Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Israel, Jesus Christ, and President Trump

Rynna TEACHER 5-16-2017                           
(Palos Verdes CA Stake of Zion)

On the whiteboard is written, “The Seventh Seal” … Reading: Revelations 12-13
1.      Rev. 8:7
2.      Rev. 8:8-9
3.      Rev. 8:10-11
4.      Rev. 8:4
5.      Rev. 9:1-3
6.      Rev. 9:13-16
7.      Rev. 11:15
If we endure faithfully, we become pure through the Atonement and Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Teacher Rynna welcomed 25 attending today.  We had visitors from Alabama. [Prayer] Rynna takes a sip from her bottled-water… We pray for her miracle of continued health!

There have been anti-Sematic incidences, now moving into Canada.  There have been 1,715 incidences since President Trump was elected at the beginning of this year, an increase of 20%.  There really is a separation taking place, between good and evil.  Ponder if this is because of the ‘Gathering of Israel” and the coming of the Lord.  

CURRENT POLITICS TO DO WITH USA/ISRAEL/GOSPEL
Reading:  The UN Security Council   …   sanctions on Israel   …   even while they allow them to have a permit to produce nerve gas. 

Here in 2017, you are witnessing the official beginning of the end.  President Trump will soon visit Israel.  When he visits the Western Wall, he will be the first sitting president to do so. This is holy to the Jewish people.  This also brings many problems to Israel.  Protection will be provided by 10,000 Israeli troops. 

President Trump could move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, [but remember he is a negotiator.] 

Right before the Savior comes, there will be the Armageddon war that could start in Jerusalem, DC87. Heavenly Father wants to bring things back, and “His ways are not our ways.”  Rex Tillerson warns that this move could create seeds of war.  The Whitehouse rejected Bibi Netanyahu’s request to be at the Western Wall w/Trump.

Bless the hearts of the Rabbis there:   they are right on top of current issues.   Trump’s arrival is the fulfillment of prophesy:  1 Chronicles Chapter 1 and the Talmud.  The Jews see the meaning.  The Rabbis know of the Seventh Seal and are asking Trump ascend Mt Moriah and offer a simple prayer at Temple Mount. It’s amazing.  When King Solomon dedicated the Temple 3,000 years ago, he invited kings to come there, including today. 

The prayer from Trump would be against the Jewish law in some eyes; but it gets even better. The Sanhedrin could call this the ‘dedication of the Third Temple’.  There are 300 ft. to the back that could be remodeled.  They have a mock-up of the temple and all the artifacts ready to go in.  The prophecy about the Land of Judah would be fulfilled.  Look at all the splinters that could come together here.  The Jews could build without disturbing the Muslims.

See WSJ: June 15th is the 50th anniversary, start of modern Israel. 

For the first time in history, the Muslim people are offering up a compromise to Israel.  Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Syria and other neighboring nations could negotiate for Israel to stop building settlements on the West Bank.  Iran is a threat to all these nations.  President Trump meets with these Gulf State leaders, including Afghanistan.   

QUESTION:   What does all of this mean?

Israel wants to maintain their political position—but now everybody want to be friends.

Plus, think what this does to fulfill prophesy.  Remember that every country will be against Israel in the War of Armageddon. [Patriarch Hansen adds a comment, which I can’t hear.]

The Jewish people are coming home to Israel, even from the United States, partly because of the anti-Sematic persecution-and the cake-mix is being stirred.  It’s incredible.

Brother Bob comments that God is on His timeframe, not ours.  You have the rich, and then you have the poor:  look at Saudi Arabia.  Money-lust is the root of many things. 

Brother Mullin comments on the coming election in Iran:  a religious zealot vs a politician. As members of the Church, we need to remain calm and stay firm in the Gospel.


THEOLOGY STUDY
Those who saw the resurrected Christ were some of those raised from the grave in the morning of the First Resurrection. We’ll talk about what Christ did during the 40 days between his crucifixion and resurrection three days later and his ascension.  People like John the Baptist were resurrected when Christ broke the chains of death.  In Jerusalem, there they were testifying of Christ.  Acts 1:1-3;   Acts 20:35.

