the fulfillment of this in the coming of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Other Jewish traditions link the sounding of a great trumpet (shofar— rams horn) from heaven, associated with Rosh Hashanah (the Feast of the New Year), announcing the coming of King Messiah, who will reign as the true King of Israel. The Apostle Paul may very well reflect this expectation when he writes, For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. (1 Thessalonians 4:16) However, the festival most associated with the future Messianic redemption of Israel and the nations, according to the Bible and Jewish tradition, is the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). Zechariah prophesies that all the nations of the earth will come to Jerusalem to worship the Lord during the Feast of Tabernacles (Zechariah 14:16-19), celebrating the presence of God finally dwelling with humanity. The temporary booths Jewish people build during the holiday remind us of our human frailty and point us to the day when God will establish His permanent presence on earth during the Messianic Age. The festivals are a roadmap to redemption and direct our minds and hearts to what is to come. As sure as Jesus came once, He will come again! As Jewish and Gentile believers in Yeshua, there is much in the traditional Jewish understanding of the Last Days that we can affirm with eager expectation. CHABAD LUBAVITCH MOVEMENT SEPTEMBER 2017 | THE CHOSEN PEOPLE | 5 �� Chabad is a term which is an acronym created by using the first letters of the Hebrew words for wisdom, understanding, and knowledge. This is a Jewish religious movement that started in the late 1700s and was part of the larger Hasidic community present in Eastern Europe at that time. Hasidic Judasim is marked by mystical practices, strong community life, and both dynastic and charismatic leadership. The group is also sometimes called the Lubavitch Hasidim as Lubavitch was the town in Poland where the movement was based for almost a century. Hasidism in general (and there are many versions of this overall movement), reacted to what the members felt was the cold rationalism of Orthodoxy and the growing liberalism of the Jewish enlightenment (Haskalah). The Hasidic movement cultivates a more joyful expression of the Jewish faith, which is very attractive to many. They also believe that one could communicate directly with God through mystical prayer. During the rise of Hasidism, Jewish people were disappointed about many Jewish leaders making false Messianic claims. However, they still hoped for their Messiah to come. The Hasidic movement channeled this Messianic longing and encouraged their followers to keep the commandments diligently, which would somehow bring the coming of the Messiah, sooner rather than later. Chabad teaches that when every Jewish person is following Torah, the Messiah will come. In the 20th century, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh and last Rebbe encouraged unity among Jews and considered it his mission to bring every Jew back to Torah-observance so that the Messiah would return. However, Rebbe Schneerson was actually thought to be the Messiah by many of his followers. He passed away in 1994 without appointing a successor. Many of his followers still believe he is the Messiah and will actually rise from the dead. There are posters in Brooklyn and parts of Israel announcing that King Messiah has come with pictures of the Rebbe Schneerson. Yet, it is impossible for the Rebbe to be considered the Messiah, because he does not meet the biblical qualifications. Among them are: 1. The Messiah must be from the line of David. (Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 11:1, Psalm 132:11, Genesis 49:10) Rebbe Schneerson was not. 2. The Messiah must be born in Bethlehem. (Micah 5:2) Rebbe Schneerson was not. 3. The Messiah must live a sinless life, die for the sins of His people, and rise from the dead (Isaiah 53). Rebbe Schneerson did not. Rebbe Schneerson was a great Jewish leader in many ways, but he was certainly not the Messiah. These prophecies and many others have been and will be fulfilled in Yeshua—Jesus, the one true Messiah of Israel!
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