Hanukkah Lessons for Today (PART 2 OF 2)

From: Eddie Chumney
To: heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: Hanukkah Lessons for Today

HANUKKAH LESSONS FOR TODAY

by
Eddie Chumney
Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int'l

(PART 2 OF 2)

UNDERSTANDING THE EVENTS IN THE END OF DAYS

In order to understand the events associated with the end of
days, you NEED to have understanding of the following items:

#1) There will be a struggle in the end of days where the world's
system (Greco-Roman hellenistic) will seek to IMPOSE its ways and
value system upon the people of YHVH

#2) There will be an end-time battle between the descendents of Jacob
(house of Jacob) and the descendents of Esau (house of Esau)

#3) Joseph revealing himself to his brothers is prophetic of the
restoration and reunification of both houses of Israel (Messianic
Redemption)

Hanukkah prepares and educates you regarding the struggle
and battle over the forces of Greco-Roman hellenistic viewpoint and
values versus following the Torah of the Messiah.

ANTIOCHUS IV EPHIPHANES IS A TYPE OF THE FALSE MESSIAH

As explained in Part 1 of this teaching, Biblical history
is prophetic.

The historical events associated with the rule of
Antiochus IV Epiphanes is prophetic of the ways, mindset and actions
of the future false messiah.

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FALSE MESSIAH?

MAIN CHARACTERISTIC

**** The false messiah doesn't follow Torah and advocates others to not
follow Torah

KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

"Our gathering together" unto him is NOT the pre-tribulation
"rapture". It is the restoration and reunification of both houses of
Israel (Ephraim and Judah) as described in Ezekiel 37:15-28.

KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be
troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as
that the day of Christ is at hand.

The "day of Messiah" is the MESSIANIC ERA.

KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that
day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that
man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

FALSE MESSIAH = MAN OF SIN = DOESN'T FOLLOW TORAH

What does it mean by "man of sin". It means that the false
Messiah does NOT follow Torah.

KJV 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law:
for sin is the transgression of the law.

THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTIC of the FALSE MESSIAH is that he
DOESN'T FOLLOW TORAH and ENCOURAGES OTHERS to NOT follow Torah.

THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION

KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all
that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth
in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

The false messiah will equate himself to be as God. This is
what Antiochus IV Epiphanes did.

ANTIOCHUS IV SEES HIMSELF ON PAR WITH GOD

KJV Daniel 8:8 Therefore the he goat
waxed very great: and when he was strong, the GREAT HORN was BROKEN;
and for it came up FOUR NOTABLE ONES toward the four winds of heaven.

KJV Daniel 8:9 And out of ONE of THEM came forth a LITTLE HORN, which
waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and
toward the pleasant land.

The "little horn" is Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Epiphanes means 'God made manifest'. Antiochus IV viewed himself as
being on par with God.

KJV Daniel 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it
cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped
upon them.

KJV Daniel 8:11 Yea, he MAGNIFIED HIMSELF even to the prince of the
host ...

THE MYSTERY OF INIQUITY

KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity <458> doth already work:
only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

The false messiah is associated with the "mystery of
iniquity". What is the meaning of the word, "iniquity" ???

458 anomia {an-om-ee'-ah} from 459; TDNT -
AV - iniquity 12, unrighteousness 1, transgress the law

INIQUITY = Strong's 458 = Greek word 'Anomia' = Transgress the Torah

KJV 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law:
for sin is the transgression of the law <458>.

TRANSGRESS THE TORAH = Strong's 458 = Greek word 'Anomia'

The "mystery of iniquity" is the spirit which will NOT follow Torah.

KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that WICKED be revealed, whom
the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy
with the brightness of his coming:

WHO ARE THE WICKED WHO ARE REVEALED?

KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received NOT the
LOVE of the TRUTH, that they might be saved.

WICKED = LOVE NOT THE TRUTH

KJV Psalm 119:150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are
far from thy law.

MISCHIEF = FAR FROM TORAH

OK, so the WICKED LOVE NOT the TRUTH? What is the TRUTH?

WHAT IS TRUTH?

KJV 1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for
ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

KJV 1 John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we KEEP his
COMMANDMENTS.

KJV 1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and KEEPETH NOT his
COMMANDMENTS, is a liar, and the TRUTH is NOT in HIM.

So, those who follow the ways of the false Messiah love NOT
the truth.

Those who follow Yeshua LOVE the truth.

KJV Psalm 119:142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and thy TORAH is the TRUTH.

KJV Psalm 119:151 Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy COMMANDMENTS are
TRUTH.

KJV Psalm 119:44 So shall I KEEP thy LAW continually FOR EVER and
EVER.

So, the WICKED who LOVE NOT THE TRUTH (Torah) follow after the
ways of the false messiah.

Those that LOVE YESHUA, KEEP the TRUTH or the TORAH and LOVE to
KEEP His COMMANDMENTS (which is TORAH).

