Tov Rose: Personal Update, Passover/Easter, Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Tov Rose: Personal Update, Passover/Easter, Upcoming Speaking Engagements Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. February 2012 In This Issue Tov Rose: Personal Update Passover/Easter Upcoming Speaking Engagements Keep Up With Us Facebook Twitter Personal Update By Tov Rose Thank you for praying with us! We’ve had wonderful success raising new financial supporters. Praise God! However, due to the economy, some have reduced or stopped supporting us! At a time when we are attempting to reach our target support level, we are still $2500 short every month. Starting this month, Michelle and I have begun calling churches to schedule speaking engagements for me in partnership with Midwest Hebrew Ministries, which is a wonderful way to help raise support. If you could help open the door at your church or congregation that would help a lot! Michelle and I have some wonderful ministry opportunities before us, like helping revitalize a local organization that has a heart for helping Jewish people understand and know their own Messiah, Jesus (Yeshua in Hebrew), organizing missions trips to help the poor of Israel, and helping to organize trips for pastors and educators to Israel to teach ministers there to disciple believers. The pastors in Israel are short on discipleship skills, while strong in Evangelism. We are partnering more closely with my Israel-based brother with his private Christian school in Israel, and working to bring missions teams to Israel to help struggling congregations and persecuted believers, as is done by American Christians in many other countries around the world. We need your help! Should everyone receiving our prayer letters increase their giving by $17 a month; we’d reach our monthly target salary. If a few people would give a special financial gift, we should be able to begin moving forward with confidence. Should a few people consider supporting us for the first time or renewing their support, we could make our goal. We know that not everyone is able and we understand. It’s not easy living on a tight budget, praying every month for enough to come in. Even if you’re not able to support us financially, would you pray with us that enough comes in for us, all of those people who do support us? How can you help? 1. Increase your monthly praying. 2. Increase your monthly giving (if you are able). 3. Invite Tov to speak at your church or group. 4. Host a lunch or dinner where you share about our ministry with people you know, encouraging them to pray for us and support us. Ask them to contact us directly to learn more! We can provide video and other materials for this. 5. Actively share about what we are doing with those around you. 6. Contact your local Christian Radio Station encouraging them to interview me about my ministry and books 7. Buy some books! :-) Please contact me with questions. We can also send materials about our ministry. Anyone wanting to support us financially may do so through PayPal, using the email address: chaplains@thechaplains.org. You can also send a gift to us in care of: Tov & Michelle Rose c/o Midwest Hebrew Ministries P.O. Box 43953 Minneapolis, MN, 55443 Blessings in Yeshua (Jesus), -TOV    Tov & Michelle Rose  651-686-5600  PO BOX 22231 | Saint Paul | MN 55122  Email: Chaplains@TheChaplains.org  TheChaplains.org | TovRose.com  Facebook.com/TovRose TOV Rose is the author of several books, including The New Messianic Version of the Bible, The Book of GOD: For Men, The Paranormal GOD, The Paranormal Seams of the Hebrew Bible, Fall of the American Babylon, Volume 1, Is It Not Written In The Book of Jasher?, Is It Not Written In The Book of Enoch?, and the upcoming, Book of GOD: Genesis Unbound. Invite TOV and Michelle to your event, or schedule an interview! Phone: 651-686-5600 or  http://www.TovRose.com/         IMPORTANT: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies thereof. EVIDENCES OF JESUS' RESURRECTION "I claim to be an historian. My approach to Classics is historical. And I tell you that the evidence for the life, the death, and the resurrection of Christ is better authenticated than most of the facts of ancient history ..." - E. M. Blaiklock - Professor of Classics, Auckland University The Resurrection of Christ is the most powerful event in history.  It has affected the last 2000 years of history and politics, from peasants to kings to nations.  Christianity has spread across the entire world, into every country and into a vast number of ethnic groups and languages. Billions of people have experienced the life-giving, healing, forgiveness and freedom offered by God because Jesus Christ conquered death and rose again from the grave. The apostle Paul wrote in 1 Cor 15:12-22 that without the resurrection of Christ, the Christian faith is useless. "And if Christ be not raised," Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." There are many skeptics who disregard the resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth as a fable.  However, the evidence for Jesus' resurrection is extremely strong, even to the point of converting some who sought to disprove it: The Empty Tomb: Though well-trained Roman soldiers guarded the tomb of Jesus Christ, it was empty 3 days after Jesus' death as Jesus had repeatedly foretold (Matt 12:40, Mark 8:31).  The guards had fled (a death penalty offense). The massive stone had been rolled away, and the body was gone – and was never produced by the enemies of the Christians.  The linen grave clothes in which the Jews bury their dead were still in the tomb, undisturbed. From the Jewish historian Josephus to a compilation of 5th-century Jewish writings called the "Toledoth Jeshu", even Jewish sources and traditions admit that the tomb was empty.  The body was never found. Living Witnesses:  There were a multitude of witnesses who saw Jesus Christ alive after his death.  The disciples, the travelers on the road to Emmaus and a number of women all spoke to Jesus alive. Thomas doubted until he was able to put his fingers into Jesus' wounds (John 20:26-27).  He later spread the Gospel all the way to India.  