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I want to welcome everybody today. I've got a really powerful broadcast for you. My friend Rabbi Jason Sobel will be joining me in just a moment and we're going to talk about prophetic implications of what's going on with Iran, the Israel connection and of course America's role in all of this. I'm telling you, the Lord is up to something powerful and we have to look at the scripture to see what he's really doing at this time. I think this is going to be very surprising and revelatory for you. Now just before I bring Rabbi Jason on, I want to thank you to those of you who are partners in this broadcast and ministry. You know our vision is to raise up a million to win a billion. That's souls, that's people. We want to raise up a million clear eyed, clear minded reformers to go win a billion converts in the world. We're doing it through media conferences and we need your help to expand and continue. And right now we're in the middle of a major scenario where we are retiring a number or a lot of debt really. And I'm so grateful that you've been helping us and I want to just invite you to partner with us. But maybe consider sowing today to help us retire some things so we can move forward with all God's called us to do. You do that by going to josephz.com and we would just love to welcome you to the partner family if you partner and we will call you back regularly and of course if you feel it on your heart or the Lord's putting it upon you, please consider sowing today to just stand with the ministry so we can move forward and take ground, encourage you to join the fight. We got a lot to do and again you do all that by going to josephz.com so additionally we have a lot happening and I just want to bless you and say thank you for being a part of this. Please subscribe to the Joseph Z YouTube channel and so many other things that we know that are in store for you are right around the corner. Please consider doing that. Download the app and we have a lot more to get into now. I don't want to take any more time because I have with me Rabbi Jason Sobel and we're going to talk about a faith fascinating conversation and hopefully the connection's good through this broadcast and I think it's going to be great. You're going to be blessed. Help me welcome Rabbi Jason on. Well I'm here with Rabbi Jason Sobel. I'm so pleased that I get to have you on today because there's so many things going on in the world and we see what's going on with Iran, we see what's going on with America and so many other things. I'm looking forward to having this conversation. So, Rabbi, welcome. Thank you for being with me.
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Shalom. Thanks for having me. It's great to be with you.
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Yeah, thank you so much, sir. And you know, not only have you written a brand new book called Transformed by the Messiah, I'm looking forward to getting into some of this today. But what I'd really like to get into is some of the perspectives you have regarding Iran, Persia. There's so many things in your teachings. For example, you've connected modern Iran, ancient Persia, to prophecies like Ezekiel 38 and rabbinic traditions about Persia's fall. That signals the messianic footsteps. And so how do you see the US and Israeli actions against Iranian targets aligning and maybe bringing up some of these ancient patterns?
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B
Rabbi yeah, absolutely. It's a great question. I think it's very significant because I think God works through prophecy, but he also works through patterns in history and I mean biblical history. And so we see that Persia is a key part of the story with Israel. And Persia often shows up at major turning points in the history of Israel. So in the positive, Cyrus gave the decree to allow the Jewish people to go back and rebuild the temple. And again, we know the story of the book of Esther takes place in modern day Iran. And so how I see it plays into what's going on in Ezekiel 38, the war of Gog and Magog is it talks about the acharitamim in the latter days the Jewish people will be living securely in the land and it talks about them dwelling in unwalled cities and villages with no walls, no bars, no gates. It's not saying there's no military. What it's saying is that there's an unprecedented time of peace and security that has to happen before certain key end time events. And the major obstacle to allowing that been Iran, modern day Persia, funding terrorism throughout the region and really the ones out of fear causing the Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia and some of the other neighboring nations not to enter into the Abraham Accords. So what I see happening here is that with the fall of Iran, with at least the defanging of Iran, at least, if not a complete regime change depending on what happens, it's the domino that sets into effect a time of unprecedented peace through Israel and the Middle East. But it's only going to be a temporary peace because it's a political peace and spiritual peace. Lasting spiritual peace can only come through the Prince of Peace. Come on, Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah. So it is the setup for what is to come in the end time events. And I think that's the key thing to be able to understand, you know.
