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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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