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To: Jamey who wrote (242)	1/17/1998 2:37:00 AM
From: WTCausby	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 609

James: Concerning the Red Heifer in Israel: I just returned from a road trip and while I was listening to the news on a secular radio station heard a report of the birth of a red heifer in Israel. The report was very short, but mentioned the birth and that it is the first time in two millenia that one had been born in Israel. Interesting isn't it? For anyone who may not know the significance of the red heifer, here are some verses from Numbers that explain it. Basically, the Biblical Jews were commanded by God to use the ashes of the red heifer for ceremonial cleansing and purification from sin. The animal's return to Israel could have great significance from a prophetic standpoint in the eyes of some Christians in that it could possibly lead to the reinstitution of certain sacrificial ceremonies by Jews in that country which might be a prophetic signal that the return of Christ may be near. Here are the verses: Num 19:1-9 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: 2 "This is a requirement of the law that the LORD has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke. 3 Give it to Eleazar the priest; it is to be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence. 4 Then Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting. 5 While he watches, the heifer is to be burned-- its hide, flesh, blood and offal. 6 The priest is to take some cedar wood, hyssop and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer. 7 After that, the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water. He may then come into the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean till evening. 8 The man who burns it must also wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he too will be unclean till evening. 9 "A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and put them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They shall be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing; it is for purification from sin. (NIV) I invite anyone else to comment on the significance of the birth of the red heifer in Israel.