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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Tov Rose: Personal Update, Amazon.com, Upcoming Speaking Engagements

February 2012

In This Issue Tov Rose: Personal Update Amazon.com Upcoming Speaking Engagements Keep Up With Us Facebook Twitter Personal Update By Tov Rose I pray all is well for you. When you get a chance, why don’t you drop me a note,letter or email letting me know how we can be in prayer for you? Michelle and I wanted to update you on a few things that have gotten us excited this year, and of course, it is all God’s doing! My latest book releases have been consistently in the Top 10 on Amazon.com’s bestseller list for Messianic Kindle books since February 1st. It is very encouraging and humbling to hear back from people how the books have encouraged people in their walk with Abba (Daddy/Father) God. I guess we can call The New Messianic Version of the Bible an official success so far! Of course, I have not done anything more than open a path from English to Hebrew and a Western worldview to an Israeli one, but I’m thank thankful God is using this me! We would appreciate your prayers that God will use this to open more doors for building relationships, and for speaking engagements. My next book, The Book of GOD: Genesis Unbound, will be released soon. It is essentially a special release of the book of Genesis from The New Messianic Version of the Bible, with additional commentary, notes, translations and overall — “Jewish Roots of the Bible”— depth that so many people crave.  A dear new friend named David Turnidge has been putting in overtime hours helping me edit and prepare it for publication. It’s been a lot more work than previous releases, and I am so very thankful for the extra help! Michelle and I have been spending a lot of extra time together the last few months. After her cancer scare (thank God it was not cancer), and our six weeks apart, in December and January, we decided there was no time like the present when it comes to our marriage and our family. It’s been a great time of sharing our hearts at a deeper level than ever before. Thank you for standing with us in prayer and following along with the story of our lives! 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. When not writing books and all those other things, he enjoys quiet times at home with his wife, children and praying together with a group of grandmothers who have the uncanny knack of being able to bend God's ear. Specializing in teaching the deeper things of God, TOV has a reputation for teaching solid Bible foundations and difficult to understand Biblical concepts in a compassionate simple manner that anyone can understand. TOV guests on radio programs, television shows and speaks at conferences, seminars and in local congregations. 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. 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!  The New Messianic Version of the Bible is raising eyebrows in the world of Bible translators not only for restoring the capitalized GOD and LORD with the English translation of God's Names that are correct, but it takes things a step further... The name Yehovah is from the consonants YHWH, and can be found almost 6000 times in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). YHWH is rendered as LORD in most English Bibles, according to the pattern set by the King James Bible translators. But did you know that there are TWO forms of the Divine Name, the YHVH? One is the Father God and the other is His Son. Can you tell them apart in the Bible? Author Tov Rose explains, "Today, Jewish people and Christians alike suffer a similar kind of blindness: They do not know their God. I know, that looks like an inflammatory statement, but please give me to the end of the book to present my case before passing judgment. There is a secret hidden in your Bible." This groundbreaking book answers the one question most Christians and Jewish people alike get wrong, "Who is the God of the Hebrew Bible?" Again, Tov, "If you said, 'God the Father' then you got it wrong, and I'm going to prove it to you." What you find in the pages of The New Messianic Version of the Bible may shatter everything you've ever known about God. It might also open the doors you to really know who God the Father really is. One respected Rabbi is quoted as saying, "Our sages of blessed memory, long before the Christian Era, held that there was a plurality in the Godhead. Indeed, this teaching was held for yet 100 years after the destruction of the second temple (70 A.D.), and, as it was contained and declared in the Holy Scriptures, it was also set forth in our most ancient books." - Rabbi Tzvi Nassi Who are we to argue with such an old tradition? Personally, I am in favor of the most literal translation of the Bible regardless of who translates it. Any translation that is going to be closer to what was originally written is bound to bring its readers closer to God. Besides, in Deuteronomy 4:2, tells us not to add or take away from God's Word, yet many translators removed the Divine Name. Every other religion on the planet uses the proper name for their God. Why don't Christians and Jewish people do the same? It is odd. You don't have to be a scholar to know that removing someone's personal name and replacing it with a title is not accurate translating. In fact, it might actually be offensive. Just as offensive would be calling your own father by a name that wasn't actually his own, you know, like the name of his son? How much more offensive to God the Father when we use the wrong name? Tov goes on to explain, "In the New Testament book of John 6:46 Jesus says, 'No man has seen The Father...' If that is the case, then who have people seen, spoken to and even shared meals with in the Old Testament? Even in Exodus 33:11 it says, 'And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend." But if Moses did not speak with The Father face to face, then to whom was he speaking?'" Some people are adamant about only reading the Bible translation they were raised on. Others see the benefit in modern translations. Whichever translation you personally prefer, most people will agree there should always be room for the author's personal name in His own book. And this version of the Bible goes a step further. It clearly shows you who the author really is, and it isn't God the Father. Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. (John 8:58) I dare you to open this book...  (Send a copy of your receipt to amazon@tovrose.com and receive a free bonus!) Paperback Product Details Paperback: 580 pages Publisher: CreateSpace (January 20, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1469939509 ISBN-13: 978-1469939506 Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1.3 inches Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds Paperback: http://www.TheBookOfGod.org/ Kindle Product Details Format: Kindle Edition File Size: 2600 KB Publisher: Tov Rose; 1 edition (January 20, 2012) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services Language: English ASIN: B0070QYGIO Text-to-Speech: Enabled  Lending: Enabled

