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Posted by WatchmansWarning on May 3, 2012


i.e. The Posterity Of Israel (Jacob), Son of Isaac, Son of Abraham

I would like to make some very important, much-needed and heartfelt facts known to all of you who are genetic Israel, i.e. the posterity of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whether you be in the Land of Israel which the Lord God gave you, or have not yet made Aliyah and remain in other nations across the world.

Over the years, many tragic things have befallen Israel (all 12 tribes), such as the destruction of the Northern Kingdom of Ephraim-Israel when Assyria exiled the northern kingdom in 722 b.c and later, when king Nebuchadnezzer of Babylon did this to the southern kingdom of Judah in 586 b.c., thereby taking some of the people captive while many others were killed.

Although Israel and its capital city of Jerusalem with the Temple laid in ruin for a number of decades, it was restored after 70 years from the Babylonian exile as had been predicted by the prophet Jeremiah.  Unfortunately, the nation and its people had many more disasters yet to befall them in the years that lay ahead.

The One True Living God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, told his servants the prophets, such as Daniel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and others, what would befall Israel due to their various and repetitive sins of rebellion against the Lord.  The destruction of Judaism’s central and most necessary element for all its sacrificial requirements, i.e. the Temple in Jerusalem, was the one event in history that has since that time and even indefinitely, ceased the ability for atonement to be made for sins by means of animal blood (calves, sheep, goats, bulls, etc.).

Remember however, that the Lord’s judgments are just and righteous and are never unwarranted or unjust, and even in the midst of them, the Lord has mercy upon His people.   Had he not had mercy upon His people Israel, there would be no Israel today.

afflicted me….Psalm 119:75

and righteous altogether. Psalm 19:9

With that said, I would like to make some Biblical facts clear with the hope that those who have eyes to see will see, and that those who have ears to hear will hear, and will recognize the Truth that is G-d’s Holy Word.

Consider this:
If the people of Israel are to commune with HaShem and find forgiveness of their sins, how could they possibly accomplish this today when there is NO TEMPLE at which to make the required sacrificial offerings as commanded in the Torah?  Additionally, there is no priesthood in operation today to offer such sacrifices.  

Therefore, if the Levitical priesthood must make the required sacrificial offerings for the people and there is no Levitical priesthood in operation today nor a temple for these priests to perform their Biblical duties (mitzvot), where does this (spiritually) leave the people of Israel?

Do the Israelites simply continue living in an unforgiven state of sin with no hope of atonement all-the-while being separated from HaShem or is there something else in the scriptures that provide a specific and detailed answer to this problem which most (but not all) of the children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, have not yet come to discover or understand?

It is a fact that since 70 A.D., the sacrificial requirements laid out in the Torah for the  atonement of sins are no longer possible, but it should also be understood that neither would they be able to accomplish the goal for which they would be offered even if a new Temple was somehow established on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which is explained below.

It is my hope and belief that all who are reading this, whether Jew or Gentile, recognize the fact that Almighty God is omniscient (all-knowing) and therefore, understand that He knew from the beginning what was to befall the nation and people of Israel and He also knew that the sacrificial system which He Himself had ordained through Moses as a means of reconciliation between the people and Himself, would come to an abrupt end in 70 A.D..  


Would the Creator who made all things and fashioned Israel with His very own hand suddenly leave them without a means of atonement and therefore trapped in a state of unforgiveness? 

Would the clearly mandated requirement of a blood sacrifice cease? 

Would other man-instituted means of atonement such as tefilah (prayer), t’shuvah (repentance), and tzedekah (charitable deeds) substitute for the biblically mandated sacrificial blood of lambs, goats, and bulls that HaShem ordained be offered ONLY by the Levitical priests? 

The answer is very simplyNO.

However, a remedy for this most undesired situation is actually revealed in the scriptures!  

The Blood and the Water:

Today, Torah observant (as much as can be observed)  Hebrews understand the significance of their ancestors bathing in a mikvah filled with living water followed by a sacrificial offering.  In some cases (depending upon the type of sacrifice) the blood of their offering had to be splashed on the sides of the altar, some put upon the four horns of the altar, some had to be sprinkled seven times before the veil of the sanctuary, and sometimes it even had to be sprinkled upon the people!

The blood and the water are the two key elements in the sacrificial offerings where purification and forgiveness of sins were concerned, unlike the grain offering and drink offering which necessitated no blood requirement.  (See red heifer sacrificial requirements in Numbers 19).

NOTE: A person who had sinned against the Lord was no longer living in a state of holiness before HaShem.  

