Where Did the Glory

The Chosen People September 2016 Volume XXII, Issue 7

WHERE DID THE GLORY GO? INSIDE: The Glory of the Lord and the Temple • Where Was the Temple Located? • The Superior Priesthood of Yeshua: Hebrews 4 Shalom dear friends in the Messiah, Tabernacles, although after the these events which I am sure will enrich It is hard to believe that September is seriousness of the first two, the Feast of your personal Bible study. Be sure to visit here! For so many of us this means the Tabernacles is a lot of fun and known as Dr. Price’s website and order some of his beginning of school, church activities, a time of great rejoicing! fascinating books (worldoftheblble.org) and the return of our very active lives We have a few different tools that — don’t miss them! after hopefully a restful summer. you can order to help you better I am also very grateful for the The Jewish community, of course, is understand the holidays. The first is our ongoing work and writing of Dr. Arnold in the midst of planning services for the brand-new Messianic Jewish Art Fruchtenbaum. Arnold is one of my Jewish High Holidays: The New Year Calendar, which focuses on the variety mentors and he came to faith through (Rosh Hashanah), the Day of Atonement of foods linked to the holidays—with Chosen People Ministries many years ago (Yom Kippur) and the Feast of Tabernacles recipes included! under the ministry of Miss Ruth Wardell. (Sukkot). These three great festivals all fall Secondly, we have a number of Arnold was discipled by missionaries from within the seventh month of the Jewish excellent books that describe the Jewish Chosen People Ministries and then years calendar, which usually corresponds with holidays and point to the ways in which later began his own ministry called Ariel, the fall months on the Western calendar. Jesus the Messiah fulfills these festivals. a wonderful teaching ministry, and I hope This year, the Jewish holidays fall on the My wife and I wrote a book called that you will become more familiar with Western calendar as follows: The Fall Feasts of Israel and we also offer this great work. Arnold was a regular New Year: a book on all seven of the great festivals attendee at the camping programs of Sunday, Oct. 2nd – Tuesday, Oct. 4th found in Leviticus chapter 23 written Chosen People Ministries (called the American Board of Missions to the Jews The Day of Atonement: by Dr. Daniel Fuchs, a former president at that time). I believe this experience Tuesday, Oct. 11th – Wednesday, Oct. 12th of Chosen People Ministries. Please see the back page of this newsletter or visit gave Arnold a great heart for Bible The Feast of Tabernacles: www.chosenpeople.com/store to order teaching and for the value of camping as Sunday, Oct. 16th – Sunday, Oct. 23rd these and other great resources. a mentoring tool. In general, even the most secular I know that you will enjoy these When I was a very young believer, Jewish people will celebrate Rosh opportunities to better understand your I met Arnold and his wife Mary Anne Hashanah (literally— the head of the year), Jewish heritage in the Messiah! and actually attended the first ever but even more Jewish people will Camp Shoshana in the Adirondack celebrate The Day of Atonement, which Mountains in 1974. I was already a is considered the holiest day of the The Temple Bible college graduate and was on my Jewish calendar. Probably fewer Jewish The theme for this newsletter is the way to seminary at the Talbot School of people will celebrate the Feast of Temple, and I asked our good friend Theology (part of Biola University), but Dr. Randall Price, author of more books will never forget the foundational than can be named, to give us some fresh teaching I received during many weeks information about the most current of intensive study at Camp Shoshana. archaeological research regarding the During one of those Bible studies, Temple in Jerusalem. I know that you Arnold shared from the Book of Ezekiel will thoroughly enjoy Dr. Price’s about the meaning of the term Shekinah article. There is quite a bit of interest glory. Over the years, I’ve continued to in the rebuilding of the Temple and study this great biblical concept and Dr. Price takes a very sober view of wanted to share with you a few quick thoughts about the relationship between WHERE DID THEGloryGO?

