It has come to my attention that the book, “The Harbinger,” by Jonathan Cahn has a lot of false teaching in it. Today we have access to so much information in the form of books, television, news, internet, and many other sources. We need to be careful what we read and listen too. We need discernment to know if the message is Biblical, or if it goes against the Bible. These are the only two possibilities, and we have to be extra careful today. If you will click on the link below, it will take you to an article by Christine Pack called, “A Commentary on the Harbinger: A Warning About the Harbinger. This article explains what is wrong with this teaching.
http://www.solasisters.com/2012/06/commentary-on-harbinger.html
Perhaps you have read this book and got all excited thinking the author is really on to something. What we find is that he has added extra-Biblical teaching to it.
Another good review is by Tim Challies. He is a wonderful Christian and reviews many books to help us with our discernment.
You can read his article below called, “The Ancient Mystery that Holds the Secret of America’s Future.
http://www.challies.com/book-reviews/the-ancient-mystery-that-holds-the-secret-of-americas-future
CONCERNING JOSE J. BERNAL AUTHOR OF THE BOOK THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARBINGER:
Jose J. Bernal says:
“Isn’t it amazing how God uses Paul in Acts 17 to teach the pagans from their own writings on Mar’s Hill and how in Apologetics even the Book of Zohar unwittingly supports the Gospel because it has been used by faithful witness Apologists as a “hostile witness” of the Gospel? Only God can do such things; turn something like the Book of Zohar into a tool that bears witness that Jesus is the Messiah! Thank you.”
“The only thing that I would use the Zohar for and the Talmud would be for the same use that eminent Messianic Jews such as Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, Dr. Michael Rygelnik, Dr. Michael Brown, Dr. Mitch Glazer, and many more, such as Pastor and Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn would use such works for; to affirm from them the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is called in Apologetics “the fair use of a hostile witness” to affirm a specific matter”.
THINK TWICE before you decide to visit Mr. Bernal’s website, THE PEPSTER’S POST: A VOICE IN CYBERSPACE. Be advised that Mr. Bernal is a strong advocate of the following occultic literary works: The Babylonian Talmud, the Zohar, & other Rabbincal Writings etc. I stumbled across this back in April 30th, 2013 when I decided to check out his website and profile. These occultic books were listed under his stockpile of favorite books. Ever since April 30th he modified his list of favorite books to list only rabbinical writings. These rabbinical writings were written by NEW AGE RABBINICAL SAGES, members of an occultic religion, Orthodox Judaism.
ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO GOES BY THE NAME OF JP COLLADO WHO HAS BEEN RECENTLY ACTIVE ON THIS DISCUSSION BOARD, IS A STRONG ADVOCATE OF THIS SATANIC BOOK THE ZOHAR. ON AUGUST 26, 2012 HE MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND I QUOTE:
….THE ZOHAR, A HEBREW SOURCE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE ONE TRUE GOD OF THE BIBLE AND NO OTHER”. REALLY JP?
What you need to know about these occultic writings:
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai was the author of the Zohar. He was one of the great Talmudic scholars of the ORAL LAW of the second century A.D. The Roman Emperor of that time placed a contract on the head of Rabbi Yochai. Fearing for his life, Rabbi Yochai & his son Rabbi Elazar took refuge in a cage in Pequi’in, Israel. There for 13 years father & son buried themselves everyday in the ground up to their necks in an effort to subjugate the distractions of the human body. It was during this time that they SUPPOSEDLY recieved instructions in the deepest mysteries of the Torah from Prophet Elijah(YEAH RIGHT). These teachings would later become the foundations of the Zohar.
Also be advised, that Rabbi Simeon bar Yochai ENDORSED the practice of PEDERASTY as recorded in The Babylonian Talmud to his followers!
For INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE to the above statements please go to YOU TUBE and watch the following documentaries:
1) DECODING THE PAST-SECRETS OF THE KABBALAH by the History Channel 2009 45 mins
2) ZIONISM & CHRISTIANITY, AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE by Ted Pike 1hr & 35 min
3)ISRAELI TERRORISM AND THE TALMUD 7 MINS & 15 seconds
4) KABBALAH TALMUD ZIONISM PERVERSE PERPETUATED EVIL IMF NWO PARTS 1-3
Also the teaching “THE ZOHAR SPEAKS” by Jonathan Cahn is based on OCCULTIC DOCTRINE. It’s ORIGINS are from the
KABBALAH/ZOHAR. It is being widely taught by KABBALIST in their KABBALISTIC CENTERS. For INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE log onto YOU TUBE & on the search bar type: GOLGOTHA & JESUS by BILLY PHILLIPS 23 mins & 48 seconds. Also on You Tube in the search bar type: Zohar-Golgotah by Jonathan Cahn 3mins & 8 seconds to see the correlation with what is being taught in KABBALISTIC CENTERS.
