Day: November 15, 2018

Tearing Of The Temple Curtain: Why Was This Significant?

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by JACK WELLMAN When Jesus died on the cross, the temple curtain (also known as the temple veil) was torn. Why did this happen? What was the significance of the veil being torn and why was it torn from the top down? The Temple Curtain’s Purpose The veil was a long, woven curtain that was purple, scarlet and blue. This curtain or veil was for the purpose of separating the Most Holy Place which held the Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy Seat. Sitting on top of the Ark was a gold lid. This was the place for the …

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Question 51. Which calendar is correct: the Christian calendar or the Jewish calendar? Which calendar should believers in Yeshua follow?

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Answer: Neither the Christian (Gregorian) calendar nor the Jewish calendar is correct. The Gregorian calendar was based upon an attempt to include Yeshua’s birth year in the counting of time. However, without having all the historical facts at the time that this was done, there was a discrepancy. Today, it is possible to pinpoint with a fair amount of accuracy the actual year Messiah was born by correlating Luke’s account with Matthew’s and other historical sources from this period (especially Josephus). Four basic clues will be considered. The first clue concerns the year Herod died, which was the year 4 B.C. …

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WHO IS THE RESTRAINER?

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“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. Then that lawless one will be revealed . . .” – 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8a (NASB) The mystery of lawlessness refers to Satan’s counterfeit program of deception that is in opposition to God’s program of truth. It is by means of this program of lawlessness that Satan intends to bring to world power the lawless one: the Antichrist. However, the Antichrist will not gain full political and religious control until he wars against the ten kings and …

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