The Biblical Research Institute of the IMCF wishes to clearly state we are a trans-denominational, A-Political Messianic community.
Theologically centred in Yeshua the Messiah alone, restoring an appreciation of the lost Jewish thought-form to the biblical revelation
as expressed in the 1st century Jewish milieu...
The Rebbe teaches nothing new but all things original.
We stands firm on the following three fundamentals:
1: We support the Greater Israel vision with Jerusalem as its undivided capital;
2: That Yeshua the Nazarene King of the Jews is the Universal Messiah and Coming Redeemer
who will gather all the Holy Sparks back into the shattered Face of G-d.
3: We do not evangelize or "missionize" the Jewish People but expose all People to the Teaching of the Gospel.
Theologically centred in Yeshua the Messiah alone, restoring an appreciation of the lost Jewish thought-form to the biblical revelation
as expressed in the 1st century Jewish milieu...
The Rebbe teaches nothing new but all things original.
We stands firm on the following three fundamentals:
1: We support the Greater Israel vision with Jerusalem as its undivided capital;
2: That Yeshua the Nazarene King of the Jews is the Universal Messiah and Coming Redeemer
who will gather all the Holy Sparks back into the shattered Face of G-d.
3: We do not evangelize or "missionize" the Jewish People but expose all People to the Teaching of the Gospel.
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What are the correct Festival Dates for 2018?
To All:
According to the Sinai Torah the new moon for the 1st month of the Jewish Year is to be physically sighted over Jerusalem and the concurrent search for Aviv must be equally successful. If these two factors are resolved we can set the dates for festival observance at their anticipated scheduled time. Please remember that some of these forecast festivals will occur only according to new moon sightings. Any future variation of dates will be announced where and when applicable.
The days of unleavened bread will begin at sunset (Sunday) April 1 this year. This would be the beginning of 15th of Nisan (Abib) in the Sacred Calendar (Jewish days begin the evening before. "Dawn" in the Second Temple Period was always at sunset -- not sunrise as in pagan Roman tradition). The first actual day of eating matzos is April 2. The unleavened bread festival lasts seven days. The first day and last day are annual sabbaths (or, "high days"). The last day of this festival falls on 8th April. The Passover on Nisan 14 therefore falls on Sunday 1st April (starting the night before). The Lord Yeshua's Pesach celebration (sometimes known as "the Lord's Supper" and "Communion") will therefore occur on the evening of Saturday 31st March.
Remember the Passover is not an annual Sabbath day. In the Second Temple Period it was considered a semi-holy day on which work was permitted.
SHAVUOT or Pentecost falls this year on Sunday May 27th (beginning, of course, the night before at sundown Saturday May 26th). This date is according to the biblical sacred calendar which is markedly different from the Hillel II artificially-created calendar of the Orthodox rabbis.
ROSH HASHANAH or more correctly YOM TERUAH falls on September 11 (starting the evening before), with YOM KIPPURIM September 20th (starting previous evening) and SUKKOT September 25 through to October 1st.
THE LAST GREAT DAY or SH'MINI ATZERET occurs on October 2 (again, beginning the evening before).
This information is provided for those of our IMCF student body and members who continue to observe the annual sabbaths and festivals of Israel, as enumerated in Leviticus 23.
Kol Tuv,
Messianic Rebbe
To All:
According to the Sinai Torah the new moon for the 1st month of the Jewish Year is to be physically sighted over Jerusalem and the concurrent search for Aviv must be equally successful. If these two factors are resolved we can set the dates for festival observance at their anticipated scheduled time. Please remember that some of these forecast festivals will occur only according to new moon sightings. Any future variation of dates will be announced where and when applicable.
The days of unleavened bread will begin at sunset (Sunday) April 1 this year. This would be the beginning of 15th of Nisan (Abib) in the Sacred Calendar (Jewish days begin the evening before. "Dawn" in the Second Temple Period was always at sunset -- not sunrise as in pagan Roman tradition). The first actual day of eating matzos is April 2. The unleavened bread festival lasts seven days. The first day and last day are annual sabbaths (or, "high days"). The last day of this festival falls on 8th April. The Passover on Nisan 14 therefore falls on Sunday 1st April (starting the night before). The Lord Yeshua's Pesach celebration (sometimes known as "the Lord's Supper" and "Communion") will therefore occur on the evening of Saturday 31st March.
