Boiling Hot Excrement
                       By Stephen Yulish Ph.D.

People often ask me where I get the ideas for my articles. I tell them that
the Holy Spirit whispers in my ear. They often look at me askance. Well this
morning was a perfect example. The Lord reminded me of a statement that an
Orthodox Rabbi said to me years ago. He was a member of Aish Hatorah in
Jerusalem, an organization that tries to bring Jews back to their roots so to
speak. I had told him that while I now believed that Jesus (Yeshua) was the
Messiah and was God, I still considered myself a Jew. He disagreed and we
argued back and forth for weeks as all Jews love to do. That should have been
proof enough for him but it wasn't. Before I go any further let me say that
while I love and serve Yeshua that does not mean I have to deny my Jewishness.
Paul did not. See 2 Corinthians 11:22-23 or Romans 11:1. Sure there is no Jew
nor Gentile in Christ and we are all one new man but I still have Jewish
flesh. More later.
Well the rabbi finally gave in and told me that while I was still a Jew I
would spend eternity in boiling excrement for believing in Yeshua. I later
found out that it says this in the Talmud, b.gittin 57a. As Paul said in
Philippians 3:4-8, while I was a Jew of the Jews, all of those things now
count as rubbish in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus the
Lord for whom I have suffered the loss of all things in order that may gain
Christ.
I have lost family and friends. I have lost material things and my health but
I do count them all as rubbish in view of gaining Christ.
Where am I going with all this rambling? I found a video this morning which
you can find after my article. It was a news program in Israel, in Hebrew,
about Messianic Jews in Israel. I cried when I watched it. These Jewish
believers must have been like the early believers 2000 years ago. You must cut
them some slack about what they say about Christians. They are living in
hostile territory amongst unbelievers. They see many so called Christians
including the Vatican, World Council of Churches and other liberal
denominations siding with the Palestinians. They see other Christians saying
that they are now Israel. They circumcise their children as a tradition as is
putting up a Mezuzah (I have one on my door) not as a religious symbol. Their
new blood covenant is now with Jesus as is mine.
Watch the Israeli interviewer refer to Jesus as Yeshu not Yeshua. Yeshu is an
Hebrew acronym which means 'may his name be blotted out'! In another place, an
Orthodox Rabbi refers to Yeshua as Yoshke the bastard. My dear sweet Jewish
mother, when seeing a statue of Jesus on some Catholic's lawn yelled out
"Yoshke Pondra!" This refers to an infamous Jewish book which labeled Jesus as
the bastard son of Mary and a Roman centurion. I kid you not. Sad, but see
what these poor Israeli believers have to live with. I have felt persecution
but nothing like these people. I too am told by Christians that I am too
Jewish and by Jews that I am too Christian. Sue me!
This video gives you a glimpse into the time when as Paul wrote in Romans
11:26 all Israel will be saved. Finally, don't hate the traditional Jews. God
gave them a spirit of stupor, Romans 11:8, and they know not what they do.
Forgive them their trespasses as God commands us to do,Matthew 6:14.
Now I know why the Holy Spirit reminded me of that boiling excrement!
Come quickly Lord Jesus!

Your friend, Stephen, has sent you the following video
from Google Video:

Title: Israel Channel 2 News - 23 February 2007
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6244392868781886952&pr=goog-sl

Description: An interesting news documentary concerning the Messianic
Jewish Community in Israel.