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Forward

Ever had a conversation like that…with the air?

I know I have.

The world has a way of beating innocence out of us, doesn’t it?

When I was a kid my father introduced me to science fiction. One of my first memories was of sitting on dad’s lap watching Star Trek. Fantasy was always a big part of my life. I had an imaginary friend. I spoke to God on a regular basis and really believed that He answered me. We had conversations. We would talk about the weather, dogs, cats, what breakfast was going to be tomorrow, how awesome those clouds were…

“Look at those! Wow…”

“That one there looks like a frog! This other one looks like a lion…”

“…and that one there…it looks like…God’s Smile!”

For some reason we have very little problem accepting the idea of God—when we’re small. It seems like the most natural thing in the world to believe in a divine being who is gentle and loving, kind and caring, always having our best interest as the most important thing in His heart. I know that not everyone has had this kind of experience of God, but I know I have. I remember a time when I was around the age of three that I literally felt surrounded by God’s love. It was as if I actually LIVED in His love!

I can’t tell you how many times as an adult I wish I could return to those simpler times!

You know what I mean­­?

­Over the years, I’ve met people from all over the world, and shared so many common stories with people from all walks of life, including the two stories above. My worldview has been challenged more times than I can count. It constantly amazes me that people from such diverse cultures can have so much in common; yet have so much not in common at the same time!

I remember years ago, beckoning to a colleague on the other side of a noisy, crowded room to come join me. An innocent enough thing to do, and something I’m sure you’ve probably had a similar experience with, right? My co-worker came storming up to me with fire burning in her eyes! She could barely contain the fuming unspoken curses raging and trying to escape from her tense, pursed lips.

I had no idea what I’d done wrong.

Several days later after trying to get to the bottom of the situation, my wife came to me and explained that in her native culture, the gesture I had used was one of calling to a lady-of-the-night to engage her services.

I really had no idea!

If it is so easy to cause offence and misconstrue one person’s gesture in the midst of a room full of people, how often do we misread, misinterpret and misunderstand the people closest to us?

We all have filters through which we sift the information we are engaged with moment-by-moment. There have been volumes of psychological, theological and philosophical works on this subject. Why? Because of the amazing amount of confusion we humans all seem to be trying to clearing up about the “this, that and the other things” of life that someone didn’t quite understand about something we did, said, wrote or the expression we did (or they perceived us to) make.

Our filters don't necessarily make us right or wrong, they simply determine our point of view.

One person may have been devastated by the death of Michael Jackson, while the next person may view it as, "One less pedophile in the world." One person may perceive Barack Obama as the Messiah while the next may view George W. Bush as the anti-Christ. These are just the filters through which each person sees life’s events, situations and the actions of others.