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Rabbi Jason, it's so good to have you. You've highlighted parallels between the book of Esther, Purim, the feast of Purim, and contemporary geopolitical tensions, the things we're talking about involving all this. And what lessons from Esther do you believe apply to this current conflict? Love to get your take on that.
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B
Yeah, there's obviously several parallels, such as we see the modern day, the story of Esther unfolding in modern day. Both take place in Persia. There's a genocidal ideology against the Jewish people, which is that really Haman and the spirit of Amalek, which is the descendant, whereas Haman is descended from the spirit behind Tim. There's a use of state machinery and the government. And ultimately there is a reversal. And that is the key that. Think about it for a moment. Iran wanted to build a nuclear bomb to try and destroy Israel as a nation. And just like Haman built a gallows from Mordecai and was hung on it. This is the irony. They're destroyed by a bomb dropped by the Israeli Jewish military man. On the day that Jewish people are reading in the synagogue, remember Amalek and blot his name out from heaven. That was the reading. And on the Muslim calendar, it was 911 on the Islamic calendar. And they were the sponsors of Israel's 9 11, October 7th, man, man.
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So divine intervention all the way. That's the parallel. I see that with Esther too, that divine intervention, God is intervening. And you see these ongoing escalations between Iran, its proxies, Israel and the US involvement. Do you believe that we're getting closer and closer? I know you already mentioned this about Gog and Magog, but do you believe that we are on a powder keg getting us closer now than ever before to that war?
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Yeah. And even before that. I just want to mention one other thing as a follow up to your last question, which is think about it. Who is the hero in the story of Mordechai and Esther? It is Mordechai and Esther. But the point is that what tribe are they from? Benjamin. And we have a prime minister of Israel by the name of Benjamin because it was always Benjamin's task to fight the spirit of Amalek first It was King Saul he compromised. Then God is a God of grace and he gives a second chance to their descendants, that is Esther and Mordechai. They're from the tribe of Benjamin and actually the direct descendants of King Saul. And so God is a God of second chance. That is one of the keys understanding of the story is the genealogy that Haman descends from Amalek, who King Saul didn't take care of, didn't obey God. And when Mordechai comes to Esther and he says to her, you need to go speak to the king, and she hesitates because she understands it could mean her life if the scepter is not extended. That's her sole moment. Was she going to be like her ancestor and fear man and not do what God asked and compromise, or was she going to take the risk and trust God? And I think that's a moment we're in. This is a moment where people are going to have to decide are they a Saul or are they a David? Are they going to fear the crowd and fear being canceled and compromised, or are we going to stand for what we know to be the truth? And I think that is a key story in the book of Esther for such a time as this. And I think within that, the key to having the faith is understanding that God's name is not mentioned in the book of Esther. And part of the reason for that is it's meant to teach us an important lesson. It's when you can't see the hand of God. Trust the heart of God. We don't fear what's going on in the world today. Wars and rumors of is the one guiding providentially all of history. He's writing the story.
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He is writing the story. I mean, that is so powerful when you talk about the hand of God, providential in the middle of this, especially when God not mentioned in the book of Esther, it is a rally cry to say believe without seeing and step into this. It's profound, the insights you have now, just so everybody knows, Rabbi Jason has been a part of Good Morning America on Fox News. He's done all these things, a tremendous voice to the world. And so your prophetic insights, I believe are so crucial right now. And you know, we're getting into the Gog and Magog thing that we could be on a powder keg, all the scenarios. But you've spoken about Iran's role, biblical prophecy with this. Do you see light at the end of the tunnel? That there could be some form of awakening?
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100%. And I'm glad You bring that up because I do. I do think this is setting us up down the road for prophetic end times, events that are going to be difficult. But here's the good news again. God works through these promises and prophecies and scriptures. And there is this idea that what God does in the past is meant to be a pointer and a sneak preview of what he does in the future. That's why he's constantly saying, remember, remember, remember, because he's the same yesterday, today, and forever. And so therefore God is the God of the again. And so why do I say that? And this is the exciting part. This is what really gets me excited. Haman rises up in Persia, wants to commit genocide against the Jews. God flips the script, Haman's hung on his own gallows. And what is the result? Two things, salvation for the Jews and a great awakening among the Persian Empire where it says many of the Persian people, the fear of God fell upon them and they attached themselves to the God of Israel. The result of the downfall of Haman and the Spirit was Amalek was revival in the Persian Empire and the nations that were surrounding them. So I believe this is going to lead to a revival in, in Iran and some of this, and God willing, maybe even some of the surrounding nations. And I can tell you we're also seeing an awakening among the Jewish people, something I, I've never seen in 30 years.
