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Uriel

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About Me

Essene(Netsarim) talmid of Yeshua. I believe Yahweh has called me to teshuva (return)to His ancient path. I believe He wants us not to simply attend church, but to embody everything that "church" is. That is, we are "called out" of the material world, with all of its illusions and sins, and we are to be counter-cultural; living in the Kingdom of Heaven here and now, in our hearts, minds and actions. Having done so we will go back home to Yahweh and live forever in His eternal Kingdom, the Heavenly Jerusalem, the Zion of Yahweh!

My Interests

Bible, Theology, Mysticism, Vegetarianism, Dead Sea Scrolls, Kabbalah.

I'd like to meet:

People on the spiritual path. Anyone sincerely seeking the Divine.

Music:

Shimshai, Enya, Mattisyahu, and many others.

Books:

Brit Chadasha (New Testament), TANAKH, Ketuvim Assayanim.Yeshua As He Is: Rediscovering His True Message, by Jake Ashcraft

Heroes:

Yeshua,the original twelve shaliachim (apostles)

My Blog

When Service is Frightening

We are all called to serve Messiah in various ways. Often we feel overwhelmed or even frightened of the calling. We're worried that we can't fulfill it properly or that we'll fail.Lets be honest; serv...
Posted by Uriel on Thu, 08 May 2008 06:40:00 PST

Recent Questions

I received the following questions: Q: Do you believe in the resurrection as described in the Bible, or another version? I believe He was physically ressurected, but that His body was a glorified body...
Posted by Uriel on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:52:00 PST

Eastern Thought and Yeshua

It must be said that western Christianity, especially the Protestant and Evangelical varieties, have severe negative reactions to anything that remotely seems "eastern" in philosophy, religion and spi...
Posted by Uriel on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:22:00 PST

Essene Practice of Love

The Essene understands that his or her decisions regarding our thoughts, words, and deeds, in what we do, in what we fail to do, or avoid doing, have a deeply complex affect on our spiritual life. If ...
Posted by Uriel on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:27:00 PST

Tzitzit: A Matter of Consciousness

Who can deny that our consciousness is often distracted by the things we see? Every day we are bombarded with visions of sexuality, hatred, murder, war and terror. Newspapers, magazines and television...
Posted by Uriel on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:48:00 PST

Rejecting "God"

Think for a moment about "God". I want you to visualize for a moment what this Being looks like. Have a good picture in your head now? Most of us think about an old, wise looking figure in a white rob...
Posted by Uriel on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:45:00 PST

Teshuva!

You're probably familiar with the term "repent", but the word "repent" just doesn't convey the same meaning as the original Hebrew that literally translates as "return". " In those days John the Bapti...
Posted by Uriel on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:42:00 PST

The Sefirot

In order to truly understand Elohim, and understand Yeshua, we must be willing to make a paradigm shift. Our entire way of thinking, speaking and living will be transformed if we take this kabbalistic...
Posted by Uriel on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:48:00 PST

Emunah of the Orthodox Essene

  We believe that Ein Sof (the Eternal One)is the Creator and ruler of all created things. S/He is the life sustaining Source of all, and is in all. S/He is Immanent and Transcendent. We believe ...
Posted by Uriel on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:45:00 PST

Living Temples of Imma (The Divine Mother)

When we live out the spiritual principles of Elohim we are no longer merely normal or average people. We cease to be whatever it is we once were. We're no longer a part of a marred world enslaved...
Posted by Uriel on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:25:00 PST