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What was the last question Messiah Yeshua's
disciples asked of Him?
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As they stood there on the Mount of Olives--knowing
their Messiah was about to depart from them--what mattered
most to these men?
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What was the last question they asked
of their Teacher?
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Do we--those who today claim to be the
followers of Israel's Messiah-- even bother to ask the
question that so mattered to His chosen twelve?
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With olive groves serving as a backdrop,
these fathers of our faith asked the King of Israel, "Lord,
is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
(Acts 1:6).
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Why did Yeshua's disciples--who had been
trained by Him for more than three years--ask this particular
question? Could it be because He had taught them to pray
to our Father in Heaven, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will
be done in earth, as it is in heaven."? (Matthew
6:10).
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Are we a people who are looking to help
bring Yeshua's Kingdom here to this earth? Or have we
lost sight of the vision that burned in the hearts of
Yeshua's first disciples? As part of His "chosen
people" (1 Peter 1:1; 2:9), have we lost sight of
what should be our ultimate goal?
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For that matter, have we lost sight of
our heritage as part of the people of Israel? Could we
be part of the Ephraimite people so long ago blinded to
the truth of their Israelite roots? (Genesis 48:19; Hosea
1-2; 8:8; Amos 9:9).
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Even as Judah is beginning to see the
Messiah, is the veil likewise being lifted from our "partially
blinded" Israelite eyes? Do we belong to Israel's
"olive tree" in a greater way than previously
imagined? (Isaiah 8:14; Romans 11:25; Jeremiah 31:18-19;
11:10,16; 2:18,21)? Is that why we are feeling a longing
in our hearts for "something more"?
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Do we now feel a hunger deep within because
the "set time" to restore Israel's Kingdom is
upon us?
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If so, are we properly prepared to work
toward that goal?
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