar Beit in leap years) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 (13 in leap years) Number 30 days 29 days 30 days 29 days 30 days 29 days 30 days 29 or 30 days 30 or 29 days 29 days 30 days 30 days 29 days Length Civil Equivalent March-April April-May May-June June-July July-August August-September September-October October-November November-December December-January January-February February-March February-March

Days of the Jewish Week

Other than Shabbat, the name of the seventh day of the week, the Jewish calendar doesn't have names for the days of the week. The days of the week are simply known as first day, second day, third day, etc. Sometimes they are referred to more fully as First Day of the Sabbath, etc. Below is a list for those who are interested. Transliteration Yom Rishon Yom Sheini Yom Shlishi Yom R'vi'i Yom Chamishi Yom Shishi Yom Shabbat English First Day (Sunday) Second Day (Monday) Third Day (Tuesday) Fourth Day (Wednesday) Fifth Day (Thursday) Sixth Day (Friday) Sabbath Day (Saturday) 3 If any man think himself to be

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PASSOVER In memory of the deliverance of the children of Israel from Egypt. See exodus 12, 34; Lev. 23; Deut. 16. Passover is celebrated on 14th of Nisan (Ex. 12:1, 13:4) and is usually combined with the Feast of unleavened Bread which lasts seven days, from the 15th to the 21st of Nisan. NEW TESTAMENT ORDER:

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PENTECOST

The day of the First fruits. The feast was commemorated in the ancient times, where customary, the priest was required to bless the First fruits of the land - Lev. 23:10
NEW TESTAMENT ORDER

Passover observed as the Lord's Supper in which day our savior died representing the lamb slain for thousands of years for the people of Israel. The blood of Yahshuah represents the salvation of Elohim to the world. John 1:29; Matt. 1:21. Bread and the liquid of grapes symbolically represent the body and the blood of Yahshuah. Luke 22:16 -20. Done yearly on the date the lamb was slain and eaten on 14th Nisan to recall and pronounce the death of the son of Elohim. I Cor. 11:23-31.
FEAST OF TABERNACLES

Celebrated yearly at its fixed date, Sivan, 6 - Acts 1:4; Acts 2:1 -2 where we are regarded as First Fruits in the Spirit - James 1:18; Eph. 1:13-14 and is repeated yearly in order that the fruits of repentance should be blessed as that of our Lord, where one hundred and twenty souls were blessed to produce much fruit which resulted in 3000 souls being saved in one day after Messiah was given power like that of Melkizedek and is at the right hand of the Father, continuing to offer spiritual sacrifices Heb 7:17; John 15:1-5; Rom. 8:23, 26; Acts 1:4, 4:4; I Cor. 3:9. DAY OF ATONEMENT - In the bible this is a day which Elohim commanded the Hebrew people to observe with a total fast, during which day the High Priest offered prescribed sacrifices for the expiation of sin and guilt (Le. 16:29; 23:27; Num. 29:7-11). Fire sacrifices were required.

A seven day Festival commemorating the Sukkot, or booths in which the children of Israel dwelt in the wilderness after leaving Egypt to the promised land. Building up booths was a sign of deliverance and miracles performed by the Father in the wilderness. Among other miracles, they were provided with food which they were to share in happiness.

NEW TESTAMENT ORDER - Our NEW TESTAMENT ORDER - We get happiMessiah being the High Priest forever, the order ness in the Spiritual manner: blessings are rehas changed over spiritually, such that one is vealed and not like that of manna from heaven and required to pray for forgiveness of sins ANYwater from the Rock. John 6:31-33. The spiritual TIME to the Lord and not to wait until the day of bread is the word of life from Messiah. John 1:1-2 atonement - Rom. 12:1; 1 Pe. 2:1-5; John 1:7and water as spiritual blessings of Messiah 1 Cor. 10; Heb 7; Heb. 9:13-15. 10:3-4; John 7; Rev. 7: 13-17. The commemoration of building up of booths is now indicative to how our souls are built so that we grow in Grace at levels of faith until we reach perfection - 2 Cor. 5:1-9; Rom. 1:17; 2 Cor. 4:16.

