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The Book of Revelation Through Hebrew Eyes (Lost in Translation, Vol. 2)

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I am usually very hard on authors who write about the 'Jewishness' of the New Testament, but this book, and it's prequal, Lost in Translation, are excellent. The authors clearly love their subject, and have devoted their lives to understanding the intellectual and philosophical climate from which the New Testament emerged. They delve deeply into the Written and Oral Torah as well as commentaries and apocrypha to come up with a very lucid treatment of the context of the New Testament.
I almost never reread a book, but when the third one comes out, I will reread the first and second before starting on the third. They are a breath of fresh air, and fresh insight.

The book was a good read and filled with valuable information on the Jewish perspective. While this persepctive may not be the only way to see things, they make a compelling argument for a unique view into the symbology that was used by John. Their solution brings an organization and simplification I found intriguing. The mindset of the writer is certainly important and the roots of Christianity are certainly very Hebrew.

I may not agree with all their conclusions, but they shine a different ray of light than can be generally found in most books of this type. There are allot of hints without conclsions also that open up paths they chose to not pursue. I look forward to the next in the series.

This is a must read for those serious about Prophecy. If you just want a rehash of the same old theme, then it's not for you.

As an individual who is in no doubt that the entire Brit Chadashah was written in the native Hebrew language, i look forward to reading this book. Once one has an understanding of the Hebrew language, the culture 2000 years ago, and that Yeshua was a Jew as were His talmidim, the replacement theology of the Roman Greco system can never hide the Truth or Identity of Mashiach ben Yosef.

The Brit Chadashah is not revelatory but is the record of Y'shua's ministry on Earth. Yeshua made it clear that he came for the lost sheep of the tribes of Israel and that He was / is an obedient Son whom Loved His Father and showed us this by obeying His Fathers commandments / Torah.

The book I found an interesting read but feel the time line is wrong i.e. p156 talks about deception, war, disruption of the world economy & currencies, these are all things that have been occurring for the past couple of years & will get worse as we progress through what i believe is the last 7 years. Seal 3 talks about the cost of food. The world is in the midst of a global famine which I believe is the second year of the prophersy'd famine that will get worse. The war with between descendants of Esau (Arabs) and Israel will occur very soon (later half of 2011 most probably), p180 talks about man rejecting YHWH, man does this openly, has done for years and even writes books about it (scoffers), p188 talks about the sign of the covenant being a cross, this should be portrayed as an X (Paleo) and not a cross as defined by christian terminology. p189 re the 144000, these are individuals that have not been corrupted by women in other words the churches or man made theology. p217 end of day hallmarks, these are all present today and have been for some time, i.e. gay marriages, slut walks etc etc (most major cities are No different to Sodom & Amora), deception by the elites etc etc. p214 extreme weather, the world in the midst of these extreme weather patterns & has been for the past two years or more & they are getting worse,just look at the US and the world and one can see this clearly. p223 YHWH's people, YHWH's people are those that adhere to and keep the Torah of Moses excluding the Oral Law which is nothing but man made halacha, and YHWH makes it clear that His people He will look after in the last days. p266 Yeshua did not and never learnt at the feet of Gamali'el as Sha'ul did, to suggest this would suggest that Yeshua leavened the Word / Torah of His Father with the word of man is wrong and not Scriptural - Never! It is obvious that even at a young age Y'shua taught in His Fathers Temple & those that heard were surprised at His understanding / wisdom. P268 to suggest that an oral torah came forth from YHWH to Moshe is utter rubbish and to me is indicative of a polluted mind. (p273) and to suggest that Yeshua quoted from the Mishnah is wrong when it wasn't even written when Y'shua walked the earth. Yeshua came to place the Torah on a sound foundation and teach it to the people that were being oppressed by Rabbinic halacha or Ma'asim HaTorah (works of the (oral) law), to break the yoke that the Rabbi's had placed around YHWH's people as YHWH's yoke is light in comparison to the hurdles and the fence placed around Torah by the Rabbi's and Pharisee's. p276 Man should not prophesy unless he has been called to by YHWH otherwise one may be dealt with like the false prophet. P304 righteous goyim, the US or most western nations cannot be seen as righteous because they have promoted the ways of Satan hence the US decline both morally, economically and spiritually for at least the past 50 year.

