Uncircumcised Ears Can't Hear
You must be kidding. On http://www.thepathoftruth.com,
a rather unusual Christian web-site, you list two of my friends and co-religionists,
Rabbis Ken Spiro and Stuart Federow, as false teachers. If you label
them as false teachers, then you also must call the Prophet Isaiah a
false teacher. After all, in his Chapters 24, 28, & 65, he vividly
describes the mother false religion of the future (relative to his ministry)
- Christianity.
Paul's reply:
Uri, your pledge for your co-religionists means nothing at
all, especially because I have found both of them to be in serious contradiction
against the God of Israel, and they have no answers to prove otherwise.
Indeed, they have no answers at all.
You can read the correspondences and
see for yourself. Then, if you wish to tell me that these men are like
the prophet Isaiah, you can prove it
by defending their positions that I have shown to be faulty and at enmity
with the God of Isaiah. You will not be able to do this, however, just
like they were not able, because there is no truth in you.
As for the
false religion of orthodox Christianity, we summarily destroy it on our
site.
The problem for you is that you cannot separate the vile
from the precious, being yet in your sins and unbelief.
Isaiah spoke many
things from God, which you would do well to hear. For examples:
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that
standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto Him shall the nations seek;
and His
resting-place shall be glorious" (Isaiah 11:10 JPS).
"Behold My Servant, Whom I uphold; Mine elect, in Whom My Soul delighteth;
I have put My Spirit upon Him, He shall make the right to go forth to the
nations" (Isaiah 42:1 JPS).
"I the LORD have called Thee in righteousness, and have taken hold
of Thy hand, and kept Thee, and set Thee for a covenant of the people,
for a Light
of the nations" (Isaiah 42:6 JPS).
"Yea, He saith: 'It is too light a thing that Thou shouldest
be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the offspring
of
Israel;
I will also give Thee for a Light of the nations, that
My salvation may be unto the end of the earth'" (Isaiah 49:6 JPS).
Isaiah 53:1-12 JPS
(1) 'Who would have believed our report? And to Whom hath
the arm of the LORD been revealed?
(2) For He shot up right forth as a sapling, and as a
root out of a dry ground; He had no form nor comeliness,
that
we should
look
upon
Him,
nor beauty that we should delight in Him.
(3) He was despised, and forsaken of men, a man of pains,
and acquainted with disease, and as one from whom men
hide their
face: He was
despised, and we esteemed Him not.
(4) Surely our diseases He did bear, and our pains He
carried; whereas we did esteem Him stricken, smitten
of God, and
afflicted.
(5) But He was wounded because of our transgressions,
He was crushed because of our iniquities: the chastisement
of our
welfare was
upon Him, and with
His stripes we were healed.
(6) All we like sheep did go astray, we turned every
one to his own way; and the LORD hath made to light on
Him
the iniquity
of us all.
(7) He was oppressed, though He humbled himself and opened
not His mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and as a sheep
that
before her
shearers is dumb; yea, He opened not His mouth.
(8) By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and
with His generation who did reason? for He was cut off
out of
the land
of the living,
for the transgression of My people to whom the stroke
was due.
(9) And they made His grave with the wicked, and with
the rich his tomb; although He had done no violence,
neither
was any
deceit in
His mouth.'
(10) Yet it pleased the LORD to crush Him by disease;
to see if his soul would offer itself in restitution,
that
He might
see His
seed,
prolong
His days, and that the purpose of the LORD might prosper
by His hand:
(11) Of the travail of His soul He shall see to the full,
even My Servant, Who by His knowledge did justify the
Righteous One to the
many, and
their iniquities He did bear.
(12) Therefore will I divide Him a portion among the
great, and He shall divide the spoil with the mighty;
because
He bared his
soul
unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors; yet He bore
the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 29:13-14 JPS
(13) And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw
near, and with their mouth and with their lips do honour
Me,
but have removed
their
heart far
from Me, and their fear of Me is a commandment of men
learned by rote;
(14) Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvellous
work among this people, even a marvellous work and
a wonder;
and the wisdom
of their
wise men shall
perish, and the prudence of their prudent men shall
be hid.
As for the specific chapters of Isaiah you
mention, what do you find in 24, 28, or 65 that disagrees
with
anything
we have
written
or
said? You
don't speak with any relevance to the matter at hand,
Uri.
