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The time of the end is being delayed at this time.

Habakkuk 2:3
For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

The time of the end will go beyond what people think. The last end was in 133 AD. Two days from then is 2133 AD.

Habakkuk 2
1 I will stand at my watch
and station myself on the ramparts;
I will look to see what he will say to me,
and what answer I am to give to this complaint.

The LORD’s Answer
2 Then the LORD replied:
“Write down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
so that a messenger may run with it.
3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
it will certainly come
and will not delay.
I have taken it upon myself to run with this message so that all will see that the prophecies have not failed. The end time prophecies will be stretched out over a period of time so the world will not be completely destroyed.

Isaiah 46:13
I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.

Isaiah 48:9
For my own name's sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to cut you off.

Ezekiel 12:25
But I the LORD will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, you rebellious house, I will fulfill whatever I say, declares the Sovereign LORD.' "

Habakkuk 2:2-3
2. Then the LORD replied: "Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a messenger may run with it. 3. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it lingers, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

Hosea 6:2
After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.

The reason for bringing this to your attention, is so that you can see for yourself, that the time of the end will go beyond what is believed these days. Two days from the destruction of the temple is 2067 AD. And two days from the final defeat of Israel is 2133 AD.

Who is a Jew or the nation Israel.
This is what God has spoken through His prophets.


Genesis 17:3
Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 4. "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6. I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7. I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.


Genesis 35:11
And God said to him, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from your body.


Exodus 12:37
The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. 38. Many other people went up with them, as well as large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.


Leviticus 19:34
The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.


Leviticus 24:22
You are to have the same law for the alien and the native-born. I am the LORD your God.


Numbers 15:15
The community is to have the same rules for you and for the alien living among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the alien shall be the same before the LORD :


Joshua 8:33
All Israel, aliens and citizens alike, with their elders, officials and judges, were standing on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD, facing those who carried it—the priests, who were Levites. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had formerly commanded when he gave instructions to bless the people of Israel.


Esther 8:17
In every province and in every city, wherever the edict of the king went, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear of the Jews had seized them.

The word "Jew" was a nickname assigned by the Babylonians to anyone who either lived in or came from the area of Judea.

Psalm 2:4
The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5. Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, 6. "I have installed my King
on Zion, my holy hill." 7. I will proclaim the decree of the LORD : He said to me, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father. 8. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.


Psalm 82:8
Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.


Psalm 111:6
He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.


Isaiah 9:3
You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as men rejoice when dividing the plunder.


Isaiah 14:1
The LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Aliens will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.


Isaiah 26:15
You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself;
you have extended all the borders of the land.


Isaiah 44:5
One will say, 'I belong to the LORD '; another will call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand, ['The LORD's / Yahwah],' and will take the name Israel.


Isaiah 56:3
Let no foreigner who has bound himself to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely exclude me from his people."- 6. And foreigners who bind themselves to the LORD to serve him, to love the name of the LORD, and to worship him, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it
and who hold fast to my covenant-
7. these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations."
8. The Sovereign LORD declares— he who gathers the exiles of Israel: "I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered."


Ezekiel 47:22
21. "You are to distribute this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22. You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who have settled among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23. In whatever tribe the alien settles, there you are to give him his inheritance," declares the Sovereign LORD.


Zechariah 2:10
"Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you," declares the LORD. 11. "Many nations will be joined with the LORD in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you. 12. The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem. 13. Be still before the LORD, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling." 

A Jew is a convert to Orthodox Judaism and the Hebrews are an ethnic group of people.

Contrary to popular belief, Jews are not a race, but an assembly of people. Hebrews are a race.

A Hebrew may or may not be a Jew.

The Creation Days Parable
The Creation Days 1 through 6, in the text explicitly concludes with the phrase, "And there was evening, and there was morning." The seventh day completely lacks this phrase. In biblical theology, this implies that the Seventh Day represents an ongoing state, until the divine rest and harmony that the Elect is meant to share.
Psalm 95:11
So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”

This is how I know Genesis 1 is written as a parable. The creation days are Epochs of time. A full day traditionally is from sundown to sundown, because the world began in darkness. And this is what the scriptures say:
Gen 1:5. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

From evening to morning is half of a day. That means that God is not done creating.

New heavens and a new earth

Isaiah 65:17
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Isaiah 66:22
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.

They are so cute and I like how they make friends with everyone.

Iranians play Trump for fool and loser.

