Jewish pastor's amazing testimony and Hebrew insights
Dear friends
Yesterday I was reminded of an amazing testimony I read a year or so ago of a Jewish pastor who went to the cemetery to visit the graves of his ancestors. While standing there, he suddenly felt someone's hand on his shoulder. He turned and, to his shock, no one was there! No one. But at that point, he heard a voice say, "Tell them I'm coming soon. You will be alive to see my return."
I had forgotten that story until a friend informed me that the pastor had a new message posted on Marilyn Agee's Web site, Bible Prophecy Corner. In it he shares some interesting and possibly relevant insights into the Hebrew language. The message is from Agee's P&C 716 and is copied below.
Jim
Message:
I'm the pastor who wrote you some time back about standing in the cemetery of my Jewish ancestors when someone touched me on the shoulder, only to discover no one was near me. I heard a voice say, "Tell them I'm coming soon, you will be alive to see my return." I stumbled onto your web site a few years ago and was deeply impressed with your zeal, tenacity and determination to warn all of the seriousness of our times. While viewing you site a few days ago, the Holy Spirit impressed upon me to write to you again, thanking and encouraging you for your faithfulness to share such a lofty message of good news.
I sometimes travel quite extensively to various engagements, and I can tell you that there seems to be a split in the church world concerning the rapture. Many pastors whom I meet feel very uncomfortable with the fact that we are the generation to see the return of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.
I have felt for years that we would not go beyond the year 2001 for the rapture. My reason for this is a simple understanding of the Hebrew alphabet and its duel character system.
Hebrew letters stand for numbers which weigh and determine the value of a word or words. 2001 forms the letters TAUV-SHIN-SAMECH-ALEPH. For the first time the letters 2001 start with the TAUV and ends with the ALEPH. The letters ALEPH and TAUV of the Hebrew alphabet are the same equivalent letters as the ALPHA and OMEGA of the New Testament.
When taking the first and last letters of 2001, the TAUV and the ALEPH, it forms the word EHT pronounced EIGHT. The TAUV and ALEPH is said by Jewish Rabbinical writers to be the SERVANT LAMP, which is the middle of the MENORAH [the Seven Golden Candlesticks]. In the Torah, you come across two letters TAUV and ALEPH at various intervals,such as in Genesis 11, where there are only seven words in the original Hebrew which are, BERESHIT-BARA-ELOHIM-[EHT]-HASHAMAYIM-VA'EHT-HA'ARETZ. The middle word is EHT [tauv and aleph], forming the SERVANT LAMP according to ancient tradition. When combining the letters TAUV-SHIN-SAMECH-ALEPH forming 2001, we arrive at unusual combination. These letters form the beginning of the end and the end of the beginning, and places the SERVANT LAMP [tauv and aleph] at a very critical point in history. In between the TAUV and the ALEPH, are the letters SHIN and SAMECH. The SHIN is said by the Rabbinical commentary to represent PEACE, while the SAMECH is said to represent the sign of G-D'S wrath, and also representative of completeness.
Could it be that we have arrived at the precise point in history where both PEACE and WRATH combines together with the SERVANT LAMP [tauv and aleph], the beginning and the end, who is none other than YESHUA standing in the midst of the SEVEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS [Revelation 113]?
Another thought is that whenever the term "The third day" is found in the Torah which uses the letters BEIT-YOD-VAV-MEM-HEY-SHIN-LAMED-YOD-SHIN-YOD, counting every second letter from left to right spells the word SHILHUV, which is one of the two words in Hebrew that means RAPTURE. It appears that YESHUA will resurrect his spiritual body on the THIRD DAY [the millennium], as he resurrected his physical body on the THIRD DAY. Again Marilyn, this is a very unusual time to be living in, and your work is of the utmost importance to the kingdom of Yeshua. I've read some of the attacks coming your way and you are strong and mature in Yeshua. Once again I would be proud to be your pastor.
(From Bible Prophecy Corner)