By being aware of our filters we are more cognizant of the fact that we are not necessarily right or wrong, we're just us. Coming to a place where we understand this concept leads us to the realization that our perspective is more often, "It's all about me,” but rarely, “I am trying to understand you…”

Here’s An Exercise:

Consider a time when you went out of your way to help someone who was then offended by your words or actions. Did the recipient see your good intentions as evil "according to their filters"?

I think most people have had such an experience, no?

In my life there is at least one person I know of that seems to always read what I say in an email in exactly the opposite way of what I actually wrote.

Do you have someone like that in your life? Perhaps more than one person?

Maybe you are that person and you know it?!?

Or…maybe you don’t.

I’ve heard many people express their frustration with these “filter problems” with such sentiment as,

I love work. I just can’t stand the people I work with!

I love God, but I can’t stand God’s people!

I Love Mankind. It’s People I Can’t Stand!

Every friendship or relationship starts out with so much hope.  We dream big about the possibilities that this person will bring to our lives.  We start out being open, generous, and giving.  Then, as people will do, we start to disagree and things get on our nerves.  In our polite, new friendship mode, we let things go to keep the peace.  Then at some point, there comes the deal breaker and all of the pent up anger gets released—and usually not in a healthy way.  Do we give in to the dark side and cling to the notion that we always have to be right?

Our filter says we are right!

Their filter says they are right!

Have you ever experienced frustrating thoughts like these?

Why is that person always reading between the lines and hearing something I am not actually saying?!?

Why does [insert person’s name here] insist that I am acting out of selfishness or malice when I only trying to be helpful?

How in the world could [so-and-so] have gotten me so wrong?

Here’s a practical example:

A while back I was at a three day conference and made some new friends with two guys who shared a common passion and vision for things. Over the course of the weekend we spent more time talking to each other than listing to the guest speakers. One of them made it clear that as much as he loves talking, he really likes doing a lot more, especially when there seemed to be so much agreement.

So we decided to meet a few more times to talk, brainstorm and pray about whether God was in these discussions and if He was, did he want us to act? As part of that prayer and excitement we thought it might be nice to bring in some more people to the prayer and discussions.

There were two other mutual friends that we invited who also shared some similar dreams and visions.

During the subsequent meeting, these other two people began accusing me of trying to force God’s hand to make things happen—when nothing could have been further from the truth. For some reason those two had the idea that I was trying to maneuver and control those gathered in order to make my own dreams come true. They had the mistaken idea that I wanted to head everything up and be the main one in charge.

It was weird. It was strange. It was very odd.

What was said was supposed to have been “from God” and maybe it was, but it sure wasn’t a message I needed to hear! Maybe it was the guy sitting next to me…because none of the things said were in my mind and heart!

I was offended.

Those two people were offended at what they thought my intentions were. They were wrong about my intentions, but they would not hear what I had to say, believing me to be trying to cover up “my sin.”

The original three of us guys were stunned at the reaction, “Where did that come from?” said one. It was actually the one guy who had done nearly all the talking who asked this question. He was the same guy who had previously said he didn’t want to just talk, he wanted to act. I think the message was for him.

The bottom line was this: the stated purpose of the meeting was to gather together to talk about mutual dreams and pray about them, and to see if God wanted to make them more than just intellectual stimulation!

The “Filter” through which those two invited guests had viewed me, was a little perplexing to say the least. Their well intentioned discussions about me with other people after the incident caused considerable harm to many relationships.

It is amazing how much damage a couple of well-intentioned “saints” can cause.

Maybe they should have come to talk to me?

Filters: Can you relate?

In our faith, it is easy to sit in church surrounded by a loving church family, and think that we will always be God-like in our interactions with others.  When the people around us are warm and wonderful, it is easy for us to reciprocate in the same manner.

But what about when false accusations come?

Our filters create difficulties in relationships, family, work environments and everyday interactions with those around us. By more clearly understanding why we (and they) react the way we do, maybe we can somehow work together toward actually being the people God wants us to be.

If our “filters” can cause so much trouble between people we love and care about, what kind of trouble do they cause between us understanding God and His intentions?

Tomorrow: Chapter 2
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