From:          Gary Collett
To:               heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject:       Jerusalem, #4


Shalom from Jerusalem!

   Jerusalem in the shape of a hand geologically!  This still amazes me,
even after thirteen years from first learning it.  I hope each of you
have gone to a good map (in many Bibles) and looked for a geological
representing map.  (We have tried to scan a map but have been
unsuccessful in attaching it, as the programs were not compatible.  We
are not giving up, but it may take a bit of time.  The scanning needs to
be put into a "Eudora Pro 3.0" or a "Word 97", which I can open and then
attach.)


      The East,West, North, South orientation of Jerusalem is important.
Is this why ancient maps of Jerusalem are orientated East/West but modern
maps changed to North/South?  Why the change, or why were the old maps
East/West?  We will answer that later.

      Last time we were looking at the "Shin" or "Sheen" as seen from the
south looking north.  (As one reader responded..."like Mr. Spock on Star
Trek holding up his hand with the last two fingers together, then the
first two fingers together and the thumb by itself.  This is usually done
with the right hand, but when the left hand is added with the right in
the same form, then it completes the Jewish priestly blessing.
Interesting note, it takes both hands, "left" and "right", to have the
completed blessing!)

       When looking at the "sheen" (I'll use this form of "shin" as it is
more phonetic)  the "dump" area, representation of Hell, of the city
would be on the curve of the Hinnom valley (almost on the "West" side) as
it heads back up towards what is called "Sultans's Pools" by the Jaffa
Gate area.  This will be an interesting facet when we look closer at the
"hand" from the North.

         I made the statement that I believed there was/is a more
important site on the right hand side, of the Temple Mount, on the Mt. of
Olives, as we look at the Sheen.  One thing to remember is the "Law and
all its ordinances" were given to the Jewish people for revelation or
teaching about God.  The "Law" does not give us salvation, nor does the
keeping of it.  But the principal of its revealing God has not changed,
Ezekiel 43:10.   From the Resurrection of Christ we have had a great
opportunity to accept Grace, but unfortunately that <bold>has
equated,</bold> to many through the centuries, that we are to avoid
understanding the Law.  The principals given in the Law <bold>give
important revelations of Grace</bold>, such as <italic>the most important
site <underline>of the Temple,</underline> on Mt. Moriah, <underline>is
on the Mt. of Olives</underline>.</italic>  (This has always been true,
but will not always be true!)  Please keep in mind that  the working
functions of the Tabernacle in the wilderness, the First Temple and the
Second Temple in Jerusalem are all the same.  Of course there are changes
in materials, or from the wilderness to Jerusalem, but they were all
orientated East /West with the same working functions!  Even coming
restorations will be with the same functions and orientations!  Ezekiel
43:21 states this place, "the appointed place", on the Mt. of Olives,  is
<italic>a part of the Temple (</italic>and it always has
been)<italic>!</italic>  An altar, of the Temple, on the top of the Mt.
of Olives!  This is the site where the bullocks were cremated whose blood
were used in the Temple, Leviticus 4:11 and 12.

       Years ago when finding this (I was searching to find where were
the "ashes", from all of the daily cremations on Mt. Moriah were taken
)<italic><underline> I was amazed as I began to see how this relates to
the first miracle in Canna, the Crucifixion and
more!</underline></italic>  I found  in going through Leviticus, Number,
etc, and related Bible books, that the site on the top of the Mt. of
Olives was the site where all ashes were taken from Mt. Moriah.  It is
the site where the bodies of the Bullocks were cremated (whose blood was
used in the Temple).  And it is <bold>the required site</bold> where the
Red Heifer was sacrificed, Numbers 19, as the "clean place, outside the
camp".  When the ashes of the Red Heifer were collected they were used as
the purification, mixed with water, on a daily basis in order to enter
the Tabernacle or Temple.  Also on the most holy day of the year, Yom
Kippur, Leviticus 16, the Red Heifers Ash was used in the Purification of
the High Priest in order to enter the Holy of Holies.  The Red Heifers
ash, when collected, had the remains from ashes from ALL sin sacrifices
from the Temple site, which means the Red Heifers ash was the sum total
representation of sin for the Tabernacle/Temple.  We found in the
writings of Jewish History that the Ashes  of the Red Heifer were divided
into five portions.  First of all, realize that from the Jewish Midrash
the "Altar" used was a "pit" in the ground approximately twelve feet
across and nine feet deep.  The ash from this "cremation pit" was divided
into five portions.  One was a portion of the heifer's ash (before the
mixing of wood ash), another portion was for the Mt. Moriah site use, one
portion was for the Priests privately, and a fourth portion  was to be
hidden outside the camp in case something happened to the others.  That
is four portions, which was nine gallons and a cup full.  The rest of the
pile of ash, approximately twelve feet across and nine feet deep, was
divided up and sent out to 26 major synagogues throughout Israel (this we
found in writings related to scripture from Damascus).  The scriptures
state that the water,which was turned into wine <bold>at Canna of
Galilee</bold> was the "water of purification, which was after the manor
of the Jews".  Cleansing water is never called "water of purification" in
Judaism!  Mikvah water is obsoleted if put into vessels!  The "water of
Purification" is a direct reference back to Numbers 19.  <italic>Christ
turned the "Water of Purification" into wine, which showed He had a
higher authority than the Laws of Moses or the Temple!  The turning of
the water into wine was actually the second miricle.  The first was the
filling of the pots to the brim upon His command.  In Judism, once ashes
of the Heifer were mixed with water, more water was not allowed to be
added.  A new batch of "water of Purification" would be made each time
there was a need, not more warter added.  When Christ added "His" water
to the pots He was stating that His water had a higher authority.  No
wonder His diciples "beleived on Him for this beginning of miricles"
(plural, past tense!).

</italic>Next time let's look at the hand from the North looking South
and for Ed how that left hand, the unclean hand was cleansed!

In Him,

--Gary and Debra Collett

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