I see words there, however, that do apply to
you:
Isaiah 28:14-22 JPS
(14) Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scoffers,
the ballad-mongers of this people which is in
Jerusalem:
(15) Because ye have said: 'We have made a covenant
with death, and with the nether-world are we
at agreement; when the scouring
scourge
shall
pass through, it shall not come unto us; for
we have made lies our refuge, and
in falsehood have we hid ourselves';
(16) Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold,
I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried
stone,
a
costly corner-stone of sure
foundation;
he
that believeth shall not make haste.
(17) And I will make justice the line, and righteousness
the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the
refuge of lies,
and the waters
shall overflow
the hiding-place.
(18) And your covenant with death shall be disannulled
and your agreement with the nether-world shall
not stand; when
the scouring
scourge
shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden
down by it,
(19) As often as it passeth through, it shall
take you; for morning by morning shall it pass
through,
by day
and by night;
and it
shall be sheer
terror to understand the message.
(20) For the bed is too short for a man to stretch
himself; and the covering too narrow when he
gathereth himself
up.
(21) For the LORD will rise up as in mount Perazim,
He will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon;
that He may
do His work,
strange
is His
work, and bring to pass His act, strange is His
act.
(22) Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your
bands be made strong; for an extermination wholly
determined
have
I heard
from the Lord,
the GOD of hosts, upon the whole land.
And:
Isaiah 24:3-6 JPS
(3) The earth shall be utterly emptied, and clean
despoiled; for the LORD hath spoken this
word.
(4) The earth fainteth and fadeth away, the
world faileth and fadeth away, the lofty
people of
the earth do fail.
(5) The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants
thereof; because they have transgressed the
laws, violated the
statute, broken the
everlasting covenant.
(6) Therefore hath a curse devoured the earth,
and they that dwell therein are found guilty;
therefore the inhabitants
of the earth
waste away,
and men are left few.
The reason you claim
much yet prove nothing is because you are full of yourself
and devoid
of
the Spirit
of God. You
speak not
for Truth's
sake,
but for your own. Your confidence is in
your intellectual ability, not the LORD:
Jeremiah 9:23-24 JPS
(23) (9:22) Thus saith the LORD: Let not
the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither
let the
mighty
man glory
in his
might, let
not the
rich man glory
in his riches;
(24) (9:23) But let him that glorieth
glory in this, that he understandeth,
and knoweth
Me,
that I am
the LORD Who
exercise
mercy, justice,
and righteousness, in the earth; for
in these things I delight, saith
the LORD.
The LORD is not kidding, and
neither, as His servants, are we. You need to
repent
in order
to get right
with God. You
need The
Key for Israel and the Jew.
Paul
Cohen
Uri's response:
Paul,
I'm afraid that it is YOU who is mistaken. Using the JPS translation
doesn't impress me since no translation from Hebrew to English
or, for
that matter, to any other language, is perfect.
The Torah and rest of the Hebrew Bible are the property of the
Jewish
people, and the fact that various translations of the Hebrew Scriptures
found their way into Christian bibles is nothing more than theft
and an
attempt to usurp and misuse them. This is obvious since Christians
do not observe the precepts in the Torah, nor do they follow what
the rest of the Hebrew Bible teaches. Instead, they bend the mistranslated
texts in their attempts to retrofit them to Christian theology.
When you are able to discuss the Hebrew Bible with me in the Hebrew
language, then we can continue to dialogue. Till then, perhaps
you need to read this material - http://virtualyeshiva.com/counter-index.html.
As to Rabbis Spiro and Federow, the do not need me to defend them.
I read your various correspondences and they didn't impress me
since they are based on your own misperceptions.
Uri Yosef, Ph.D.
Director of Education
VirtualYeshiva.com
Paul's reply:
You need have no fear, Uri. While you can only allege I am
wrong, I have proven that you and your friends are wrong, and will
do so again.
I didn't use the JPS translation to impress you; I
only used it so that you couldn't complain that someone other
than one of your
co-religionists worded the Scriptures I quoted. Nevertheless,
the JPS does have errors in it, some of which are intentionally
misleading,
and therefore it cannot be used with confidence on all occasions.
I know this because I speak fluent Hebrew of the Spirit. While
you may speak Hebrew of the letter, that is not the language
of God. Your boasting of linguistic ability is empty and foolhardy. Only
those who speak Hebrew of the Spirit comprehend the Word of
God, as did all the prophets and Messiah.
