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Jesus said The scribes and the Pharisees
sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do. Mat 23:2-3. In this
latter time, Judaism is divided into many sects and fragments; which one sits in the seat of Moses today? Are
we bound by Christ, to do EVERYTHING they say? Why do many leaders in the Church of God say that we are bound to obey the
Rabbins on issues like the Calendar, but not on other issues? Did Christ mean that they should be obeyed, even if they
go contrary to God's Word? Deu. 13. Did He exalt them above God? Who really sits in authority in this
latter day? To whom should the follower of Christ look; to those who reject Him or to the Priesthood of the New Covenant?
Moses was the MEDIATOR of the Old Covenant and those who came after him, administered that covenant on his behalf.
For this reason, Christ said that the Pharisees sat in Moses' seat. The Pharisees were the administrators of the
Old Covenant. Now if that covenant be passed away; What authority do it's administrators continue to have?
Consider this: The Old Covenant was a MARRIAGE COVENANT Jer 3:14, Isa 54:5. When one of the parties to a marriage
dies, the marriage ends and the other party is no longer bound 1 Cor 7:39. When CHRIST died, HIS MARRIAGE TO ISRAEL
ENDED! The Old or Mosaic Covenant of marriage between CHRIST and ISRAEL ENDED when the Husband DIED! The seat
of Moses passed into history; there was no longer an Old Covenant to administer!
The seat of Moses lost
all authority with the end of the Mosaic Covenant! With the resurrection of Christ and later His acceptance by the Father
and the giving of the Holy Spirit on Wave Offering Sunday Joh 20:22 a coming New Covenant was confirmed and made sure.
And Jesus Christ became a High Priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec Heb 5:5-6. And we are being prepared to
become His Priests Rev 5:10 and 20:6. YES friends, the Children of God are in training to become the Priests of
God, through our High Priest, Jesus Christ. NO, we are NOT the priests of Moses, NO we are Not some kind of Levites.
We shall be Priests of the Eternal Priesthood of Melchisedec at our choosing and change. We shall be the Priests
of ALMIGHTY GOD working to bring in the Harvest of ALL Mankind.
In history, we know that the King of
Babylon sacked Jerusalem and took away Judah captive. Sometime later he returned and conquered Egypt, destroying those
Jews who had fled there against the advise of Jeremiah. Judah remained in Babylon where so many became accustomed to
life there, that less than 5% returned to Judah, when they were allowed to do so. God motivated those who had truly
repented to return to Judea. The remainder, who had been removed for their sin, continued in their sin. They tried
to reconcile to the ways of Babylon and in doing so wrote the Talmud. This adulterous marriage with the religion of
Babylon, produced the Hellenic Pharisees. Judaism today is a blend of Moses and the worldliness of Babylon, in much
the same way that Christianity blended with the paganism of Europe. These people were NOT the ones that Christ declared,
sat in Moses' seat. The Pharisees about whom Christ spoke were the Pharisees who had descended from the repentant
Jews who had returned to Judea and Jerusalem!
Now we know, that Judea and Jerusalem were destroyed, and the
Mosaic Pharisees with them, by the Romans, sometime after the resurrection of Christ. Therefore, the Rabbins of today
are NOT the heirs of the Pharisees that Christ was talking about. Today's Rabbins are the heirs of the Hellenic
Pharisees! If there is any doubt of this, just ask; Why is the Talmud more important today than the writings of
Moses? The Torah gives the Words of God. The Talmud provides the reasoning to evade doing God's Word and uses human reasoning
to corrupt God's Calendar. Why should we rely on those who reject Christ for our beliefs and not rely upon God's
Word? To rely upon men and not upon God's Word is the SIN of IDOLATRY! To rely upon the enemies of Christ
to teach us how to please Christ is FOOLISHNESS!
I have shown that the Rabbins of today are NOT the heirs
of the Mosaic Pharisees that Christ was speaking of, for those Mosaic Pharisees were wiped out by the Romans. I have
also shown that the seat of Moses, the administrator of the Old Covenant, no longer carries any authority, for that covenant
has now ceased to exist. To whom shall we look for guidance on spiritual matters? First to our Father, through
prayer and His Word, for it is written, honour thy father. Second we are to stand on the foundation of the apostles
and prophets (those who wrote the Holy Scriptures) and Jesus Christ Eph 2:20. Jesus Christ being our High Priest, offering
Himself for us, we are to rely on Him. Third we are to follow the teachers that God has given us, but ONLY as they follow
the Father, the Holy Scriptures and Jesus Christ!
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