The Purpose for Elohim giving us the Sabbath

Question: Why did Elohim give us the Sabbath? Some may say so we can rest, but this is not the purpose. Some may say so we can help others, but this is not the purpose. Answer: The purpose for Elohim giving us the Sabbath is so it can be a sign between Him and us. Ezekiel 20:12,20, "Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your Elohim. continued to page 12
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In as much as our Saviour referred us to this Abomination in connection with his coming, and the end of the age, we go back to the prophet Daniel, and find the follow-ing. "Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the WICKED SHALL DO WICKEDLY NONE OF THE WICKED SHALL UNDERSTAND but the Wise shall UNDERSTAND. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that MAKETH DESOLATE set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waits, and comes to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. But go thou thy way till the end be for you shall rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days." Daniel 12:10-13. Here we have 1290 days, and then it is extended to 1335, or 45 years more. These days reach to the resurrection of the dead, when Daniel will stand in his lot. The key to a correct under-standing of this period of days, (and many other such prophetic periods), is "a day for a year." See Ezekiel 4: 5, 6. Consequently we have here a long period of 1335 years, reaching from a definite starting place, viz. "From the time the abomination that maketh desolate is set up, which took away the daily sacrifice here in Jerusalem, from the Jewish worship. The daily sacrifice was removed just three times before it permanently ceased to the pre-sent time. The first removal was by Antiochus Epiphanes 167-164 B.C., The second by Titus the Roman General 70 A.D., and The third and last time, by the Mohammedan, who erected their magnificent temple of worship on the very spot where both of the Jewish temples stood, one being the temple of Solomon. It would seem strange indeed if an event of such magnitude would pass without notice by the prophets of Elohim many students of prophecy overlook this most important event and some claim the abomination is yet future. Be sure to carefully note the language of the prophet that it is an abomination that is going TO STAND in the Holy Place, and that make it desolate. That is exactly what the Mohammedans have done. They stood here

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THE WISE SHALL UNDER- for 1290 years, and made the land deso- ken of by Daniel the prophet (verse 15), late up to the year 1917 when Jerusalem and of course the apostles, to whom he STAND
was taken from them. Place this measuring rod 1290 years in length; on the date of the Hegira when the Mohammedan era was set up, and from which event their calendar starts, and this end will reach to 1912. This was the year of the beginning of World War One, confined to the Balkan countries, spreading to a world war in 1914, which was the beginning of the consummation, or the consuming by war of the Gentile nations. Now take the far end of our measuring rod to the year 627 the memorable battle won by the Mohammedans (Arabs) against their enemies which were crushed, this end reaches to 1917 when they were defeated, crushed, and driven from Jerusalem and the Holy Land. This outstanding event fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah where he said, "As birds flying the Lord would deliver Yerusalem," Isaiah 31:4, 5. The English army under General Allenby ordered one hundred army airplanes to fly over from the Egyptian air base and as they approached Jerusalem the Mohammedans struck with a sudden fright and fled in confusion. Thus was the language of the prophet most wonderfully fulfilled, with Yerusalem delivered "as birds flying." This was the year 1917 to which your measuring rod pointed with the far end on the date 627 when Mohammed defeated the Roman army and put it to flight, with no further opposition, and the way cleared for the occupation of Jerusalem and the Holy Places. It is possible that later excavations may change and correct some of these dates of History, but Gabriel told the TRUTH. We are very near their final end. But there is an extension of this measuring rod just 45 days or years. We are now living in the last part of this period which our Saviour tells us will NOT pass away until ALL is fulfilled. Luke 21:32. Gabriel calls this the waiting time, at the end of which Daniel is to live again and stand in his lot. It says, "Blessed is he that waits, and comes to the 1335 days, Which is just 45 more than the 1290. Our Saviour also said "those days shall be shortened for the elect's sake, and no flesh would be saved if they were not shortened." Matt. 24:22. He was speaking of the "Abomination of Desolation'' spo5

was speaking, knew their scriptures, and when this direct reference was made to the prophet Daniel, and the "Abomination of Desolation," they knew exactly what days he referred to. It was no other days than those spoken of in connection with this Mohammedan power. Gabriel said the "Wicked would not understand this prophecy, but that the wise would," and it is the same as that given by the saviour when speaking of these days in Matt. 24:15. He said: "Whoso reads let him understand." As these days are to be shortened for the sake of LORD's elect, and as we are not told how much they are to be shortened, we are not able lo know the year of the resurrection, when Daniel will stand in his lot. Daniel 12:13. We are in this waiting time spoken of by Gabriel to Daniel, of the extension period of our measuring rod from 1290 to 1335. We have an excellent chance of being among the number of whom Gabriel said Blessed is he that waits and cometh to the end of this period. Verse 13. Yes, it will be a blessing that no others excepting Enoch and Elijah experienced, being translated without tasting of death. Paul' speaks of this thus, "Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." I Cor. 15:51, 52. It will be noted that the marginal dates found at the top of the pages of different Bibles vary just a little, and there may also be found a difference in the dates historians give of the different events concerning the rise of Mohammedanism, the capturing of Jerusalem and other events, but this also is very slight, and will not materially change the calculations set forth here. The date of the "Hegira" the beginning of the Mohammedan era, when this power that was to STAND, and desolates the Holy Land, is the same in all histories and encyclopedias. This date 622, is definite. Hence it was set up, or had its beginning at that point, the same as the Messianic era was set up, and had its beginning with the birth of Messiah.

