Dear Jewish
Friend: The Jerusalem Road
By Henry A.
Benach
One
of the greatest desires of all Jewish people is
to walk up the roads of Jerusalem.
God's
greatest desire is that they walk the road that
leads to eternal blessedness.
The
Bible tells us the direction each one needs to
take to reach their final destination.
God Is Holy
"Speak unto all
the congregation of the children of Israel, and
say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD
your God am holy." Leviticus 19:2
"And Joshua
said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD:
for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he
will not forgive your transgressions nor your
sins." Joshua 24:19
There is None
Without Sin
"They are all
gone aside, they are all together become filthy:
there is none that doeth good, no, not one."
Psalm 14:3
Behold, I was
shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother
conceive me." The words of King David, Psalm
51:5
"For there is
not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and
sinneth not." Ecclesiastes 7:20
"All we like
sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one
to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him
the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6
Good Deeds Cannot
Purify Us
"But we are all
as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness
are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a
leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have
taken us away." Isaiah 64:5 in Jewish Bible or
64:6 KJV
"There is a way
which seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death." Proverbs 14:12
God Requires a
Blood Sacrifice
"For the life
of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given
it to you upon the altar to make an atonement
for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh
an atonement for the soul." Leviticus 17:11
Jewish and
non-Jewish historians agree that both the
Tabernacle and the genealogical records (whereby
we could know who are the sons of Aaron) were
destroyed by Titus in 70 A.D. No longer is there
a system of blood sacrifices whereby the Jewish
people can have their sins forgiven. Since we
have seen it is not by good deeds, has God left
his precious people with no hope? Of course not!
He has not failed either you or me.
Applying the
Blood of the Messiah
You can be
forgiven - and know it! How?
The children of
Israel applied the blood to their doorposts and
lintel to prevent the death angel from killing
their firstborn. Exodus 12:21-23
The priest
applied the blood to the mercy seat to atone for
the sins of the nation. Leviticus 16:15-19
But since the
destruction of the Temple and the ending of
Temple sacrifices, God has provided salvation
through the blood of Yeshua Ha Machiach (Jesus
the Messiah) by his sacrifice for me. Hebrews
9:12
Safety and Refuge
is in God's Messiah
Who is this
Messiah? He was:
A.
Born of a virgin. "Therefore the Lord himself
shall give you a sign: Behold a virgin shall
conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his
name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
B.
Born in Bethlehem. "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,
though thou be little among the thousands of
Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto
me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings
forth have been from old, from everlasting."
Micah 5:2
C.
Slain for our sins. "But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was
upon him: and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the Lord
hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." Isaiah
53:5-6
D.
Resurrected. "For thou wilt not leave my soul in
hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to
see corruption." Psalm 16:10
Would you accept
Him into your life now?
"Boast not
thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what
a day may bring forth." Proverbs 27:1
Heavenly
Father, knowing Thou art holy and that I am a
sinner, I now ask the Almighty God, the Creator
of the heavens and of the earth, the one and
only True Messiah of Israel, the Lord Jesus
Christ, to come into my heart and to wash away
my sin. I pray this in Messiah's name. Amen.
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