BELIEVERS IN MESSIAH BELIEVE THE TRUTH

KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God
for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the
beginning chosen you to salvation through SANCTIFICATION of the
SPIRIT and BELIEF of the TRUTH:

Contrary to the WICKED to LOVE NOT the truth (Torah), the
TRUE followers of the Messiah are SANCTIFIED of the SPIRIT and
BELIEVE in the TRUTH (follow Torah).

KJV John 17:17 SANCTIFY them through thy TRUTH: thy word is TRUTH.

THE RUACH HAKODESH (HOLY SPIRIT) IS OUR TEACHER OF TRUTH

KJV John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth ...

The RUACH HAKODESH (Holy Spirit) is the SPIRIT of TRUTH.

The RUACH HAKODESH (Holy Spirit) teaches the followers of Yeshua
to FOLLOW TORAH.

Believers in the Messiah are given in the INDWELLING Ruach
HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) to give us a HEART to FOLLOW TORAH.

KJV Ezekiel 36:26 A NEW HEART also will I give you, and a NEW SPIRIT
will I put WITHIN YOU: and I will take away the stony heart out of
your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

KJV Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my SPIRIT WITHIN YOU, and cause you
to WALK in MY STATUTES, and ye shall KEEP my JUDGMENTS, and DO THEM.

ANTIOCHUS IV DOES WICKEDLY AGAINST THE COVENANT

KJV Daniel 11:32 And such as do WICKEDLY AGAINST the COVENANT shall he
corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be
strong, and do exploits.

THE COVENANT = Following Torah

DO WICKEDLY against THE COVENANT = Being ANTI-TORAH

THE ANTI-TORAH DECREES OF ANTIOCHUS IV

In order to try to make Hellenism and the Greek culture supreme,
Antiochus IV issued DECREES AGAINST FOLLOWING the TORAH. These decrees
consisted of:

#1) It was FORBIDDEN to keep the weekly Biblical Sabbath
#2) It was FORBIDDEN to celebrate the annual Biblical Festivals
#3) It was FORBIDDEN to circumcise your sons
#4) You were ENCOURAGED to eat pig and UNCLEAN animals
#5) You were ENCOURAGED to set up idols

FORBIDDEN TO FOLLOW TORAH

1 Maccabees 1:57: And whosoever was found with any the book of the
testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was,
that they should put him to death.

DECREE TO FOLLOW THE GREEK CULTURE

1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom,
that all should be one people,

Today, there is a cry to win the battle against the
war on terrorism. This battle cry and symbol of triumph is called,
'Freedom and democracy". Today, the 'idol' of freedom and democracy
is worshipped ABOVE the Judeo-Christian values rooted in the Bible.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE GREEK CULTURE

1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the
heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king.

1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his
religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath.

1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had
sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that
they should follow the strange laws of the land,

Recently, the nation of France was voting on outlawing
all forms of religious symbolic expression in schools. In the USA, the
courts are ruling (the decrees of the king in the days of old) more
and more that religious symbolic expression in public forums is
"unconstitutional".

FORBIDDEN TO OBSERVE SABBATH AND FESTIVAL DAYS

1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt
offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that
they should PROFANE the SABBATHS and FESTIVAL DAYS:

1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollutethe sanctuary and holy people:

COMMANDS TO EAT UNCLEAN FOOD

1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and
chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and UNCLEAN beasts:

FORBIDDEN TO CIRCUMCISE THEIR SONS

1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their CHILDREN
UNCIRCUMCISED, and make their souls abominable with all manner of
uncleanness and profanation:

1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they PUT
to DEATH certain WOMEN, that had CAUSED their CHILDREN to be
CIRCUMCISED.

1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and
rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them.

OUR FATHERS HAVE INHERITED LIES: CONSTANTINE CHRISTIANITY

KJV Jeremiah 16:19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge
in the day of affliction, the GENTILES shall come unto thee from the
ends of the earth, and shall SAY, Surely our fathers have INHERITED
LIES, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

TRUTH = FOLLOWING TORAH

LIES = NOT FOLLOWING TORAH

In the book of Daniel, it was prophesied that Antiochus IV
Epiphanes would do WICKEDLY against the COVENANT.