The
children of Israel who were in constant rebellion against God
also spoke Hebrew of the letter, and where did it get them?
As
Jeremiah, sent by the God of the Hebrews to speak His Words
to them, said of them (and you):
"To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold,
their ear is uncircumcised, and they can't listen: behold,
the Word of the LORD is become to them a reproach; they have no
delight
in it" (Jeremiah 6:10 HNV).
And Moses, who wrote most
of the Torah you think to own, said this of you:
"For they are a nation without wisdom, neither is there any
understanding in them" (Deuteronomy 32:28 MKJV).
What
good is owning something you don't comprehend or know how
to use?
But you, as a fool, are confident in the
flesh and in your lack of wisdom and understanding. You
destroy yourself with that which should be used for your
good.
Which prophet or man of God ever got a doctorate
degree from a heathen institute of "higher learning," and
used it to signify spiritual authority? Did Ezekiel get
a Ph.D.
from the University
of Chaldea? And if so, why isn't it mentioned in his writings
to give them a little more credibility, like you mention
it in your
letters?
You also mention your organization, "Virtual
Yeshiva." Did
Moses, when sent by God to liberate the children of Israel,
set up a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Egypt to
make sure he
had the approval of the Egyptian authorities for his ministry
and could collect tax-free donations? Do you think Daniel
had one in
Babylon?
Obviously men of God have never behaved as you
do, because they were sent by God and had His authority
rather than
relying on
their own. You seek the authorization and approval of men
because you
are not sent by God, but speak for yourself. You criticize
heathen Christianity, but you are no different in your
ways and like
confidence in the things of men. Even worse, you are a
hypocrite and liar.
As for true Christianity, show us where we deviate
from the precepts of the Torah. And show me how you keep
the Torah without a Temple
or Tabernacle of God and Levitical priesthood to carry
out the prescribed sacrifices. Show me how you fulfill
the annual
feasts
without these things, according to the actual and precise
Words of God, and not according to how you retrofit them
to fit your
Jewish theology.
(By the way, true men of God have no "theology." They
walk in the Spirit of the living God, according to His
mind and will, and therefore never speak speculatively
and blasphemously
about His divine Nature.)
You say the Tenach is the property
of the Jews. Boasting of holding the papers while losing the
Author, without
Whom the
papers are
meaningless, is tragically stupid of you. The Lord
warned you where this would lead, but you do not hear or believe
Him.
Jeremiah 7:11-15 JPS
(11) Is this house, whereupon My Name is called, become
a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I,
have seen it, saith
the
LORD.
(12) For go ye now unto My place which was in Shiloh,
where I caused My Name to dwell at the first, and
see what I
did to it
for the
wickedness of My people Israel.
(13) And now, because ye have done all these works,
saith the LORD, and I spoke unto you, speaking betimes
and
often, but
ye heard
not, and I called you, but ye answered not;
(14) therefore will I do unto the house, whereupon
My Name is called, wherein ye trust, and unto the
place which I
gave to
you and to
your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
(15) And I will cast you out of My sight, as I have
cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of
Ephraim.
If a family rebels against its patriarch,
killing his son and heir to steal the inheritance, and
then
gets
apprehended
by
the legal
authorities, what do you think happens? The family's
goods are confiscated and they are either executed
or thrown
into jail.
That is what happened to Israel.
You have lost your
rights to much more than just the paperwork. You have lost the
only vital and meaningful
thing, your connection
to God. Even coming back into the land of Israel
has
not come about because you are connected or obedient
to Him.
You are still
not reconciled. That is the point of The
Key for Israel and the Jew.
Will you lie and
now tell me that God has been speaking to you?
Will you lie and say He no longer
has a tongue
or desire
to speak
in the present?
The Word of God belongs to no people
any more than God Himself belongs to a people. He is Lord over
all and
all belongs to
Him. Those who possess anything of His are first
possessed by Him.
You have things backwards, as do all Jews who
kiss the Torah but not
the Son (and here is another place the JPS mistranslates):
"Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish from the
way, when His wrath is kindled in but a little time. Blessed are
all
who
put their trust in Him" (Psalms 2:12 MKJV).
The Psalmist spoke of your apostasy from God:
"The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief
corner-stone. This is the LORD'S doing; it is
marvellous in our eyes" (Psalms
118:22-23 JPS).