The apostle Paul tells of 500 people to whom Jesus appeared at one time, most of whom were still alive and available for questioning when Paul wrote his letter  (1 Cor 15:6).  When several people testify in a courtroom that they witnessed an event, and their accounts are found consistent with each other, their testimony is considered factual information.  Jesus Christ was seen alive many times by hundreds of different people over the course of forty days after his death (John 20-21, Acts 1:3). The Disciples:  Christ's followers, who had been fearful and who had run away when Jesus was arrested, were completely changed after the Resurrection and became courageous witnesses.  Peter, who had denied knowing Christ when recognized by a simple servant girl, became the powerfully bold leader of those who had seen Christ alive, speaking to the thousands gathered in Jerusalem for the Feast of Shavuot – Pentecost.   A person may die for a lie if they do not know it is a lie.  But people do not give their lives up and face severe persecution to spread a lie they themselves invented.   The fact that the disciples willingly suffered beatings and persecution and death is strong evidence that they had actually witnessed the resurrection they refused to stop telling people about. Saul of Tarsus:  A devoutly religious Pharisee, who persecuted the Church and had Christ's followers thrown in prison, Paul had his life absolutely changed by his encounter with Christ.  He became a devoted follower of Christ himself, spreading the Gospel throughout Turkey and Greece in the face of beatings and shipwrecks and imprisonment and, finally, execution. "If the New Testament were a collection of secular writings, their authenticity would generally be regarded as beyond all doubt." - F. F. Bruce, Manchester University Skeptics' Arguments Against the Resurrection: The Hallucination Theory claims that the witnesses who met the resurrected Jesus were all "seeing things" - they were hallucinating.  However, this goes against common sense as well as psychological principles. Five hundred people do not all hallucinate the same thing.  Jesus appeared to many people at many different times.  Also, the body was never produced. The Swoon Theory argues that Jesus did not die – that he simply fainted from loss of blood and exhaustion.  However, this also goes against common sense.  The Romans were professionals who severely whipped Jesus, hung him on a cross, and then stabbed him in the side with a spear to make sure he was dead. He was in the grave for three days, wrapped head to foot in a burial cloth, without food or water or medical treatment.  When he appeared to his disciples he was completely whole and healthy and his appearance inspired awe and worship that lasted throughout the rest of the disciples' lives. The Disciples Faked the Resurrection:  Discouraged, fearful fishermen and former tax collectors, whose teacher had been viciously murdered, were in little position to take on a detachment of trained Roman soldiers guarding the tomb.  They would have had to create a fantastic plan in order to fight off or bribe the professional soldiers, raid the tomb, unbind the grave clothes from Christ's body, take the body away, and hide it where nobody would ever find it. The Roman soldiers faced death if they failed in their guard duty, and the disciples had little money for bribing anybody.  Many people would have had to be involved in the conspiracy, and all those involved would not only have known the truth, but would know that they were risking meeting the same fate as their recently crucified leader. And what purpose could it possibly serve, if Jesus were dead?  They would have had nothing to gain.  Their leader was gone and they would have only faced persecution and death for their invented resurrection story. And again, the disciples' attitudes completely changed after the Resurrection and especially after Pentecost. They became bold and courageous in spreading their message, fearless of beatings or imprisonment. They never sought to fight Rome or to establish any position or kingdom or authority for themselves.  They had nothing to gain, physically speaking.  They simply went about the known world, telling their story in spite of persecution and suffering, poverty and ridicule. Their message quickly spread across the Middle East and Europe and even into Asia without any military conquest or political support involved - and in spite of strong opposition. Only belief and hope based in the reality of their experiences would have produced such dedication in the lives of Christ's followers. His Miracles Today: Perhaps the greatest evidence today of Christ's resurrection is the work that he is still doing in the lives of every day people.  In the name of Jesus, people are still being healed emotionally and physically and spiritually by the same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead.  Sinners are being freed from the burden and pain and shame of sin – sometimes immediately, sometimes after long years of steady work by the Holy Spirit in their lives.  Hearts are being mended and lives are being turned around.   The best evidence today is the faithful follower of Christ who can say, "He saved me, and I am not the person I used to be" just as the apostles testified 2000 years ago. (For more in-depth coverage of the above arguments, as well as many further evidences and related information, please see the links below.) Related Links: Evidence for the Resurrection - Leadership U Contemporary Scholarship and the Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ - Leadership U The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? - F.F. Bruce Evidence Supporting the Bible - CARM - Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry His Unfamiliar Face - Koinonia House The Jesus Tomb - Koinonia House Reflections of His Image: Pride vs. Humility - Koinonia House   The New Messianic Version of the Bible - This changes everything. Get it:http://www.TheBookOfGod.org/ The preview editions of Volume 1, Volume III and Hebrew Gospel of Matthew, available now! Looking for all of Tov's Books? They are here: http://www.amazon.com/Tov-Rose/e/B004WLJN1K