Once again, it entailed the following:

THE BELIEFS OF CONSTANTINE CHRISTIANITY

DON'T FOLLOW TORAH

Antiochus IV Epiphanes DECREED to NOT KEEP TORAH
Constanatine Christianity says Yeshua is Messiah and His followers
DON'T KEEP TORAH ("we're not under the law")

DON'T KEEP BIBLICAL SABBATH

Antiochus IV Epiphanes DECREED to NOT KEEP the WEELY SABBATH
Constanatine Christianity says Yeshua is Messiah and DON'T KEEP
BIBLICAL SABBATH

DON'T KEEP BIBLICAL ANNUAL FESTIVALS

Antiochus IV Epiphanes DECREED to NOT KEEP the ANNUAL FESTIVALS
Constanatine Christianity says Yeshua is Messiah and DON'T KEEP
the BIBLICAL ANNUAL FESTIVALS

DON'T CIRCUMCISE YOUR SONS

Antiochus IV Epiphanes DECREED to NOT CIRCUMCISE your sons
Constanatine Christianity says Yeshua is Messiah and DON'T
CIRCUMCISE your sons

EAT PIG AND OTHER UNCLEAN FOODS

Antiochus IV Epiphanes DECREED to EAT PIG and UNCLEAN FOODS
Constanatine Christianity says Yeshua is Messiah and EAT PIG and
other UNCLEAN FOODS

SET UP IDOLS FOR WORSHIP

Antiochus IV Epiphanes DECREED to SET UP IDOLS
Constanatine Christianity says Yeshua is Messiah and:

1) Catholics erect statues of their "saints"
2) Catholics and Protestants set up an Asherah tree (Christmas tree) and
put it in their house and churches

THE CHANGING OF TIMES AND TORAH COMMANDS

KJV Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High,
and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change
times and laws ...

1 Maccabees 1:49: To the end they might forget the law, and change all
the ordinances.

Antiochus IV Epiphanes DECREED that you NOT follow the "times and
seasons" of the Torah (weekly Sabbath and annual Festivals days) and
other Torah commands.

Constanatine Christianity says Yeshua is Messiah and changed the
sabbath and annual festival days given by Moses in the Torah.

FALSE WITNESS SAYS: MESSIAH CHANGED THE CUSTOMS OF MOSES

A FALSE WITNESS (Constantine Christianity) says that Messiah died
on the tree and CHANGED THE CUSTOMS OF MOSES.

KJV Acts 6:13 And set up FALSE WITNESSES, which said, This man ceaseth
not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

KJV Acts 6:14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth
shall destroy this place, and shall CHANGE the CUSTOMS which MOSES
delivered us.

ANTIOCHUS IV DECREED AND CONSTANTINE CHRISTIANITY ACCEPTED

What Antiochus IV Epiphanes DECREED and what the book of
Daniel calls "doing WICKEDLY against the COVENANT", Constantine
Christianity has accepted as being TRUE FAITH of YHVH through Yeshua.

Antiochus IV Epiphanes DECREED DON'T FOLLOW TORAH.

Constantine Christianity later said: "WE ACCEPT". (We're
not under the law).

The SPIRIT OF ANTI-TORAH which is also the SPIRIT OF
ANTI-SEMITISM is ALREADY in CONSTANTINE CHRISTIANITY.

THE FAITHFUL REMNANT BELIEVE YESHUA IS MESSIAH AND KEEP TORAH

In the book of Revelation, the FAITHFUL REMNANT in the end of
days are "Maccabees" (CLING TO TORAH).

KJV Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they
that KEEP the COMMANDMENTS of God, and the FAITH of Jesus.

ANTIOCHUS IV PERSUES THE TORAH LOVERS IN THE WILDERNESS

1 Maccabees 2:27: And Mattathias cried throughout the city with a loud
voice, saying, Whosoever is zealous of the law, and maintaineth the
covenant, let him follow me.

1 Maccabees 2:28: So he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left
all that ever they had in the city.

1 Maccabees 2:29 Then many that sought after justice and judgment went
down into the WILDERNESS, to DWELL there:

FALSE MESSIAH PERSUES THE FAITHFUL REMNANT IN THE WILDERNESS

KJV Revelation 12:6 And the woman FLED into the WILDERNESS, where she
hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a
thousand two hundred and threescore days.

KJV Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went
to MAKE WAR with the REMNANT of her seed, which KEEP the COMMANDMENTS
of God, and have the TESTIMONY of JESUS CHRIST.

HANUKKAH LESSONS FOR TODAY

If we believe that we are living in the end of days, what does
Hanukkah have to do with one who believes that Yeshua is the Messiah?
If you have an understanding of your Hebraic roots in Messiah, it
means EVERYTHING. It means being EDUCATED to the events and having
DISCERNMENT of the days and times in which we live (anti-Torah
Constantine Christianity and a Greco-Roman western world) verses
ACCEPTING the WICKED DECREES (assimilate into the Greco-Roman world,
accept its values and don't follow Torah).

EVERY believer in Yeshua as Messiah SHOULD celebrate Hanukkah and
TEACH the LESSONS of Hanukkah to their children, family and friends.

WHAT DID YESHUA DO? HE KEPT HANUKKAH !!!!

KJV John 10:22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication,
and it was winter.

KJV Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that
is perfect shall be as his master.

KJV 1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so
to walk, even as he walked.

May you have a BLESSED HANUKKAH season!

Eddie Chumney
Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int'l

(End PART 2 OF 2)

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