Whether Mr. Bernal or Mr. Cahn choose to admit it or not, any professing christian that is consulting with rabbinical sources as listed above, in search for a so called “PURER” understanding of the Old Testament in the name of apologetics as they previously have claimed, is consulting with the occult! Christians who engage in such religious practices for the purpose of seeking support from rabbinical exegesis, are trafficking in Babylonian Paganism/the occult when they defer to the Rabbis of Orthodox Judaism. THEY ARE IN ESSENCE IMPORTING JEWISH GNOSTICISM INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST.
IT IS ADVISABLE FOR MR. JOSE BERNAL & JONATHAN CAHN TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF THE EPHESIANS IN ACTS 19:19 AND BURN YOUR OCCULTIC BOOKS IN A BIG BONFIRE; INSTEAD OF TRYING TO JUSTIFY YOUR HERETICAL DOCTRINES BY MEANS OF VERBAL HAIRSPLITTING, WHICH AMOUNTS TO NOTHING MORE THAN A SUBTLE FORM OF SUBTERFUGE.
“EXTERMINATION OF THE CHRISTIANS IS A NECESSARY SACRIFICE” -ZOHAR, SHEMOTH
READ THIS VERY CAREFULLY AND WHAT I AM ABOUT TO DISCLOSE ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THE ZOHAR, RABBI SIMEON BEN YOHAI.
So that you may better understand the CORRUPT DOCTRINES, MORAL DECAY and background of Rabbi Simeon Ben Yohai, I will quote the following passages and practices condoned by Rabbi Yohai to his jewish followers from YEBAMOTH 60B WHICH LEGALIZED SEXUAL RELATIONS between jewish priests and 3 year old girls: It was taught by Rabbi Simeon Ben Yohai who stated: A proselyte who is under the age of 3 years old and 1 day is PERMIITED TO MARRY A PRIEST. For it is said, but all the women children that have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves, and Phineas who was a priest (the footnote says) was with them.
KETHUBOTH 11B: SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH CHILDREN
When a grownup man has sexual intercourse with a little girl, it is nothing. For when the girl is less than 3 years old, it is as if one puts his finger into the eye(in other words her virginity will return back to her). But when a small boy has intercourse with a grownup woman, he makes her as a girl who was injured by a piece of wood.
BABYLONIAN TALMUD SANHEDRIN 54b
“…..A child less than 9 years old can not be the subject of SODOMY”!
This is the most horrifying example of PHARISAIC moral perversion, the LEGALIZATION OF PEDERASTY OR THE SEXUAL PERVERSION OF CHILDREN PRACTICED IN THE DAYS AND BEYOND THE TIMES OF RABBI SIMEON BEN YOHAI, PRINCIPLE AUTHOR OF THE ZOHAR!
RABBI SIMEON BEN YOHAI’S RACIAL BIGOTRY:
Simeon Ben Yohai is PRE-EMINENTLY THE ANTI-GENTILE TEACHER. In a collection of 3 sayings of his…is found the expression, often quoted by anti-semites, Tob shebe-goyim harog, meaning “THE BEST OF THE GENTILES DESERVES TO BE KILLED”! A.Z. 26B, TOSEPHOTH. This utterance has been felt by jews to be due to an exaggerated antipathy on the part of a fanatic whose life experiences may furnish an explanation for his animosity; hence in the various versions the reading has been altered. “The best among the Egyptians” being generally substituted.
IT IS APPALLING THAT TODAY WE HAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO CLAIM TO BE FAITHFUL MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL, WHO ARE RESORTING TO JUDAIC RABBINICAL WRITINGS, WRITTEN BY MEN WHO WERE SEXUAL PREDATORS OF THE INNOCENT AND RACIAL BIGOTS IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR TEACHINGS AND SERMONS IN THE NAME OF APOLOGETICS. THIS IS A SHOCKING MISREPRESENTATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO SAY THE LEAST!