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The 1967 Six-Day War

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rate settlement for the refugees. As Nasser told the United Arab Republic National Assembly March 26, 1964:

Synopsis of the war

Its true that you have been hearing about the above war for decades. But most likely you have never known what started what? Who did what to who? Etc and etc. today I would wish to torch briefly about this war. From the Rebirth of Israel, in the year 1948, and Following numerous border clashes between Israel and its Arab neighbors, Israel consistently expressed a desire to negotiate with its neighbors. In 1960, Israel challenged Arab leaders to meet with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to negotiate a peace settlement. Nasser answered on October 15, saying that Israel was trying to deceive world opinion, and reiterating that his country would never recognize the Jewish State.(1) The Arabs were equally adamant in their refusal to negotiate a sepa-

Israel and the imperialism around us, which confront us, are two separate things. There have been attempts to separate them, in order to break up the problems and David Ben-Gurion present them in an imaginary light as David Ben-Gurion served as the first prime minister of Israel when the if the problem of country was created in 1948. Prior to Israel is the probthat time, Ben-Gurion had worked for lem of the refugees, the creation of a Jewish state in Palby the solution of estine. In 1921, he had formed a confederation of Jewish workers in Palwhich the problem estine that was the beginning of the of Palestine will Jewish state, although it functioned also be solved and under British control. His deterno residue of the mined efforts were rewarded in 1948 problem will rewhen Britain recognized Israel as an independent state. main. The danger of Israel lies in the very existence of Israel as it is in the present and in what she represents.(2)

The Palestinian ArmyPalestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

PLO is a new weapon the Arab League decided to introduce In 1963, in its war against Israel. The PLO formally came into being during a 1964 meeting of the first Palestinian Congress. Shortly thereafter, the group began to splinter into various factions. Ultimately, the largest faction, Fatah, would come to dominate the organization, and its leader, Yasser Arafat, would become the PLO chairman and most visi-

ble symbol. All the groups adhered to a set of principles laid out in the Palestine National Charter, which called for Israel's destruction. The PLOs belligerent rhetoric was matched by deeds. Terrorist attacks by the group grew more frequent. In 1965, 35 raids were conducted against Israel. In 1966, the number increased to 41. In just the first four months of 1967, 37 attacks were launched. The targets were always civilians.(3) Most of the attacks involved Palestinian guerillas infiltrating Israel from Jordan, the Gaza Strip, and Lebanon. The orders and logistical support for the attacks were coming, however, from Cairo and Damascus. Egyptian President Nassers main objective was to harass the Israelis, but a secondary one was to undermine King Husseins regime in

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ed the Syrian bombardments to the UN Mixed Armistice Commission, which was charged with policing the ceasefire, but the UN did nothing to stop Syrias aggression even a mild Security Council resolution expressing Jordan. regret for such incidents was vetoed by the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Israel was condemned by the United NaKing Hussein viewed the PLO as both a direct and in- tions when it retaliated. direct threat to his power. Hussein feared that the PLO might try to depose him with Nassers help or that the PLOs attacks While the Syrian military bombardon Israel would provoke retaliatory ment and terrorist attacks intensified, strikes by Israeli forces that could Nassers rhetoric became increasingly weaken his authority. By the beginbellicose. ning of 1967, Hussein had closed the PLOs offices in Jerusalem, In 1965, he announced, We shall arrested many of the groups memnot enter Palestine with its soil covbers, and withdrew recognition of ered in sand; we shall enter it with the organization. Nasser and his its soil saturated in blood.(4) friends in the region unleashed a torrent of criticism on Hussein for Again, a few months later, Nasser exbetraying the Arab cause. Hussein pressed the Arabs aspiration: [el] the would soon have the chance to refull restoration of the rights of the Paldeem himself. estinian people. In other words, we aim at the destruction of the state of 2.Terror from the Israel. The immediate aim: perfection of ArHeights - Israels creaab military might. tion of a National Water The national aim: the eradication of Carrier to take water Israel.(5)

from the Jordan River;