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Dr. MitchDr. Glaser (Hebrews 1:3). (Hebrews And the Word became flesh, and dwelt and dwelt flesh, became Word And the of His gloryAnd He is the radiance night; And there will no longer be any I realize that there are many good many are that there I realize the Enjoy brother, Your Mitch I believe that His coming in the that I believe among us, and we saw His glory, glory as glory, and we saw His among us, full from the Father, begotten of the only 1:14). and truth (John of grace of Hisand the exact representation nature… need of the light of and they will not have because a lamp nor the light of the sun, and God will illumine them; the Lord and ever they will reign forever 22:5). (Revelation The Stages of God’s Glory Leaving the Temple: Temple: the Glory Leaving The Stages of God’s 3 and 10:4; Stage 2-Ezekiel 9: 3-4; Stage 1-Ezekiel 8: Stage 4-Ezekiel 11:22-23 Stage 3-Ezekiel 10:18-19; 1 Nations without a full manifestation of a full manifestation without Nations writersThe of the New His glory. describe as the fullness Jesus Testament of the gloryGod…in the flesh! of Bible interpretersBible who suggest that the and His identifying coming of Jesus 2:19-21 in John Temple Himself with the unnecessary Temple the future makes Temple the future and therefore Ezekiel should not be mentioned by I see no However, as literal. viewed Certainly, not to accept both. reason is the quintessential home of God’s Jesus glory as He is the fullness of God in the that does not mean that a but flesh, temple could not also be filled future I suppose this with the glory God. of And hallelujah, to be seen! remains the One who those of us who know us front- came as our atonement secures for both Israel and all seats row glorious future! humanity’s and thanks newsletter and prayers for your faithful support! flesh gives us the assurance that one day assurance that one day us the flesh gives He will return this Glory and that will the but Temple, not only fill the future writes,As John whole earth!

Then the man brought me to the gate When the priestsWhen the from withdrew Perhaps the simplest lesson to learn Perhaps is that the good news Of course, Unfortunately, the children of Israel the children Unfortunately, Eventually the glory the of God left by Eventually facing east, and I saw the glory of the east, facing His coming from the east. God of Israel like the roar of rushing waters, was voice with his glory radiant and the land was (Ezekiel 43:1-2). Holy Place, the cloud temple of filled the Place, Holy And the priests could not the Lord. perform their service because of the cloud, temple filled his for the glory the Lord of (1 Kings 8:10-11). Jesus and the Glory of God from the departure of God’s glory is that the departure of God’s from in a house cannot dwell the Lord Ezekiel disobedience and sin. tainted by describessins (Ezekiel 8:5-18) of a litany people as the the Jewish committed by the departure from basis for the Glory’s in the God could not remain Temple. people nor among the Jewish Temple so while His chosen people were The Lord, persistently engaged in sin. often of Eden onward, the Garden from the judged sinful humanity through banning or by departure of His presence enteringsinful man from His presence. Israel and the God did not leave quickly reverted to disobedience and to disobedience quickly reverted ultimately the glory would of God the leaving Temple, the depart from The glory of an empty shell. building to according Temple, God left the stages. Ezekiel chapters 8–11 in three Again, I am grateful to Arnold and I am grateful to Again, Charlesother great scholars like superb a who also wrote Feinberg, commentarythe Book of Ezekiel, on who point this out so clearly. Temple! of the Eastern Gate of the way in light of be viewed This passage must the prophet where Ezekiel 43:1-2, Temple Kingdom future the envisions again becoming filled with the glory of God and that the returning glory of the Eastern through come God would The glory of God will return the Gate. it left! same way

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September 2016 September the glory of God and the Temple— the glory the God and of holidays. especially in light of the coming Jewish Jewish in light of the coming especially through sacrifice, song and ceremony. sacrifice, through facility enabling the Israelites to worship facility the Israelites to worship enabling God filled this one-of-a-kind worship God filled this one-of-a-kind worship building of the first Temple, the glory of Temple, of the firstbuilding