THIS OCCULTIC BOOK THE ZOHAR, NEVER HAS AND NEVER WILL BARE ANY WITNESS TO THE GOSPEL UNWITTINGLY OR OTHERWISE. THAT IS A CLAIM WHICH HAS NO BIBLICAL BASIS. A THEOLOGICAL FABRICATION BASED ON THE FIGMENT OF SOMEONE’S IMAGINATION.
The following excerpt is taken from the book “ISRAEL OUR DUTY…OUR DILEMMA by Author Ted Winston Pike pages 101-102:
“What really excited them(THE RABBIS) was that the Kabbalah preached revolution. It told them that they no longer wait upon an inscrutable God to GRANT THEM THEIR MESSIAH & world dominion at his pleasure. Instead, since they in effect were divine, THEY COULD BRING IN THE MESSIANIC AGE THEMSELVES. By the employment of kabbalistic magic they could appropiate material gain as a result of their own efforts and PRODUCE A MESSIAH TO RULE OVER THEM (cf Univ. Jewish Encyclopedia p615). Although Kabbalah had been developed and practiced in varying forms since the time of CHRIST, it was not until 1300 A.D. that a SINGLE SOURCE BOOK OF KABBALAH WAS PRODUCED, THE ZOHAR! After it’s publication it became the greatest importance in spreading the practice of Kabbalah throughout Europe”.
TED W. PIKE CONTINUES ON PAGE 103: ” The Kabbalah at this time was a Babylonian brew which included such occult features as REINCARNATION, NECROMANCY, CONJURATION, ASTRAL PROJECTION, COOPERATION WITH DEMONS, ASTROLOGY, NUMEROLOGY, AND A VAST SYSTEM FOR THE USE OF CHARMS, AMULETS & INCANTATIONS”. In short, most of what was distinctive of BABYLONIAN & EGYPTIAN SORCERY WAS INCLUDED IN THE ZOHAR! Even today virtually all occult systems (especially THEOSOPHICAL ONES) and practices, including WITCHCRAFT & SATANISM, borrow heavily from the KABBALAH(AS PRESERVED IN THE ZOHAR) in their rituals and symbolism”.
DON’T ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE A GULLIBLE CHRISTIAN!
—THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME BASELESS ACCUSATIONS THAT JOSE J. BERNAL IS USING AGAINST ME AS A PLOY TO DETER ME FROM SHARING THE TRUTH ABOUT THESE OCCULTIC WRITINGS I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING ABOUT, MAINLY THE ZOHAR, THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD, & OTHER RABBINICAL WRITINGS. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JEWISH HATRED OR ANTI-SEMTICISM. ON THE CONTRARY MY CONTENTION FROM THE VERY BEGINING HAS BEEN THAT ANY CHRISTIAN WHO DEFERS TO THE RABBINICAL WRITINGS( EXEGESIS) OF THE RABBIS FOR A PURER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IS TRAFFICKING IN BABYLONIAN PAGANISM AND DABBLING WITH THE OCCULT.
THESE ARE THE FALSE ALLEGATIONS JOSE J. BERNAL HAS MADE AGAINST ME & TED PIKE:
The rantings of another lunatic, who in the face of facts, chooses instead to stare at his own navel and say, “Where’s the beef!”
” This is why you are an Anti-Semite, because as your writing shows, you impute sin exclusively to Jews and not to yourself or anypone else, except those who idsagree with you. The man you write about above is a rabid Anti-Semite and he has poisoned your mind and prejudiced your opinion about Jews in general and Israel in particular”.
“you have just been discovered for what you are. an anti-semitic hater of the jewish people, and anyone who hates jews is accursed, according to god’s word in genesis 12”.
“Ted W. Pike is a rabid Anti-Semite and Jew-hater, who has attacked the Jewish people and Judaism, and has been cited by the Anti-Defamation League as a dangerous demogogue and Anti-Semite. Your use of his literature here speaks volumes about you”.
“this is a copied and paste spam of virilent anti-semitic bilge and has absolutely nothing to do with either the harbinger or the truth about the harbinger. i have repeatedly said and so has jonathan cahn, that neither he or i believe in the talmud, the book of zohar, the teachings of the kaballah based on these, but have proved from them that even they show that jesus is the messiah. i and others here have repeatedly explained this to you, but you continue to copy and paste this absurd bilge”.
“You just exposed yourself as a rabid Jew-hating Anti-Semite, truthskr. Those who hate Jews cannot love Christ, because He is the King of the Jews, and King of Kings and Lord of Lords”.