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It's amazing too, especially in light of all the persecution that's happening with antisemitism, the way that seems to be. Well, I'll just say it. It's an antichrist spirit rising up and attacking the Jewish nation, going after God's people. And it's a crazy thing to look at when you consider it. But you know, I think it's Jeremiah 49 that has a scripture that many people are surmising or opining about, saying that maybe it's talking about a prophetic instance we're in right now. Those last few verses. When you see awakening, do you believe that it's going to shake that nation? A lot of people prophesying doom and gloom. Rabbi. And yet here we are saying that God always wants to bring about what I hear you saying, redemption. Do you see redemption in this circumstance?
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I do. I think we have to pray into it and believe for it. It's that Jeremiah 49, 39, it says, but ba karitiamim, in the latter days I restored the fortunes of Elam. And Elam was an empire that Persia took over. And so ancient Elam is part of the Iranian empire today. And I think there's two interesting things. Again, I think there was this biblical principle which is as it was in the beginning, so will it be in the end? It's the connection between the beginning and the end. And why is it so significant? There is this prophecy in Jeremiah 49, 39, but it also see that it connected to Acts chapter two, because on the day of Pentecost, on the day of Shavuot, there were people there from Elam and other parts of what is today the Iranian empire. And so again, I believe we're heading back to a Book of Acts moment is what we're believing and praying for. And if that is the case, then Elam and Persia is part of that promise, because it connects back to the pattern in the book of Acts as well as certain other prophecies. And I don't think it's a coincidence or mistake. I think God is doing something there. But for those who say that passage was fulfilled in Acts chapter two, I think that is incorrect. I think there's a sneak preview because Acts chapter two, Christians mistake sometimes. That's not the birth of the church in terms of the Gentile church. That's the birth of the Jewish church, the Jewish people who came to faith in Acts chapter two. The nations that are mentioned, they're Jewish pilgrims from the nations. They're not the Gentiles from the nations. The Gentile church is born. Acts chapter 10. When Cornelius has a vision and Peter comes and visits him, and the Gentile is receives the holy Gentiles in turn receives the Holy Spirit. It's a twofold birthing of the church, the Jewish remnant, the remnant of the nations. And so there's still a promise to Persia for the Gentile remnant that is going to come to faith, the revival. And God willing, this is that we know God has been already moving their underground church incredible ways. I think this will hasten that.
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Well, I just love what you're saying. You know, you have a statement in your book which is transformed by the Messiah, where you talk about a womb and a tomb, a tomb and a womb, which is really a redemption. You look at something that could be the end, and yet we begin to see life birthed out of it. Can you help us with that as it applies to even this scenario?
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Absolutely. We talk in the book Transformed by the Messiah that goes through the life of Jesus Yeshua, from his birth, through his ministry and key moments in his Passion Week, that we're coming into the season. So it's so relevant it's really. It's a furthering of the work I do as a spiritual advisor on the chosen TV series. But the word for tomb in Hebrew is Kevin. I love taking people to Israel. One of my favorite places to take them is the garden tomb, the Gon Kever. Why is he buried in a garden tomb? Well, first of all, as we talk in the book, the fall began in a garden, so it has to be reversed in a garden as well. And we're going to the garden. That's what Revelation describes, where we're headed to a new Eden. But there's something else that's deep there, because the Hebrew word Kevin, which means tomb, is also the Hebrew word for womb. And so what's the connection? They seem to be opposite. The tomb is the place you go to die, or symbolically the place where dreams and destiny and promises and hope and faith and relationships go to die. And the womb is the opposite. What's the connection? They're both doorways. The tomb is a doorway to the afterworld, to the life to come. The womb is the doorway into this life. But the good news is that God is in the business of transforming the tomb into a womb. And the very thing that you think is going to kill you, that's going to be the end of you, is actually going to be the beginning, the very thing God uses to birth you into your promised potential and destiny. But it all depends how you respond to it. If you respond to the tomb by fear, you die. You get locked out of your destiny. If you respond by faith, you're released, you rise above, you're resurrected, you learn to fly. And that's a moment to choose between fear and faith. And I think people need to make a choice at this moment.