very elaborate, but empty building. but elaborate, very the Temple would have simply been a have would Temple the was made. Without the glory of God, the gloryWithout of God, made. was God to forgive us of our sins. God to forgive Kippur offering Yom the once-a-year works and repentance are enough for are and repentance works seat where the mercy above hovering ambiguity, not knowing if our good not knowing ambiguity, the glory and was of God present are forgiven. Jewish people live with people live Jewish forgiven. are worship most important part of Temple moment when one knows that their sins moment when one knows and forget that the Temple the ancient there is no recognizable means or is no recognizable there the animal sacrifices in overemphasize This is the problem, of course, when of course, This is the problem, whether or not their sins were forgiven. forgiven. whether or not their sins were who went to their deathbeds wondering to who went many well-known stories of great rabbis well-known many of His granting forgiveness. There are are There of His granting forgiveness. personal sacrificeshopes in to the Lord deeds and contrition of soul as our replacements” including prayers, good including prayers, replacements” for sins ceased. destruction of the Temple, all sacrifices Temple, destruction of the Temple and therefore, after the and therefore, Temple sacrifices at the was could be made always known that the only place where that the only place where known always (Leviticus 17:11). Jewish people have people have Jewish 17:11). (Leviticus blood for the atonement of sins blood of our inability to sacrifice and shed reformulated the Jewish religion in light reformulatedJewish the Herod’s temple, the Jewish people have people have the Jewish temple, Herod’s 2,000 years, since the destruction of 2,000 years, of the biblical Jewish faith. Over the last Over faith. Jewish of the biblical on a daily basis the Israeli news reports incidents of day for the speedy renewal of the sacrificial service in a restored violenceAlmost on the Temple Mount. Islamic groups such as the temple.” In his Middle East Quarterly journal article, “Did Jews “Women in Black” monitor the site to confront Jewish visitors Abandon the Temple Mount,” he traces the Jewish connection with shouts of “Allah is the greatest!” This tension has grown to the Temple Mount through time, revealing that not only was from the “Temple denial” doctrine that says a Jewish Temple a Jewish presence maintained at the site, but from time to time, never existed in Jerusalem and that the Jews have no right to the as foreign rulers permitted access, the Jewish communities in Temple Mount. This point of view that is espoused almost Israel, joined by others from the Diaspora, attempted to rebuild universally throughout the Arab world is of recent origin: it was the Temple on its site or to establish regular services there. developed within the political echelon of the Palestinian In doing so, they understood the location of the Temple was Authority in connection with the first Intifada in 1987. a site providentially preserved by Roman and Muslim rulers in Although, it had its roots in the Islamic reaction to Israel’s return Jerusalem. Both the Roman and Muslim rulers built structures to control over the Temple Mount in the 1967 Six Day War. on the site with the intention of superseding the Jewish Temple. Adding to the problem is an ignorance of facts among both Roman Christian rulers during the Byzantine period identified Jews and non-Jews who accept that a Jewish Temple once the site and covered it with refuse in order to demonstrate their existed, but believe that the Jews abandoned the site after its belief in the divine rejection of the Jews. While most of the destruction and forgot the original location. For this reason, they ancient city of Jerusalem is today covered by modern buildings, think the Jewish people developed other worship centers on the the open 35-acre platform on Mount Moriah remains, Mount of Olives or at the Western Wall. surrounded by its original Herodian walls. To the contrary, the Jewish people have maintained an These facts completely dispel popular theories that the unbroken, 2,000-year-long connection with the Temple Mount. Temple was located anywhere but on the modern Temple F.M. Loewenberg, Professor Emeritus at Bar-Ilan University, has Mount. However, while the location of the Temple Mount is stated, “The facts do not support either of these claims. The indisputable, the exact location of the Temple on the Temple destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70 C.E. did not Mount has long been debated. Three main locations have been spell the end of Jewish activities on the Temple Mount. For put forth by archaeologists and scholars: the northern view, the many centuries, Jews continued their attachment to the site by southern view, and the central view. All of these locations are maintaining a physical presence on the mountain. And when near to one another on the present Temple Mount, but they they were prevented from doing so, they prayed three times a

The illustration on the cover is an original painting by Christina Kidd and owned by Dr. Randall Price. The scene is the view of the Temple Mount from the Jewish Quarter (site of the Last Supper/Passover Seder) on the eve of Passover 30 A.D. The painting on this page is by David Roberts looking at Jerusalem in the mid-1800s.