MALIGNING OTHER MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL AND THEIR MINISTRIES:
David James, T.A. McMahon, Brannon Howse, Jimmy DeYoung, et al; are today’s version of a cult within the body of Christ, put there to discredit legitimate ministries, and destroy the lives, service, and livelihood of God’s servants. I am convinced of this, inasmuch as these people have misappropriated the good work of Christian Apologetics and have added to it Gossip, Innuendo, Guilt by Association, Misrepresentation, Libel, Slander, Bearing False Witness against another, Speaking Evil of other Christians, Lying in wait to stalk specific Christians of their choosing to find fault – as they’re doing with Jonathan Cahn for over a year and a half – and wholesale acts and behavior unbecoming of people who are supposed to be ambassadors of Christ – all under the umbrella of “Discernment” – which is a twisting of 1Corinthians 12:10 and misapplication of the sign gift of the Holy Spirit imparted to believers to discern spirits – not get into months long tirades against servants of God, and stalking legitimate ministers (such as Jonathan Cahn) to find fault and write about in order to discredit and destroy such ministries.
REBUTTAL TO JOSE’S ACCUSATIONS: In the words of Ted Pike with regards to the TRUE DEFINITION OF ANTI-SEMITISM I QUOTE MR. PIKE:
“ANTI-SEMITISM IS THE RACISTIC BELIEF THAT JEWS ARE, BY VIRTUE OF BIRTH, DEGENERATE, GRASPING, OR SUBVERSIVE. THE TERM HOWEVER, IS ERRONEOUSLY APPLIED TO THOSE WHO CRITICIZE THE BEHAVIOR OF JEWS OR THE STATE OF ISRAEL” page 336 from Mr. Pike’s book ISRAEL OUR DUTY OUR DILEMMA.
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“THE MYSTICAL TEACHINGS OF THE ZOHAR & THE ANTI-GOYIMITIC, ANTI-CHRISTIAN HATRED DOCTRINES OF THE JEWISH TALMUD REVEALED
& MR. CAHN’S EXTRA-BIBLICAL THEOLOGY EXPOSED: A TRUE FULL DISCLOSURE BY A FORMER MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL”
ATTENTION AMAZON CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE:
BEFORE YOU BEGIN READING MY COMMENTS, CLICK ON MY USERNAME RAFAEL AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS PHOTO OF
MR. JONATHAN CAHN. NOTICE CAREFULLY HIS RIGHT HAND. IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT IS THE TRUE MEANING BEHIND THIS HAND SIGNAL OR SIGN WHICH HE USES LOG ONTO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
jesus-is-savior.com. IN THE SEARCH BAR TYPE IN THE FOLLOWING:
THE OCCULT MAGIC OF THE JEWISH CABALA BY MR. TEXE MARRS. ALSO LOG ONTO: michellesantos.wordpress.com and read her article:
DEPROGRAM: ALL PEACE SIGNS ARE SATANIC LUCIFERIAN SYMBOLS. AS A CONCERNED CHRISTIAN YOU BETTER READ THESE ARTICLES CAREFULLY. THE LENS OF A CAMERA NEVER LIE.
If you really want to know what Jonathan Cahn’s teachings are as well as his theology, I strongly urge you to log onto the following website: deceptioninthechurch.com. At the home page, click on the tab marked book reviews. On the following page you will see letters a-z. Click on the letter h. On the h section, you will see several reviews of the Harbinger.
Read the article and review done by Mrs. Berit Kjos. Mrs. Kjos provides indisputable evidence into Jonathan Cahn’s mystical views and theology under the article “the Zohar, the Kabbalah, & the Harbinger. Make sure you watch the video “the Zohar Speaks”. This is the smoking gun and the video Jonathan Cahn does not want the world to see! It is not an optical illusion. YOU CAN ALSO VIEW THIS VIDEO @ THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: Zohar-Golgotha
3 minutes & 8 seconds on You Tube. I strongly recommend every concerned christian to read the following article:
KABBALAH: GETTING BACK TO THE GARDEN by MARCIA MONTENEGRO
CHRISTIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE: equip.org/articles/kabbalah-getting-back-to-the-garden.