Another major cause of conflict was Syrias resistance to Israels creation of a National Water Carrier to take water from the Jordan River to supply the country. The Syrian army used the Golan Heights, which tower 3,000 feet above the Galilee, to shell Israeli farms and villages. Syrias attacks grew more frequent in 1965 and 1966, forcing children living on kibbutzim in the Huleh Valley to sleep in bomb shelters. Israel repeatedly protest-

Syrias attacks on Israeli kibbutzim from the Golan Heights finally provoked a retaliatory strike on April 7, 1967. During the attack, Israeli planes shot down six Syrian fighter planes MiGs supplied by the Soviet Union. Shortly thereafter, the Soviets who had been providing military and economic assistance to both Syria and Egypt gave Damascus false information alleging a massive Israeli military buildup in preparation for an attack. De-

spite Israeli denials, Syria decided to invoke its defense liberation itself, and to explode the Zionist presence in the Arab homeland. The Syrian army, with its finger on the treaty with Egypt and asked Nasser to come to its aid. trigger, is united....I, as a military man, believe that the time has come to enter into a battle of annihilation.(7)

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The Blockade
On May 22, Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to all Israeli shipping and all ships bound for Eilat. This blockade cut off Israel's only supply route with Asia and stopped the flow of oil from its main supplier, Iran. In 1956, the United States gave Israel assurances that it recognized the Jewish State's right of access to the Straits of Tiran. In 1957, at the UN, 17 maritime powers declared that Israel had a right to transit the Strait. Moreover, the blockade violated the Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, which was adopted by the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea on April 27, 1958. (8) President Johnson expressed the belief that the blockade was illegal and unsuccessfully tried to organize an international flotilla to test it. At the same time, he advised the Israelis not to take any military action. After the war, he acknowledged the closure of the Strait of Tiran was the casus belli (June 19, 1967): If a single act of folly was more responsible for this explosion than any other it was the arbitrary and dangerous announced decision that the Strait of Tiran would be Countdown to War On May 15, Israel's Independence Day, Egyptian closed. The right of innocent maritime passage must be (9) troops began moving into the Sinai and massing near the preserved for all nations. Israeli border. By May 18, Syrian troops were prepared for battle along the Golan Heights. Escalation Nasser was aware of the pressure he was exerting to Nasser ordered the UN Emergency Force (UNEF), force Israels hand, and challenged Israel to fight almost stationed in the Sinai since 1956 as a buffer between Is- daily. The day after the blockade was set up, he said defiraeli and Egyptian forces after Israels withdrawal follow- antly: " he Jews threaten to make war. I reply: Welcome! T (10) ing the Sinai Campaign, to withdraw on May 16. After the We are ready for war." withdrawal of the UNEF, the Voice of the Arabs radio station proclaimed on May 18, Nasser challenged Israel to 1967: As of today, there no longfight almost daily. " ur basic O er exists an international emerobjective will be the destrucgency force to protect Israel. We tion of Israel. The Arab peoshall exercise patience no more. ple want to fight,"he said on We shall not complain any more May 27.(11) The following to the UN about Israel. The sole day, he added: " e will not W method we shall apply against accept any...coexistence with Israel is total war, which will Israel...Today the issue is not result in the extermination of the establishment of peace Zionist existence.(6) between the Arab states and Israel....The war with Israel (12) An enthusiastic echo was is in effect since 1948." heard May 20 from Syrian De- This Pre-1967 War cartoon was Meant to show fense Minister Hafez Assad: how Nasser, being backed by Arab states, could Our forces are now entirely kicks Israel into the Gulf of Aqaba.( Al-Jarida ready not only to repulse the ag- newspaper, Lebanon). gression, but to initiate the act of

King Hussein of Jordan signed a defense pact with Egypt on May 30. Nasser then announced:

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The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are poised on the borders of Israel...to face the challenge, while standing behind us are the armies of Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Sudan and the whole Arab nation. This act will astound the world. Today they will know that the Arabs are arranged for battle, the critical hour has arrived. We have reached the stage of serious action and not declarations.(13)
President Abdur Rahman Aref of Iraq joined in the war of words: " he T existence of Israel is an error which must be rectified. This is our opportunity to wipe out the ignominy which has been with us also embargoed arms to Israel). since 1948. Our goal is clear -- to wipe Israel off the By contrast, the Soviets were supplying massive (14) map." On June 4, Iraq joined the military alliance with amounts of arms to the Arabs. Simultaneously, the armies Egypt, Jordan and Syria. of Kuwait, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq were contributing troops and arms to the Egyptian, Syrian and JordaniThe Arab rhetoric was matched by the mobilization of an fronts.(18) Arab forces. Approximately 465,000 troops, more than 2,800 tanks, and 800 aircraft ringed Israel.(15) By this time, Israeli forces had been on alert for three weeks. The country could not remain fully mobilized indefinitely, nor could it allow its sea lane through the Gulf of Aqaba to be interdicted. Israel decided to preempt the expected Arab attack. To do this successfully, Israel needed the element of surprise. Had it waited for an Arab invasion, Israel would have been at a potentially catastrophic disadvantage. On June 5, Prime Minister Eshkol gave the order to attack Egypt.