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Yeah. What a word for all of us, everybody watching right now. This is a word for you. The tomb or the womb. Both are access points, and it's based on what you do in faith. You know, we're looking at the Israel, Israel, Iran. We're looking at the USA and Iran conflict and this excursion that's taking place, this incursion, I should say. And in light of the prophecies, again, involving Persia in coalitions against Israel, what do you see the United States playing in a broader prophetic narrative when you. When you look at this Middle east conflict, do you see the United States with a prophetic sense, something that. That they should be involved with what they're doing?
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Yeah. So to be clear, there's no direct prophecy of America in the Bible. But that being said, I Think America does have a role to play because it's, it's a little deep. But not to get too crazy into it, but the Book of Daniel talks about four empires, Babylon and next is Persia, Greece and Rome. Those are four empires that are going to rule the world. Jesus died under the Roman Empire. It's the last world power that will be in power before the Messiah comes, according to the prophecies in the book of Daniel. But who leads that empire changes. So America is now. So the Roman Empire represents the West. The head of the west right now is the United States. So the United States has a key role to play in what is happening and the setup to what will happening. And in I think there's a quick overview. What's happening prophetically, biblically through prophecy is God is delivering Israel from their enemies to create an, as we said, an unprecedented time of peace in the Middle east to fulfill the promise that Israel will be dwelling securely. That's the setup. That's a key part. But there is another part. Another part of it is that the Jewish people have to be regathered fully to the land. The last holdout of the Jewish people are Jews in the west and in the United States. And so this is no coincidence. There is a very important prophecy that God brought me to that it blew my mind, which is in Hosea, chapter 11. It says when the lion roars, his children from the west will come trembling back. This operation, the way I found it is this operation is called Roaring Lion. The roaring lion in the victory of roaring lion. Prophetically, the roar of the lion. On one level, the success of this operation will lead to the return of the Jewish people from the west, which is prophetically important for the before the return of the Messiah. Why Jews don't go back because they're scared about war and danger and the economic situation. But if there's unprecedented peace and prosperity, there's no longer any excuse to not go back. On top of the fact, as you mentioned, you have the opposite thing going on in the West. The rise of anti Semitism. So the rise of antisemitism in the negative and the positive of what God's going to do in the Middle east is creating the situation for the return. And it's from America ultimately that Jews need to go back. And unfortunately that's why I think we see the rise of such hate, even among Christians and conservatives and joining the liberal left in that hatred towards the Jewish people.
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A
It is such a spiritual battle. Rabbi Strasobel, what we're seeing is a Collision. We're seeing Bible prophecy unfold. The call to the Jewish people to come from America. What insight. I think that's just tremendous that you're sharing this. And so of course, we got the
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wars and rumors fighting us, but just think about this. Yeah, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I'm just excited. Think about this, right, and let you comment on it. Persia, Iran were the ones who led to the return of the Jewish people to the land. And it could be this act with Persia that leads to the Jewish people going back to the land. You can't make this stuff up. This is definitely prophetic replay that has happened.
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Yeah, it really is. We're watching it in real time. We got a front row seat for the last of the last days. We're watching this unfold. You know, we're seeing everything from missile exchanges, nuclear concerns, alliances. And yet again, would you please help us reflect God's redemptive story for Israel and the nations based on how you're reading it right now, there's a redemption in this, even with all the tensions and missile exchanges, the Strait of Hormuz, all these things. Please continue, sir.