My thoughts are we do not need a master menorah but what we do need is the Torah of Moshe, Yeshua HaMoshiach and the Ruach Hakodesh which will teach and show us what we need to know in these last days. So in other words, prayer to Aveenu Malkaynu, keep His Mitzvot as written without adding too or diminishing from, hold His Torah high (always) as if you were surrounding the walls of Jericho as His Word which is Truth, Wisdom, Light which will give you Life and Righteousness. We are in the last days and the Torah parables explain to us exactly what we need to do and what will happen in the last years including the famine the world is in the midst of. Peace and blessings

Being a Catholic my church is painfully quiet on Revelation so I must read and carefully study a multitude of books from Lindsey to La Hay and everybody in between...I have listened to a whole slew of televangelists from Hague to Jeffry...The more I read and listen to these yo-yo's the more I am convinced that there will be many false prophets in the latter days that will lead many astray. After reading and re-reading this book I am beginning to understand Revelation much more clearly. This book makes more sense than all the other books I have read...I recommend this book if you are on your journey to find the truth...this book may not be all the truth but you will definitely get a better understanding of the subject..after all..if you want to know how the Hebrews wrote and thought you do not ask a Greek !

This book is written by two rabbi of a messianic congregation in Oregon. It is non-academic and is too subjective, entertaining anecdotal opinions in place of scholarly research. I was looking for a book to break the text down via Hebrew origins and add cultural context. Very short of that expectation.

I live in Bend Oregon where this book was written and I am very familiar with the authors. I was somewhat enjoying the book until I came to the page that stated basically that the followers of Yeshua who call themselves Messianics and believe in the Two House doctrine, were the condemned people in Revelation that "Say they are Jews and are not." That was the death knell to the book for me. I have not been able to progress past that page. When I ordered the book I thought I was buying a scholarly work on Revelation however what I received was an insult from men who claim to be Torah teachers with the love of God in their hearts.

If you want to learn things from a Hebrew perspective on the Christian side this book is very interesting. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn the Bible.

I HAVE STUDIED THE BOOK OF REVELATION FOR 40 YEARS AND HAVE TOLD PEOPLE THAT IT COULD ONLY BE UNLOCKED BY LOOKING AT IT THROUGH HEBREW EYES. PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS OUT OF MY MIND THEY THOUGHT JESUS CHRIST WAS BORN AN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN AND FOR ME TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE WAS CRAZY. PASTORS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE NEW TESTAMENT WAS TRANSLATED INTO GREEK IN 70 AD AND I WOULD ALWAYS ASK THEM FROM WHAT BUT I ALREADY KNEW IT WAS HEBREW. I NO LONGER HAVE TO HAVE THIS SAME ARGUMENT WITH THEM I JUST TELL THEM TO BY THIS BOOK AND THE FIRST BOOK ALSO AND LET THEM READ IT FOR THEMSELVES. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE GUTS TO STAND UP AND TELL THE TRUTH. THIS SERIES OF BOOKS SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR EVERY BIBLE STUDENT IN EVERY SEMINARY SCHOOL. P.S. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER COPY AS MINE IS ALL MARKED UP WITH NOTES.

This entire book could have been condensed into 3 chapters. The authors spent too much time preaching and promoting themselves and their other books and not enough time on the subject. I wish I had seen this book at a bookstore as I would have flipped through it there and saved my money. That said, it does end better than it starts although in the end I did not accept the authors premise and do not believe I learned much new about Revelation as scripture.

This was worth reading.. There are interesting points to consider!
I wish the book would have covered the whole subject, but instead they left me hanging... they are writing a 3rd Volume... I can't find it anywhere!
I would like to get my hands on it!