The U.S. Position

The United States tried to prevent the war through negotiations, but it was not able to persuade Nasser or the other Arab states to cease their belligerent statements and actions. Still, right before the war, Johnson warned: "srael will I (16) not be alone unless it decides to go alone." Then, when the war began, the State Department announced: " ur position is neutral in thought, O word and deed."(17) Moreover, while the Arabs were falsely accusing the United States of airlifting supplies to Israel, Johnson imposed an arms embargo on the region (France, Israel's other main arms supplier

Mercifully, On June 5, 1967, Israel was indeed alone, but wonderfully its military commanders had conceived a brilliant war strategy. The entire Israeli Air Force, with the exception of just 12 fighters assigned to defend Israeli air space, took off at 7:14 a.m. with the intent of bombing Egyptian airfields while the Egyptian pilots were eating breakfast. In less than 2 hours, roughly 300 Egyptian aircraft were destroyed. A few hours later, Israeli fighters attacked the Jordanian and Syrian air forces, as well as one airfield in Iraq. By the end of the first day, nearly the entire Egyptian and Jordanian air forces, and half the Syrians, had been destroyed on the ground. The battle then moved to the ground, and some of historys greatest tank battles were fought between Egyptian and Israeli armor in the blast-furnace conditions of the Sinai desert.

state rather than under Israeli military rule. Members of various PLO factions fled to avoid capture by the Israelis. Nils-Gran Gussing, the person appointed by the UN Secretary-General to investigate the situation, found that many Arabs also feared they would no longer be able to receive money from family members working abroad.(21) Israeli forces ordered a handful of Palestinians to move for "strategic and security reasons." In some cases, they were allowed to return in a few days, in others; Israel offered to help them resettle elsewhere.(22) The net result, however, was that a new refugee population had been created and the old refugee problem was made worse.

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Jerusalem Is Attacked
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol sent a message to King Hussein on June 5 saying Israel would not attack Jordan unless he initiated hostilities. When Jordanian radar picked up a cluster of planes flying from Egypt to Israel, and the Egyptians convinced Hussein the planes were theirs, he ordered the shelling of West Jerusalem. It turned out that the planes were Israels and were returning from destroying the Egyptian air force on the ground. It took only three days for Israeli forces to defeat the Jordanian legion. On the morning of June 7, the order was given to recapture the Old City. Israeli paratroopers stormed the city and secured it. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan arrived with Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin to formally mark the Jews return to their historic capital and their holiest site. At the Western Wall, the IDFs chaplain, Rabbi Shlomo Goren, blew a shofar to celebrate the event.

The Stunning Victory

While most IDF units were fighting the Egyptians and Jordanians, a small, heroic group of soldiers were left to defend the northern border against the Syrians. It was not until the Jordanians and Egyptians were subdued that reinforcements could be sent to the Golan Heights, where Syrian gunners commanding the strategic high ground made it exceedingly difficult and costly for Israeli forces to penetrate. Finally, on June 9, after two days of heavy air bombardment, Israeli forces succeeded in breaking through the Syrian lines. After just six days of fighting, Israeli forces were in a position to march on Cairo, Damascus, and Amman. By this time, the principal objectives of capturing the Sinai and the Golan Heights had been accomplished, and Israeli political leaders had no desire to fight in the Arab capitals. Furthermore, the Soviet Union had become increasingly alarmed by the Israeli advances and was threatening to intervene. At this point, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk advised the Israelis in the strongest possible terms to accept a cease-fire. On June 10, Israel did just that. Continued to page 11

A Second Exodus
After Jordan launched its attack on June 5, approximately 325,000 Palestinians living in the West Bank fled to other parts of Jordan, primarily to avoid being caught in the cross-fire of a war.(19) A Palestinian refugee who was an administrator in a UNRWA camp in Jericho said Arab politicians had spread rumors in the camp. "They said all the young people would be killed. People heard on the radio that this is not the end, only the beginning, so they think maybe it will be a long war and they want to be in Jordan." (20) Some Palestinians who left preferred to live in an Arab