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Again, God is so good, right? We talk about in Transformed by the Messiah, how every major event in the life of Yeshua, Jesus happens on a biblical holiday. He dies as the Passover lamb. But in the book, we also talk about the fact that he rose from the dead on a biblical holiday. The day that he rose from the dead was the holiday of first fruits. It's when they offered the first fruits of the harvest to the Lord. If you had a good first fruits, it was a guarantee of a later, greater harvest that was to come. And that's part of the reason why when he rises from the dead, we read about the first zombie apocalypse in the Gospels. Saints are resuscitated and come out of the grave.
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Come on.
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Why? It's first fruits. It's tangible, literal proof of bodily resurrection that will occur one day. That is a testimony that is so powerful. Yeshua rises, they rise, guarantee that life from the dead happens, the sign of the first fruits of the later harvest. But here's what we have to understand. The first fruits of Yeshua's resurrection also ties to the restoration of Israel. It's Ezekiel 37. The dead bones are gathered together and come alive and a great army stands to its feet. It's the resurrection of Israel as a nation which is tied to the resurrection of Yeshua, which will ultimately lead to their revival. And like I said, I've been involved in The Chosen series before it has a name. The Chosen does it. So beautiful. Because he sees the Ezekiel in. In season five. And you'll see it more in season six, because I've already seen it. You see in his. His in the garden against them. And he sees the Ezekiel bones because his death and resurrection is literally connected to our resurrection. But there's also a national resurrection of Israel. Now, why do I say all that prophetically? How does that tie into your question? Like we talk in the book, Transformed by the Messiah. He dies on first. He rises. He dies on Passover, rises on first fruits. But here's what people miss, and this is mind blowing to me, because God is so awesome. You can't make this stuff up. The day that he rises from the dead is the 17th day of Nissan, the third day of technically the second day of Passover. So why is this so important? Because the day Haman is hung is the 17th of Nisan. The day Yeshua rises from the dead and is vindicated. Overcoming the principalities and powers is the day Haman hung on the gallows and died. Because it is the ultimate reversal that through death comes life. Through the death of one comes the salvation of his people. In one case, it was the enemy. In the other case, Yeshua died for those who were his enemies. Okay. And it's not only the day Haman died dies, it's the day God parted the Red Sea and brought the children of Israel through and drowned their enemies in it again. Deliverance on the 17th at Passover, deliverance on the 17th at Nissan. Deliverance, you know of Yeshua through his resurrection. But there's more. It's the day God parts the Jordan and brings Israel into the promised land, is the 17th day of Nisan on first fruits. And it's the first time that eat of the first fruits of the land. Friends, God is in this. He's working it together in your favor for your good. Do not fear. We gotta have faith.
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A
Those are shouting words. Rabbi, I gotta tell you, it's so great. I want to say this. Everybody you know, you wrote this book Transformed by the Messiah. Of course. The foreword is by Dallas Jenkins, the creator of the Chosen. I remember watching the first few seasons of that and bawling my eyes out. Just powerful. And what inspir inspired you to write Transformed by the Messiah? And I want to ask this too. How does it build on your previous work, like Mysteries of the Messiah and Secrets of the Messiah? How does this build on those? And then it really gives us a now word?
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Yeah, absolutely. You know, part of the reason why we wrote it is we think now more than ever, people need to have hope. And hope is the belief that your future is going to be better than your past. And part of having that hope is understanding how God is in all of the details, how he's bringing them all together. And when you see God working in these intricate connections, you know that he's also working in every aspect of your life to connect it for good. And we believe that salvation is important, but salvation is meant to lead to transformation. And Jesus is the model of transformation. What God wants to do in our life is first seen in his life. And so if we want to experience that transformation, we need to look to his life and say, what lessons can we learn? What God did in his life, he also wants to do in our life in some way as well. And then in addition, part of our passion is to help people see the Bible in high definition. You know, I went out before the super bowl one year and I got a high definition television. Everyone said it's going to change the way you see the game. I'm like, it's not so great. Then at the end of the game, I'm flipping through the channel and I have a revelation. The higher channels are the high definition channels. I watched the whole game in standard definition. And when I saw it in high definition, it really did make a difference. When you connect the old and the new in the life of Jesus, that way you see it in hd, it makes you fall for, fall more in love with Jesus, more in love with his Word. And in that way, it builds on what we've previously done. Because where mysteries began in the old and pointed to the new, this begins in the new and connects back to the old. Why did Jesus have to be born in a manger? Why did he have to ride a donkey into Jerusalem? Why did he have to die on a cross? Why did a dove have to come down, Spirit in the form of the dove at his baptism? We just get into all these different things and show how they are meaningful for our life.