Remember the Passover is not an annual Sabbath day. In the Second Temple Period it was considered a semi-holy day on which work was permitted.
SHAVUOT or Pentecost falls this year on Sunday May 27th (beginning, of course, the night before at sundown Saturday May 26th). This date is according to the biblical sacred calendar which is markedly different from the Hillel II artificially-created calendar of the Orthodox rabbis.
ROSH HASHANAH or more correctly YOM TERUAH falls on September 11 (starting the evening before), with YOM KIPPURIM September 20th (starting previous evening) and SUKKOT September 25 through to October 1st.
THE LAST GREAT DAY or SH'MINI ATZERET occurs on October 2 (again, beginning the evening before).
This information is provided for those of our IMCF student body and members who continue to observe the annual sabbaths and festivals of Israel, as enumerated in Leviticus 23.
Kol Tuv,
Messianic Rebbe
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The Rapture Doctrine [2] A Case Against the Rapture
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Romans 8.1b. Overwriting the NT Codex Part 5.
Why Romans 8.1b should be discredited and discarded.Pronto!...read on The IMCF Fundamentals series of lectures presented by the Rebbe Dr Les Aron Gosling. The latest Fundamentals Audio Lectures available are entitled: How much longer until The End comes? Part 1 & 2 For the Fundamentals series and much, much more please contact the IMCF Administration via info@biblicalresearchinstitute.com.au |
Messiah's MumWritten by Glenys Gosling - Rebbetzin & Dr Les Aron Gosling- Rebbe
Appendix IV: The Shame-filled Trauma of the Mashiach In the first century the Messianic believers (both Jew and Gentile) knew what was involved in the association of the idea of "shame" in relation to that which was involved in the trauma of Roman sentence and crucifixion. read more... |
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Jewish Messianic Expectation Revealed in the Intertestamental Period
by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
Powerful evidence both overlooked and ignored by Jewish scholars for twenty centuries points to Yeshua ben Yosef as the fulfilment of first century CE widespread Messianic expectation. Astonishingly, this remarkable evidence comes not from pagan secular sources, but from their own sacred writings of the Intertestamental Period (circa the conclusion of the prophet Malachi's ministry to the arrival of Yochanan, the Essene baptiser). Indeed, the truth included in these largely forgotten documents is staggering!
Its time for Jewish rabbis to repent of their ignorance about (and hostility toward) the carpenter Rome crucified, and the Jews stoned to death, 2000 years ago.
Its high time for all people to reappraise Yeshua the Nazarene.
The Chinese Expected the Appearance of the "Holy One"
The Chinese philosopher, K'ung Fu-Tze, better known to us as Confucius, predicted the coming of the God-Man but knew he would not be found in China. The Chinese recognised that He would come from the regions west of China. They also knew that He would be due around the period (in their historical assessment) of the Roman Occupation of Judaea. They hoped He would make His appearance in India.
Notice what the sage had to say: "The Holy One must be sought in the West." Verbally handed down from father to son, "by the year 64 after the Christian Era, the Emperor Mimti, we are told, under the influence of this expectation sent messengers westward into India, that there they might enquire for the long-predicted Holy One of Confucius" (Du Halde's China, Vol. I., 360,361; Le Compte's China, 118,200). read more..
by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
Powerful evidence both overlooked and ignored by Jewish scholars for twenty centuries points to Yeshua ben Yosef as the fulfilment of first century CE widespread Messianic expectation. Astonishingly, this remarkable evidence comes not from pagan secular sources, but from their own sacred writings of the Intertestamental Period (circa the conclusion of the prophet Malachi's ministry to the arrival of Yochanan, the Essene baptiser). Indeed, the truth included in these largely forgotten documents is staggering!
Its time for Jewish rabbis to repent of their ignorance about (and hostility toward) the carpenter Rome crucified, and the Jews stoned to death, 2000 years ago.
Its high time for all people to reappraise Yeshua the Nazarene.