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Does the Creator Have many different names? Has He one for every language, or has He just one name? It is certain that the Mighty Creator does not have these hundred different names? As are ascribed to Him among all of the various languages of the world. The word "God" is only a title like the word "Father", The scriptures tell us that there are "Lord's many, and Gods many. We all know that the word "father" is not the name of our earthly father, but He has a name. Just so has our heavenly Father Has a name, which is known in Israel, but considered too sacred to speak or write or print, only on special occasions. The children from the early grades all know His "name. "For Elohim will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah that they dwell there and have it in possession. The seed also of His servants shall inherit it, and they that love His name shall dwell therein Psalms 69: 35, 36. "His name is great in Israel. Psalms. 76: I. "Holy and reverend is His name." Psalms111: 9 What is His name, and what is His Son's name? If you can tell? Proverbs 30: 4. If the Creator did not have a name surely this would be a strange scripture to be found in His inspired Word. In the prayer of David he said, blessed be His name forever". Psalms 72:9, 20.
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The prophet Isaiah in speaking of this very time when the Creator is bringing again Zion and restoring the waste places about Yerusalem, He says, There fore my people shall know my name. There fore they shall know in that day that I am He that doth speak: behold it is I (Isaiah 52: 6 to 9) Does the words My people include you? Are you one of them? Then you too will know His name. The Psalmist David again magnifies the importance of the Father's name during the time of the falling of the plagues and the time of great destruction. He says: "Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him. I will set him on high because he has known my name". Psalms 91: 7 to 14. Do you know His name? Do you want to be caught up in the appearing of the Master, and set on high? T h e beloved Master repeats the importance of the Fathers name in his prayer, where he declared His name to the faithful ones, and said: Holy Father keep in your own name those whom you have given me, that they may be one as we are". St. John 17: 11. The Fathers name is the Hebrew name of course and is found all through the excavations of ancient scripts and documents. It is the height of folly to deny this fact, but His holy Hebrew name must be used with extreme reverence and great reservation, much the same as in Israel today. Editor.
Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and West Bank.Israel now ruled more than threequarters of a million Palestinians most of whom were hostile to the government. Nevertheless, more than 9,000 Palestinian families were reunited in 1967. Ultimately, more than 60,000 Palestinians were allowed to return.(25)

The 1967 Six-Day War

Continued from page 10 The victory came at a very high cost. In storming the Golan Heights, Israel suffered 115 dead-roughly the number of Americans killed during Operation Desert Storm. Altogether, Israel lost twice as many men 777 dead and 2,586 wounded-in proportion to her total population as the U.S. lost in eight years of fighting in Vietnam.(23) Also, despite the incredible success of the air campaign, the Israeli Air Force lost 46 of its 200 fighters.
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The death toll on the Arab side was 15,000 Egyptians, 2,500 Syrians, and 800 Jordanians. By the end of the war, Israel had conquered enough territory to more than triple the size of the area it controlled, from 8,000 to 26,000 square miles. The victory enabled Israel to unify Jerusalem. Israeli forces had also captured the Sinai,

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QUESTIONS;What school (seminary) did you go to, and what degrees do you hold? Actually many are eager for the answer of the above; at my side Im very enthusiastic to inform you. Well, there's only one school mentioned in scripture, and that was a school of a tyrant (Acts 19:9). And a "degree" and concept was not a scriptural one. Our response to this inquiry is this: in John 7:1416, the same question was asked among those to whom Messiah Yahshua was preaching. Notice
continued from page 4 Exodus 31:13-17, " Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any

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that Yahshua did not attend any school of human understanding of the Word of Elohim. John 7:14-16, "...Yahshua went up into the temple, and taught. And the Jews marveled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Yahshua answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me." The Jewish learning consisted in the knowledge of their own scriptures, and the traditions of their elders. In this learning our blessed Lord excelled. As these branches of learning were taught at the Jewish schools, and
work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed." The Sabbath is the only sign between Elohim and His people. It is a sign that we are his children. When this passage speaks of "the children of Isra-

our Lord had never attended there, they were astonished to find him excelling in that sort of learning, of which they themselves professed to be the sole teachers. These rulers knew well enough that He had not studied under any human teacher-an important admission against ancient and modern attempts to trace our Lord's wisdom to human sources. He has never been instructed by doctors of the law. The Jews taught their law and tradition in celebrated schools. As Yahshua had not been instructed in those schools, they were amazed at his learning