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A Note from the Founder of The Entertainment Industry Chaplains

A Note from the Founder of The Entertainment Industry Chaplains

Organization Update
Things have been quite eventful over the last six months. God has been opening some amazing doors of opportunities as we reach out to develop partnerships with other international, national and local organizations to provide care and comfort to entertainers wherever they may travel and live. Most people may not realize that entertainment is a word that covers people in many fields including but not limited to, Journalism/news, broadcast media, radio, modeling, artists, theatre, film, actors, musicians, bands, and support agencies for all the above which include producers, directors, editors, writers, composers, gaffers, camera operators and so many more.

In December I have one such important meeting, and several more meetings like it being set up for the rest of the year and the year to come. If you know someone I should be speaking with, or if you are that person, please let me know!

Minnesota Study Updates and Changes
We'll be doing something new during our Saturday Biweekly Bible Studies
Now you can learn Biblical and Ancient Hebrew (what Moses and Abraham wrote) so you can better understand Scripture in the original texts.

BRING A FRIEND! This is an open Study!
NEW STARTING THIS WEEK!!!
ADDITIONAL TEACHING

Want to learn how to read Scripture in its original language, giving you a clearer understanding—historically and culturally of what the authors are telling their readers? Then come to our NEW AND UPGRADED Bible study format class. Starting Saturday November 12th, I will be teaching Hebrew starting at a new time 6:00 PM (Note; Not only will I be teaching biblical Hebrew, he will also be teaching on the Ancient Hebrew that Jesus wrote and spoke.  This is groundbreaking material based on research which has gone into my next book, The Book of GOD: Genesis Unbound).  Then, we will continue our “End Times Study,” with a slight twist, as we will need to apply our new found knowledge of Hebrew to Bible Prophesy; so we’ll spend some time “In the Beginning” ברט'ת , which is the actual name (in Hebrew) of the Book of Genesis !

So, to recap, the Hebrew Class will begin at 6:00 PM (lasting 45 minutes each meeting), followed by some worship, a meal, and a study of Scripture until about 9:30ish PM. Schmoozing may continue for stragglers for some time after that, but you are not obligated to stay.

Information about Date, Time and Location of the study:

Date:    Saturday, November 12th
Place:   Mike and Linda Rose's
            958     Hopewell Lane
            Apple Valley, MN 55124

Times:  Hebrew Study Begins at the new time: 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM
                        Worship/Pot Luck Meal/End Times Study: 6:46 PM to 9:30ish
            (For those of you who are not interested in participating in the Hebrew Study, but still want
to participate in the End Times and Israel Current Events Discussion; please come at 6:46 PM)

Again, please bring a dish of something you love, to share or nosh on. We will provide liquid (non-alcoholic) refreshments.

