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The number 120 seems to signify significant changes in the Bible and a few times in our day :   1. Noah was 120 years preaching and building the Ark, then the flood came and the world was reset.  (Gen. 6:3).  2. Moses was 120 years old when he died, and the leadership was passed to Joshua who led the children of Israel into the promised land for the first time in 400 years.  (Deut. 34:7) 3.  120,000 repented in Ninevah in sackcloth and ashes when Jonah called on the king and his people to repent.  (Jonah 4:11) 4. There were 120 in the upper room on the day of Pentecost when fire came down from heaven.   (Acts 1:15)       5. On June of 2016 America celebrated it's 240th year as a nation, a double portion of 120.   6. On 1/20/17 Donald Trump was sworn in as president as are most presidents. Odd they should pick that date though. 7.  The First Zionist Conference took place 120 years ago in August, 1897...

"He that goeth forth and weepeth, (for the lost) bearing precious seed, (the gospel of salvation) shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."   (before the judgment seat) (Psalm 126:6)

Paul tells us to consider others’ needs before our own. In all modesty, humility and lowliness of mind, we are to “be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love” ( Ephesians 4:2 One way of achieving this unity is through the connections we make with one another.  Connections develop unity Connection starts with a friendly, warm welcome that will eventually become a strong field of joy that rises up within your being, that this is a warm safe place. When someone is welcomed it is important not only to be sincerely glad to have someone, long time member or newcomer being told they are welcome. We all need this daily. It brings inner joy to our busy life. Being present is vital to this. Don’t give a welcome and move on to the next person. Take a few minutes to listen to their tale. Each of us are neurologically wired to share the story of our gathering.  Unconditional listening Listen, but don’t feel a need to offer comment or ...

The Jewish Menorah candle holder is a symbol of the nation Israel with the mission to be "a light unto the nations" (Isaiah 42:6).   ש I ש When we look carefully at a Jewish Menorah we see two Hebrew letter Shins made of 3 lights on each side of a  single light in the middle.  

The Priestly Blessing using the hand sign The blessing used by Rabbis is found in Numbers 6:23-27. The priestly blessing is given by rabbis upon the congregation with their arms raised and the fingers of each hand separated into 3 parts forming the Letter Shin, a symbol of fire, which the scriptures declare "... our God is a consuming fire." With the fingers of the hand separated into three parts we again find the divine of the Hebrew letter Shin. (This is the same hand sign popularized on the Star Trek TV show by Commander Spock).

The Letter Shin is carved upon the small box placed on the head. The  small box worn on the head during special prayers, (see Numbers 8:23-27), has the letter “shin” engraved on each side. It is interesting that we have another sign that fell on upon the head, real flames that came down on the heads of the 3000 (10x300), who were gathered together in prayer at Pentecost. These flames, one a carving of a symbol of fire ( ש ) and the other real flames of fire that came from heaven.

" Understand therefor this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them… ” (Deut. 9:3). “For our God is a consuming fire” ( Hebrews 12 : 29). The letter Shin which has the numerical value of 300. Shin has become a sacred symbol among Jews. Jewish rabbis encourage the wearing of Tefillin when parying. A strap is wrapped around the hand and around the head. The head piece has a small box with the letter Shin engraved on it. Wearing this wrrapping is a commandement: See Deuteronomy 6;6-8.