THE MORMONS: THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS Introduction On 6 April 1830 Joseph Smith Jr. founded the Church of Christ (its original name) in Fayette, New York. He was born in Palmyra, New York on 23 December 1805 and was murdered on 27 June 1844. Today’s Mormon church Eighty percent of Utah is […]
“What is Mormonism? What do Mormons believe?”……The Mormon religion (Mormonism), whose followers are known as Mormons and Latter Day Saints (LDS), was founded less than two hundred years ago by a man named Joseph Smith. He claimed to have received a personal visit from God the Father and Jesus Christ who told him that all […]
The Messiah Many Jews have long been skeptical of predictions announcing the imminent arrival of the Messiah (MaÔö¼┬íshiÔö¼┬íakh). The first century sage Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai once said: “If you should happen to be holding a sapling in your hand when they tell you that the Messiah has arrived, first plant the sapling and then […]
Talmud/Mishna/Gemara The Jewish community of Palestine suffered horrendous losses during the Great Revolt and the Bar-Kokhba rebellion. Well over a million Jews were killed in the two ill-fated uprisings, and the leading yeshivot, along with thousands of their rabbinical scholars and students, were devastated. This decline in the number of knowledgeable Jews seems to have […]
“What is Messianic Judaism?”……Answer: Messianic Judaism is the term given to Jewish people who believe and have accepted Yeshua (the Hebrew name for Jesus) of Nazareth as the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures. These Jewish people do not stop being Jewish, but they continue to remain strong in their Jewish identity, lifestyle and culture, […]
“What are the different Jewish festivals in the Bible?”……There are seven Jewish festivals or feasts outlined in the Bible. While they are mentioned throughout Scripture we find instructions for all seven laid out in Leviticus 23:2 refers to the seven Jewish festivals, literally "appointed times," also called "holy convocations." These were days appointed and ordained […]
“What is Judaism and what do Jews believe?”……Answer: What is Judaism, and who or what is a Jew? Is Judaism simply a religion? Is it a cultural identity or just an ethnic group? Are Jews a clan of people or are they a nation? What do Jews believe, and do they all believe the same […]