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A
Well, that's so great. There's so many hidden connections between the Old and the New Testament about Jesus. And you connect them. His birth, ministry, death, resurrection, as you said, the dove. So many things that the average believer might not know. And the book is transformed by the Messiah. And this, of course, is Rabbi Jason Sobel, New York Times bestselling author, forward by Dallas Jenkins, creator of the Chosen. It's so cool that you are an advisor, somebody speaking into that series and Rabbi, would you do this today? Would you please? We got people watching. They're watching the Iran conflict. They're watching so much that's going on in the news. There could be a crisis fatigue in their life. Would you simply pray, sir? Would you pray for everybody watching today?
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B
Yeah. And I just first want to encourage you that as we talk about in the book, the empty tomb tells us an important message and that is this. Your fears are as empty as that grave. He wasn't in it. There was nothing to it. And sometimes we go to this place of fear, but we need to understand that might be the reality, but that's not the finality. God has something more. He wants to move you from fear to faith and from faith to trust. The reason why there's all these connections, the reason why God gives us this prophecies is not because he wants to, like, impress us us. It's not because he wants us to live in fear. It's actually opposite. It's meant to create faith in us. God knows the end from the beginning. And that's why you don't have to fear, because he is actually working it all out for good. This is the point. There's a reversal. And so I just want to declare of you, this is a season of reverse. Haman had a plot to kill God's people, and God reversed it and turned it on its head.
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Come on.
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B
Satan wanted to hang Jesus on a tree on a cross. But what happened? He thought he was foiling the plan of God. He nailed his hands and feet to that tree and said, let's see how you're going to defeat me now. And he didn't realize he was fulfilling the promises of God. Genesis 3:15. The seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent. He didn't understand this is how that was going to be done. And so this is a season of divine reversal in your life. So we just declare that in the name of Yeshua, in the name of Jesus, a Purim miracle over your life, that God is taking the threads of your life that the enemy is trying to weave for evil. But God says, I am rethreading them and reworking them for your good. He's calling you not just to. He's calling you out of your fear. He's calling you into faith. He's calling you into a higher level of faith. Because there were two forms of faith. I faith, which is you see it. And then there is mouth faith, which is you speak it before you see it. God spoke the world into existence before Anything ever came. He spoke, spoke, and then he says he saw. And so we pray in faith. We believe in faith. We stand on the promises of God in faith and upon his word in faith. And then we see what was spoken, what was written, come to faith. So I pray that you would have an upgrade. You'd have a. You'd have a in your faith and that you wouldn't just have eye faith, that you would have mouth faith to call things that are not as if they were. And so we just break that spirit of fear off of you and declare God has not given you a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. And we say sim shalom to va Bracha Chen vasive Rachamim may establish upon you his peace, mercy, goodness and kindness. In the name of Yeshua Sarshalom Yeshua, the Prince of peace. Amen.
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A
Amen. Rabbi, I gotta say, this is awesome. I've really enjoyed having you today. I'm so grateful for your voice, your ministry. I don't know if you felt this, ladies and gentlemen, but the power of God was in that prayer just now. And I want to say too, this book is transformed by the how old and New Testament Jesus connections reveal God's intentional story for your life. Rabbi, how do they get a hold of this? Where can we find you? Tell us everything.
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Absolutely we have anywhere on social media. Rabbi Jason Teachings, Instagram, FusionGlobal.org is our website and Amazon or any place they like to you like to buy your books, you can pick it up. I really do think it'll be meaningful. As we head into this season of celebrating the death and resurrection of the Messiah. See it in high definition, ladies and gentlemen.
