Where does it stop??

[Jody]

Photos of Israeli Evangelist Ze'ev Porat wearing black shirt and holding white Tanakh (Jewish Bible)


Jody, usually our newsletters show our ministry reaching Orthodox Jews here in Israel, however the Bibles For Israel ministry reaches out to all segments of Israeli society. This week we sent Israeli Evangelists to the Gay Parade in Tel Aviv.

“God made me this way, and I can’t change,” said Moti, “and I’m PROUD of it,” he said as he hugged his boyfriend.
Senior Evangelist, Ze’ev Porat whose father and grandfather were Rabbis, responded to Moti saying: “Moti, God changed me and delivered me from my sins when I accepted Yeshua because that’s what the Messiah came to do - to deliver you and me from our sins.”
The city of Tel Aviv’s main street was covered with the trademarked Gay Rainbow Colored Flags, however the city was in Spiritual Darkness.
Tel Aviv which is more or less a secular city, accepts the “politically correct” view of Homosexual “beliefs” – and this year the rabbis did not even protest the parade.
In a couple of days there will also be the Gay Parade in Jerusalem (June 26) – and even in the Holy City, this year the rabbis will NOT be protesting against it. It seems that we are definitely living in the end times spoken about in Matthew 24.
Being a democratic country the federal and local governments have to respect all viewpoints of Israeli society, however this year, we are very surprised that the rabbis and rabbinical courts have not taken any type of action against the Gay Parade.
Ze’ev Porat marched within the parade sharing the Scriptures and LOVE OF YESHUA from his big white Tanakh (Jewish Scriptures/Old Testament) with more than 50 gay men.
“I showed them in the Scriptures how God judged Sodom and Gomorrah for the same sexual sins and how God’s plan of creation was meant for a man and woman, not for people of the same gender.
One guy read in my Hebrew Bible as we turned to the verse in the Torah where it says that a man is not allowed to sleep with another man, and then he spit on me.
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The gay community in Israel is estimated to be 30,000-40,000 – and there were about 15,000 of them marching in the parade. That’s a LOT of Jewish people marching in this parade!
Some of these gay men and women were from religious backgrounds, and some of them still go to synagogue. There is even an organization of called HOD – which is for orthodox religious Jews who are gay.
Six gay marriages took place on this day, as each year during the parade gay couples get married. They had a marriage ceremony, exchanging vows and rings.





“I must show my love to these people because all Israelis are my extended family,” says Ze’ev, “and I always speak with Love in heart. I don’t condemn them, I only want them to know Yeshua who saved me, and who can save them and give them eternal life.”
“It is not our words that will convict them of their sin; they see that as a putdown - it is only the Word of God that brings someone to repentance and peace with God. We urgently need to complete the Messianic Prophecy Bible so that we can reach all people, here in Israel and around the world,” said Ze’ev Porat.
There were thousands of gays and lesbians marching in this parade along the beachfront and afterwards there was a huge gay party with drugs and 10 gay couples having public sex on the beach. Ze’ev Porat got on his knees weeping and praying for these people as these public events were taking place.
In two days from now there will be the gay parade in Jerusalem. One member of Israel’s parliament is Meretz MK Nitzan Horowitz, who is the second openly gay elected Knesset member. He recently met with more than fifty Israeli gays and lesbians to discuss gay rights and activism within Israel. Please pray that our elected officials and the rabbis will stand up to truth and the Word of God.
It seems that everything today whether in America or even here in the Holy Land is being compromised – but we also believe that it is because we are in the LAST DAYS!

[Jody]

Shalom, I noticed that the photos didn't post, but I am sure you get the jist of the article without them. Gay rights gathering and parade in Isra'el. Just like in the days of Solomon and Lot.

[Sombra]

I just read this in Bill Bullock's commentaries....... when i read this article it made me think....


3. In this week’s reading from the B’rit Chadasha, Shaul of Tarsus [the Apostle Paul] writes to believers in Rome -- the seat of government of the Caesars, the pagan rulers who frequently oppressed and viciously persecuted both Jews (like Shaul) and believers in Y’shua -- on the rather touchy subject of how they should behave toward their pagan persecutors. Before addressing this difficult subject, however, Shaul reminded his audience of the basic principles of the Torah lifestyle. He takes the Torah, and summarizes its most basic mitzvot.

Let’s see how Shaul interprets the Torah-submissive life. He says:

Let love be without hypocrisy.
Abhor that which is evil.
Cling to that which is good.
In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another;
in honor preferring one another;
not lagging in diligence;
fervent in spirit; serving the Holy One;
rejoicing in hope;
enduring in troubles;
continuing steadfastly in prayer;
contributing to the needs of the k’doshim;
and given to hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you;
bless, and don't curse.
Rejoice with those who rejoice.
Weep with those who weep.
Be of the same mind one toward another.
Don't set your mind on high things,
but associate with the humble.
Don't be wise in your own conceits.
Repay no one evil for evil.
Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you,
be at shalom with all men.
Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved,
but give place to the Holy One's wrath.
For it is written,
"Vengeance belongs to me;
I will repay, says the Holy One."
Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him.
If he is thirsty, give him a drink.
For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."

Don't be overcome by evil,
but overcome evil with good.
[Romans 12:9-21]

With these basic Torah principles in mind, Shaul proceeds to his main subject – how to relate to the Godless, cruel, capricious, and dangerous Roman government. He speaks words the readers do not particularly want to hear. The words he speaks are not spoken in reference to, and have no applicability to “pastors” or “rabbis”. They are about political and governmental rulers – men who hold over you the power of life and death.

Recognizing that Rome’s emperors, and their governors, were pagan, openly corrupt, and engaged in, and promoted, every kind of evil, Shaul still did not counsel rebellion against them or l’shon hara about them. He took the position that we get the quality of government – and the quality of leaders -- we deserve. He focused attention on what WE do, and how WE respond to evil – not on how bad the politicians or the governors are.

The only way to change the government of Rome [or America, for that matter], Shaul counseled, was to BE WHO WE WERE CREATED TO BE – and live a Torah lifestyle to its fullest, dying for it if necessary. He therefore taught us:

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities,
for there is no authority except from the Holy One
and those who exist are ordained by the Holy One.
[Romans 13:1]




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i have much to learn..i tend to react in anger. a Gay pride parade would make me feel revulsion, not love. Ze'ev Porat has learned a lesson and could teach me much about loving the unlovely.

TFS Jody

Sombra... in prayer about this