The Rabbi Who Married A Scroll

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

After the days of Messiah there came to the Jewish people no less than 40 false Messiahs. The most famous of these was Shabbati Zevi, from the 17th century. Famous and widely followed, Zevi became a problem to his followers by acting increasingly weird; he married a Torah scroll then declared the Ten Commandments illegal. Despite this, Zevi's movement continued successfully and his disciples continued to follow him. Later, Zevi went to conquer Turkey, was arrested, and to save his life, he converted to Islam. So apparently, he divorced the Torah and married the Koran! Still people followed Zevi even into modern times. What does this tell us? When people turn away from the Lord, they'll follow anything - no matter how crazy! But the same is true of us. Every day we have a choice to follow the Lord or something else. If you don't follow Messiah, you're following a false hope or redemption. Follow greed, lust, whatever, it's a false god and leads to destruction. So, the next time you feel tempted to follow something else, just remember Shabbatai Zevi and get back to Messiah!rn

From Message #514 - Gamaliel's Prophecy