QUESTION Most people think that the word "God" is the real and correct Name of the Heavenly fa-ther. Is it true? ANSWER.As the person asking this question knows only the English language, those mentioned as "most people", in the question may be taken for granted as using the English language. If they were of the Norwegian tongue, the; would ask if "Gud" were not the correct Name; if of Polish nationality, they would ask if the word "Bog" were not His Name, an Spanish "Dios", the Greek "Theos", etc, (It was the English word referring to the heathens or Gentiles worshipped, there-fore it was applied to the Name for the Creator by the translators.) We find the Christians of different nations , all have their national deities; the Flemish, Goed; Dutch, Godt; Teutonic, Guth; Danish and Swedish, Gut; Norwegian, Gud - all be-ing variations of the English God. The Slav Buch; Polish, Bog; Pollaca, Bung; Greek Theos; Latin. Deus; Gallic, Diu; French, Deu; Spanish, OiOos; Italian, Dio; Lapp, Judinal; Cretan, Thios; and many other deities of non-Christian nations are mentioned. In the inspired Hebrew scriptures we find that it, was the Elohim, who created the heaven and the earth and there is reference to God as we find in the English Bible; in fact the word God has been substituted all through the scriptures for the titles "Elohim", "Eloah", and in some cases for the title: "Yah". Psa. 68: 4. We have the promise that the Baal names will be taken from the mouths of the people and they will turn to the true Mighty one of the inspired scriptures. Hosea 2:16-17,

el," it is speaking of Elohim's people. Literal Jews are not Elohim's people anymore. Bondservants of Messiah are spiritual Israel or spiritual Jews today (Romans 1:16; 2:28-29; 9:4-8; 10:12, 1 Corinthians 10:2 -4, Galatians 3:16,26-29, Colossians 3:11), and this sign applies to us. On the contrary, for those who do not keep the Sabbath Holy, this is also a sign. It is a sign that one is not a child of Elohim.

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Commentary and Opinion

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We point out errors of man's ways, not because we are self-righteous, but because we are charged by our Lord to bring the Truth to bear against non-truth. When

you're walking in accordance with the true spirit of the Word of Elohim, you are standing in Elohim's Truth and doing everything in Love. Regardless of what man may say, Elohim has instructed His servants, through
His Spirit, to judge all things by His Word; because: "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20,

There are others besides Ours

There were different groups of the Fathers children (Church of Elohim) two thousand years ago, according to the records of the Gospel, just as there are today. The apostle John came across one of these group, according to the following text;John answered to him (YAHSHUA) saying , Master, we saw someone casting out devil in your name, and HE DOES NOT FOLLOW US. And we forbade him because HE DOES NOT FOLLOW US. How similar is this to todays conditions where one condemned and forbid another because he FOLLOW NOT US / FOLLOW NOT THEM. Dear reader, what the MASTER said is exactly what He would say today - and certainly this is what He is saying : Do not forbade them, for there no man can do a miracle in my Name that can speak evil of Me. For he that is not against us is on our part. For who will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because YOU BELONG TO THE MESSIAH, surely I said to you , HE SHALL NOT LOSE HIS REWARD. Mark 9: 3841 remember that every Member among each of them , if living according to the Revelation 12 : 17 , is one of the TRUE CHURCH OF ELOHIM, THE BODY OF MESSIAH with the only TRUE RECORD IN HEAVEN LAMBS BOOK OF LIFE. (I call these Priesthoods Walls). About this Elder and great Evangelist Dugger said ; Let us pray that every wall between themthat the enemy erects shall crumble and fall.

Are you doing anything in the vineyard of the Master? Ask yourself this questions; what am I doing for Him? Am I living for myself alone, or for the eternal welfare of others? Shall the great judge learn when my task is through that my life has gathered some riches too? Or shall, at the last, it be mine to find, that all I had worked for, I had Left behind?

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Speaking of this carnal conditions where Apostle Paul mentioned The Apollo's Cephas and other groups, just as it is today. He said in verse 8;- For we are laborers together with Elohim . You are Elohims husbandry , you are Theodor Herzl Elohim Building

"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" Remember, we cannot use that which is impossible to determine the

For other foundation no man can lay than that which is laid, which is MESSIAH YAHSHUA. 1 Cor.3:9 Let every individual of any group of Church of Elohim, - be ready to change their attitude and

Writer and journalist Theodor Herzl, founder of modern political Zionism, published a pamphlet in 1896 advocating the establishment of a Jewish state. Herzl is considered one of the great influences on the formation of Israel.

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"Iran is continuing its nuclear program uninterrupted. It is enriching uranium to levels higher than 20 percent, in blatant disregard to the demands of the international community," Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahus statement said.

