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As we have seen through this series on Hanukkah, darkness is always on the move with its plans to overcome the Light. Ever since the beginning, the evil one has been trying to overthrow the Creator and remove the Most High from His heavenly throne. The Fall of Lucifer “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt m

Upon entering Jerusalem, Yehudah and his brother priests were dismayed to see the Temple desolate, the altar profaned, the gates burned, and the holy courtyard overgrown with weeds. They tore their garments, cried out to heaven, and sounded the shofar. Before the last enemy had even been rooted out of the strongholds of Jerusalem, Yehudah set about restoring the Temple. They tore down the defiled altar and built a new one. They made new implements and furnishings from what

In our last Hanukkah post. we briefly covered its history and how King Antiochus enforced Hellenistic laws in the Holy Land, forbidding Sabbath observance, circumcision, kosher diet and the study of Torah. He converted the Holy Temple in Jerusalem into a Temple to Zeus and even slaughtered a pig on the altar, profaning it. It was a very difficult and evil time to be living in the Holy Land of Israel. As you read through these events, ask yourself, if this were to happen in yo

The Light of the World Yeshua (Jesus), the Master told His disciples: “I am the light of the world. The one who follows Me will no longer walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” -John 8:12 On another occasion, He instructed them: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name ‘Immanu El’ (God with us)! – Isaiah 7:14 There are seven feasts of the LORD, besides the Sabbath day. And on three of the seven feasts of the LORD [Passover, Shavuot/Pentecost and Sukkot/Feast of Tabernacles] all the Israelite men were commanded by God to come up yearly to Jerusalem bringing offerings for God. And of the three feasts, the two most importa