1. Discerning The Times The Feasts & The Fullness

2. Discerning The Times Mat. 16:1Mat. 16:1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.

3. Discerning The Times Mat. 16:2Mat. 16:2 He answered and said to them, "When it is evening you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red';He answered and said to them, "When it is evening you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red';

4. Discerning The Times Mat. 16:3Mat. 16:3 and in the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.and in the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

5. Discerning The Times Mat. 16:4Mat. 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah." And He left them and departed.A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah." And He left them and departed.

6. Discerning The Times Yeshua was speaking to men who knew the scriptures and yet could not discern the times in front of them.Yeshua was speaking to men who knew the scriptures and yet could not discern the times in front of them. –Lured away from the truth by their theology

7. Discerning The Times Sages taught that when Messiah comes he will do 2 things:Sages taught that when Messiah comes he will do 2 things: –Teach the Torah in a dimension that causes men to repent and obey Torah fully from the heart.

8. Discerning The Times Sages taught that when Messiah comes he will do 2 things:Sages taught that when Messiah comes he will do 2 things: –Gather the dispersed ones of Israel together and restore/establish the Kingdom of David.

9. Discerning The Times Acts 1:6Acts 1:6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"

10. Discerning The Times Acts 1:6Acts 1:6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"

11. Acts 1:6Acts 1:6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"

12. Acts 1:7Acts 1:7 And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.

13. John 11:51John 11:51 Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

14. John 11:52John 11:52 and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

15. Gathering All Israel ש We have been taught that Yeshua came just to “Die for our sins”, but I put before you that He also came to “gather all Israel together”.

16. Gathering All Israel ש We have been taught that Yeshua came just to “Die for our sins”, but I put before you that He also came to “gather all Israel together”.

17. Gathering All Israel Mat. 15:24Mat. 15:24 But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

18. Gathering All Israel – Who are the “lost sheep of the house of Israel” ? We have a hint in Jeremiah’s prophecy of the destruction of Babylon in Jeremiah 50:4-6We have a hint in Jeremiah’s prophecy of the destruction of Babylon in Jeremiah 50:4-6

19. Gathering All Israel Jeremiah 50:4Jeremiah 50:4 "In those days and in that time," says the Lord, "The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; With continual weeping they shall come, And seek the Lord their God."In those days and in that time," says the Lord, "The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; With continual weeping they shall come, And seek the Lord their God.

20. Gathering All Israel Jeremiah 50:5Jeremiah 50:5 They shall ask the way to Zion, With their faces toward it, saying, 'Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord In a perpetual covenant That will not be forgotten.'They shall ask the way to Zion, With their faces toward it, saying, 'Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord In a perpetual covenant That will not be forgotten.'

21. Gathering All Israel Jeremiah 50:6Jeremiah 50:6 "My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray; They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their resting place."My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray; They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their resting place.

22. Gathering All Israel – In those days (the last days) the children of Israel and the children of Judah shall come together.

23. Gathering All Israel – He says, “My people have been lost sheep” because the religious leaders (shepherds) have led them away from hearing and obeying G-d by their own theology.

24. Gathering All Israel –Yeshua said “I am called to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” to restore them to true Torah worship.

25. Gathering All Israel –In Mat. 10:6 He instructed His Talmidim to “go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

26. Gathering All Israel –In John 10:16 He declared in had “other sheep, not of this fold” that He would bring to make “one flock and one fold” because He came for the “whole house of Israel”.

27. Gathering All Israel John 10:16John 10:16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.

28. Gathering All Israel –Bringing the two together is part of “the restoration of all things” and must happen before Yeshua can return.

29. Gathering All Israel a.Acts 3:20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, b.21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.

30. Gathering All Israel a.Mat. 5:17 Do not think that I have come to do away with (negate or destroy) or undo the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with or undo but to complete and fulfill them (make perfect & possible to relate to G-d’s word in our heart).

31. Gathering All Israel John 14:15John 14:15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments."If you love Me, keep My commandments. Keep which ones?Keep which ones? Which ones did He write?Which ones did He write?

32. Restoration Of All Things –In bringing the “restoration of all things” Yeshua did not just come to establish “the church” but to “graft” us into Israel.

33. Restoration Of All Things –There is a principle in scripture that prohibits “mixed seed” being planted together or the grafting of two species into one.

34. Restoration Of All Things Lev. 19:19 (Deu. 22:9)Lev. 19:19 (Deu. 22:9) 'You shall keep My statutes. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. You shall not sow your field with mixed seed. Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you.'You shall keep My statutes. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. You shall not sow your field with mixed seed. Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you.

