The third episode of Hebraic Roots looks at the two covenant people through whom God is accomplishing redemption: the people of Israel and the Church. We look at the purpose, message and ultimate goal of each covenant and discover that Israel and the Church may have complimentary roles but should not have different identities.
Portals Part 1: Israel, God’s Interdimensional Portal
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. While we know something about the physical universe, we know much less about the spiritual realm. In the last 150 years, science may be backing into a better understanding through quantum physics. We’ll also look at how the Bible presents Judea and Samaria in Israel as God’s interdimensional portal between heaven and earth.
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Portals Part 2: Comings and Goings Between Heaven and Earth
While Quantum Physics grapples with the discovery of other dimensions, writers of the Bible, thousands of years ago, recorded many interactions between the physical realm of earth and the hidden (to us) spiritual realm of heaven. This video details several of those interdimensional interactions.
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Portals Part 3: The Nations Struggle to Control the Gate of Heaven
In the third “Israel: God’s Interdimensional Portal” we will look at the struggle to control the “Gate of Heaven” introduced in earlier videos. Throughout history, world empires have sought to control Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem. Today, Islam claims the area as its own, struggling against the modern state of Israel that formed after World War II. What does the Bible say about the nations and this area?
Portals, Part 4: Jesus’s View of Heaven and Earth
In the early centuries of Christianity, some “Church Fathers” were influenced by gnostic teaching and provided an avenue for those teachings to become a part of the Christianity we have inherited. Escaping earth and “going to heaven when we die” is one gnostic concept, expressed in modern Christian language, that has permeated Christians’ thinking. In contrast, Jesus taught his disciples to pray for the establishment of God’s kingdom on the earth.