The Chinese Expected the Appearance of the "Holy One"
The Chinese philosopher, K'ung Fu-Tze, better known to us as Confucius, predicted the coming of the God-Man but knew he would not be found in China. The Chinese recognised that He would come from the regions west of China. They also knew that He would be due around the period (in their historical assessment) of the Roman Occupation of Judaea. They hoped He would make His appearance in India.
Notice what the sage had to say: "The Holy One must be sought in the West." Verbally handed down from father to son, "by the year 64 after the Christian Era, the Emperor Mimti, we are told, under the influence of this expectation sent messengers westward into India, that there they might enquire for the long-predicted Holy One of Confucius" (Du Halde's China, Vol. I., 360,361; Le Compte's China, 118,200). read more..
The Two Witnesses
Lecture 115 in the Apocalypse Series-Audio MP3
Those students who wish to understand the prophetic scroll of the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation) with clarity grounded in the historical scriptural context of Jewish thoughtform need to join the IMCF to access this vitally important information as the Rebbe reveals the current political economic and prophetic context that we presently endure as the long awaited Two Witnesses will set the stage for the return of the Mashiach.
Hope you enjoy this free service of the Biblical Research Institute - the educational arm of the International Messianic Community of Faith.
Lecture 115 in the Apocalypse series presented by the Messianic Rebbe Dr Les Aron Gosling summarises some of what has been covered as we lead into a very exciting component of the scroll which will see the introduction of the Two Witnesses
Enjoy the unique insights into the biblical revelation as the Rebbe toils to educate believers who desire to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Word.
Lecture 115 in the Apocalypse Series-Audio MP3
Those students who wish to understand the prophetic scroll of the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation) with clarity grounded in the historical scriptural context of Jewish thoughtform need to join the IMCF to access this vitally important information as the Rebbe reveals the current political economic and prophetic context that we presently endure as the long awaited Two Witnesses will set the stage for the return of the Mashiach.
Hope you enjoy this free service of the Biblical Research Institute - the educational arm of the International Messianic Community of Faith.
Lecture 115 in the Apocalypse series presented by the Messianic Rebbe Dr Les Aron Gosling summarises some of what has been covered as we lead into a very exciting component of the scroll which will see the introduction of the Two Witnesses
Enjoy the unique insights into the biblical revelation as the Rebbe toils to educate believers who desire to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Word.
Audio MP3 podcast> Apocalypse Lecture 115-The Two Witnesses
The Authentic Grace of God, or Who Actually Believed the Holy Spirit?
by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
"For the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the acharit-hayamim [end time period] some shall apostatise from the Faith giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons. Such teachings come from the hypocrisy of liars... Here is a statement you can rely on, one that fully deserves to be accepted joyfully (indeed it is for this that we toil and strive energetically): we have our hope set on a living God Who is the Saviour of ALL HUMANKIND, especially those who presently believe"1 Tim 4.1-2,9-10
I believe the Bible. I don't just believe in the Bible. I believe the holy Spirit. I don't just believe in the Spirit. I believe the words of my Messiah, Yeshua. I don't just believe in Our Lord Yeshua. I believe the apostles Paul and John -- I believe what they had to say.I don't just believe they penned nice words. I also happen to believe in the existence of a real Satan, the embodiment of overzealous righteousness -- a tangible, awful evil all on its own. I also believe that he has obeyed the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY and done his work of deception exceptionally well. He has to. For haSatan to obey God's commandments (given to humankind) would be to disobey God's decree. read more...
by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
"For the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the acharit-hayamim [end time period] some shall apostatise from the Faith giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons. Such teachings come from the hypocrisy of liars... Here is a statement you can rely on, one that fully deserves to be accepted joyfully (indeed it is for this that we toil and strive energetically): we have our hope set on a living God Who is the Saviour of ALL HUMANKIND, especially those who presently believe"1 Tim 4.1-2,9-10
I believe the Bible. I don't just believe in the Bible. I believe the holy Spirit. I don't just believe in the Spirit. I believe the words of my Messiah, Yeshua. I don't just believe in Our Lord Yeshua. I believe the apostles Paul and John -- I believe what they had to say.I don't just believe they penned nice words. I also happen to believe in the existence of a real Satan, the embodiment of overzealous righteousness -- a tangible, awful evil all on its own. I also believe that he has obeyed the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY and done his work of deception exceptionally well. He has to. For haSatan to obey God's commandments (given to humankind) would be to disobey God's decree. read more...
