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Judaism and Christendom are the only religions to share One origin—the Hebrew sacred writings. This is usually referred to as, Judaeo Christian values The Torah and the old testament of the Holy Bible are virtually the same. That being said, it does not mean they are the same religion, nor does it imply that Jews and Christians get along—many times quite the opposite is true. However, these two religions do share some of the same core values:
Truth and the Ten Commandments-the idea that there is a right and a wrong, absolute truths not determined by what a person believes. The Ten Commandments providing a standard for what is absolutely right or wrong.
Moral Responsibility-people make choices that have moral significance. Your decisions rarely affect just you.
Justice-fairness for all. Not one jurisprudence for a particular group of people and another jurisprudence for a different group of people, but the same justice for everyone.
Human Dignity-the belief that people are created in the image of God and therefore possess real worth.
Make no mistake, there are many Jews who do not prescribe to Torah—they are not religious. There are those Christians that do not live by the teachings of the Bible—they are not serious about their relationship with God. That being said, for those Christians who are interested in a personal relationship with their Creator, to study (not necessarily to observe), but to study the Jewish feast of the Bible can open your understanding of many thing and events of the Bible.
One such feast is Rosh Hashanah, the blowing of the Trumpets. It is explained in Num 29:1 as a day of blowing the trumpets (shofar). It can be one long blast which alerts the hearer, calling them to attention—but also a wake-up call for spiritual renewal. There is also the very short, staccato blasts which serves as a spiritual alarm clock, representing urgency, an awakening, or call to action. The New Testament references Num 29:1 in 1 Cor 15:51-53-Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (or be dead), but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump (many believe this is the Rapture): for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible (our fleshly body) must put on incorruption (our new heavenly body), and this mortal must put on immortality. Also, 1 Thes 4:16, 17- For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. This verse is also considered to be a description of the Rapture. For this reason, many Bible Prophecy students see the Jewish Feast of Trumpets as a possible date for the Rapture.
The four days following Rosh Hashanah are considered a time to make amends. Continued repentance toward God, but also asking forgiveness from those we have wronged. Day eight is a call to return to God in humble repentance. Day ten is Yom Kuppur, The closing of the gates, the Day of Atonement-Lev 16:29,30. It is a time to really make sure you are right with God for at sun down the shofar blast one last time and the book of life is thought to be sealed until the following year.
As believers in Christ, we are called on to always be watching and ready—however, it is particularly beneficial for us to use this time, before the busy holiday season, to renew our commitments to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Seeking His face, reminding ourselves of the promises we made to our Lord in following Him, reading His Word and making our petitions to Him—that we may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man-ref Lk 21:36.
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