4 The Chosen People January_2009_Newsletter_Lead-MG_AS_Draft.doc 5 by Dr. Randall Price by Dr. The majority agree archaeologists that foreign of Israeli and both history from and the evidence In the final analysis, Searching for the Sacred Site work at the Western Wall has now shown that it was not built by by not built it was that shown now has Wall Western at the work could not therefore and successors, his by but Great, the Herod In addition, pagan period. a previous existed in have the Dome in 2006 near Waqf Islamic the by constructionwork 8th century with of a wall the remains revealed of the Rock this From pottery to the oil industry). (some pieces related B.C. part been of the have may wall deduced that this it has been Temple. Court in the First Women’s Oil located in the House of in the Temple of the it argues for the building If this is so, southerncentral rather than the location. the(the site of the Dome of the Rock) is the central location who Ritmeyer, Leen Dr. Temples. ancient best location for the at during architect as an archaeological served the excavations defended this 1968-1977, Mount from Temple the foot of the as dissertationlocation in his doctoral for Manchester University Support for this Jerusalem). as in his book The Quest (Carta, well of cisterns number the large situated also comes from view at conducted work the archaeological and from beneath this area Mount. Temple and southernthe southwestern of the walls existed having Temples for the Jewish is conclusive archaeology will Mount Temple the this reason, For Mount. Temple on the to escalate until contested and violence will continue remain plan for this place comes to its future prophetic God’s fulfillment. Where was the Temple Located? Where was the Temple

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September 2016 September related to the pagan structures above. However, archaeological archaeological However, to the pagan structures above. related This included the Western Wall (Kotel) which he said was he said was which (Kotel) Wall Western This included the an infrared survey were in fact remains of a pagan high place. in fact of a pagan high place. remains were survey an infrared the Islamic Dome of the Rock and earlier structures revealed by by structuresthe Islamic Dome of the Rock and earlier revealed championed by Tel Aviv architect Tuvia Sagiv who argued that Tuvia architect Aviv Tel championed by entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque for prayers. This site was was This site Al-Aqsa Mosque for prayers. entering the the present Al-Kas fountain where Muslims ritually before Al-Kas fountain where wash the present However, no historical sources mention any such supports. no historical such supports. mention any sources However, to prevent the Temple from falling into the deep ravine. falling deep ravine. into the from Temple the to prevent Building in this location would have required structural supports required have would Building in this location by Pompey during his conquest of Jerusalem in 63 B.C. during of his conquest Pompey by in 63 B.C. Jerusalem According to the historian Strabo, this valley was later filled in was this valley to the historianAccording Strabo, of the Second Temple the Betzaida Valley cut through this area. this area. cut through Valley the Betzaida Temple of the Second because during the time of the First Temple and the first phase Temple because during of the First the time contend that a placement of the Temple in this area is impossible impossible is in this area Temple of the contend that a placement Red Heifer ceremony had taken place. Opponents of this view of this view Opponents place. had taken Red Heifer ceremony directly opposite the site on the Mount of Olives where the where of Olives opposite the site on the Mount directly modern Golden Gate). He believed that this placement was was that this placement believed He modern Golden Gate). stood at an angle facing the Eastern the Gate (presumably of this view, the late Dr. Asher Kaufmann, argued the Temple Temple argued the Asher Kaufmann, late Dr. the of this view, feet from the Dome of the Rock. Here, the leading proponent leading proponent the Here, Rock. the Dome of the feet from Muslim cupola known as the “Dome of the Tablets” situated 330 situated Tablets” “Dome of the as the known Muslim cupola the Covenant. The northern site at a small places this view the Covenant. the sacred room at the rear of the Temple that housed the Ark of the that housed Temple of the rear at the room the sacred differ based on where these experts place the Holy of Holies, experts these on where differ based of Holies, place the Holy See the Bible Through Jewish Eyes BY DR. RICH FREEMAN, D.M.

Dr. Rich Freeman serves as the Vice President for THE SUPERIOR PRIESTHOOD OF YESHUA: Church Ministries and Conferences with Chosen PART 1 / HEBREWS 4:14-16 People Ministries and lives in South Florida with his wife, Julia.