35. We Are Abraham’s Seed Gal. 3:16Gal. 3:16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," who is Messiah.Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," who is Messiah.

36. We Are Abraham’s Seed Gal. 3:28Gal. 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua.There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua.

37. We Are Abraham’s Seed Gal. 3:29Gal. 3:29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

38. We Are Abraham’s Seed Gal. 3:7Gal. 3:7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. Gal. 3:8Gal. 3:8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In you all the nations shall be blessed."And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In you all the nations shall be blessed."

39. We Are Abraham’s Seed Gal. 3:9Gal. 3:9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. Gen. 12:3Gen. 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

40. We Are Abraham’s Seed By these we see:By these we see: –It is seed, not seeds –We are Abraham’s seed

41. We Are Abraham’s Seed By these we see:By these we see: –The Goyim/ Nations will become Abraham’s seed thru faith.

42. We Are Abraham’s Seed By these we see:By these we see: –In Gen. 12:3 the term “shall be blessed” has another meaning in Hebrew commentary – –“shall be grafted into”

43. The Olive Tree Now let’s look at Romans 11:13-27.Now let’s look at Romans 11:13-27. Is it about 2 treesIs it about 2 trees –The Church & Israel? –Or one tree with two branches?

44. The Olive Tree Romans 11:16Romans 11:16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

45. The Olive Tree Romans 11:17Romans 11:17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,

46. The Olive Tree Romans 11:18Romans 11:18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

47. The Olive Tree Romans 11:19Romans 11:19 You will say then, "Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in."You will say then, "Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in." 11:20 Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.11:20 Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.

48. The Olive Tree Romans 11:21Romans 11:21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.

49. The Olive Tree Romans 11:23Romans 11:23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

50. The Olive Tree Romans 11:24Romans 11:24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

51. The Olive Tree Romans 11:25Romans 11:25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

52. The Olive Tree Romans 11:26Romans 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

53. The Olive Tree Romans 11:27Romans 11:27 For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins."For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins."

54. The Olive Tree ש The olive tree symbolizes Israel because of it’s longevity and endurance.

55. The Olive Tree It lives 500-1000 yearsIt lives 500-1000 years It puts out shoots to strengthen the trunk/rootsIt puts out shoots to strengthen the trunk/roots

56. The Olive Tree It lives 500-1000 yearsIt lives 500-1000 years It puts out shoots to strengthen the trunk/rootsIt puts out shoots to strengthen the trunk/roots

57. The Olive Tree This passage refers to Jeremiah 11:16 The Lord called your name, Green Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit. With the noise of a great tumult He has kindled fire on it, And its branches are broken

58. The Olive Tree ש When the branches of the olive tree are broken off they can lay separate for years and still be grafted back on.

59. The Olive Tree ש When grafting a branch into the side of the tree a slit is made in the tree and the scion (means HEIR) (branch) is inserted and the tree is bound, it takes 3 days to take hold.

60. The Olive Tree ש We are in the third day! ש We are no longer Gentiles!

61. No Longer Gentiles Eph. 2:11Eph. 2:11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh--who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands—Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh--who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands—

62. No Longer Gentiles Eph. 2:12Eph. 2:12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

63. No Longer Gentiles Eph. 2:13Eph. 2:13 But now in Messiah Yeshua you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Messiah.But now in Messiah Yeshua you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Messiah.

64. The Olive Tree  We were once Gentiles but now are part of the commonwealth of Israel!

65. The Olive Tree  The same fruit is produced by the grafted in branches as the original branches.

66. The Olive Tree  It takes time to mature the branch but we now celebrate the Feasts of the Lord, blow the shofar, wear tallits, because we are in the third day!

67. The Olive Tree  Yeshua came to gather in the lost sheep of Israel and gather both together in one.

68. The Olive Tree  The middle wall of partition is melting away…  Refers to the wall between the court of Israel and the court of the Gentiles

69. The Fullness of Gentiles  What does the Word mean by the “fullness of the Gentiles”?

70. The Fullness of Gentiles Rom. 11:25Rom. 11:25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

71. The Fullness of Gentiles  Fullness - completion – not just numbers.  The fruit of the grafted in branches are now blossoming because Abraham has a seed – not seeds

72. The Fullness of Gentiles  Fullness - completion – not just numbers.  The fruit of the grafted in branches are now blossoming because Abraham has a seed – not seeds