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The following Introduction of ROIM
was requested & presented recently at a Pentecostal Holiness based summit
conference, and we wanted to pass it on to you.
Introduction of
Restoration of Israel Ministries
It is my pleasure and honor to introduce to you our ministry divinely named
Restoration of Israel Ministries (ROIM) and to tell about who we are and what YHVH
has called us to do... i.e. when we were established and why ... and our Mandated
Goal and our Vision.
We were established in December 2002 because YHVH called us out of our previous
ministry for such a time as this! ... Because of YHVH's revelation to us about
who we are and what we are called to do....that our ministry is to be a vehicle
through which His people in Yeshua (Jesus) can return to their Hebraic roots and
come into knowledge/into the truth of their identity as part of the Whole House
of Israel...as part of the descendants/of the people of Elohim (the one true God)
of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob...that we as believing non-Jewish Israelites are just
as chosen as Jewish Israelites. That all His people/all Believers are
Israelites.
We believe Salvation is a free gift to all who accept Messiah Yeshua as their
personal Savior and Redeemer and believe in His Atoning Blood. And that our
mandate is contained in the scripture Acts 3:20-21:
"And He shall send Yeshua, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must
receive, until the times of restoration of all things, which Yahveh has spoken
through the mouth of His prophets since the world began."
The Restoration of all things includes after our personal salvation the
Restoration of the study of Torah as the foundation of All Truth.
We as Christian Believers called the Torah a
"strange thing". But Yeshua said He came to fulfill/complete the Torah, not do
away with it. As the Father removed the blinders from our eyes so we could see
His Truth in the Torah (which is His word from Gen to Rev), we realized it
wasn't
just the Jews (House of Judah/Southern Kingdom) who had been partially blinded
but that we also from the other House--the Non-Jews from the Northern Kingdom/
House of Israel/Ephraim had been partially blinded also, until our time of exile
from the Land of Israel was over...until the Time of the Restoration of all
things.
We learned Both Houses were dispersed from the Land--House of Israel by the
Assyrians 722BC & the House of Judah by the Babylonians 586BC and by the Romans
70AD. Why? Because of their disobedience to His Loving Instructions in His
Torah, an eternal gift to His people through Moses. But Yahveh says throughout
scripture through His prophets not one would be lost---they would be regathered---where
they were called LoAmi 'Not my People' they would be called 'Sons of the Living
God' (Hosea). And Now we Ephraimites of the House of Israel believe our time of
exile set in Scripture has ended after 2730yrs and that the blinders are being
removed from our eyes so that now we can see and understand what we could not
see and understand in Scripture before...that as we return to our Hebraic Roots
and the truth of the Torah, we will Make our Jewish brothers jealous and they
will want what we have--- our Jewish Messiah Yeshua our Lord and Savior --- and
the wall of separation will indeed come down that King Messiah died for and we
will be one in Him. Then Yeshua's Kingdom will be here on Earth and He can
return in Glory to Rule & Reign with His chosen Redeemed Holy People of Israel
who walk in the Torah.
We learned that Yahveh Himself had created these 2 witnesses with 2 separate
messages during their exile. For the past 2000 yrs, one witness, The House of
Israel (primarily 10 tribes from Northern Kingdom/the Church) has witnessed to
Yeshua (Jesus) and His Priceless Salvation --- while the other witness, the Jews
from the House of Judah (Southern Kingdom) has witnessed to the Torah---the
Fathers instructions to us in His Word how we are to live after we are saved.
Keeping Torah does not earn us or bring us salvation, but it does bring the
Blessings. Walking in the Footsteps of the Messiah Yeshua, who is the Living
Torah, brings us the Blessings---not walking in His footsteps brings
repercussions/punishment (sometimes called curses) on us and our family. Yeshua
said more than once, "If you love me, keep my commandments!"
From Acts 3:20-21 stated above, we in ROIM believe we are in the Times of
Restoration of All things...such as Restoration of study of Torah as foundation of
all truth...Restoration of remembrance and observance of Shabbat on 7th day of week..from sundown Friday
to sundown Saturday as commanded by YHVH in Lev 23:3, Ex 31:13, Luke 4:16.
Also Restoration of Biblical Feasts of Yahveh in Lev 23---these Festivals are
rehearsals and prophetic foreshadowing of things to come (Col2:16-17).
Restoration of Praise & Worship through Hebraic Music and Dance ... straight from
the Fathers Heart.
Restoration and Regathering of the 2 Houses of Israel---We believe we are called
to teach the heritage we have with our forefathers (the Patriarchs) that we
might fulfill our destiny as laid out in Scripture...that We as Believers are
one people-in Covenant Relationship with YHVH & each other--- Redeemed Jew and
Non-Jewish Israelites under one King the Messiah Yeshua (Jesus).. empowered by
the Ruach HaKodesh(the Holy Spirit). We are mandated to bring Ephraimites
(Christians/goyim) into knowledge of their identity as part of the
Redeemed(followers of Yeshua) Torah Observant people of Israel. Ez 37:15-25
Remember Yeshua, the Living Torah, said if you love me, you will keep my
commandments (His Torah).
We also believe Restoration of all things includes restoration of all the Land
of Israel promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their descendants forever
by YHVH---and in the Fathers perfect timing we are to help prepare their hearts
to return to the Land.
The Vision of ROIM: First came from Habbakuk about 1984 over 20 yrs ago the
Father gave us His prophetic Word:
"Look among the nations and watch-Be utterly astounded! For I will work a work
in your days Which you would not believe, though it were told you." Hab 1:5
"...Write the vision and make it plain upon tablets, That he may run that readeth
it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarry, wait for it;
Because it will surely come, it will not tarry." Hab 2:2-3
We believe the Vision in Hab for 'an appointed time is NOW & speaks of the End
of our Exile & our Regathering & is the 'Restoration of the Whole House of
Israel.
And through the prophet Ezekiel YHVH says
"And I will make one nation in the land Upon the Mts of Israel; And one King
shall be King to them all; And they shall be no more two nations, Neither shall
they be divided into two kingdoms anymore at all." Ez 37:22
This ministry is to be a vehicle to bring people into knowledge of their
identity as part of the Whole House of Israel (sometimes called the House of
Jacob or the 12 Tribes of Israel).
The Revelation of who we truly are comes through study of His Word together with
the Holy Spirit as our Teacher. The Father says He will write His Torah on our
Hearts& put it in our minds with His Spirit; so we can do it.
Together as united people, we are working toward the day when All Israel is
'Regathered' and 'Restored' to the Fullness of her Holy Call. We are working to
help rebuild YHVH's Holy Nation. We believe we have a divine Mandate to be a
part of Yahvehs End-Time Plan: 'The Restoration of all Things' and usher in
'The Return of Messiah Yeshua'.
Fm Deu 6:4-9 we believe Yahveh our Father has given us the message to proclaim:
In Hebrew: "Shma Israel, Yahveh Eloheynu, Yahveh Echad, Baruch Shem Kivod,
Malchuto, LOlam Vaed."
In English: "Hear, O Israel: Yahveh is our Elohim, Yahveh is One. Blessed be His
name, Whose Glorious Kingdom is Forever and Ever." Amen!
Shma Israel----Hear and Obey!
Hear & Obey His Word O Israel...Amen!
Thank You!
Mary Stone Tope,
Director
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