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Contention and Strife in Israel & Middle East is what we will Review Today
No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me, declares the Lord. (Isaiah 54:17) Last week, over 200 rockets were fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip. The attack began in the evening of Friday, March 9th, during Israels Shabbat (Sabbath). During the four-day escalation, over 20 were killed in Gaza by Israels pinpoint retaliatory air strikes. Although most of them were positively identified as armed terrorists by their own terrorist organizations, civilians were injured since terrorists deliberately carry out their activities in civilian areas, in an effort to create human shields. Several were wounded in Israel, and extensive material damage to buildings and facilities occurred on both sides. My reader, can you imagine your city having 200 missiles fired at it? Yes, we are terrified here in Israel. Many people including children have been wounded and others live in constant fear. Many Israelis suffer from shell shock. If it were not for Israels Iron Dome which shot down over 50 Grad rockets headed for civilian populations, the death toll would have been much higher in Israel. Over one million Israelis were in the line of fire, including 200,000 school children who were ordered to stay home from classes on the 11th and 12th. The fighting started on Friday evening, when the Israeli Air Force received actionable intelligence about the whereabouts of Zuhair al-Qaisi, the leader of the militant Palestinian group called Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), an active Palestinian terrorist group responsible for over 10,000 rockets and mortar shells fired into Israel since 2001. Al-Qaisi was the mastermind behind several strikes against Israel, including in 2011, a series of bloody cross-border attacks involving a bus, a private vehicle and an army patrol, and in 2006, the kidnapping of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit in a crossborder raid. The Israel Air Force (IAF) hit Qaisis vehicle with a

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missile, killing him and his deputy, Ahmad al-Hanani, a terrorist who was recently freed from prison in the Shalit deal and deported to the Gaza Strip. The PRC and Islamic Jihad responded with a large barrage of rockets, and the tit for tat violence continued for several days. The threat of missiles, rockets and other terrorist acts have become the daily reality of life in Israel. Iran continues to encourage and support the activities of these terrorist organizations.
Despite the ceasefire, the rocket attacks against Israel have not ceased altogether. In fact, the only days without missiles were March 17 and 18. On March 15, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah praised the attacks, after Palestinians fired another barrage of rockets into the Jewish State of Israel.

IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Yoav Mordechai told reporters, "Iran finances Islamic Jihad and supports it with weaponry. In these days, the Iranians are supporting them and actively encouraging them to continue. We will not allow this unbearable reality tao continue plaguing the lives of civilians in southern Israel. No country in the world would allow this and we will continue operating against every terror body active in the Gaza Strip." My reader, if this were happening where you live, would you not insist that your government stop it? Despite the ongoing violence, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) continued to operate the Kerem Shalom and Erez crossings into Gaza over the weekend, allowing tons of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip.
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OUR BANNER Genuine Inspiration We have girded on the armor, And our banner is unfurled It's the standard of Mt. Zion, And we'll face a frowning world. We have on the only breastplate, It's the shield of truth and right; And the sword which we are using Is mighty in the fight! We are told to hold out faithful,By the grace of Elohim we stand, And we'll work beneath this banner Till we reach the promised land. Our Captain Judea's Lion; Our weary hearts doth cheer, He's the Holy One of Zion, And tells us not to fear. Yea! Every thing we can do through Him Who strength us.

Ahmadinejad rants and raves his way through another anti-Israel speech
See how your enemies are astir, how your foes rear their heads. (Psalm 83: 2) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave another maniacal speech last Sunday, raving at a large crowd and through TV cameras to whoever might be watching him elsewhere in the country.

He raged, "As God is my witness, the Iranian nation will not give a damn for American or Israeli bombs, warships and planes. They say all options are on the table. Well, let them rot there. You yourself will rot. He advised the West to "talk politely, and recognize the rights of other nations, and cooperate instead of showing teeth, and weapons and bombs. They should know they will never prevail.
Silver-tongued Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking at

Columbia University, where he questioned the Holocaust, reframed Israel's right to exist as a question of Palestinian self-determination, while at the same time insisted that Iranians love the Jewish People.

But on March 14, it was Ahmadinejads turn to answer tough questions as he appeared before the Iranian Parliament for several hours of abuse from opposition politicians in proceedings which were broadcast live on the governments official radio station. Opposition lawmakers demanded

explanations for his disastrous economic policies and even accused him of making "illegal" cabinet and governmental appointments. His answers only enraged his political opponents. "Ahmadinejad's answers to lawmakers' questions were illogical, illegal and an attempt to avoid answering them.
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Thanks be unto Elohim for this gift of Him, that is tremendous and unspeakable. 2 Cor 9:15 PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME !!

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