They knew that something profound had happened.  Jesus and others were resurrected!  Evil people sought to find the saints, but they never could find them.  Christ had been ministering to the people for three years, which we study.  Why not give attention to the 40 days?

The people are now prepared to receive the higher law.  Some things he could not impart to them before his resurrection, as noted by Hugh Nibley. 

The reason we don’t have them in the scriptures is that these sacred things were not meant for the world as a whole.  Turn to Luke 1:1-3  (written by Luke for his friend)  A lot of the information Luke knew came from Mary, mother of Christ.  They were together after Jesus died. 

You can look up the scriptures on your smartphone or computer:

Luke 1:1-3  Where in the scriptures do you ever hear of Theophilus, Luke’s trusted friend? 

During the 40 days, Christ spoke to them about the Kingdom of God.

Luke 24:44-45  These are the thing I spoke to you…  Then opened he their understanding.

Christ gives them total understanding, from the beginning of time.  Where do we read this? 

We find lots of valuable scriptures in the Apocrypha.  See Acts 20:35 to hear Paul speaking to the Saints, reminding them of how they can be healed.   [Handout on what we see in Apocrypha:  see Appendix 2017.05.16]  Lay the foundation by reading John 12:30  Jesus appears to his disciples, through a locked door. He taught them other sacred and secret things, “not written in this book”.

John 21:25  The apostles wrote of the life of Jesus Christ, and then stopped.  They wrote the more sacred things elsewhere, not for the world.

3 Ne 27:22-23  …  write the things ye have seen and heard.   … Do not write.

SCRIPTUREs   …   …   …   3 Ne 26:11-13  Christ gives Mormon ability to utter profound things, but he was forbidden from writing them down.  They were revealed by the spirit of revelation. 

BYU ‘scholars’ have worked and worked and identified 40 books that have been written. Teacher Rynna begins to have us read the material on the handout for today, which pulls out the most important from the 40 books.

We’ll look specifically at the book revelations that deal with the 40 days.   BTW, the number ‘40’ occurs in the Bible 146 times.  Reading on… Have you read this anywhere else? 

The Jews and the Mormon teach about the return of Elijah.  …   The Earth and all of the animals will be resurrected.  The salvation of the dead is a major theme. 

Luke 24:48-49  Tarry in Jerusalem until ye are endowed with POWER from on high [ ! ]

Acts 1:13 They received the endowment, …   including the temple prayer circle.   They had just come down from the Mount of Olives.  Before, women were in the back of the bus, and now they continued with one accord.  Peter stood up and women were in the prayer circle.   There were 120 including Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the other Saints name Mary. 

We’ll see in detail, from the Apocrypha, what happened in those 40 days.    These accounts are often connected to marvelous things of the temple.  They are written in the sacred parts of the Apocrypha.  We’ll break it down and give you references.

Jesus Christ prepared his disciples to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that what they were teaching was true.  No matter what would happen, they would have the power of God.

QUESTION:  Have you considered this?  When Moses came down with the higher law, he broke the tablets and they were put in the Arc of the Covenant. There are teachings also from the prophet Joseph Smith.  Jews also believe there are two sets of covenants.  During the 40 days, Christ taught deeper the deeper revelations of the higher law.   

Patriarch Hansen makes another wise and inspired comment which I don’t hear.  “Who were the other people?”  Who do you think were among the 120 in the prayer circle Peter conducted?  The people he healed and Mary Magdalene.

There were 500 more that saw Jesus after he was resurrected, then the Twelve in the upper room.  It is like today.  Remember, remember, remember, it is secret and sacred.  Get your mind around teaching the higher law:  such as baptism for the dead. 

Fitting ‘bookends’ are Christ’s 40-day fast and the 40 days after his Resurrection.
NOTE:  Please review these student notes;  Lynnette and Charles.Edwin.Shipp@gMail.com

UPDATE:  President Trump will not seek (at this time) for the USA Embassy to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, so that he can negotiate with both Israel and the Palestinians.

You can refer to his travel plans overseas via the Whitehouse website
>>> …  (Saudi Arabia, Israel, then Vatican City) or the Jerusalem Post:
JaredKushner and Ivanka Trump to join presidential trip to Mideast-Europe


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