Shabbat shalom, Nazarene Israelites.
1. PRAISE REPORTS, PRAYER REQUESTS, UPDATES: 10 January 5785 (2025)
a. Call for repentance in the two houses
Please pray with us as we continue the call for both houses of Judah and Ephraim to repent, to forsake replacement doctrine and idol worship, and to return fully to Yahweh.
Devarim (Deuteronomy) 12:30-32
30 “take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their elohim, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their elohim? I also will do likewise.’31 You shall not worship Yahweh your Elohim in that way; for every abomination to Yahweh which He hates they have done to their elohim; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their elohim.
32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.”
2. STUDIES:
Parashat “Re’eh 5785 (2025): The Comfort and Consolation of Spiritual Jerusalem” explains the benefits and the consolations of obeying Yahweh’s voice; the punishments for not obeying; Judah’s need to repent and return to the Tanach; and Ephraim’s need to repent, to enter into Yahweh’s covenant, and to form a nation (the stick of Joseph) as spiritual adults.
b. Additional Studies:
Previous parashiot videos
Video Studies
Video Shorts
Book Studies
c. Beit Sefer Children’s Publications (Home Page):
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Parasha activities
Tanach activities
Brit Chadasha activities
Hebrew Lessons
3. SABBATHS, NEW MOONS, AND CALENDAR EVENTS:
a. Feasts of Yahweh:
11 March 2024 was Rosh HaShanah (the beginning of the Hebrew year). The new moon of the 7th Hebrew month was seen from Israel on the evening of 4 September 2024. Yahweh’s feasts are officially over for the year. For more information about the Torah Calendar and news calendar updates, please visit Torah Calendar News.
b. New Moon 11th Hebrew Month (expected): 1 January 2025 (evening)
The 11th Hebrew month began on the evening of 1 January 2025. The next new moon is expected to be visible from Israel on 30 January 2025. Confirmation will be made upon the sighting of the new moon (or the 30-day default count). Please stay attentive to Torah Calendar News for updates concerning new moons, barley reports, Rosh HaShanah confirmation, and feasts for the coming Hebrew year.
Note: 11 March 2024 was the confirmed declaration of Rosh HaShanah (the beginning of the Hebrew year). For more details, please visit Torah Calendar News.
c. Upcoming Discipleship Meetings:
All meetings are at 8 AM Colombian time (always UTC-5, but watch your Daylight Savings Time adjustments). The Discipleship Meeting is a discussion between disciples. It is generally 1-hour long but may run longer depending on how the Spirit leads. For more on NI’s description of discipleship, please see NI’s Discipleship program.
31 January 2025- new moon discipleship meeting (expected)
Note: If the monthly Discipleship Meeting coincides with the weekly Shabbat Meeting, the Shabbat Meeting will take precedence, and new moon discussion will be combined with the Shabbat meeting. However, in the case of a Feast Day Meeting coinciding with a Shabbat meeting, the Feast Day Meeting will take precedence.
d. Why the FirstFruits Torah Calendar?
Every year we receive questions about the Firstfruits Torah calendar and why it differs from Karaite, Jewish, and Messianic, and Equinox calendars. The different calendars that exist can (and do) cause a lot of confusion. But if we follow Scripture without adding or taking away from Yahweh’s word, we see that there are significant errors in the Karaite, Jewish, Messianic, and Equinox calendars.
We explain these errors in the following studies, as well as why it is important to follow the true Firstfruits Torah calendar in order to observe Yahweh’s feasts at His appointed times only.
Note: Some published studies may include dates for Babylonian calendars (5785/2025). It should be noted that neither the Hillel II Jewish calendar, nor the Roman-Greco calendar are the biblical Torah calendar of Yahweh, and that NI only updates these years for publishing and relational purposes. While the Babylonian years change accordingly, NI keeps the biblical Rosh HaShanah (new year) according to the Torah Calendar.
4. NAZARENE ISRAEL REVELATION NEWS:
We encourage you to check the news each week, to follow the trends of the four horses. Also, if you have never gone through the permanent links, we urge you to read them. Click here to read the Nazarene Revelation News on the website. (You must be logged in to view.)
The purpose of the Revelation News is to show that the Revelation Timeline is correct (as explained in the study, Revelation and the End Times.) Links on the news page are for the sole purpose of giving updates pertinent to the Revelation news timeline. Nazarene Israel does not necessarily support doctrine shared in outside news sources.
Everything is still 100% on track according to the Revelation Timeline in Revelation and the End Times!
Shalom!