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• Mat. 16:1Mat. 16:1 • Then the Pharisees Then the Pharisees

and Sadducees and Sadducees came, and testing came, and testing Him asked that He Him asked that He would show them a would show them a sign from heaven. sign from heaven.


• Mat. 16:2Mat. 16:2 • He answered and He answered and

said to them, said to them, "When it is evening "When it is evening you say, 'It will be you say, 'It will be fair weather, for fair weather, for the sky is red';the sky is red';


• Mat. 16:3Mat. 16:3 • and in the morning, and in the morning,

'It will be foul 'It will be foul weather today, for weather today, for the sky is red and the sky is red and threatening.' threatening.' Hypocrites! You know Hypocrites! You know how to discern the how to discern the face of the sky, but face of the sky, but you cannot discern you cannot discern the signs of the times.the signs of the times.


• Mat. 16:4Mat. 16:4 • A wicked and A wicked and

adulterous generation adulterous generation seeks after a sign, seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be and no sign shall be given to it except the given to it except the sign of the prophet sign of the prophet Jonah." And He left Jonah." And He left them and departed.them and departed.


• Yeshua was Yeshua was speaking to men speaking to men who knew the who knew the scriptures and yet scriptures and yet could not discern could not discern the times in front the times in front of them.of them.– Lured away from Lured away from

the truth by their the truth by their theologytheology


• Sages taught that Sages taught that when Messiah when Messiah comes he will do comes he will do 2 things:2 things:

– Teach the Torah Teach the Torah in a dimension in a dimension that causes men that causes men to repent and to repent and obey Torah fully obey Torah fully from the heart.from the heart.


• Sages taught that Sages taught that when Messiah when Messiah comes he will do 2 comes he will do 2 things:things:

– Gather the Gather the dispersed ones of dispersed ones of Israel together and Israel together and restore/establish restore/establish the Kingdom of the Kingdom of David.David.


• Acts 1:6Acts 1:6 • Therefore, when Therefore, when

they had come they had come together, they together, they asked Him, saying, asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at "Lord, will You at this time restore this time restore the kingdom to the kingdom to Israel?" Israel?"

•Acts 1:6Acts 1:6 •Therefore, when they had Therefore, when they had come together, they asked come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"to Israel?"

•Acts 1:7Acts 1:7 •And He said to them, "It is And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. put in His own authority.

•John 11:51John 11:51 •Now this he did not say on Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being his own authority; but being high priest that year he high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, die for the nation,

•John 11:52John 11:52 •and not for that nation only, and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather but also that He would gather together in one the children together in one the children of God who were scattered of God who were scattered abroad. abroad.

Gathering All IsraelGathering All Israel

ש We have been We have been taught that Yeshua taught that Yeshua came just to “Die came just to “Die for our sins”, but I for our sins”, but I put before you put before you that He also came that He also came to “gather all to “gather all Israel together”.Israel together”.


•Mat. 15:24Mat. 15:24 •But He answered and said, But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of lost sheep of the house of Israel." Israel."


– Who are the Who are the “lost sheep of the “lost sheep of the house of Israel” ?house of Israel” ?

• We have a hint in We have a hint in Jeremiah’s Jeremiah’s prophecy of the prophecy of the destruction of destruction of Babylon in Babylon in Jeremiah 50:4-6Jeremiah 50:4-6


•Jeremiah 50:4Jeremiah 50:4 •"In those days and in that time," "In those days and in that time," says the Lord, "The children of says the Lord, "The children of Israel shall come, They and the Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; With children of Judah together; With continual weeping they shall continual weeping they shall come, And seek the Lord their come, And seek the Lord their God. God.


•Jeremiah 50:5Jeremiah 50:5 •They shall ask the way to They shall ask the way to Zion, With their faces toward Zion, With their faces toward it, saying, 'Come and let us it, saying, 'Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord In a join ourselves to the Lord In a perpetual covenant That will perpetual covenant That will not be forgotten.' not be forgotten.'


•Jeremiah 50:6Jeremiah 50:6 •"My people have been lost "My people have been lost sheep.sheep. Their shepherds have led Their shepherds have led them astray; They have turned them astray; They have turned them away on the mountains. them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to They have gone from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their hill; They have forgotten their resting place. resting place.


– In those days In those days (the last days) (the last days) the children of the children of Israel and the Israel and the children of children of Judah shall Judah shall come together.come together.


– He says, “My He says, “My people have been people have been lost sheep” lost sheep” because the because the religious leaders religious leaders (shepherds) have (shepherds) have led them away led them away from hearing and from hearing and obeying G-d by obeying G-d by their own theology.their own theology.


– Yeshua said “I Yeshua said “I am called to am called to the lost sheep the lost sheep of the house of of the house of Israel” to Israel” to restore them to restore them to true Torah true Torah worship.worship.


