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Hope of Israel Mail Bag

Dear John: with this wayward and splintered branch is near-sighted
and unHoly. There is indeed much to be gained from
Have been studying your materials about the Sabbaths the Jew as long as it is only compared strictly with
and calendar. God's oracles (not the Jewish oracles) which God gave
through the Jews. The entirety of the Bible and, in-
Had a friend in Florida get your information for me deed, if any other source were found to be divinely in-
from your web site. spired, is recorded by and/or originally spoken by
and/or originally received by the Jews. Even if some
We have been developing our own moon calendar and were received broadly by all of Israel; even if much
discovering that the present Roman calendar is not ac- was heard, seen and recorded by other nations and in-
curate for the Sabbaths or Holy Days. dividuals; the one constant element is the involvement
of, and recording by, the Jews.
What I need is for you to share your twelve month cal-
endar with me so that I can further understand your Does this mean that the "Jew" is the source of inter-
complete thoughts. To know when you start your new pretation for these "oracles"? Certainly not! How can
moon, on the day following conjunction or the night of that possibly be? For, if that were so, then they would-
the first crescent? Seems to me, it's up for grabs. n't have killed every prophet they got their hands on --
including John and Jesus! Besides, I think we all know
There's much more I would like to say and discuss with what Jesus had to say on this matter.
you, but it would probably come to nothing.
No, the Jews were the receivers of the oracles, and the
If you would like some money for the information or recorders, and for many millennia, the preservers, but
paper work, just let us know and we would be glad to what they are not is the interpreters -- that job is
share a gift with you. Christ's alone! And those of the body of Christ are
given knowledge, tools and inspiration at various times
May Yahshua bless your efforts. and in varoius measures to do the rightful discerning
Earle, AR of truth from scripture.

Dear Friends: Dankenbring has a very poignant conclusion to this lat-
est article which is reminiscent of (sometimes identi-
I received an enlightening email from John Keyser to- cal to) to the sentiments some of us have been
day. In it, he mentions a new article from Bill Danken- expressing on the Hope of Israel's former Message
bring regarding the Postponements of the Jews. Board. And that is as follows:

It is quite well written and, for the most part, it is "The 'postponements' added to the calendar laws in the
right!!! fourth century are nothing but 'pollutions,' in the sight
of God! These are among the statutes which are 'NOT
As some of us have been saying for quite some time, good,' and judgments whereby God's people should
that although the entire concept of a calendar based on 'NOT live'! A holy day of God must not be changed
the lunar cycle co-ordinated with the Solar cycle is ac- merely for the sake of human convenience, or to 'safe-
curate, we need not turn to the so-called Jews of today guard' the weekly Sabbath day from imagined
for anything but the "oracles" which they have pre- infringements.
served -- the Torah of our Lord and God!
"We must not change God's Law merely to honor hu-
The truth is that the modern Jew (the Jew of over 1900 man 'traditions.'
years) is deceived and practices a religion which is in-
terested only in honouring themselves and preserving "Do you have the 'love' of the truth? How valuable is it
its own traditions. That is their right but this nonsense to you? The New Revised Standard Version says the
about believing that the "Israel of God" is synonymous ones who will be deceived during this turbulent,