Author: Mark Uraine
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No More Sacrifices
13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: 14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose […] Deuteronomy 12:13-14 (KJV) Choose – Let’s say, back in the early 2000’s, you crafted an item that you wanted to sell to the public, and the…
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Called, Prepared, and Sent Out
1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James…
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What is Prayer?
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. 1 Samuel 1:15 (KJV) Soul – When we think of prayer, we think of our needs or requests. Often times our prayers…
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Sukkot, the Place
That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 23:43 (KJV) Booths – When you compare the three holy days; Feast of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, and Sukkot (Feast of Booths), it’s…
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Inspired, Sacred, and Canon
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, Jude 1:14 (KJV) Enoch – Where exactly did Jude find this prophecy from Enoch? It’s not in the Bible, yet we claim that all the words in the book of Jude are included as…
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Revolutionary Teachings
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He saith unto him,…
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4 Elements of Teshuvah
Teshuvah means repentance. Maimonides (Rambam) recorded in the Mishneh a formula for complete repentance. What is repentance? The sinner shall cease sinning, and remove sin from his thoughts, and wholeheartedly conclude not to revert back to it, even as it is said: “Let the wicked forsake his way” (Is. 55.7); so, too, shall he be…
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Good and Evil
And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31 Tov Good – Would it surprised you to know that the word good is not based on morality? When God saw everything that he had made, he wasn’t saying that everything was righteous or morally good. He wasn’t stating…
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Memorial of Trumpets
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Leviticus 23:24 (KJV) Memorial – What trumpets (or sounds) was Israel supposed to remember? I know we like to project our own interpretations…