Ten Tribes Studies (4 January, 2015, 13 Tevet, 5775)
Contents:
1. Anti-Two House Web Site Quoted by Oversight
2. Book Review Psalm 83: A New Discovery by Alexander Zephyr
3. Facebook Comment from Sylvia Halpert:
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1. Anti-Two House Web Site Quoted by Oversight
Mary Ellen Picchi wrote:
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> JN-1118. Jerusalem News
> http://hebrewnations.com/features/jn2/jn1118.html
> 5. Interesting Articles.
> (a) Miraculous Signs in Israel
http://www.therefinersfire.org/jews_return_to_israel.htm
It is interesting that you posted an article "miraculous signs of Israel" posted on a website vehemently against the two house teaching...Ephraim...lost tribes message!
Mary Ellen
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Brit-Am Reply:
Shalom,
We by chance came across the article in question.
It sees the present State of Israel as at least a partial fulfillment of Prophecy and brings up some good points.
Here are extracts from the 120 points made that could be applied to Judah in the End Times:
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Sign #1: The Diaspora
Hosea 6:1 - "Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds."
Sign #2: The Return
Ezekiel 20:34 - "I will bring you from the nations and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered -- with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath."
Sign #3: Buying back the land
Jeremiah 32:44 NIV - "Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed and witnessed in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, because I will restore their fortunes, declares the LORD."
Sign #4: Israel - Reborn in a day
Isaiah 66:8 NIV - "Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labour than she gives birth to her children."
Sign #5: The order of the return
Isaiah 43:5-6,21 - "Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, `Give them up!' and to the south, `Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth..."
"... the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise."
Psalm 107:2-3 NIV - "Let the redeemed of the LORD say this -- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
Sign #6: A pure language
Zephaniah 3:8-10 KJV - "For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, [even] the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering".
Sign #7: The shekel
Ezekiel 45:12-16 NIV - "The shekel is to consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels equal one mina.... All the people of the land will participate in this special gift for the use of the prince in Israel."
Sign #8: Named cities of Israel
Ezekiel 36:11; 24 KJV - "And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better [unto you] than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.... For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land."
Sign #9: Cities excepted - never to be inhabited
Sign #10: From desolation to productivity
Isaiah 26:6 NIV - "In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit."
Isaiah 35:1-2 NIV - "The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy...."
(Borrowed from Clyde Snobelen's "Miraculous Signs in Israel".)
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As stated, we posted a link to this site because of this particular article.
We did not bother at the time to look at the rest of their teachings.
Following the e-mail of Mary Ellen we did look at their Home Page
http://www.therefinersfire.org/index.htm
Amongst other headings they have sections titled ,
Challenging the assertion that Gentiles do not have to follow Torah
Countering Jewish "Anti-Missionaries" and challenging_false_prophets
http://www.therefinersfire.org/challenging_false_prophets.htm
It is under this second heading where they attack the Two House Doctrine.
All this however involved New Testament studies and Christian Doctrines that do not concern us, and that we are not familiar with.
We try to concentrate on messages from the Hebrew Bible and not get involved with other matters.
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2. Book Review  "Psalm 83: A New Discovery" by Alexander Zephyr
http://bookstore.iuniverse.com/Products/SKU-000961894/Psalm-83-A-New-Discovery.aspx
Reviewed by Krystyna Davis
 Date Added: Thursday 18 December, 2014
BOOK REVIEW To me, 'Psalm 83: A New Discovery' by Alexander Zephyr is the eye opener and a real discovery of an ancient prophecy of Asaph.
It is become ridiculously clear that Assur of this prophecy cannot be identified with such countries as Syria, Iraq or Turkey as many
prophetic verses of the Bible have proven. When Zephyr uses the words of Isaiah, 'Assyria will fall by no human sword; a sword, not of
mortals, will devour them' (31:8), it is undeniably testifies that B. Salus, J. Richardson and the rest of the scholars who follow them are
on the wrong path, because Syria (Isaiah 17), Edom (Ezekiel 25:12-14), and Iraq (Daniel 11:40) will fall by the human sword. Another strong
point in Zephyr's argument is that Assur will fall in the land of Israel, 'I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains
tread him under foot' (Isaiah 14:25; Daniel 11:45), meanwhile Syria, Iraq, and Turkey will fall in their own native lands. I have always
been fascinated with the Bible prophecies but have greatly confused by the sequences of events and its significance. This comprehensive book
disseminated my doubtfulness by the author showing verifiable Scriptural proofs of the unfolding prophetic events with its sequence,
time, geography, subject matter, and significance. I agree with the author not only on the matter of Assur identification, but also with
Edom not to be the Palestinians and their refugee camps or people of southern Jordan, the importance of the kings of the north and south
wars, which have to start first in order to facilitate the fulfillment of Psalm 83 prophecy, and many other things outline by Zephyr in his
bold and amazing book. I thank him for revealing the Scriptural truth of Psalm 83 and happily recommend this book to any reader interesting
in correct understanding of the unfolding prophetic future.
Krystyna Davis
See Also:
Brit-Am Now no. 2383. Lost Ten Tribes Studies
http://hebrewnations.com/features/9/2383.html
#3. Books Received
(b) Psalm 83: A New Discovery by Alexander Zephyr
http://bookstore.iuniverse.com/Products/SKU-000961894/Psalm-83-A-New-Discovery.aspx
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3. Facebook Comment from Sylvia Halpert:
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