A SABBATH TEACHING EXAMINATION [#90]
Shabbat Moments With the Rebbe
A Service of the Biblical Research Institute's -International Messianic Community of Faith (IMCF)
On the Origin of the Name "Christian"
Copyright © BRI 1984, 2014 All Rights Reserved Worldwide
[1] The earliest disciples of Our Lord Yeshua were simply called "Christians" by the pagan world around them. This same appellation may well have been expressed by Jews as "Messianists." Certainly, among the pagans it was intended to be a derogatory designation that was not in any way meant to be friendly, but an outright jest or epithet. It appears to have been coined around the year 44 CE. How often is this term "Christian" located in the Messianic Scriptures?
[2] Were the earliest disciples of Yeshua known by another name, other than "Christian"?
[3] What names were the first followers of Yeshua known by as explicated in the apostolic writings?
[4] Did the primitive disciples see themselves cast in a different light? Did they take to themselves a more fitting identification?
[5] Is there an authentic alternative rendering to the common text in Acts 11.26 as normally utilised by the Christian church?
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Shabbat Moments With the Rebbe
A Service of the Biblical Research Institute's -International Messianic Community of Faith (IMCF)
On the Origin of the Name "Christian"
Copyright © BRI 1984, 2014 All Rights Reserved Worldwide
[1] The earliest disciples of Our Lord Yeshua were simply called "Christians" by the pagan world around them. This same appellation may well have been expressed by Jews as "Messianists." Certainly, among the pagans it was intended to be a derogatory designation that was not in any way meant to be friendly, but an outright jest or epithet. It appears to have been coined around the year 44 CE. How often is this term "Christian" located in the Messianic Scriptures?
[2] Were the earliest disciples of Yeshua known by another name, other than "Christian"?
[3] What names were the first followers of Yeshua known by as explicated in the apostolic writings?
[4] Did the primitive disciples see themselves cast in a different light? Did they take to themselves a more fitting identification?
[5] Is there an authentic alternative rendering to the common text in Acts 11.26 as normally utilised by the Christian church?
read more..
What was Paul's view of the Torah in relation to Gentile believers?
by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
We have all been exposed to one extent or another to the widely held notion that there existed a Jewish Christianity in the first century and that there was also a Gentile Christianity that ran parallel with the original faith. A little unbiased study of the "NT" corpus, however, reveals the opposite.
Indeed, Luke has a great deal to actually say on the truth of the matter. Luke was Paul’s disciple and an educated man (he was a doctor) so he would not have been ignorant of Paul’s view of the Torah. He lived with him for years and accompanied Paul on his many evangelistic journeys all around the Mediterranean.
Instead of strands of antinomianism, we find that Paul;
The Torah, the Prophets (N’viim), and the Writings (K’tuvim) of course is what constitutes Tanack. The first letter each of Torah, N’viim, and K’tuvim -- TNK -- give us the acronym Tanack.
Of course, this PRESUPPOSES that they -- the Gentiles -- must have had access via Paul, or local synagogues, to Jewish Scriptures or they would have had no idea of what Paul was talking about ....and the Torah must have been (at least in Paul’s mind) vitally important for the Gentiles, for him to have spent so much time educating them into biblical patterns of intellectual apprehension and comprehension.
It's high time this biblical truth was recognised and given a prominence it well deserves.
by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
We have all been exposed to one extent or another to the widely held notion that there existed a Jewish Christianity in the first century and that there was also a Gentile Christianity that ran parallel with the original faith. A little unbiased study of the "NT" corpus, however, reveals the opposite.
Indeed, Luke has a great deal to actually say on the truth of the matter. Luke was Paul’s disciple and an educated man (he was a doctor) so he would not have been ignorant of Paul’s view of the Torah. He lived with him for years and accompanied Paul on his many evangelistic journeys all around the Mediterranean.