The Lord Jesus Christ, the Stone
you rejected, told your fathers why they could not understand
the Hebrew
of God:
"Why don't you understand My speech? Because you can't hear
My word. You are of your father, the Devil,
and you want to do the desires
of your father. He was a murderer from the
beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no
truth in him. When he speaks
a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar,
and the father of it. But because I tell the truth, you don't believe
Me" (John
8:43-45 HNV).
And Stephen, a true Hebrew speaker,
said this to your fathers right before they murdered
him:
"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised
in heart and
ears, you
always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do" (Acts
7:51 HNV).
Who gives you the right, Uri, to read and interpret
my English and to judge the things I say? Who gives you the
right to judge
what is recorded in the New Testament? The fact is that you
have no authority whatsoever because you have no connection with,
and understanding of, God and His ways, as has been amply
demonstrated yet again.
Paul Cohen
Uri's reply:
Paul & Co.,
My last communication in response to your lengthy diatribes. Consider
this:
If Jesus really lived and died, Jesus was not G-d.
If Jesus died on Friday and less than 36 hours later on Sunday
he undied,
Jesus made no real sacrifice."
Now you can add my name to your list of false teachers and be
sure to
include the link to my "false teachings" -
http://virtualyeshiva.com/counter-index.html
Uri Yosef, Ph.D.
Paul's reply:
Uri, you have your facts wrong, as usual. Jesus didn't die on
Friday. He died on Wednesday, "between the evenings," at
the time of the Passover sacrifice on the 14th of Nisan, which
is the late afternoon approaching the beginning of the 15th and
the Feast of Unleavened Bread (a high Sabbath). He was then in
the grave the precise amount of time He said He would be - three
nights and three days.
Wednesday night, Thursday night, and Friday
night. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. As the weekly Sabbath
ended, the Lord raised Himself
from the dead, just as He said He would (proving He is God):
"Then the Jews answered and said to Him, What sign do you
show us, since you do these things? Jesus answered and said to
them, Destroy
this temple and in three days I will raise it up" (John
2:18-19 MKJV).
By early Sunday morning at dawn, into the fourth
day, the Lord had already been raised, which, given His promise,
we know
happened the day before:
Luke 24:1-8 EMTV
(1) And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning,
they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb
bringing the spices which they had prepared.
(2) But they found the stone having been rolled away from
the tomb.
(3) And going in they did not find the body of the Lord
Jesus.
(4) And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about
this, that behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.
(5) Then, as they became afraid and bowed their faces to
the ground, they said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?
(6) He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke
to you when He was still in Galilee,
(7) saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the
hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third
day rise
again.'"
(8) And they remembered His words.
We will keep this conversation
in its present location, under The
Key for Israel and the Jew. There you may also access
other correspondences that answer your objections.
Paul
It was expected, as one would expect pus and putrefaction to emerge
from a boil that was lanced. Cleansing and healing will follow,
because God has ordained it for His people. Will you, Israel, identify
with the pus or the Doctor?
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What the God of Israel has done for me, and what
He will do for you.
A Letter of Promise, Hope, and Exhortation
to the Dispersed and Oppressed Uncircumcised-in-Heart Seed of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
We witness the ungodly and unjust hatred for
Jews everywhere and consider there is something important going
on. We are also in awe of the marvelous historical developments
and events, knowing very well, by God’s grace, that man cannot
do what has developed concerning the Jews at any time, perhaps
especially in this last century. Here is a letter of promise to
God's chosen in the flesh, based on His faithfulness and awesome
power:
“I, even I, am He Who comforts you: who are you, that you
are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall
be made as grass; and have forgotten the LORD your Maker, Who stretched
forth the Heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth…?” (Isaiah
51:12-13 HNV)
“Every way of a man is right in his own
eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts” (Proverbs 21:2 HNV).
Israel, come hear the Word of God, and let your
hearts be revealed; know the Truth and be reconciled to Your Father.
It is time. Of what value is it to continue in darkness, not knowing
Him and His heart towards you, Who has loved you from days of old
and draws you with lovingkindness?
Israel, your God knows and sees what you suffer. He is not remote,
unfamiliar, or unaffected by what is happening with you. There
is a reason for your predicament, however, a reason that holds
the key to the solution for all. There is an answer from God, which
you need to hear and know.
Jews, you have tried everything to be at peace, to
have dialogue with, and to appease, the world. You have tried everything,
and nothing has worked, because you lacked the simple solution.
Here is the key for Israel, the Jew, and the whole world. |
