By Gerry Hadden.. More than 500 years ago, tens of thousands of Jews fled Spain because of persecution. Now their descendants are being invited to return. Before the infamous Spanish Inquisition of the 15th Century, some 300,000 Jews lived in Spain. It was one of the largest communities of Jews in the world. Today, there are about 40,000 or 50,000 – but that number could be about to swell dramatically. (more…)
Luke 17:20-21: Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.”
When we look at the New Testament, the Kingdom of God appears to be the central message of Jesus. During His ministry He preached the Kingdom of God. The restoration of the Kingdom is in the centre of the expectation of Israel and the apostles (Acts 1:6). Generally spoken we could discern three phases of the Kingdom: 1. the Kingdom present in Christ during His ministry in Israel; 2. the Kingdom present in the believers through the holy Spirit after Christ’s resurrection and ascension; 3. the Kingdom manifest and present in Christ’s millennial reign after His coming in glory.
Within this overall scheme, I would like to meditate a little on some overlooked aspects of the Kingdom, especially of the Kingdom ‘within you’. Just in order to ask a few questions at things we tend to take for granted. (more…)
Rabbi Chaim Eisen explains why Jews and Christians must stand together in bearing God’s message to the world. Together we can inspire people to come on board on behalf of God and on behalf of His mission for the world, in bringing the whole world closer to God’s Kingdom and to its ultimate redemption. (more…)
The Old Testament is rather more substantial in size compared to the New Testament, but does it carry more weight? It is larger, but definitely not more significant! But is it in fact replaced by the New Testament? Is it possible to say that things, promised or said by God in the Old Testament, no longer endure? I have great difficulty with that statement. I think we can better understand the relationship between the Old and new Testaments by asking two questions: who is Jesus? and what is the New Covenant? (more…)
The conflict in Israel seems to be arising more and more because of the land issue. Rabbi Chaim Eisen explains that the question fundamentally was never a mater of the land perse, but a matter of the global conflict over God. According to Rabbi Eisen, the land does not belong to Israel, rather, it belongs to God. He gave the land to the nation of Israel with a mission for the world. (more…)
Rabbi Eisen explains that the vision of universal peace and brotherhood comes from the Jewish prophets. Today we see that conflicts are growing and the forces of Godlessness get stronger. However, the forces of Godliness are getting stronger as well. People are choosing sides and those choices divide nations and even families. (more…)
In this interview Rabbi Chaim Eisen speaks about the role of the Jewish people as light of the nations. This role has not been exhausted, both because Israel has not get actualized its own spirituality, and also because the world has only partially responded to the message. According to Rabbi Eisen the most resounding articulation of Israel’s educational mission can be found in Isaiah chapter 2. (more…)
Rabbi Chaim Eisen is a Torah believing Rabbi who tries to build relationships between Jews and Christians. In this interview he talks about the role of the Jewish people: Why God chose the Jewish people. And what is His plan of redemption for the world and of bringing the peoples of the world to Him. (more…)
In this second interview Rabbi Chaim Eisen further explains why the covenant with Noah is so important. From Judaism’s perspective it is the essential basis of the morality that provides the basis for the redemption of each and every human being. (more…)
Rabbi Chaim Eisen is a Torah believing Rabbi who tries to build relationships between Jews and Christians. In this first part of a series of interviews he speaks about Judaism, and the meaning of the Torah. He explains that the Torah is the binding way of life given to Israel by God at the revelation of Sinai. (more…)
