Meet the Real Jesus, part 4

The Torah Keeper

Before you begin, I have a question:  Do you want to know the real Yeshua, or are you content with the image of a culturally conceived 'Jesus'?  If your answer is the latter, then you don't want to read on.

Yeshua (Jesus) was a Jew among Jews, born of the tribe of Judah, in the line of King David (Mat 1:1-17), circumcised on the eighth day (Lu 2:21), dedicated at the Temple in Jerusalem (Lu 2:22-40).  He grew in the knowledge of Torah, observed Torah throughout his life faithfully, and his greatest sermon (Mat 5-7) was an exposition on all of Torah.
{The knowledgeable Jewish reader will find that Yeshua's Sermon on the Mount has the feel of a wise perush in the tradition of Hillel.}

Atop a mount as a typical Rabbi in his day, Yeshua sat and taught his Jewish disciples, his Talmidim, saying, "You are the salt of the earth.  But if salt looses its flavor, how can it be made salty again?  It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people."

This is a profound statement, often unknown to Jews, and misunderstood by Christians.  It alludes to a Levitical practice thousands of years old:

Meet the Real Jesus, part 3

The Birth of Yeshua

Yeshua and December 25th have nothing in common.  The date of Christmas has confused Jews as to the validity of Yeshua's jewishness (since it's also the day of celebrating Baal, Ra, Mithra, Saturn, and various false Sun deities).  Yeshua was really born around September / October of 3BC, during the hebrew month of Tishrei.  The truth of Yeshua's birth is gloriously layered with meaning and depth as only the All Wise Creator can plan and accomplish -->

Meet the Real Jesus, part 2

"Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 

“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,

and they shall call his name Immanuel” (Matthew 1:20-23, ESV translation)

Let’s simply restore the hebrew names, and read it again:

‘“Yawsef, son of Dawid, do not fear to take Miryam as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from Ruach HaKodesh.

She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Yeshua, for he will save his people from their sins.”

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 

“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,

and they shall call his name Immanuel” (Matthew 1:20-23)

Suddenly, this became a very Jewish story, didn’t it?  Let’s read those names now as a hebrew would, understanding their meaning.  I’ll replace the hebrew names with their meaning in english (indicating with capitol letters).  Read the Scriptures again as this passage comes alive:

The Real 'Jesus" part 1

If Jesus or one of his first disciples opened a congregation down the street in any town, USA, I doubt most Christians would ever attend.  The expression of faith found there would be altogether strange to the stream of Western Christianity.  The comforts and familiarity of modern churches would keep most Christians flocking to their contemporary brands of ‘faith’, so much so that many supposed followers of Christ would mark Yeshua off as a weird cult leader!


Now why would I say such a thing?  Because Jesus’ real name is Yeshua.  He was a Jewish carpenter become Rabbi in the last days of the Temple.  All of his disciples were Jewish.  They attended synagogue.  When in Jerusalem, they gathered at the Temple courts often.  They never celebrated Easter or Christmas, but attended the biblically appointed times of Passover, Firstfruits, Day of Atonement, Tabernacles, and others.  Sunday 11am was not a sacred hour, but sundown Friday marked  the beginning of Sabbath, which they honored with solemnity.  They didn’t ring bells, but they blew the shofar.  They didn’t read the Authorized King James Bible, they had the Tanakh (Old Testament), in Hebrew, as Holy Scripture.  They would teach from those texts day after day.  They never recited the ‘Apostles Creed’, but they they would have recited ‘Hear oh Israel, the Lord Your God, the Lord is One...”  Are you interested in meeting the real Yeshua?  Or are you too comfortable in a centuries old lie to be a lover of truth?