The Iranians pull Trumps bluff. Trump is dealing with a religious suicide cult and is in disbelief that he can’t make the serpent a pet. This is a national embarrassment for the American people. Things will go poorly for the Republicans at election time, if Trump does not wake up and cut the head of the serpent off.

Iran Issues New Demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has vowed not to reopen the shipping lane “until America corrects its behavior,” pays Iran damages by the war, and unfreeze Iranian assets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkFCRSGaAZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZB9-VUiAEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu3dROBk1mY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHySyltoRDk

Greetings, I come as an unbeliever/Seeker. I have been Speaking with RabiO and searchinmyroots prior to creating this thread. I have many, many unanswered questions. 

A little about my background. I was raised in a very oppressive, abusive, 'Christian' environment. I was once backhanded across the face for the audacity to question an almighty God, and what was being forced upon me. It really didn't make sense, even as a lad. Ever since then I have read and studied many religions, tho I am no theologian by any stretch of the imagination. I am just a man who reads prolifically, searching for what I call, the truth trifecta. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Truth, when you can find it, is great, but practically useless unless bolstered by the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Of the religions I have studied, I am embarrassed to say Judaism hasn't been one of them. So, please keep my religious background in mind during this discussion. RabiO commented on the length of my comments to him and searchinmyroots. Brevity is not an attribute that I possess. Mainly because it is quite difficult to express these things that trouble me in a few short sentences. I do beg of your patience in this matter. Being retired, I realize I probably have the most amount of disposable time than others. So, I do not make any demands on the immediacy of your replies and comments. 

I will return shortly to begin this discussion. At the moment, I am trying desperately to pass a kidney stone, and am in a lot of pain as anyone who has done so can attest. However, I wanted to get the ball rolling, as it were. 

Thank you for your time, patience, and hospitality.

Greetings! I come in peace as an unbeliever/seeker. I have many philosophical and theological questions about God. I have been told that Judaism invites open debate and questions. I don't want to have an argument, however, to fully understand these things I have pondered for a lifetime, one must fully examine every facet of Judaeo-Christian beliefs and in fact one must even question God in every facet. Debate is fine with me, however, I do not seek to argue with malice. I am not going to try to change your mind, quite the opposite. I shouldn't be able to if your convictions are true. I'm not going to ask gotcha questions to try to trip people up and have them contradict themselves to show what a hypocrite they are, or how silly their beliefs are. I respect a person who strives to live a morally upright life. 

Even tho I am an unbeliever, I have studied many religions: Mormonism, Taoism, Jainism, Buddhism. Four years ago I finished reading the Quran. I do not mention this in an attempt to show my vast religious intellect, but rather to give an idea of how far I have sought answers to my questions. I am most familiar with the Judaeo-Christian beliefs and that is where I would like to center this discussion. 

I realize, being on the internet, this forum must surely get a lot of cranks who just want to agitate and cause disruption. This is not my intent. This is a long discussion and I need someone, perhaps a Rabi, who is patient. I have many, many troubling questions. I beg of your patience.

I have written well over 500 emails to churches and synagogues in my area begging to discuss these things which weigh heavy on my mind. I have contacted many Christian forums, only to be met with resistance. It seems Christians, who say they know the way, who were commanded to go into all the world and preach the gospel, immediately take questioning to be a personal affront. This is not my intent at all. In fact, God commanded us to question. 

1 John 4:1: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD.

My questions center around these topics:

• Foreknowledge: God knew everything that would happen and created it anyway
• Determination: Infallible foreknowledge means the future is fixed; free will is illusory
• Design: Humans are punished for functioning as designed
• Proportionality: Eternal punishment for finite, biologically driven infractions
• Epistemology: Faith is non-distinguishing and unverifiable; This is crucial. Belief is conviction. Knowledge requires evidence
• Geography: Religious belief is determined by birthplace, not truth

Deuteronomy 6:4 is considered the Declaration of Faith for the Jewish people - 
 
[url=https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/9970#v4][/url]Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God; the Lord is one.

From what I understand, the way it is written in the Hebrew bible, it confirms the role of the Jewish nation as described in many places to be a witness to the nations. There are 2 letters that are written enlarged. One, the last letter of the first word Shema, the other, the last letter of the word Echad. Those 2 letters together form the Hebrew word "witness".

One example where we are called to be a witness would be Isaiah 43:10 - 

You are My witnesses," says the Lord, "and My servant whom I chose," in order that you know and believe Me, and understand that I am He; before Me no god was formed and after Me none shall be. 

Let's rise to the challenge G-d has given us!