The Messiah will bear the signs of that same Jesus who arrived in the past.

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, " jagbir singh "

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>

> Dear All,

>

> The Jews believe that the word " ruach " generally means wind,

> breath, mind, spirit, what we SYs experience as the Cool Breeze.

> When applied to God, the Ruach indicates guidance of his chosen

> ones (Neh 9:20; Psa 143:10; Hag 2:5), and in the empowering of the

> Messiah (Isa 11:2; Isa 42:1; Isa 61:1).

>

> " The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty

> hath given me life. " (Job 33:4)

>

> The Spirit of YHVH is YHVH Himself...

>

> In the Tanakh, the word ruach generally means wind, breath, mind,

> spirit. In a living creature (nephesh chayah), the ruach is the

> breath, whether of animals (Gen 7:15; Psa 104:25, 29) or mankind

> (Isa 42:5; Ezek 37:5). God is the creator of ruach: " The ruach of

> God (from God) is in my nostrils " (Job 27:3). In God's hand is the

> ruach of all mankind (Job 12:10; Isa 42:5). In mankind, ruach

> further denotes the principle of life that possesses reason, will,

> and conscience. The ruach imparts the divine image to man, and

> constitutes the animating dynamic which results in man's nephesh

> as the subject of personal life.

>

> When applied to God, the word Ruach indicates creative activity

> (Gen 1:2) and active power (Isa 40:13). The Spirit of God also

> works in providence (Job 33:4; Psa 104:30), in redemption (Ezek

> 11:19; Ezek 36:26-27), in upholding and guiding his chosen ones

> (Neh 9:20; Psa 143:10; Hag 2:5), and in the empowering of the

> Messiah (Isa 11:2; Isa 42:1; Isa 61:1).

>

> In short, as the ruach is to the created nephesh, so the Ruach

> Elohim is to God Himself, part of God and identified with God.

> Ruach may be understood as the Author of the animating dynamic of

> the created order, the underlying Principle of creation, and the

> One that imparts the nephesh to the entire universe. "

>

> Hebrew name for God - Ruach Elohim

> http://hebrew4christians.com/

>

> It is the Messiah Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi who has given us the

> spiritual second birth (Self-Realization) and we feel the Ruach

> daily. This Ruach is His Breath that is daily purifying those

> taking part in the Last Judgment to resurrect them from this

> physical body into the eternal spirit....

>

> Today i read that " when applied to God, the word Ruach indicates

> empowering of the Messiah " . So for the future i have secured

> www.ruach-elohim.org and hope one day we will be able to populate

> that too.

 

 

" Almost clandestinely, the Roman Catholic Church has in recent weeks

taken another step toward reducing Christian animosity toward

Judaism - animosity stemming from the theological dispute between

the two religions.

 

In a 210-page document published in book form in Rome, the Church

states that there is no contradiction between the Jews' anticipation

of the Messiah's arrival and the Christians' belief that the Messiah

has already arrived, because Christians believe that the Messiah

will return at the End of Days.

 

It is significant that the Vatican's new document does not

unequivocally or explicitly state that the Messiah destined to

return will be Jesus Christ but instead says that the Messiah " will

bear the signs of that same Jesus who arrived in the past. " The

document even adds that the Jews' anticipation of the Messiah's

arrival can significantly encourage Christians' belief in the

Messiah's return. The new document was written by the Pontifical

Biblical Commission, established by Pope John Paul II in 1997. The

commission was headed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the

Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith and its other members were

20 Bible experts, each of whom received papal authorization to serve

on the committee. "

 

Eliahu Salpeter

Waiting for the Messiah