– In Mat. 10:6 In Mat. 10:6 He instructed He instructed His Talmidim His Talmidim to “go to the to “go to the lost sheep of lost sheep of the house of the house of Israel.”Israel.”


– In John 10:16 He In John 10:16 He declared in had declared in had “other sheep, not “other sheep, not of this fold” that of this fold” that He would bring He would bring to make “one to make “one flock and one flock and one fold” because He fold” because He came for the came for the “whole house of “whole house of Israel”.Israel”.


•John 10:16John 10:16 •And other sheep I have And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and there will be one flock and one shepherd. one shepherd.


– Bringing the Bringing the two together is two together is part of “the part of “the restoration of restoration of all things” and all things” and must happen must happen before Yeshua before Yeshua can return.can return.


a.a. Acts 3:20Acts 3:20 and that He may send and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, to you before,

b.b. 21 whom heaven must receive 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration until the times of restoration of all things, which God has of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the His holy prophets since the world began.world began.


a.a. Mat. 5:17 Do not think that I Mat. 5:17 Do not think that I have come to do away with have come to do away with (negate or destroy) or undo (negate or destroy) or undo the Law or the Prophets; I the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with have come not to do away with or undo but to complete and or undo but to complete and fulfill them (make perfect & fulfill them (make perfect & possible to relate to G-d’s possible to relate to G-d’s word in our heart).word in our heart).


• John 14:15John 14:15 • "If you love Me, keep My "If you love Me, keep My

commandments.commandments.

• Keep which ones? Keep which ones? • Which ones did He write?Which ones did He write?

Restoration Of All ThingsRestoration Of All Things

– In bringing the In bringing the “restoration of “restoration of all things” all things” Yeshua did not Yeshua did not just come to just come to establish “the establish “the church” but to church” but to “graft” us into “graft” us into Israel.Israel.


– There is a There is a principle in principle in scripture that scripture that prohibits prohibits “mixed seed” “mixed seed” being planted being planted together or the together or the grafting of two grafting of two species into species into one.one.


• Lev. 19:19Lev. 19:19 (Deu. 22:9) (Deu. 22:9)• 'You shall keep My statutes. 'You shall keep My statutes.

You shall not let your livestock You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. You breed with another kind. You shall not sow your field with shall not sow your field with mixed seed. Nor shall a mixed seed. Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you.wool come upon you.

We Are Abraham’s Seed We Are Abraham’s Seed

• Gal. 3:16Gal. 3:16 • Now to Abraham and his Seed Now to Abraham and his Seed

were the promises made. He were the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," who is Messiah. to your Seed," who is Messiah.


• Gal. 3:28Gal. 3:28 • There is neither Jew nor There is neither Jew nor

Greek, there is neither slave Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one nor female; for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua. in Messiah Yeshua.


• Gal. 3:29Gal. 3:29

• And if you are Christ's, And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according seed, and heirs according to the promise.to the promise.


• Gal. 3:7Gal. 3:7 • Therefore know that only Therefore know that only

those who are of faith are sons those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.of Abraham.

• Gal. 3:8Gal. 3:8 • And the Scripture, foreseeing And the Scripture, foreseeing

that God would justify the that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In you all beforehand, saying, "In you all the nations shall be blessed." the nations shall be blessed."


• Gal. 3:9Gal. 3:9 • So then those who are of faith So then those who are of faith

are blessed with believing are blessed with believing Abraham. Abraham.

• Gen. 12:3Gen. 12:3 • I will bless those who bless I will bless those who bless

you, And I will curse him who you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be families of the earth shall be blessed." blessed."

We Are Abraham’s SeedWe Are Abraham’s Seed

• By these we By these we see:see:

– It is seed, not It is seed, not seedsseeds

– We are We are Abraham’s Abraham’s seedseed


• By these we By these we see:see:

– The Goyim/ The Goyim/ Nations will Nations will become become Abraham’s Abraham’s seed thru faith.seed thru faith.


• By these we see:By these we see:– In Gen. 12:3 the In Gen. 12:3 the

term “shall be term “shall be blessed” has blessed” has another meaning another meaning in Hebrew in Hebrew commentary – commentary –

– ““shall be grafted shall be grafted into”into”

The Olive TreeThe Olive Tree

• Now let’s look at Now let’s look at Romans 11:13-Romans 11:13-27. 27.

• Is it about 2 treesIs it about 2 trees– The Church & The Church &

Israel? Israel? – Or one tree with Or one tree with

two branches?two branches?


• Romans 11:16Romans 11:16 • For if the firstfruit is holy, For if the firstfruit is holy,

the lump is also holy; and the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are if the root is holy, so are the branches.the branches.