The Harbinger is not based on sound orthodox christian theology. It is a blend of JEWISH MYSTICISM, camouflaged with Christian Apologetics. If you doubt me, read it for yourself. Turn to pages 240 and 242. In fact, read the entire last chapter of The Harbinger for a broader picture. Also notice the title of his dvd documentary and how it is worded:
Isaiah 9:10 Judgement. A Biblical Prophecy DECODED by Jonathan Cahn. THE WORD DECODED IS KABBALISTIC TERMINOLOGY. For the evidence to SUBSTANTIATE THESE CLAIMS SEE DECODING THE PAST-SECRETS OF THE KABBALAH(2009) ON YOU TUBE by The History Channel (45mins). I also highly RECOMMEND you watch on You Tube:
“THE JEWISH TALMUD EXPOSED” & CONFESSIONS OF A FORMER JEW” by Brother NATHANAEL KAPNER. You MUST also see this SHOCKING video on YOU TUBE “SATANIC TALMUD” by XLIVES.COM 10MIN & 19 SECONDS. Also I highly recommend you purchase: “THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE ZOHAR” BY MICHAEL BERG and JUDAISM’S STRANGE GODS by MICHAEL HOFFMAN @AMAZON.COM.
In Dave James newly released book “The Harbinger: Fact or Fiction”, in chapter 17 “The Tenth Seal”, Mr. James discusses very profoundly the mystical qualities of Mr. Cahn’s kabbalistic theology. I make the following quote from page 198 of the same chapter:
” In the July 3, 2012 interview when Brannon Howse expressed his deep concern about Cahn using mystical sources for his messages, Cahn tried to justify his practice by noting that the Apostle Paul also referred to the teaching of pagan philosophers in his address to the Athenians(Acts 17:22-31). He went on to suggest that Paul would have been”crucified” by discernment ministries for using a hymn to Zeus and because of his associations.(WHAT ASSOCIATIONS? THAT PAUL BELIEVED THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND GREEK MYTHOLOGY HAVE A COMMON GROUND FOR SHARING THE WORD OF GOD?)
That is a red herring. The two situations are completely different. Paul’s approach is nothing like Cahn’s. Cahn refers to the mystical rabbinical writings POSITIVELY, saying that because God had inspired them his church should “listen to the rabbis”. He presents the Zohar as something that can be studied and it’s depths plumbed for hidden mysteries like he had just revealed for the first time.
In stark contrast, Paul immediately tells his audience that what they have been taught by their poets about the unknown god they worship is completely wrong. He does not suggest that their sayings contain hidden mysteries that were inspired by God and that he had just discovered for the first time. Paul never implies that the Athenians should listen to these men. Rather he refers to a single point of agreement(we all come from God) to denounce their idols. From Romans we understand that the knowledge of that truth is not a hidden mystery but has rather been made plain to everyone through both the conscience and the creation(Romans 1:18-2:16).
The above theological statement is further substantiated from the Apostle Paul’s letters to his Greek converts in the following biblical passages:
1 Corinthians 1:17- 31, 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 & Colossians 2:8 NKJV.
FOR A MORE IN DEPTH STUDY OF ACTS 17:22-31 READ THE ARTICLE WRITTEN BY
R.K. McGREGOR WRIGHT, TH.M.,PH.D. “PAUL’S PURPOSE AT ATHENS AND THE PROBLEM OF COMMON GROUND” PARTS 1,2,& 3.
The Link is as follows: dtl.org/apologetics/wright/athens.
Anyone who believes that the Harbinger is based solely on the inerrant word of God will be subjected to a great delusion. I am in a position to know. I was once a member of Beth Israel for many years. My statements are not about ministry bashing. I am here to expose the fact that Jonathan Cahn for many years has been utilizing mystical hebrew writings such as the Zohar and the Jewish Talmud to supplement and substantiate some of his teachings and sermons. THE ZOHAR MEANS “RADIANCE or SPLENDOR”. IT IS THE PREMIER TEXT OF OCCULT KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE KABBALAH and a basis for laws instituted by NEW AGE RABBINICAL SAGES. The Zohar is a synthesis of the OCCULT GNOSIS of PHARAONIC EGYPT & ANCIENT BABYLON. And he claims that there is absolutely nothing wrong with quoting from the Zohar. That many apologists, bible commentators etc do this(see standupforthetruth.com on his most recent interview question #6 June 2012).
Ofcourse they do. ONLY professing christian kabbalists and christian gnostics use the Zohar as a reference manual in their QUEST FOR ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE by decoding the past like Mr. Cahn does; in search of so called biblical mysteries which just don’t exist within the sacred text.
