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JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL Bishop Eddie
Long, Now a King but of what???
Eddie Long, pastor of a Georgia megachurch and no
stranger to controversy, is learning the hard way that, as popular wisdom holds,
it is indeed good to be king -- but it may not be all it's cracked up to
be.
In a video that has gone viral, Long is named king by Ralph Messer, a
self-described messianic rabbi from Colorado. As part of the ceremony, which has
been roundly condemned, Long is wrapped in what is purported to be a
312-year-old Torah scroll. The video also shows him, while seated in a chair,
being carried around the stage of his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to the
joy of an obviously enraptured congregation.
“He now is raised up from a
commoner to a kingship,” Messer shouts as he watches what seems to be a
teary Long, wrapped in a traditional Jewish prayer shawl, being carried.
Long once was one of the best-known televangelists in the United States; at its peak, New Birth claimed more than 25,000 congregants, with Long’s voice and image resonating around the world through sermons and broadcasts.
Long once was one of the best-known televangelists in the United States; at its peak, New Birth claimed more than 25,000 congregants, with Long’s voice and image resonating around the world through sermons and broadcasts.
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In recent years, several Southern televangelists fell from public grace because of their complicated personal lives, and Long’s public image has taken a bit of beating itself.
Two years ago, four young men accused him of coercing
them into having sex, charges Long denied. Last year, the lawsuits were settled
out of court and the terms have not been disclosed.
As for Messer, he describes himself on his congregation’s website as “president and founder” of Simchat Torah Beit Midrash -- a congregation and school based in Colorado. “With an Apostolic and Evangelistic anointing, Rabbi Messer actively teaches the Hebrew Roots of the Christian Faith.”
As for Messer, he describes himself on his congregation’s website as “president and founder” of Simchat Torah Beit Midrash -- a congregation and school based in Colorado. “With an Apostolic and Evangelistic anointing, Rabbi Messer actively teaches the Hebrew Roots of the Christian Faith.”
The
congregation describes itself as “a community of Jewish and non-Jewish believers
in Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ).” Messer doesn’t claim any connection to the
more traditional branches of Judaism.
In the Old Testament, Jews do have kings, famously
anointed by great prophets, as Samuel did for Saul.
But there is no Jewish ceremony in which a person is wrapped in a Torah scroll. The ceremony of carrying does not come from the Old or New Testament and does not exist as part of a coronation. It is usually associated as a celebratory gesture by European Jews to lift, for example, a bridegroom, above his brethren at a wedding.
However, Jewish leaders are criticizing a ceremony that involved a controversial megachurch leader being wrapped in a religious scroll and exalted as a “king” to the applause of his parishioners.
Messianic Jews believe that Jesus Christ, or Yeshua, is the Messiah, putting them at odds with traditional Jewish theology. Most Jews consider the faith to be a form of evangelical Christianity.
Bishop here's a tip. Why don't go to God and allow him to restore you and work on the issues in your life that needs delivering from and a solution to, or accept who you are. This TOMFOOLERY is only making you look worse!
But there is no Jewish ceremony in which a person is wrapped in a Torah scroll. The ceremony of carrying does not come from the Old or New Testament and does not exist as part of a coronation. It is usually associated as a celebratory gesture by European Jews to lift, for example, a bridegroom, above his brethren at a wedding.
However, Jewish leaders are criticizing a ceremony that involved a controversial megachurch leader being wrapped in a religious scroll and exalted as a “king” to the applause of his parishioners.
The video from a service last Sunday at New Birth Missionary
Baptist Church shows Rabbi Ralph Messer, a Messianic preacher, instructing two
men to slowly wrap Bishop Eddie Long in a large scroll that’s purported to be
the Torah.
“It doesn’t matter where you go, how you try to attack
him. He’s sealed,” Messer proclaims, before the scroll is opened to reveal a
teary-eyed Long. Moments later, Long was seated in a plush chair, covered in a
prayer shawl while holding the sacred scroll and lifted by four men.
“He now is raised up from a commoner to a kingship,” Messer proclaims, as the men walk Long’s seat around an adoring crowd.
“He now is raised up from a commoner to a kingship,” Messer proclaims, as the men walk Long’s seat around an adoring crowd.
Messianic Jews believe that Jesus Christ, or Yeshua, is the Messiah, putting them at odds with traditional Jewish theology. Most Jews consider the faith to be a form of evangelical Christianity.
Rabbi David Shiff of Congregation Beth Hallel, a
Messianic Jewish synagogue in Roswell, condemned the actions in the
video.
“Ralph Messer in no way represents Messianic
Judaism,” Shiff said. “He is not affiliated with any
legitimate branch of Messianic Judaism. His actions in no way reflect the
position of Messianic Judaism. I found the presentation to be repulsive and
inappropriate.”Bishop here's a tip. Why don't go to God and allow him to restore you and work on the issues in your life that needs delivering from and a solution to, or accept who you are. This TOMFOOLERY is only making you look worse!
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