• Romans 11:17Romans 11:17 • And if some of the branches And if some of the branches

were broken off, and you, were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among were grafted in among them, and with them them, and with them became a partaker of the became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive root and fatness of the olive tree,tree,


• Romans 11:18Romans 11:18 • do not boast against the do not boast against the

branches. But if you do branches. But if you do boast, remember that you boast, remember that you do not support the root, do not support the root, but the root supports you. but the root supports you.


• Romans 11:19Romans 11:19 • You will say then, "Branches You will say then, "Branches

were broken off that I might were broken off that I might be grafted in." be grafted in."

• 11:2011:20 Well said. Because of Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. Do not be haughty, but fear.


• Romans 11:21Romans 11:21 • For if God did not spare For if God did not spare

the natural branches, He the natural branches, He may not spare you either.may not spare you either.


• Romans 11:23Romans 11:23 • And they also, if they do And they also, if they do

not continue in unbelief, not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in is able to graft them in again.again.


• Romans 11:24Romans 11:24 • For if you were cut out of the For if you were cut out of the

olive tree which is wild by olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? into their own olive tree?


• Romans 11:25Romans 11:25 • For I do not desire, brethren, For I do not desire, brethren,

that you should be ignorant of that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has fullness of the Gentiles has come in. come in.


• Romans 11:26Romans 11:26 • And so all Israel will be And so all Israel will be

saved, as it is written: saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness turn away ungodliness from Jacob; from Jacob;


• Romans 11:27Romans 11:27 • For this is My covenant For this is My covenant

with them, When I take with them, When I take away their sins."away their sins."


ש The olive tree The olive tree symbolizes symbolizes Israel because Israel because of it’s longevity of it’s longevity and and endurance.endurance.


• It lives 500-It lives 500-1000 years1000 years

• It puts out It puts out shoots to shoots to strengthen the strengthen the trunk/rootstrunk/roots


This passage refers to Jeremiah This passage refers to Jeremiah 11:1611:16

The Lord called your name, Green The Lord called your name, Green Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit. With the noise of a great Fruit. With the noise of a great tumult He has kindled fire on it, tumult He has kindled fire on it, And its branches are broken And its branches are broken


ש When the When the branches of the branches of the olive tree are olive tree are broken off they broken off they can lay can lay separate for separate for years and still years and still be grafted back be grafted back on. on.


ש When grafting a When grafting a branch into the branch into the side of the tree a side of the tree a slit is made in the slit is made in the tree and the scion tree and the scion (means HEIR) (means HEIR) (branch) is (branch) is inserted and the inserted and the tree is bound, it tree is bound, it takes 3 days to takes 3 days to take hold. take hold.


ש We are in the We are in the third day!third day!

ש We are no We are no longer longer Gentiles!Gentiles!

No Longer GentilesNo Longer Gentiles

• Eph. 2:11Eph. 2:11 • Therefore remember that Therefore remember that

you, once Gentiles in the you, once Gentiles in the flesh--who are called flesh--who are called Uncircumcision by what is Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands—in the flesh by hands—


• Eph. 2:12Eph. 2:12 • that at that time you were that at that time you were

without Christ, being aliens without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in no hope and without God in the world.the world.


• Eph. 2:13Eph. 2:13 • But now in Messiah Yeshua But now in Messiah Yeshua

you who once were far off you who once were far off have been brought near by have been brought near by the blood of Messiah. the blood of Messiah.


We were once We were once Gentiles but Gentiles but now are part of now are part of the the commonwealth commonwealth of Israel!of Israel!


The same fruit The same fruit is produced by is produced by the grafted in the grafted in branches as branches as the original the original branches.branches.


It takes time to It takes time to mature the branch mature the branch but we now but we now celebrate the celebrate the Feasts of the Lord, Feasts of the Lord, blow the shofar, blow the shofar, wear tallits, wear tallits, because we are in because we are in the third day!the third day!


Yeshua came Yeshua came to gather in to gather in the lost sheep the lost sheep of Israel and of Israel and gather both gather both together in together in one.one.


The middle wall The middle wall of partition is of partition is melting away…melting away…

Refers to the Refers to the wall between wall between the court of the court of Israel and the Israel and the court of the court of the Gentiles Gentiles

The Fullness of GentilesThe Fullness of Gentiles

What does the What does the Word mean by Word mean by the “fullness of the “fullness of the Gentiles”?the Gentiles”?


• Rom. 11:25Rom. 11:25 • For I do not desire, brethren, For I do not desire, brethren,

that you should be ignorant of that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has fullness of the Gentiles has come in.come in.


Fullness - Fullness - completion – not completion – not just numbers.just numbers.

The fruit of the The fruit of the grafted in grafted in branches are now branches are now blossoming blossoming because Abraham because Abraham has a seed – not has a seed – not seeds seeds

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