The Zohar is the MYSTICAL CLASSICAL TEXT USED BY THE KABBALISTS. This practice by Jonathan Cahn is the equivalent of many christians who today attempt to interpret bible prophecies by using the Quatrains of Nostradamus. I was there one night at Beth Israel several years ago, when he preached that sermon “the Zohar Speaks”. I heard and saw him say 2 times to the congregation, that he believed these new age rabbinical sages who wrote the Zohar(Rabbi Simeon bar Yochai and Rabbi Moses De Leon etc) and writings were put there by the Holy Spirit . BUT THE INERRANT WORD OF GOD THROUGH HIS SPIRIT PLAINLY STATES THAT SUCH MEN WILL ARISE IN THE LAST DAYS SEE 1 TIMOTHY 4:1 & GALATIANS 1:8-9.
In standupforthetruth.com, Mr. Cahn in question#5 was aked: “One critic said that since The Harbinger speaks of MYSTERIES being revealed-does this have to do with GNOSTIC beliefs?
ANSWERE: A very confused view. Unless we want to call the Apostle Paul a gnostic, SINCE HE ALSO SPOKE OF MYSTERIES. It’s precisely the opposite. The Gnostics believed in knowledge that was to be kept secret, to stay a mystery. God is the one who reveals mysteries. THE HARBINGER DOES LIKEWISE-IT REVEALS MYSTERIES. If there are no mysteries, then we know everything there is to know. But we don’t. And God, by his Spirit, is to lead us to continual insight, and show us things we don’t know.
REBUTTAL: I make the following quotation from the book “CORRECTING THE CULTS”
from pages 108-109(authors Norman L. Geisler & Ron Rhodes apologist)
Mathew 13:10-11: DID JESUS TEACH THAT WE NEED TO SEEK A HIDDEN, SECONDARY(esoteric) MEANING IN SCRIPTURE, AS NEW AGERS SAY?
Misinterpretation: Some New Agers appeal to Mathew 13:10-11 in an attempt to show that we should seek secret and hidden(esoteric) meaning in scripture. Jesus is portrayed being in front of a multitude composed of both believers and unbelievers. He did not attempt to separate the believers from the unbelievers and then instruct only the believers. Rather, he constructed his teaching in such a way that believers would understand what he said but unbelievers would not-by using parables. Then, after teaching one such parable, a disciple asked Jesus: “Why do you speak to the people in parables”? (see Mathew 13:10). Jesus answered: “THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SECRETS(OR MYSTERIES) OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU(believers) BUT NOT TO THEM(unbelievers)
Mathew 13:11.
IN OTHER WORDS, JESUS IS CLEARLY STATING THE MYSTERIES OF GOD’S KINGDOM AND OF HUMAN HISTORY PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE HAVE ALREADY BEEN REVEALED BY GOD’S INERRANT WORD! NOT BY SEEKING HIDDEN, SECONDARY OR ESOTERIC MEANING IN SCRIPTURE LIKE MR. JONATHAN CAHN DOES IN THE HARBINGER AND THROUGH HIS EXTRA-BIBLICAL THEOLOGY.
The Zohar falls under the category of pseudepigrapha (see JEWISHENCYCLOPEDIA.com). The Zohar is a pseudepigraphic work which PRETENDS to be a REVELATION FROM GOD communicated through Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai to the latter’s select disciples in the form of a COMMENTARY on the first 5 books of Moses/Torah. I qoute the following definition from Dr. Randall Price’s book ” Searching for the Original Bible” page 136 the following: “the term pseudepigrapha literally means falsely entitled. It refers to a collection of some 63 documents written between 250BC-200AD by hellenistic jews. Each book was written under a psuedonym whose work was not part of the canonical hebrew bible. No psuedepigrapha texts are CITED or EXPLICITLY referred to by any biblical authors of the New Testament(and I will add neither by Jesus himself)”.
I also make the following quote from Bob Larson’s book “WORLD RELIGIONS & ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUALITY” pages 291-292 in regards to the Zohar & the Kabbalah:
“At the core of jewish myticism is the practice of ESOTERIC DISCIPLINES that tap into the secret wisdom that can involve ascent to and unitive experiences with the divine realm. Contemporary teachers of the ZOHAR/KABBALAH say the emphasis of Kabbalah should be on putting it’s principles into action rather than worrying about theology and the nature of GOD. And as is often the case with New Age religions, the emphasis is on what is in it for us. In the case of the Zohar/Kabbalah, it’s promoters claim it will bring people peace,joy and fulfillment without any worries about moral codes like the 10 Commandments” end of quote.