Having looked at the concept of rest view of God, and bring blood with him Jesus has done we can come to God in chapters 3 and 4, the writer of to make atonement for sins. Tradition boldly and with confidence. Hebrews transitions to the superiority even tells us that he had bells sewn on Therefore, in light of these truths, that of the priesthood of Yeshua in the hem of his robe so that he could be “we have a high priest who has passed chapter 5. But as a means of heard ministering in the Holy of Holies. through the heavens,” and that “we have a introduction, he ends the fourth chapter So the presence of God remained high priest who sympathizes with our of Hebrews with a subject familiar to hidden from man behind a thick curtain weaknesses and has been tempted in all the Jewish believers he is writing to: throughout the history of Israel, except things as we are, yet without sin,” we are Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. exhorted to do two things: To the Jewish people at the time of However, Yeshua’s sacrificial death on 1. Let us hold fast our confession. the temple, Yom Kippur was the one the cross changed all that. When He day of the year when they were made died, the veil in the temple was torn in These Jewish believers were right with God—all the sins of Israel half, from the top to the bottom. Only struggling with trials and the temptation to go back to the were atoned for through a series of very God could have carried out such an Judaism of their day. The writer intricate and specific sacrifices incredible feat because the veil was too of Hebrews is saying, in light of performed by the High Priest. It was high for human hands to have reached who Jesus is, hang on and hold only on Yom Kippur that the High it, and too thick to have torn it. The fast to our confession, our Priest was allowed to enter the Holy of measurements of the veil were 60 feet profession of faith in Him. Holies beyond the veil and come into in height, 30 feet in width and four the very presence of God. inches thick, according to Josephus. 2. Let us come boldly to His throne The veil was not a delicate piece of According to Jewish tradition, the veil of Grace. material, the way we would envision a was as thick as a man’s hand. Unlike the observances of the bridal veil. Rather, the word “veil” in As the veil was torn, the Holy of Day of Atonement before Jesus’ Hebrew means a screen or divider or a Holies was exposed. Symbolically, God’s death on the cross, we are not separator that hides. The veil was a presence was now accessible to all. separated from God by a large barrier to make sure that man could not Imagine the shock on the faces of the foreboding curtain that only the carelessly enter into God’s presence, and priests ministering in the temple that High Priest can pass through one therefore ultimately die. Even as the day as they realized that something truly day of the year. Instead, all High Priest entered the Holy of Holies inexplicable had happened. I’m sure believers are encouraged to come on the Day of Atonement, he had to they thought it was something horrible. confidently to His throne of make meticulous preparations. He had Instead, it is indeed good news to us as Grace and find grace and mercy to wash himself, perform special believers, because we know that Jesus’ to help in time of need. sacrifices for himself, put on special death has atoned for our sins and made Regardless of your situation, Jesus clothing, bring burning incense to let us right before God. The torn veil is always going to be there for the smoke cover his eyes from a direct illustrates for us that because of what you, each and every day.

6 The Chosen People January_2009_Newsletter_Lead-MG_AS_Draft.doc 7 *name has been changed 5:21 he explained the 5:21 he explained Using Romans Road, Isaiah 53, John 3:16-17, 3:16-17, John 53, Isaiah Road, Using Romans This summer was filled with accomplishments for our filled with accomplishments This summer was had since ever “This has been one of the best courses I’ve better but knowledge academic just not is goal Our CorinthiansCorinthians2 and 15 with God. 1 campers committed Gospel in clear termsfive as a result and and several for the first the Lord to time, their lives These campers an made to Him. their lives recommitted eternal kesher—connection—that May for eternity. will last name be praised! the Lord’s Charles L. Feinberg Center students (in Brooklyn, NY). Not NY). Center students (in Brooklyn, Feinberg Charles L. they but of training, another year complete only did several people. ministry Jewish with front-line in involved were also History Jewish One student in particular has truly enjoyed recently, He wrote this term. Learning in 2013. program in the Feinberg I first enrolled people will the detailed history of the plight of the Jewish as I share communicator empathetic more me a much make the Gospel with them.” our without by goes a week Hardly skills. communication people with Jewish seriousstudents having conversations The same student is their Messiah. who need to know Center. Community in a course at the local Jewish enrolled man a friendship Jewish with a young He has developed for our students as they Please pray who is asking questions. for the people who and pray of training, year tackle a new learn To lives! and regular encounter in their fieldwork they the at offered program Divinity of Master the about more please visit www.feinbergcenter.com. Center, Feinberg TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEXT GENERATION TRAINING THE THE JEWISH PEOPLE TO MISSIONARIES NewsBriefs

