tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post5947409829671322433..comments2023-04-03T00:49:50.995-07:00Comments on The Emergent Observer: Tu BeShvat, A Return to The GardenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-40401637384221214092010-01-05T20:33:59.866-08:002010-01-05T20:33:59.866-08:00Kudos to you Tim. Great blog (been missing your po...Kudos to you Tim. Great blog (been missing your posts), but I just wanted to second your criticism of Anders. <br /><br />Anders, if we can't rely on the writings of the Apostles, then the Gospel has failed and Yeshua is a liar (G-d forbid). Give up your delusional conspiracies and falsified information about the historical Church. The Yeshua of the NT is the pro-Torah Messiah and Lord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-18231236281898685222009-12-29T12:46:44.483-08:002009-12-29T12:46:44.483-08:00Hello Tim Layne!
(I couldn't comment the Chief...Hello Tim Layne!<br />(I couldn't comment the Chief Rabbi-post, so I comment here instead. Hope it is okay.)<br /><br />An important distinction the Chief Rabbi doesn’t make is this: “No one can follow two polar-opposite masters — the authentic, historical, PRO-Torah 1st-century Ribi from Nazareth and the 4th-century (post-135 C.E.), arch-antithesis ANTI-Torah apostasy developed by the Hellenists (namely the Sadducees and Roman pagans who conspired to kill Ribi Yәhoshua [ha-Mashiakh (the Messiah) from Nazareth], displaced his original followers and redacted the NT).”<br /><br />To follow Ribi Yehoshua one needs to become one of his Netzarim-followers (http://www.netzarim.co.il). The followers of Ribi Yehoshua have always been subordinated to beit din ha-Netzarim (now it is in Ra'anana in Israel). Learn more in the above website.<br /><br />All the best, Anders BranderudAnders Branderudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590420531095058999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-4691525385372833582009-01-14T19:37:00.000-08:002009-01-14T19:37:00.000-08:00Thank you for those additions! "The atrium of the ...Thank you for those additions! <BR/><BR/>"The atrium of the chuch above the tomb was known as "The Garden", "Eden", "The New Eden". (Underwood, P. Ibid., p. 105 n.245)"<BR/><BR/>...very interesting.Tim Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325141774816658493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-41962276403728201662009-01-14T13:46:00.000-08:002009-01-14T13:46:00.000-08:00And I thought Etz Haym is pomegranate or lemon...S...And I thought Etz Haym is pomegranate or lemon...<BR/><BR/>Some connections between Eden and tomb of Yeshua:<BR/><BR/>Since 7th c. the Cave was described as "the Source of Life" by St. Modest, John Damascus, Patriarch Photius. (Underwood, P. The Fountain of Life in the manuscripts of the Gospels, p.96)<BR/><BR/>The atrium of the chuch above the tomb was known as "The Garden", "Eden", "The New Eden". (Underwood, P. Ibid., p. 105 n.245)<BR/><BR/>Origen said that Ps.74:12's action of God happens in the place of Yeshua's funeral.(Origen. Selecta in Psalmos, MPG 12, 1532)Mitkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095217616694057459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-5564305069574719002009-01-08T09:47:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:47:00.000-08:00That makes sense to me, I probably won't read the ...That makes sense to me, I probably won't read the Genesis or the Revelation passages the same way again. And I always thought the Tree of Life was an apple tree :)<BR/>I'm making the connection, even though some of these thoughts are a little new to me.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268770003656907848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-62419159283904617342009-01-08T09:04:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:04:00.000-08:00Yeah. The connection I was attempting to make abov...Yeah. The connection I was attempting to make above is that it could be argued that the Tree of Life is an almond tree. No one could enter Luz because the Gate was hidden by this tree. This statement that those "who keep mitzvot have the right to the Tree of Life and may enter through the gates into the city" suggest a reference to Luz which would make sense given the kind of stories that are told of this city where no one dies.Tim Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325141774816658493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-1612265784073131602009-01-08T08:00:00.000-08:002009-01-08T08:00:00.000-08:00Not sure why that passage came to mind, probably j...Not sure why that passage came to mind, probably just the reference to the tree of life. <BR/><BR/>That is very interesting about how the tabernacle is compared to the Garden and the menorah being described as an almond tree.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268770003656907848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-8913038475424934572009-01-08T00:30:00.000-08:002009-01-08T00:30:00.000-08:00Very well written, I enjoyed reading!-malkiVery well written, I enjoyed reading!<BR/><BR/>-malkimalkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581938659377735797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-31837667880046641752009-01-07T21:37:00.000-08:002009-01-07T21:37:00.000-08:00That's interesting. This text from Revelation remi...That's interesting. This text from Revelation reminds me of the midrash (insight brought down from the sages)regarding the ancient city of Beit-El. This city was also called "Luz" (Gen 28:19; 35:6; 48:3; Joshua 16:2; 18:13; Judges 1:23). Chazal (our sages of blessed memory) say that the entrance to the city was obscured by a great almond tree (Luz=Almond). There is a strong connection between the almond tree and the concept of resurrection. <BR/><BR/>In the city of "Luz" techelet was produced. This is a dye which is used to color many of the coverings of the tabernacle as well as the "blue" cord of the fringed garment (Numbers 15:37)Chazal connect techelet to the resurrection of the dead (Sanhedrin 91a). This is interesting because it is said that the angel of death could not pass through the city of Luz(Sotah 46b). In Jewish thought the body is resurrected from one small fragment found at the base of the skull. This seed which is the source of our regenerated bodies is also called an almond/Luz. <BR/><BR/>Last Saturday my Rabbi compared the tabernacle to Gan Eden. He explained that the menorah which stood in the Holy place was like the tree of life in The Garden. This is meaningful in this context because the menorah is described in Torah as a "almond" tree (Exodus 25:33; 37:19).<BR/><BR/>Very interesting. I had never read this passage from Revelation as a reference to Luz and a connection between that city and the Garden.Tim Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325141774816658493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-9594004802023362752009-01-06T07:15:00.000-08:002009-01-06T07:15:00.000-08:00When reading this article it made me think of the ...When reading this article it made me think of the Word's of prophecy in Revelation 22:14 when John writes "Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city." NKJV<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268770003656907848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-50554755830458408882009-01-06T00:14:00.000-08:002009-01-06T00:14:00.000-08:00The idea was sparked by my good friend Zach Scheid...The idea was sparked by my good friend Zach Scheidler. I hope everyone makes even the connections that were not explicitly spelled out in this short article including the two heavenly beings placed both at the entrance to Gan Eden and in The Garden Tomb. The beauty is in the details.Tim Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325141774816658493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783622974101037827.post-72793756591549109062009-01-05T21:48:00.000-08:002009-01-05T21:48:00.000-08:00I have never seen the garden and Yeshua's trail as...I have never seen the garden and Yeshua's trail as being connected that way. Very interestingRob Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596501547954911730noreply@blogger.com