With regards to Mr. Cahn’s use of the Jewish Talmud, what exactly is so HERETICAL about it which is never disclosed? It is considered HOLY WRIT for the Jews. The Talmud SUPERCEDES the OLD TESTAMENT in authority for the Jews. And the Talmud is the MOST RACIST, HATE MONGERING, BLASPHEMOUS BOOK the world has ever known! The Satanic verses of the Talmud can be classified into 3 categories: 1) JEWISH SUPREMACY 2)HATRED TOWARDS THE GOYS(GENTILES) &
3) BLASPHEMIES AGAINST JESUS CHRIST, THE VIRGIN MARY & ALL CHRISTIANS.
But the Messiah Yeshua(Jesus) censored the ORAL LAW(TALMUD) when he said
“BY THE TRADITIONS OF YOUR ELDERS(PHARISEES) YOU MAKE VOID THE WORD OF GOD MATHEW 15.
For a more indepth study of the Jewish Talmud go to the following link:
realjewnews.com and look up the article “SATANIC VERSES OF THE JEWISH TALMUD” by Brother Nathanael Kapner.
The HARBINGER STRONGLY RESEMBLES ARTIFICIAL DIVINATION. ARTIFICIAL DIVINATION depends on the skill of the agent in reading & interpreting certain SIGNS called OMENS/HARBINGERS! IT IS MY PERSONAL BELIEF THAT THIS IS HOW THE HARBINGER MAY HAVE BEEN DEVISED.
And God’s word CONDEMS SUCH OCCULTIC PRACTICES….WHO PRACTICE DIVINATION….DEUTERONOMY 18:10.
1 Thes: 5:21 & Acts 17:11 commands us to test all things. This is not an option. Blind acceptance of any theological view, simply because it was set forth by a respected brother or minister is very dangerous and detrimental to the Body of Christ to say the least.
Paul in Galatians 1:8 exhorts the Body of Christ as follows: NOW EVEN IF WE OR AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN SHOULD DECLARE TO YOU ANOTHER GOSPEL OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE HAVE DECLARED TO YOU, HE WILL BE CURSED.
If the body of Christ is ready to EMBRACE ANOTHER GOSPEL CORRUPTED WITH JEWISH MYSTICISM, THEY CAN HAVE IT. After spending more than 7 years at Beth Israel, I have no doubt that the MESSIANIC JEWISH MOVEMENT are involved with DOCTRINES & RELIGIOUS PRACTICES that are INCONSISTENT with God’s Word and are CONTRARY to HIS WILL FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST.
Log onto the following link: jesus-messiah.com and read the article “DANGERS OF THE FALSE MESSIANIC MOVEMENT by Dr. G. RECKART- PASTOR.
Everything that is being shared with you ultimately led to my resignation as a member from Beth Israel. If you want to ignore my warnings, feel free to do so at your own peril.
It is advisable for Mr. Jonathan Cahn and any other staff member within his ministry who are in possesion of these OCCULTIC WORKS OF LITERATURE( i.e. Mr. JOSE J. BERNAL THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARBINGER- RELEASE DATE OCT 1, 2013) to follow the example of the EPHESIANS in ACTS 19:19 and burn your occultic books in a BONFIRE instead of trying to justify your heretical doctrines in the name of APOLOGETICS. Galatians 5: 19 “FOR THE WORKS OF THE FLESH ARE WELL KNOWN…..VERSE 20….HERESIES…..VERSE 21…..AS I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE AND I SAY TO YOU NOW, THOSE WHO PRACTICE SUCH THINGS WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
“It is not for nothing that the authoritative edition of the Talmud is known as the Babylonian Talmud. As Christians misled by their Judaizing preachers & popes are increasingly consulting Jewish rabbinical sources for a “PURER” understanding of the Old Testament, they are unknowningly consulting the OCCULT.
Judaism is the religion of the Pharisees and the patrimony of Babylon from where the Talmudic & Kabbalistic traditions of Judaism ultimately derive. Orthodox Judaism’s other sacred book, the Kabbalah( THE ZOHAR BEING IT’S PREMIER TEXT OF OCCULT KNOWLEDGE) is filled with astrological teachings, fortune telling, gematria, necromancy & DEMONOLOGY.
