Idag börjar Yom Kippur – Försoningsdagen
som är den heligaste dagen i den judiska traditionen.
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en messiansk församling i Israel:
The start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of
the 10 Days of Awe for the nation of Israel, concluding on the day of
Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement. Jewish tradition teaches that these 10 days
are for the nation of Israel
to repent and to return unto God with all of their hearts, so that their names
may be written down in the Book of Life.
Leviticus 23:26-28 "And the LORD
spoke to Moses, saying, "Now on the tenth day of this seventh month is the
Day of Atonement. It shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall
afflict yourselves and present a food offering to the LORD."
Yom Kippur marked the day when the fate of the entire
nation of Israel
would be sealed. In Old Testament times, the high priest would offer a
sacrifice for his own sins, and then he would also offer a blood sacrifice for
the nation of Israel,
for the atonement of their sins. The High Priest could only enter the Holy of
Holies once a year! The New Testament teaches us that we have a greater High
Priest in Jesus (Yeshua), who through His own sacrifice and the shedding of His
blood reconciled us to God and redeemed us once and for all!
Hebrews 9:6-7 "These preparations having thus
been made, the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their
ritual duties, but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a
year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the
unintentional sins of the people.
Hebrews 9:11-12 "But when Christ
appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the
greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this
creation) he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the
blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an
eternal redemption.
The nation of Israel commemorates Yom Kippur with
fervent prayer and fasting, and all businesses, schools, malls, shops, and
roads close down in honor of Yom Kippur. You won't find any traffic on the
roads and no public transportation at all. There won't be any TV or radio
broadcasts, and no entertainment whatsoever.
This change in the nation's behavior and attitude
allows for a time of introspection and reflection. The nation of Israel spends
the entire day at their synagogues in prayer and fasting, in hope of
redemption. As the whole nation of Israel stands before God in hope of
their salvation, we who believe in Jesus (Yeshua) can celebrate our eternal
redemption and salvation through Him! Yeshua redeemed us through the sacrifice
of His own blood, now and forever!
Revelations 21:27 But nothing unclean will ever enter
it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are
written in the Lamb's book of life.
Revelations 3:5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments,
and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name
before my Father and before his angels.
We believe that our salvation and redemption has
already been won by our High Priest, Yeshua (Jesus), and that our names have
been recorded in the Lamb's book of life! It is God's deep desire for the
nation of Israel
to come to know their Messiah, Jesus (Yeshua), and to be saved by receiving his
atoning sacrifice for their sins, having their names written in the Lamb's Book
of Life.
Romans 10:1 "Brothers, my heart's
desire and prayer to God for them (nation of Israel) is that they may be
saved."
Please stand with us in prayer for the following:
1) Please pray for the salvation of the
nation of Israel, that they will experience a mighty outpouring of the Holy
Spirit, and that Yeshua will be revealed to them as their Messiah who offers
them eternal salvation and redemption, and that they'll see that only through
Yeshua can their names truly be inscribed in the Book of Life.
2) Please pray for the peace and safety
of Israel, and that God's
hand of protection will shield Israel
and that peace would reign.
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