STRM Newsletter 20 December – The Festival of Lights

by | Dec 21, 2014 | Blog

Brethren, This weeks message explores the origins of Festival of Lights which is observed in some form in all religions. When we read Luke chapter two it is evident that Y’HoWShUA could not have been born on the 25th of December as is commonly believed. The Bible provides us the information we need to identify the actual date of our Messiah’s birth. If we take this fact and the admonition in Jeremiah chapter ten seriously, it is clear that the Children of YHWH should not participate in the observance of Christmas. However, there is a growing movement in the Hebrew roots community to observe Hanukkah. The primary justification being that Y’HoWShUA himself observed it as the Feast of Dedication. When we review the explicit statements given in John chapter 10 it is difficult to support this assertion. This in turn raises the question – should we observe the Jewish tradition of Hanukkah? Please watch this weeks message here as it answers that question. Next week we will be exploring the relationship between Lucifer and...

STRM Newsletter 13 December – Laodicea

by | Dec 16, 2014 | Blog

  Brethren, Shalom! I pray that you have had a blessed week. Please remember to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. The latest round of political infighting seriously weakens Israel at a time when she is most threatened by the Islamic states surrounding her. At the same time Israel is receiving the lowest level of support from the American administration in living memory. A house divided cannot stand. Just as it is prophesied that America must fall before the end comes, so also Israel must be so weakened that they compromise with the Beast power to allow him to enter the set apart city and set up his own form of worship on the Temple mount. Again the news events parallel the attitude we find in the final letter to the seven assemblies of Asia minor. The 7th assembly, Laodicea was criticized for having works which were lukewarm. Y’HoWShUA admonished them and told them to be zealous and repent. If the people held fast to the covenant with YHWH they would be invited to sit on the throne alongside Y’HoWShUA. But mainstream Christianity, Judaism and many Sabbaterian assemblies are indifferent to the Word of YHWH, to the point that ecumenism, a one world, all embracing false religion is gaining momentum across the globe. Brethren, we are commanded to hold fast to the truth, to not deny His Name and to be zealous and ready for His return. If we are not, He will vomit us out of His presence and we shall not be able to enter in to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Instead we will be...