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Yeshua Ha'Mashiach

who is The Faithful Witness, 

and The First Begotten of the dead, 

and The Prince of the kings of the earth. 

 Unto Him that loved us, 

and washed us from our sins in His own blood, 

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; 

 to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. 

Amen.

Behold, 

He cometh with clouds; 

and every eye shall see Him, 

and they also which pierced Him: 

and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. 

Even so, 

Amen.

I am Alpha and Omega, 

The Beginning and The Ending, 

saith the Lord, 

which IS, 

and which WAS, 

and which IS TO COME, 

The Almighty.  

(Revelation 1:5-8)

P.S. (taken from: 'Days of Praise' for 2005-10-26)

WHOM THEY HAVE PIERCED

Who ALL is included in the ... 'they' ... in the text:  'They shall look upon Me whom they have pierced' ? 

{ Note: comments added are in these brace brackets and 'LORD'  used to translate 'YHVH'. }

WHOM THEY HAVE PIERCED

"And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn." Zechariah 12:10

For centuries now, Jewish scholars have pondered the meaning and interpretation of this verse, and as one might imagine, there have been varied interpretations. Since they cannot allow the admission that they themselves pierced the LORD {YHVH}, some have applied it to the nation of Israel with its persecutions in mind. But to resolve the issue, the question must be answered: "Who is this 'whom', who has been pierced?"

{And ... we need ALSO to see ALL who God would include in the ... "they" ... in this text above ... "and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced" ... I trust it includes me ... Are you willing to be redeemed by HIS HOLY BLOOD poured forth for you? ... If you are ... BARUCH HASHEM!}

Interestingly enough, the Hebrew word translated "whom" is simply the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet, Aleph and Tau, elsewhere denoting completeness and transcendency. Next, consider the fact that the primary name for God in scripture, LORD {YHVH}, conveys a similar thought, although difficult to translate. Evidently, the name YHVH communicates, among other things, the all-encompassing and ever self existing nature of God.

These two thoughts come together, when our text for the day is quoted in Revelation 1:7-8. "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

It is as if The LORD Himself is asking the question: "Do you doubt [or do you know] whom it is you pierced? I am the Aleph Tau, the Alpha Omega, YHVH the Almighty, the beginning and the ending of all things."

JDM

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