Shalom and I hope everyone is doing well on the new year 2021...
This I found while researching the word Messianic and it's true meaning. I
found Messianic very interesting and stands for Christian Jews or Gentiles.
Just a quick question: if the Association of Hebrew Catholics believe in
Jesus is the Messiah then why do some people reacted negatively regarding
my Red Messianic Mezuzah?
I have on my side of my door? Every symbol on my Red Messianic Mezuza
represents God and the last symbol a fish representing Jesus the Messiah.
Anyway...
Many Blessings to all and keep our faith strong so we can write messages to
each other on this new year 🙏
Messianic Jews
Messianic Jews consider themselves Jewish Christians
<https://jewsforjesus.org/publications/issues/issues-v10-n01/jewish-and-christian-can-it-be/>.
Specifically they believe
<https://jewsforjudaism.org/knowledge/articles/is-qjews-for-jesusq-jewish-or-christian/>,
as do all Christians, that Jesus is the son of God, as well as the Messiah,
and that he died in atonement for the sins of mankind.
There are approximately
<https://www.momentmag.com/sarah-posner-israels-best-friends-or-jews-mortal-enemies/>
175,000
to 250,000 messianic Jews in the U.S, and 350,000 worldwide. About 10,000
to 20,000 live in Israel. According to Dan Juster
<http://www.kkcj.org/people/info/dan-juster>, a theologian who founded a
major messianic Jewish congregation, there are currently about 300
congregations <http://www.stucom.nl/document/0122uk.pdf> in the United
States, and about half of the attendants are Gentiles, or ethnically
non-Jewish.
And most of these groups consider the conversion of ethnic Jews
specifically – that is, people with at least one Jewish parent – to
messianic Judaism a central part of their mission
<https://jewsforjesus.org/answers/does-jews-for-jesus-just-want-to-lure-jews-and-convert-them-to-christianity/>
.
On Thursday, December 31, 2020, Joel Ramirez <
thelittlechapelofthelord@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Shalom Leah and many Blessings...
Thank you for responding to my issues with my Mezuzah on the side of my
door. You call God Shaddai and I use the Hebrew word Adonai.
It's a long story how I ended up with a Red Mezuzah... first Red is Jesus
favorite color. The person who sold me the red Mezuzah lied to me just to
make a sale. The red Mezuzah was the only red one he had in stock. First he
tells me the top symbol is the Ten Commandments, then he tells me that the
last symbol was "God's Essence." So I purchased the red Mezuzah. ( I
believe I paid $29.99 ).
I started learning Hebrew symbols and words. I immediately took notice
the symbols was not what the person who sold the Mezuzah told me what the
symbols meant. First of all The Hanukkah Menorah has 9 candles not 7 like
the menorah I have on my Mezuzah. I was correct about the third symbol
meaning The Star of David. Then the fish symbol is not God's Essence! That
would be one of the mystery of Kabbalah. People many years ago used the
symbol of the fish because many Christians were persecuted for wearing the
cross and praying to it. Many Christians were killed during the Crusades
for wearing a cross or just having it in there homes. So a fish symbol was
introduced secretly.
I had no idea the Mezuzah on my door is Messianic. I am shocked...
My family told me to always have a Mezuzah on my door, because God
protects me inside of my home. I always touch the Mezuzah with my right
hand fingers and then kiss my fingers when entering my home. I also kiss it
when leaving my home.
I have 3 scrolls inside my Mezuzah. One is written in Hebrew the second
written in English, and the 3rd written in Spanish. I tried putting a 4th
scroll written in Aramaic but it did not fit. So I carry the Aramaic scroll
around my neck in a little vile.
I also use kippahs' on my crown on top of my head. I have many colors of
kippahs'. I usually match my kippah with the color of my clothing am
wearing on that day.
I also wear the 4 tassels which Moses called it the 4 corners of the
earth. My 4 tassels are white, blue and black. I observe Sabbath on
Saturday's and the Roman Catholic Sabbath which is every Sunday. I do not
eat meat of any kind on these 2 days. I own the Catholic Bible and the
Torah which I adore and read from both Bibles frequently.
If anyone has any comments about what I just wrote to Leah please feel
free to contact me.
Once again Leah thank you very much for correcting me regarding my
Mezuzah. I actually don't care its Messianic as long I don't loose my faith
in God.
Many Blessings on this New Year and lets keep writing to each other on the
new year of 2021. I always have desire to learn more.
In love of the Messiah.
Shalom
Joel
On Thursday, December 31, 2020, Leah Hananel <drishette@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Shalom Joel,
Mazal Tov, you have a Messianic Mezuza case. (I saved your picture below
with this title).
Messianic Mezuza.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NlVdpdSgkOKrMcX2ua1OYkqll_Ux7lOV/view?usp=drivesdk>
The top symbol on the case is the Hebrew letter Shin, which stands for
God's name Shaddai (Almighty). This is standard for all traditional
mezuzot. It is written there because Shaddai is read by the rabbis as an
acronym for Shomer Daltot Yisrael (the Guardian of the Gates of Israel/the
Jewish People). The mezuza on the door is thus a reminder to the people
living there (and to God) that He is protecting their home.
See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezuzah
The symbol below that is a modern Messianic symbol (with unclear
origins). See this article on its background: http://www.wildoli
ve.co.uk/messianic_seal.htm
It includes three parts. Above is a Temple Menorah (either symbolizing
Temple worship or the light of the Messiah); below it and attached to it is
the Star of David (either symbolizing the Jewish People or the Davidic
lineage of the Messiah), and below that and attached to it (as Frank
rightly noted) is a fish (symbolizing Yeshua). As you probably know, the
fish was an early Christian identifying symbol (before the cross became
popular) probably because the Koine Greek word for fish, ichthys, may be
read as an acronym for Iesous Christos, Theou Yios Soter (Jesus Christ, Son
of God Savior). See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthys
Messianic Jews and Gentiles, who don't feel sympathy for the symbol of
the cross, often use this Messianic fish symbol to self-identify themselves.
See more symbols of this kind.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Messianic+judaism&oq=Messian
ic+judaism&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i20i263j0l2j69i60.6841j0j9&
client=ms-android-motorola&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-
8#imgrc=G3mItX8tVr67XM
It is quite ironic and rather touching to see two ancient religious
acronyms using names of God, one Rabbinic -Shin for Shaddai- and one
Christian (or Judeo-Christian) - fish for Ichthus- combined on the same
religious article, in this case a mezuza case.
So now, please tell us, Joel, how did you get this mezuza case? And did
you know it was Messianic?
Leah
On Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 8:40 AM Frank <frankblisard@xxxxxxx> wrote:
It’s a FISH! 😂. A stylized, upside-down fish:
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The bottom angle of the Magen David forms the tail, just as the top
angle of the star forms the base of the menorah.
🤗
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 30, 2020, at 11:48 PM, Joel Ramirez <
thelittlechapelofthelord@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Ken I still keep a Mezuzah on the side of my exit door... I have
attached to this message the picture image of my Mezuzah...the top sign
represents The Ten Commandments then under its the menorah 🕎 showing
Hanukkah then below the menorah is the Star of David now I don't know what
the symbol means under the Star of David. Can anyone please help me and
tell me the last symbol? Please take a look at my image I have attached to
this email...
Thanks and many Blessings....
Shalom
Joel