Instead of strands of antinomianism, we find that Paul;
- taught the GENTILES from the Torah (which -- as Gentiles -- they did not naturally know),
- gave illustrations from the prophets (which as Gentiles they did not naturally know), and
- instructed them out of the Writings (which as Gentiles they did not naturally know).
The Torah, the Prophets (N’viim), and the Writings (K’tuvim) of course is what constitutes Tanack. The first letter each of Torah, N’viim, and K’tuvim -- TNK -- give us the acronym Tanack.
Of course, this PRESUPPOSES that they -- the Gentiles -- must have had access via Paul, or local synagogues, to Jewish Scriptures or they would have had no idea of what Paul was talking about ....and the Torah must have been (at least in Paul’s mind) vitally important for the Gentiles, for him to have spent so much time educating them into biblical patterns of intellectual apprehension and comprehension.
It's high time this biblical truth was recognised and given a prominence it well deserves.
Baptised Paganism
by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
"From the cowardice that shrinks from new truth,
From the laziness that is content with half truth,
From the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth,
O God of Truth, deliver us" - Ancient Prayer
Millions of Christians celebrate the birth of "Jesus" the Nazarene on December 25th -- although ALL authorities agree that he was not born anywhere near that date.
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by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
"From the cowardice that shrinks from new truth,
From the laziness that is content with half truth,
From the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth,
O God of Truth, deliver us" - Ancient Prayer
Millions of Christians celebrate the birth of "Jesus" the Nazarene on December 25th -- although ALL authorities agree that he was not born anywhere near that date.
Read more...
Should Christians Revere the Cross?
by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
The symbol of the cross is today the symbol of Christianity in all its forms -- Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox (and the subdivisions of all three sections of the Christian community). This was not always the case.
Not only so, but on what implement did Our Lord Yeshua die? Was it actually a cross, or perhaps a stake (or pole), as some sectarians insist? Get ready for a surprise!
Read more...
by Dr Les Aron Gosling, Rebbe
The symbol of the cross is today the symbol of Christianity in all its forms -- Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox (and the subdivisions of all three sections of the Christian community). This was not always the case.
Not only so, but on what implement did Our Lord Yeshua die? Was it actually a cross, or perhaps a stake (or pole), as some sectarians insist? Get ready for a surprise!
Read more...
Iran in Prophecy
With the fall of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi -- the Shah of Iran -- and his subsequent death in exile in 1980, the world's oldest existing monarchy, stretching back in time 2500 years, came to an abrupt end. The Ayatollah Khomeini's tumultuous rise to power cast the rapidly developing world power of Iran into chaos. At the time, historical commentator and news correspondent, William Forbis noted:
"This momentous event..contains the seeds of economic depression in the West from loss of Middle Eastern oil, and even the seeds of war, should the Soviet Union make a grab for Iran's oil and its warm-water ports, or should Iran ally itself with some of the Arab countries in a holy war on Israel" (William H. Forbis, Fall of the Peacock Throne, 1980, vii)
Forbis, not without reason, voiced the very real concern and extremely precarious position the world (particularly the West) now faced as a result of the dramatic change in the political climate wrought in Iran since the Shah was overthrown. The revolution was not religious -- not Islamic. It was not even socialistic. The revolution found expression in racial differences. It was also political. (See F. Halliday, Iran: Dictatorship & Development, 1979, 310-322). read more
"This momentous event..contains the seeds of economic depression in the West from loss of Middle Eastern oil, and even the seeds of war, should the Soviet Union make a grab for Iran's oil and its warm-water ports, or should Iran ally itself with some of the Arab countries in a holy war on Israel" (William H. Forbis, Fall of the Peacock Throne, 1980, vii)
Forbis, not without reason, voiced the very real concern and extremely precarious position the world (particularly the West) now faced as a result of the dramatic change in the political climate wrought in Iran since the Shah was overthrown. The revolution was not religious -- not Islamic. It was not even socialistic. The revolution found expression in racial differences. It was also political. (See F. Halliday, Iran: Dictatorship & Development, 1979, 310-322). read more