- Accepted the church councils as Divine Authority
a. Changed Seventh Day Sabbath to
Sunday;
b. Changed Passover to Good Friday;
c. Changed First Fruits of Barley (Resurrection
Day) to that of the goddess Easter (Ishtar,
Astarte, Asherot)
d. Changed birth of Messiah from Feast of
Tabernacles to the pagan solstice
(Christmas)
Claimed Torah (God's Law) was not
valid anymore as a standard for Christians
Depicted Messiah Yeshua (Jesus)
as effeminate, non-Jewish, and breaker of Torah
Turned the glory of Messiah over
to Popes; Mary as the "Queen of Heaven"
Gave more importance to Paul's
words than Yeshua's words
Messianic Jews forced into
Gentile assimilation
Replaced Israel with non-biblical
concept of church
Anti-Semitism: Called Jews
"Christ-killers" and relegated them to
a rejected people
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- Accepted the sages/oral tradition as Divine
Authority
a. Changed New Year from Nisan 1
to Tishri 1;
b. Changed Passover from Nisan 14 to Nisan 15;
c. Canceled celebration of the First Fruits of
Barley;
d. Added a day to Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashana) and
to Shavuot (Pentecost)
Claimed Talmud was equal with
Torah in importance and authority
Depicted Messiah Yeshua as false,
non-Jewish and breaker of Torah
Turned the glory of Messiah over
to common men like Bar Kochba and Sabbatai; made
the Sabbath the "Queen"
Gave more importance to Maimondes
words than Moses' words
Messianic Jews forced to leave
the Jewish community
Replaced the blood atonement with
non-biblical reliance on prayers
Anti-Messianism: Called Messianic
Jews "self-haters" and relegated them
to non-existence
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