Kol Yisrael Torah and Prophecy
Bible Studies for the Two Houses of Israel
Author: Brian SomersThe above image was found by doing a search for “Save the Environment” and selecting one of the results shown. The puzzled reader may ask, what does “Saving the Earth” have to do with Isaiah 24? Good question!
Introduction For a long time, I have believed and taught that the rapture was post-tribulation based on Yeshua’s teaching in Matthew 24:29-31. 29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will beContinue reading The Two-Part Rapture: The Sixth Seal and the Gathering of the Elect
Introduction This study pulls together several pieces of evidence and threads found in the Holy Scriptures to make the proposition that the Ten Tribes of Israel along with families of the Tribes of Judah will not go straight to Israel, but will instead be routed to the territory of ancient Assyria, which is known inContinue reading From Exile to Kurdistan
The book of Revelation is well known to be a book filled with imagery and symbols. In many parts of Christendom, Revelation is considered to be very difficult, if not impossible to understand. Some years ago, I read somewhere (unfortunately, I cannot recall the source) that a Jewish scholar looked at Revelation and said thatContinue reading Revelation 12’s Woman and Her Children
Those of us who believe in Jesus Christ, or in Hebrew, Yeshua haMashiach, tend to organize ourselves into bodies known as “churches”. We see this all throughout the New Testament Gospels and Letters. This notion of “churches” or, in Greek, “ekklesia” has been the dominant form of organization for nearly 2,000 years. In fact, it’sContinue reading The Church is “Temporary”
There are emphatic declarations given in Revelation 17 and 18 about the Lord God burning the whore with fire. 16 And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 For God has put it intoContinue reading The Context of Burning the Whore with Fire
Most of us who read the book of Daniel are familiar with the story of Daniel in the Lions’ Den and perhaps, to a lesser extent, Daniel’s three good friends being thrown into the fire. In both cases, our Jewish protagonist(s) miraculously survived with the help of Heaven. Also, in both cases, these Jewish menContinue reading A Lesson from the Babylonian Exile
Acharei MotTorah: Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15; Ezekiel 22:1-16BC/NT: I Corinthians 6:9-20 Normally, we begin our study of each parashah by starting with the Torah reading and then including the Haftarah and the Brit Chadassah readings as appropriate to learning how to apply the commandments (mitzvot), statutes (chuqqim), and judgments (mishpatim) to our dailyContinue reading Acharei Mot_K’Doshim – 27
TazriaTorah: Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59Haftarah: II Kings 4:42-5:19Brit Chadassah/New Testament: Luke 7:18-35 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: ‘When a woman gives birth and delivers a male child, then she shall be unclean for seven days; as she is in the days of her menstruation, sheContinue reading Tazria_m’Tsora – 26
Torah: Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1-7:17Brit Chadassah/New Testament: Hebrews 7:1-19 Sh’mini is a portion possibly best known for two things: 1) the death of High Priest Aaron’s elder two sons for offering “strange fire” right after the Glory of the Lord had been made manifest, and 2) the eleventh chapter of Leviticus whichContinue reading Sh’mini – 25