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	HIDDEN LDS/JEWISH INSIGHTS Lesson #2 New Testament Gospel Doctrine supplement by Daniel Rona Weekly E-mail Reminder << MY SOUL DOTH MAGNIFY THE LORD >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (1.) Apostles, Gift of Seeing the Beginning and the End: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We learn much about the time immediately prior to the birth of Jesus from Luke, who was not even there or at least was not of the first generation of Disciples/Apostles of Jesus. He gives us a key about trusting the witnesses of Apostles and Prophets. ". . . having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first . . ." (Luke 1:3) The Apostle Luke was Paul's scribe and wrote two books of the New Testament, Luke and Acts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (2.) Zacharias, John, Came from True Temple Priesthood Lineage: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Zacharias, the father of John, was a priest in the temple when he received a remarkable vision. It parallels the Abraham/Sarah scenario of having a child at an advanced age. Later, like other holy martyrs, both Zacharias and his son John were killed by a wicked generation and a priesthood (or priestcraft) that existed among righteous priestly men and women who anticipated the impending arrival of the Messiah. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (3.) Yesterday's Temple Practices Recognized Through Restoration: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In the Old Testament Supplemental Manual, we have previously discussed temple symbols in Jewish worship such as clothing, robe (Talith or Prayer shawl with four markings - sets of strings that denote the commandments), sash, apron (Levites wear them), shoes removed, and men separated from women -- all in a special worship environment. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (4.) Yatta, Utah? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A small Arab town named Yatta, just outside the hills of Hebron may be a likely location for John's family. Yatta, may be a derivation of the word Judah. It also has an archaeological ruin of an ancient "Levite" synagogue. With a linguistic twist we could say that John came from Utah! Utah means "tops of the mountains" and Judah is in the tops of the mountains of Israel. John from Judah preceded the era of the Savior's first coming. Prophets from Utah are preceding the era of the Savior's second coming. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (5.) Turn Means Repent: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To "Turn" and to "Repent" in Hebrew Are the Same. In this lesson, the word "turn" is emphasized (Luke 1:16-17). In Hebrew the word "turn" is the same word as repent, hence "men turn to God" (returning to the beginning - starting over). Sometimes the term is used that "God repents." Actually, it is His turning to man as man turns to Him, giving a great symbolism to "turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers."
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