Our Jerusalem Messianic Center was bustling with events this summer. Staff this summer. with events bustling Messianic Center was Our Jerusalem Fifty-five campers and twenty-four staff converged in staff converged campers and twenty-four Fifty-five The conversation intrigued her and, although she was although she was intrigued her and, The conversation Recently, staff member Raleigh M. was in Israel visiting the was Raleigh M. staff member Recently,

another thing to actually see our ministry in action.” various ministries that we are carrying out. It is one thing to receive the reports and It is one thing to receive various carrying ministries are that we out. southern Israel. As secretary of our mission in Israel, I regularly read the reports of the read I regularly As secretary of our mission in Israel, southern Israel. preparing boxes of basic necessities to give to Holocaust survivors who live alone in alone who live to Holocaust survivors of basic necessities to give preparing boxes room, our missionary Maxim was working with a different group of volunteers group of volunteers with a different working our missionary Maxim was room, everything needed for taking children to a one-week camp in Poland. In another camp in Poland. to a one-week needed for taking children everything a team of volunteers, two from Ukraine and one from Germany, who were preparing who were Germany, Ukraine and one from from two a team of volunteers, told us that an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor had just become a believer! There was was There had just become a believer! Holocaust survivor told us that an 89-year-old activities there. He said, “There was a Bible study led by our missionary Eugene, who our missionary by led study Eugene, a Bible was “There He said, there. activities member, David Sedaca, was in Israel and was so impressed to see the flurry so impressed in Israel and was of ministry was Sedaca, David member, MINISTRY IN ACTION MINISTRY September 2016 September Afterwards, he directed the message to his personal he directed relationship Afterwards, the last session and summed up the Book of Nehemiah. the last session and summed up the Book of Nehemiah. own abilities as a leader. One of the camp directors spoke at One of the camp directors spoke as a leader. abilities own his priorities in check, his submission to leadership, and his to leadership, his submission his priorities in check, his Godly character, his ability to overcome adversity and keep keep and adversity overcome to ability his character, Godly his the Lord, his heart for prayer, his heart for the Jewish people, people, his heart for the Jewish his heart for prayer, the Lord, Book of Nehemiah where we explored Nehemiah’s heart for Nehemiah’s explored we Book of Nehemiah where connected with the Lord. The theme for the week was the was The theme for the week connected with the Lord. and staff connected with each other, but most important, they they most important, but and staff connected with each other, seeks the truth! The campers and that is exactly what happened. “connection” in Yeshua. Please pray for this archeologist in Jerusalem as she Jerusalem in for this archeologist Please pray Yeshua. in means Kesher 2016. Virginia for Camp Kesher Hartfield, New Testament is, having been written by Jewish believers believers been written Jewish having by is, Testament New this archaeologist was able to hear about just how Jewish the Jewish to hear about just how able was this archaeologist discussed, namely Isaiah 52-53 and Daniel 9. Additionally, Additionally, 9. and Daniel 52-53 Isaiah namely discussed, skeptical, promised she would study the passages they they passages the study would she promised skeptical, Isaiah and Daniel. Isaiah and Daniel. the Messiah. He was able to point her to several passages inpassages several to her point to able was He Messiah. the hard evidence on why Raleigh, a Jew, believed that Yeshua is Yeshua that believed a Jew, Raleigh, on why evidence hard with many questions about the New Testament and wanted and wanted Testament about the New questions with many sift through finds at the dig site. The woman was very open very was The woman dig site. finds at the sift through was able to witness to the archeologist who was helping them helping who was to witness to the archeologist able was with the dig and it is always a fantastic experience. Raleigh a fantastic experience. it is always with the dig and Temple Mount Sifting Project. Visitors are allowed to help Visitors allowed are Sifting Project. Mount Temple FAITH DECISIONS AT CAMP KESHER CAMP DECISIONS AT FAITH

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