B’vracah (Blessings)
(952) 431-2163 - (Mike & Linda)(651) 336-2296 - (Mike Cell)
(651) 503-5997 - (Linda Cell)

651-686-5600 (Tov Office)
952-314-4610 (Tov Direct)

Ministry e-mails:
Mike & Linda - Yad Vered HaSharon (The Ministry of he Rose of Sharon: aka: Rose of Sharon Ministries of Minnesota)vredsharon@gmail.com
veredsharon@chatrter.net
rose-of-sharon-ministries@charter.net
roseofsharon_mn@yahoo.com
TŌV - The Entertainment Industry Chaplains <Chaplains@thechaplains.org>

Personal e-mailsmkwrrnrose@charter.net
mkwrrnrose@gmail.com
tov@tovrose.com
*Note to Pastors and Clergy:  Tov, his father Michael and brother Jason, are available for Teachings on relevant topics to your church or congregation, and can be contacted through the above e-mails or phone numbers.  We would gladly send you a list of topics that we can teach on, so please let us know your need.

** A Special Note:  We realize that some of you, who are on this mailing list, do not live in the Twin Cities Area and several are not in the States, but are kept on this mailing list keep updated.  If you would like us to send you copies of the material and/or handouts used during the Bible studies, please respond to either by reply e-mail, and we will gladly forward that material to you in PDF format.

Personal Update
At the same time that we have some wonderful things going on, it is typical to have struggles on the home front, and we could certainly use your prayer, encouragement and support during this time. Some may know that for a long time I kept either a part-time or full-time job to pay the bills. As of this writing I've been without for some time, because my own medical needs make it difficult to work a regular job.. The burden had then fallen on my wife. However, she is currently on a medical leave of absence and for the past month we've been without an income stream.

Book sales have been modest, but that income goes back into the printing of more books, not day-to-day living expenses. I've had a few speaking engagements, which have certainly helped, but I need to have a full schedule in order to keep us above water. If you know of anyone looking for a Conference Speaker, Event Speaker, or church speaker  (or even a short/long term fill-in position), I'd love to hear from you.

If you're interested in financially supporting us, we'd certainly appreciate your prayerful consideration!
You can mail a gift to:
The Entertainment Industry Chaplains
PO BOX 22231
Saint Paul MN 55122-2231

You can also give online through our online portal:
 

Biography
TOV Rose is a Bible teacher, chaplain, inspirational speaker, television producer, performer, pastor and founder of The Entertainment Industry Chaplains.


TOV was born into a family with more than 150 years of experience in the entertainment industry and even longer in the area of community spiritual and religious leaders. For nearly 20 years he has been active working with people of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. He not only has experience working with people in the world of entertainment, by also in areas such as mental illness, abuse recovery, life and career coaching, chronic and terminal illness, the spiritual roots of disease, counseling and support. He has also developed a reputation for covering difficult Bible topics most teachers would avoid.

As the Founder of The Entertainment Industry Chaplains, he is a pioneer in the field of Entertainment Chaplaincy, providing individualized care programs to professionals, up-and-coming talent, and others. He also works with organizations to help them understand the need for and how to implement on-site "faith-friendly" Employee Care Programs to non-military personnel in the corporate world.

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Perspectives on Israeli News, By Jason Rose

Yesterday, while shopping I noticed a news broadcast on a store TV that brought a tear to my eye. What I saw was...
Gilad Shalit Walking Free: Joy Tempered with Fear 
I knew it was going to happen. I didn't expect my own reaction to be so emotional. Gilad Shalit was released from captivity after being a hostage for 5 1/2 years. Why is this important? There are THREE reasons:
1) Israelis value life, which is a strength (and also a weakness)
2) Over 1,000 terrorists were released in exchange for one abducted soldier
3) Terrorism gained a huge victory.
Israelis Value Life 
The main difference in Israel's fight against terrorism lies in the difference of cultures between Islam and Judaism. Hamas understands these differences and exploited Israel's value of life. While Gilad Shalit remained alive, Hamas knew that they would be able to get nearly anything they wanted in exchange for him. They played their cards at a time that was best for them politically. Hamas has now regained its popularity in the West Bank, where only two days ago, Hamas supporters were all but ashamed to wave the Hamas flag in public.

