Is reality based on our perceptions, or is it the other way around? What do we do when our perceptions and reality don't line up? These are important questions - especially when our perceptions and God's reality seem to be at odds. That's the point of this conversation with Barry Phillips and David Jones.

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Even a casual reader of the New Testament notices that the writers refer to passages from the Old Testament, or Tanakh. That means Paul and his contemporaries were aware of what Moses and the Prophets wrote, but did they have a deeper purpose and pattern in their writing that goes beyond simple quotations and references?

This is the line of thinking that motivated Bob O’Dell and his colleagues to look for patterns, or echoes, from the Torah in the Gospels and Epistles of the Apostolic Writings. What they found is astounding: the New Testament books precisely mirror, or echo, the books of the Torah! Whether this was intentional on the part of the apostolic authors, or divine guidance from the Holy Spirit, the patterns are clearly identifiable.

The result of all this is publication of The Echoes Bible, a series of volumes pairing books of the Torah with the echoing books from the Apostolic Writings. In this five-part interview, Bob tells us the story of The Echoes Bible, and takes us into an investigation of the echoes of Leviticus that Paul built into Romans. This is just a sample of the many treasures opening up through this new lens of looking at scripture!

There are currently three volumes of The Echoes Bible in print: Leviticus & Romans, Numbers & 1 Corinthians, and Deuteronomy & 2 Corinthians. More are on the way! To learn more and to purchase The Echoes Bible volumes, visit https://www.echoesbible.com/.

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One of the items to be addressed in the Messianic age is the enmity between Christians and Jews. These are the two halves of God’s Covenant People of Israel, identifiable in scripture as Ephraim and Judah. Isaiah tells us what their reconciliation will look like:

The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart,
and those who harass Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
Isaiah 11:13 ESV

Isaiah doesn’t tell us exactly how this will happen, which is why it’s wise to ask our Heavenly Father about it. Tzefania Pappas has not only done that, but he and his wife, Reyyna, have been walking out the counsel they have received from the Lord to do their part in healing this breach. In this special podcast, Tzefania shares a word he recently received about Ephraim’s attitudes and actions toward our Jewish brethren, which can be described as detached, distant, out of place, and aloof.

There is hope, of course. As Tzefania explains, the God of Israel has a plan to heal this breach and fulfill his promises – and he calls on all of us to do our part!

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The Armor of God isn't complicated - or is it? Maybe there's more to what Paul meant when he described this spiritual armor in Ephesians 6. That's what David Jones and Barry Phillips discuss.

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Ray Myers lives to praise the Lord. His journey has taught him some valuable, and often difficult, lessons about how to praise our Creator with every aspect of our lives. Ray shares the story of his walk with Yeshua – which includes some significant times of correction. Through it all, he has continued to write and sing songs of praise, worship, and biblical instruction. Lately he has learned how to incorporate Artificial Intelligence in his creative process, which has opened a new realm of possibilities through his AI persona, Under the Tallit.

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Sometimes we hear revival described as fresh oil from our Heavenly Father. What if we've got that the wrong way around - as in, we provide the oil that keeps the fire burning before His Presence? If so, then where does that oil come from? That's what Barry Phillips and David Jones discuss in this midrash.

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Don’t let anything stop you from exercising the creativity God put in you. That’s the message Ray Myers leaves with us in this closing segment of our conversation. As we have heard in the previous segments, Ray has lived that message through music, and is learning how to multiply his talents through the technology of Artificial Intelligence. We are blessed to hear three examples of Ray’s music as performed through his AI persona, Under the Tallit.

A major part of Ray’s testimony concerns his journey of repentance, or teshuva, as he worked through trials and troubles, much of which was of his own making. That’s a journey we must all make, as we hear from Barry Phillips and David Jones in their midrash called, “Teshuva.”

Ray’s music is available on Spotify and iTunes at Under the Tallit.

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Yeshua opened the way for us to approach the Presence of the Almighty, but, as Barry Phillips and David Jones explain, that doesn't mean we can walk right in and sit on His lap.

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