Orthodox Rabbis place curses, cast spells & imagine they have powers greater than God, derived from their study of the Sefer Yezriah(a book of Kabbalistic Magic). Christians are TRAFFICKING in Babylonian Paganism when they DEFER to the Rabbis of Judaism” MICHAEL HOFFMAN.
Every christian across America who have read Mr. Cahn’s book and concluded that it is a PROPHETIC WORD from God to this nation, need to seriously re-examine your beliefs. Jewish Gnosticism is being IMPORTED very SUBTLELY into mainstream Christianity. YOUR ETERNAL DESTINY MAY BE IN JEOPARDY!
“EXTERMINATION OF THE CHRISTIANS IS A NECESSARY SACRIFICE”-ZOHAR, SHEMOTH
READ THE HARBINGER: FACT OR FICTION BY DAVID JAMES!
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Speaking of a “Woeful lack/absence of discernment?!”
There is no FALSE teaching to be found in the Book anywhere. Thus making your False Accusation against an Anointed Prophet of G-d an out Lie!
Concerning Isaiah 9:10s direct relevance and correlation to America – and in direct opposition to your linked Book Reviewers assertions that Israels Sins and Judgements have nothing to do with America – stands:
1 Corinthians 10:11
“These things (Like Isaiah 9:10) happened to them (Israel/Jews) as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.” – So – in essence – the BOOK REVIEWERS you Linked and “Discerned” as being good references – essentially accused the Bible itself of being wrong?!
How “Discerning” is that?!
Further More – it is obvious that G-D Himself chose Messianic Jewish Rabbi Jonathan Cahn to reveal His message to – and directed him to write a book about what he saw – so you accuse G-d of wrong doing in choosing him?! Who needs discernment?!
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Thank you for your comments. Actually, I simply post my opinion on various topics and one can agree or disagreethat is their prerogative. I don’t usually argue points as I believe everyone has a right to their own opinion and arguing hardly everchanges anyone’s minds.
I cannot see how Isaiah 9:10 is a direct relevance and correlation to America, as America is never mentioned in the Bible anywhere, actually.
I just want to mention that you cited 1 Cor. 10:11. You need to be careful not to take scripture out of context. People do this all the time. But, if you will look at the verses in 1 Cor. 10 leading up to verse 11 you will see that this is a reference to the ways the people of Israel were behaving at the time. There are four things mentioned here:
1. Do not be idolaters V7 2. We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did. V8 3. We should not test the Lord V9 4. And do not grumble V10.
Then V11 says, “These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warning for us,…” This is referring back to these things that come right before V11. It is not referring back to Isaiah 9:10 at all. These are things that all Christian people everywhere, not just Americans, should examine themselves to make sure they are not doing them.
Remember, that Paul is writing to Christians and these are warnings to Christians the world over today. Look back to Romans 15:4 “Foreverything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of theScriptures we might have hope.” Again writing to Christians. “He expresses a great truth concerning the purpose of Scripture; It was written for our instruction, so that as we patiently endure we might be encouraged to hold fast our hope in Christ.”–Note on Romans 15:4 in my NIV Bible.
Hope this helpsyou to see what I Cor. 10 actually means. Blessings..
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You know you are making claims you can not back up one God revealed everything we need in the bible also every bible scholar will tell you John the Baptist was the last prophet or God just as the 12 apostles were the only apostles who were . ever chosen by jesus Christ and he is God sowe do not need either office of prophet or apostles today you are putting johnathan Cahn on a pedestal and saying in fact his teachings are. unreproachable to question theirfore he is free to say and teach anything and not subjected to test what he says against the word of God if that is true then you make johnathan Cahn into a deity also you can ask any bible scholar Kabbalahism and Gnosticism are not compatible to christianity
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thank you for sharing this! there is much food for thought here….we need to test and test again all of our information…discernment is never “easy”…blessings and peace of the Lord to you!
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Thank you for your comment. I believe there is a woeful absence of discernment in our churches today. You are right it isn’t easy, but we have to work at studying the Word, and growing in Christ in order that we will know what is true and what is false. It takes hard work and time. We can’t expect a new believer to be as discerning as a mature believer, so that is why we must alert them when things come up that might throw them off track. Bless you in your work for the Lord.
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Reblogged this on Shield of God. and commented:
there is much food for thought here!
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