At the very least, they were in a state of commonality, but perhaps worse, they were in a state of uncleanness.  Living water (mayim chayim) was the necessary element prescribed by the Lord as the means of cleansing the person prior to offering the sacrifice required to regain their state of holiness.  (For those afflicted with leprosy (See Leviticus 14), only the Lord in His sovereign grace could remove their divine affliction.  If that was so, a priest was then needed to verify that the leprosy was no longer present, and only then could the person be eligible to receive the Levitical cleansing requirements with the mayim chayim (living water) and subsequently, the blood atonement from the purification (Hata’at) offering, often called in the English bible, the sin offering.

It was the living water (mayim chayim) that cleansed but it is the blood that makes holy.  These two elements of blood and water were uncompromisingly needed for cleansing, purification, and restoration to a state of holiness.  Apart from these, there would be no atonement nor restoration with the Lord!

Note the following scriptures from the Word of the Lord:












Num 19:4  And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:


Num 19:6  And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Num 19:11  He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.







Now note some very key passages regarding this in the B’rit Hadashah:















Now I would like for you to take a very careful look at the following most exclusionary statement made by YAHushua…..

Joh 14:6  ……I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.


How could YAHushua (Jesus) make such an exclusive claim which thereby eliminates any other possible means of accessing the Father?  With that one statement, He has shut out all other religious leaders, icons, gurus, and the like, from having any valuable source or method of atonement for man’s sins and subsequently, for a relationship with the Creator.

YAHushua knew what His mission was on earth and He knew that the Father’s requirement for a blood sacrifice and the necessary cleansing needed to atone for man’s sins once and for all could only come through Himself, the sinless Son of the Living God!

A Prophetic Look Back:

Recall that The Lord asked Avraham (Abraham) to take his son Isaac to Mount Moriah and offer him as a burnt offering to the Lord.  Abraham proceeded to do this and took him up to the place that would much later in history prove to be the Temple Mount.  But when Abraham was taking his son up to the mount, Isaac couldn’t help but say to his father,

“behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”.  Abraham told his son, “My son, YHVH will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering…”…(Gen. 22:8)   

 God was prophetically showing through Abraham’s very words that at some point in the distant future, God Himself would provide Himself as the ultimate sacrifice for mankind, through the incarnation and subsequent death and resurrection of His Beloved Son, the Maschiach, just as prophesied by Isaiah……

Isaiah 53

1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?












The Crux of the Matter:

Israel’s very own prophets such as Moses, King David, Micah, Zechariah, and Isaiah, prophesied of the Maschiach and in very great detail.  He is described as being both a “Suffering Servant” and a “Reigning King”, hence the terms Ben Yosef and Ben David.  However, one should understand by the meanings of these two terms, that the Maschiach cannot be both at the same time.  This has caused some to incorrectly suppose that there are actually two Messiahs and not just one.

I submit to you however, that both of these titles apply to one and the same individual.  The problem is solved when one understands that these attributes are indicative of the fact that He (the Messiah) will make two earthly appearances, the first one with His being the Suffering Servant to offer Himself as the atoning sacrifice for sins and the second one when He will return in power and great glory to reign over the earth as King of kings and Lord of lords.

Everything that I have just described to you unmistakably and undeniably describes the Son of the Living God,  YAHushua (JESUS).

He has fulfilled nearly all of the Messianic prophecies, with exception of the prophecies concerning His return, i.e. as Ben David, as that prophecy remains future from this point in history.

A Remnant:

In closing, I want to say that my reason for writing this letter is because I, as a Christian, truly care about Israel.  The Lord God loves you and has promised that a faithful remnant would be saved…




It is my hope and my prayer that those of you who are reading a part of that remnant who will see that Messiah has come 2,000 years ago, and will indeed come again as prophesied, and that you may, in faith of Him, endure unto the coming of the LORD, as I know that for the most part, any child of Abraham that recognizes Jesus (YAHushua) as Messiah is severely ostracized.

Be that as it may, scripture tells us to rejoice for being counted worthy to bear shame for His Name.

Act 5:40b ….and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.


The God of your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, loves you and He has not left you trapped in a perpetual state of sin and uncleanness with no means of escape or atonement.  He has given one eternal remedy and atonement for sins…..
His beloved and only begotten Son…the Lamb of God, YAHushua HaMashiach (JESUS, the CHRIST).

Just prior to His crucifixion, YAHushua (Jesus) gave the following prayer to His Father in Heaven, which all of His listeners heard loud and clear.  It minutely details just who He is and the reason for His coming. 

Please read very carefully:

John 17

















17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.










In closing, I recount the following scriptures from the Word of God to all Israel…

will abundantly pardon…..Isaiah 55:6-7

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die….John 11:25b-26a

He That Has Ears To Hear, Let Him Hear




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