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Great honor
in front of a pioneer
with messianic vision.
God has used as a tool and a vessel
to speak about prophecies
that were written
where we are right now in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Goldberg,
may Hashem continue to strengthen you as
you move ahead
in your work.
That the oracles of Isaiah that were
preached right here, all 66 chapters
were preached here and written here
where we are right now.
Thank you.
Rabbi Yehuda Cohen,
dear friend,
I want you to know this.
This hotel
was completed
in 1964.
The people who built it
never dreamed
that the Jews would ever return here.
There were no Jews in Jerusalem for 19
years from 1948 to 1967.
The people who built this building
thought
that the Jewish people
and the nations of the world who worship
the God of Israel
would never return.
But
I've got a Bible.
I have scripture that tells us days are
coming, saith the Lord,
that all the nations will speak
[clears throat] in a pure speech of one
accord.
Welcome to the Noahide International
Congress.
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I begin to meet every day
from pastors and preachers that are
saying
this shouldn't be.
But I have a Bible.
I have scriptures that tell us that the
nation of the world would stream up to
Jerusalem.
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And the Messiah himself
would give them
would preach to them.
And the result
they'll take their implements of war,
spears and swords, and turn them to
plowshares and pruning hooks.
I've got a Bible.
Jeremiah lived here in Jerusalem. He
preached here in Jerusalem. He was a
prophet for 41 years, from the age of 15
to the age of 56.
And he told that one day Jerusalem be
called
the Lord our righteousness. We are
living in that time right now.
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Who would have dreamed that Ezekiel, who
too preached in this city before he was
taken away captive to Babylon. He tells
of a time when all the nations will know
that I am Lord, when your temple will be
in your midst. Ezekiel chapter 37 verse
26 through 28. And the Bible has told us
we would return and the nation would
join us. We are living in that time
because we have a Bible.
It's the eternal, immutable word of God.
And it's unfolding now with you.
So people have the question,
what exactly is so important about the
Noahide movement?
Okay.
It is in a sense the oldest religion in
the world.
After all,
Job,
of blessed [clears throat] memory, he
was a Noahide.
He was righteous. He was tested.
What what is so special about being a
Noahide? And some people wonder, well,
maybe a Noahide is kind of watered down
Judaism.
It's sort of Judaism 1.0 instead of 2.0.
What exactly is so unique and so special
that all the prophets, Zephaniah lived
here, preached here, and lived during
the days of Jeremiah. When you're
walking down these streets, know that
the vast majority of the prophets and
writings were authored and preached
right here.
Right here.
But what's so special?
What's so unique?
After all, we're as the Exodus from
Egypt,
a single nation was delivered, the
children of Israel. The Messianic age,
the world will be delivered. All the
nations will be delivered.
But what is so special?
Listen carefully.
After all, do not the children of Israel
have many ritual commandments?
Putting on tefillin
as an example. There is nowhere in the
book of Job that he wore tefillin
or kept Shabbos. After all, he was a
Noahide and God considered him
righteous. Satan tested him and he
defeated that devil.
What is so special?
On Shabbos,
Rabbi Sherki and I we make kiddush to
sanctify the Shabbos.
That seems more special.
Why is the Noahide movement so special
that it's the centerpiece of the
Messianic age?
When 10 of the nations, of the languages
will behold the shirt of a Jew, Rashi
says that citizens of a Jew and says
Let us go with you all cuz we have heard
that God is with you all.
Why?
Why is it so special?
I want to share something personal and
intimate with you.
After all, this is part
of the Messianic redemption and you are
the centerpiece, not me.
We are a light. Rabbi Sherki and Rabbi
Goldberg, we are a light to you. We're
facilitating your redemption.
But what's so special about it?
After all, you have to keep kosher and
joyfully so.
Love it.
Lobster, yeah.
But what's so special?
I want to share this point with you.
When I keep Shabbat,
when I put on tefillin phylacteries,
when we keep these ritual commandments,
there's only one reason why we'd be
keeping them.
Cuz if they're not logical, their reason
is not obvious,
why would we stop working to celebrate
the day that God didn't do a thing? An
interesting topic.
But the
which are broken down to seven major
categories, about 100 commandments
in about seven in seven categories are
unique. They're logical and rational.
You could say to yourself, the reason
why I don't steal,
why I'm honest in business, and I pay my
employees on time,
is because it makes sense to me.
I'm a nice person.
I can't do that. Rabbi Shurkin can't do
that when it comes to Shabbat. We know
the only reason why we keep kosher is
because the God of Israel commanded us
Leviticus chapter 11.
However,
you
are in a very unique spot.
See, you have a way out of all this.
You don't need all this.
You can simply say the reason I don't
murder my mother-in-law
because I think it's wrong
and she's a nice woman.
Because it makes sense to me to be kind
to animals and not be cruel
and eat the animal, the flesh of an
animal while it's still alive.
And because I'm loyal to my spouse and
so on.
But what an opportunity you have that I
don't have.
Every one of these remarkable
commandments
you could say I'm doing it because I
think it's a good idea or
you have a way,
the way to say, you know what? The
reason why I'm honest in business, the
reason why I keep these seven no hide
laws
is because the God of Israel commanded
me.
See, you have an exit door. We don't.
I wish we did, but we don't.
That's why I envy you.
Because you could say I'm doing this
because it's rational. I can't do that.
Rabbi Shurkin can't do that. Rabbi
Goldberg can't do that, but you can.
And therefore, when you say to the Lord
I'm going to be honest in business,
I'm going to care for animals,
not like Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:9. No,
I'm going to do it
because the God of Israel commanded me,
I envy you.
You are in love with the Lord
and Hashem is called out to you.
And in turn, you have said, Lord,
here I am. I'm here.
Lord, I was in bondage for many years.
I was in Egypt for so long.
It's been a such a long trip.
But I heard your calling.
And I'm here
in Jerusalem.
All the nations are watching now. All
eyes are on this city.
According to the State Department, there
are 27 wars raging in the world as we
speak.
But we all know the truth, don't we?
Everyone's looking out that window right
now.
Everyone's eyes are on Jerusalem. Why?
Because I got Bible.
The glory of Israel will not lie.
Because he's not a man that he will lie.
I hope they hear those words at the
Vatican.
Hope they hear those words at Dallas
Theological Seminary.
What a wonderful time we are right now
here.
We can all turn to the God of Israel
and say, you know what, Lord,
you're my only savior.
You're my only rock.
May we come to the time when Isaiah told
us, when he preached right here,
that moment
when every knee will bow before you
alone
and every tongue will swear only in your
name.
And now we are here.
We,
ladies and gentlemen, my brothers and
sisters,
we have an appointment with destiny.
Are you ready?
>> Ready.
>> Thank you so much for having me.
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