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See it in high definition. I'm so grateful for this man's voice, his ministry. Rabbi Jason Sobel and I wanted to say to everybody, you want to get this book, all the information is right there. Please check it out. It's been a major blessing to me as I've been reading it. And Rabbi, thank you so much for your time. I really want to do this again with you. Just appreciate you and your voice so much. Ladies and gentlemen, check him out. Rabbi Jason Sobel. And don't go anywhere. Folks, watch this. I wanted to say a very special thank you to our partners. Partners, thank you. Whether you've been a partner with us since the very beginning, the early days, or whether you've recently become a part of our partner family, I want to just simply thank you. Because of you, we're able to do so many things that we could never have accomplished without you working with us together. We're so grateful for you and from the very bottom of our hearts we wanted to say thank you to you and we pray for you every day and we stand with you and we're believing God is going to do magnificent things through this partner family in the coming days. As a matter of fact, I have a promise from the Holy Spirit about it now. If you want to become part of our partner family or you're even on the fence about it thinking about it, I would encourage you to do so today by going to josephz.com or you can text the keyword give to 719-259-0029. Your partnership helps us advance the gospel and it helps us fulfill the commission God's given us to raise up a million to reach a billion that's lives a million clear eyed, clear minded reformers to go win a billion. A million for a billion. And we know we can do it with your help. I believe with your help we can impact the world and we're looking forward to stepping into this at a greater capacity than ever before. I just want to say thank you and invite you to the family by going to JosephZ.com today. Spiritual darkness is not simply meant to be pushed back and held at bay. Rather it is meant to be punished. That's why I just wrote this brand new book called Punishing the Darkness Spiritual Warfare that works. You know the thing people don't get many times is that God calls you to win every time. He calls you to results based believing. And when it comes to the powers of darkness that are trying to take over this world, mutilate our children, run this world into the clutches of the devil. God has called you, his believers to stand up and punish these forces by your faith. When you read this book, it's going to give you effectiveness and the horsepower to push back, even punish the darkness. And it talks about breaking cycles of anxiety, offense, fear, spiritual fatigue, things where it's warfare in the mind, witchcraft, all the things that is happening in the culture. And you've got to recognize that God wants you to rise up and begin to destroy those things of darkness that are trying to destroy, destroy your family and you even on a bad day. You are anointed to be the very best there is. I hope you get this book Punishing the Darkness Spiritual Warfare that works@josephz.com today. The prayers of the righteous that have come forward in 2020. The prayers of the righteous in America, the way we've cried out to God. I heard the spirit of the Lord say, I'm gonna finish what I started. And when we walk these things through, there's one more round he's bringing, and it's going to be revival. It's going to be awakening, it's going to be all these things. I actually believe we're stepping into the precipice of a great awakening.
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The minute I say yes to Jesus was the minute I attained all of life and godliness and righteousness and wholeness, it all belongs to me. I attain it the moment I say yes. Jesus to you. Just as you are saved, so are you healed. He paid for it all. When you place a draw and a demand on your covenant and you place a draw and a demand on the Word again, God, that's when faith begins to arise on the inside and nothing will stop you. Nothing.
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For I am raising up an equipped warrior class group of intercessors. I see mantles for intercession coming on people that they will stand up and begin to go to war in their home, in their living room, and begin to stand against principalities and powers. I see them doing this. The Lord's going to begin to assign you to pray, to intercede, to break yokes off leaders, to break them off, those around you to be gossip busters.
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I declare breakthrough. I declare breakthrough. I declare breakthrough in your hearts. I declare breakthrough in your minds. I declare breakthrough in your household. I declare breakthrough in your bodies. I declare breakthrough in your relationships. Right now, by the blood of Jesus.
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Because it's your covenant.
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It. It's your covenant right. And anything else is illegal.
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Thank you, Lord.
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Right now, in the mighty name of
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Jesus, right now, even on a bad day, you're anointed to be the very best there is. God has called you. A man or woman with a revelation from God Almighty is not at the mercy of a culture going mad. We're going red in the blood of Jesus. Jesus is lor.