A friend who works at a Tel Aviv hospital told us that most of the babies born yesterday were named Gilad (for a boy) or Giladit (for a girl) in honor of the release of Gilad Shalit. This demonstrates very well how Israelis are so blessed to have 'their' son returned to them. The joy is so great! Although they fear the cost of that freedom, most Israelis consider Gilad Shalit a child of our country and our responsibility. He was doing "mandatory" army service, and we owed it to him to bring him home alive at any cost. My eyes swelled with tears and I got all choked up when I saw him returned to Israeli custody. We value life!

I remember once reading a speech by Yasser Arafat (an English translation of an Arabic speech), in which he spoke to a Muslim crowd, he said, "Have 12 children, and give me two of them to be martyrs for the fight against 'Zionist imperialists' [an allusion to Jewish people living in Israel]." In Islam life does not hold the same value. To die as a martyr is an honor. To kill your own child for shaming your family is a requirement for the sake of honor. It is a mistake to assume that in Islam they value life, like we do. They value honor much more than life.

The former Prime Minister of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, was involved in establishing the military takeover of Egypt that eventually put him in power. In so doing he had dishonored his family by making peace with Israel, a non-Muslim state. Although his brother was a secular Muslim, Anwar Sadat's greatest political ally and his best friend, his brother helped Sadat's enemies assassinate him for the sake of family honor. He agreed with him politically, but family honor comes first.

The battle between Israel and terrorism could be summed up as a battle of: Honor verses life.

Following their release many of the most feared terrorists in Israel's history vowed to kidnap more soldiers, while Israeli leaders vowed to protect its soldiers.
1,000 Terrorists Released from Prison Sentences
One Israeli soldier was exchanged for 1,000 of the most dangerous terrorists in Israel's history still living today. The precedent set is terrible! They estimate that there are around 5,000 terrorists still serving prison sentences in Israel. By gaining the release of 1,000 terrorists by kidnapping just one soldier, the terrorists have found a recipe that works. They can now continue to commit terror, get arrested, receive medical treatment, housing and food until another soldier is kidnapped. At which time, they will be released to commit terror attacks again. I don't think any of us like this precedent. So what do we do now?

Although overjoyed at Gilad's release, Israelis are terrified that a new wave of terror is about to begin... and the terrorist organizations just regained 1,000 soldiers!
Terrorism Gained a Victory
Will other terrorist groups now try the same strategy, now that kidnapping has produced results? So many international leaders applauded the successful negotiations between a known terrorist group and a sovereign country. The question remains will other countries also negotiate with terrorists? Time will tell. Are Israelis alone in caring so much about life that they are willing to sacrifice safety and security for just one soul?

As believers in Yeshua (Jesus), we respect life, but we do not value it in the same manner as most Israelis. We know that our lives here on earth are only for a short time and that our eternal destinies are secured. What makes us distinct is not in fact our value for life, rather it is the Biblical value of and respect for justice. In this case, justice was NOT served. The president of Israel and the government pardoned 1,000 terrorists, nearly all with blood on their hands. Some of whom would be considered mass murders.

As a believer, I am torn. On the one hand, I am overjoyed that Gilad is finally home and that he is safe. On the other hand, God's moral law has been violated, not just by the terrorists, but now by the Israeli government, who let 1,000 murders walk free.

Few can rejoice at the outcome and none of us know for sure if we did the right thing, except for Gilad Shalit's parents, who did everything a father and mother could do to save their child. I don't know about you, but I would probably have done the same thing if it had been my son.

Biography
Jason Rose grew up in a Jewish home in Minnesota and became a believer at the age of fifteen through the strong testimony of his older brother, Tov Rose. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed in New Orleans where he was discipled and trained as a worship leader. When his naval service ended, he attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, completing a BA in Jewish Studies in 2002. Following his graduation Jason went to Israel and began a Masters degree in English Language Teaching and Learning. After completing his Masters Degree program in 2006, Jason felt led to make Aliyah (immigration). Jason is the Director of our Tel Aviv Messianic Center. His main ministries are directing the Tel Aviv Messianic Center, planting a new congregation, managing the Gospel Cafe Outreach and opening a Christian/Messianic school. Jason and his wife Janice live in Tel Aviv and have two young sons, Yonatan and Shimon.
 

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