Rory under the Apple Tree
Since I’ve been putting some blogs together, I thought I ought to let you know just a little about myself. I was born in a manger on December 30th 1967 to Johnny & Isobel Lindsay. Ok maybe not a manger, but at least near the cows and sheep in Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand. I am of Scottish ancestry.
I grew up in a little suburb of Dunedin called Ravensbourne.
The greatest discovery of my life, was the love of God expressed through the suffering of his servant son, Yeshua HaMashiach. There is nothing else in this created universe to compared to this condescension of God’s grace and unmerited favour to our sinful race.I did not come from a Christian family though there were relatives on my mothers side of the family that were. My father was a baby boomer, a 60’s revolutionary, a communist. And sadly I remember that he mocked people with any sort of Christian values. And there was a great deal of spiritual darkness in our house because of this.
How wonderful then to find out that there really is purpose and meaning to life. And what a revelation to my soul that God was real and that he sent his Son to die in my stead, an offering for my sin. I discovered this well of living water at an Elim Pentecostal Church. I had just turned 18 years of age, I got baptised a few months later. Praise YHVH. Thank you Yeshua, my Saviour. That was half a life time ago now. A lot of living water has gone under the bridge since then!
After that wonderful new beginning I came to a time in my life when I doubted my faith because of the way believers treated me and because God didn’t give me a wife, I couldn’t find one that was right for me. Things worked out for others but not for me.I found it difficult to discern God’s hand in my life.I wanted to serve the Lord, but when I looked into missionary work I thought how boring. After completing my New Zealand Certificate in Engineering in 1993 I went overseas to Israel for 3 weeks. It was my first overseas trip. I had been told by Christian little old ladies that they could really feel the presence of God there. Well I went there and didn’t experience anything of the sort. I was disappointed. But I did discover there was a bright shiny world outside to explore. I wanted to travel more.
Without going into more details I did more travelling, slipped away from God, created my own software business, failed, started again, succeeded a bit with the help of a Christian friend. And after 7 or 8 years came back to the Lord. Why? A miracle of the heart. Through our business I began to notice the hand of God sustaining us, not making too much money but getting by. And one day I just decided to trust God again. I had been going back to church for a year or two but
I had one foot on either side of the fence. I wasn’t fully trusting God. Then one day sitting in front of the computer I simply decided that God was real and that I was going to trust in him. And it was like there was a spiritual light-bulb turning on inside me. I had come home!
That was towards the end of 2002 and George W. Bush was heading for Iraq and I thought going to the land of Babylon had prophetic meaning. I could see that it was really about the New World Order (NWO) reshaping the middle east. They were not there to bring democracy. They were there to prepare the way for the creation of last days Babylon the seat of the Anti-Christ.
I felt a strong desire to return to Israel. I thought that that would be the one safe place when the NWO takes over. I then thought I should study Hebrew, the language of Israel and bought a set of modern Hebrew tapes and a biblical Hebrew text book. I tried the tapes but found it utterly boring. But the feeling to study Hebrew just wouldn’t let me go. I was bored with the business and things were winding down and contracts drying up. Finally in February 2003 I decided to study Biblical Hebrew, I plowed through the book and after 2 months had a rough idea of the grammar and just started reading the bible slowly in Hebrew.
My life was falling apart at this time, Satan was contending with me. The Lord spoke to me powerfully from the scriptures concerning this. A scripture jumped out at me. After a year of hell I went for a second trip to Israel, I came with virtually no money and stayed for 6 months! I continued reading the bible slowly in Hebrew, slowly increasing my vocabulary. After returning I stayed in New Zealand another 6 months, still studying madly and they went to Melbourne Australia. I went to a Jewish Messianic Fellowship, met some good people there, but was bitterly disappointed with their lawlessness and wickedness I detected in their leadership.
Anyway I wont go on except that since then I have grappled with and understood how the New and Old Testament fit together and how the Torah does not conflict with the writings of Paul. Paul was dealing with peoples hearts and contending with their motivations and why they did things and what they put their trust in. Later while in Melbourne, that same year, 2005 God gave me a revelation of the Lost tribes. It felt like a download. Like someone just gave me a whole lot of knowledge. Now all I had to do was find it in scripture. And it was everywhere. How could I have been so blind!
Hebrew, the Torah and the knowledge of the Lost tribes have really revolutionized my understanding of who I am. But they have also set me apart and made life a lot harder also. I was amazed that people were not interested in what I had to say. It baffled me that people didn’t care.
Although I talk a lot about the regathering of the 10 Lost Tribes of the House of Israel it is not what interests me the most. Messiah interests me the most. Even though my feet are upon the good earth, my Head is in heaven. What interests me is the Heavenlies. My focus is really on Yeshua and out destiny with Him as the Sons of God (B’nei Elohim). It is the highest of callings and I want to know more, I want to be like Enoch, who walked with God and was no more for the Lord took him. I long to return to the Heavenly Jerusalem, and to our King seated there. And I long for the establishment of His Kingdom, upon his Earthly footstool. Even so come Lord Yeshua.
All Hail King Yeshua!
The Word of God.
The Aleph and the Tav.
The word that came forth from the father and formed the universe, the heavens and the earth.
All glory to Yeshua the Son of the Living God.
Fully Man and fully God.
A stumbling stone to both Houses, and a Rock of Offense.
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
Who before Abraham was, the I am!
Who as pre-incarnate Messiah, as the firstborn ‘Angel of the Lord’ struggled with Jacob.
Who as the Angel appeared to Moses as the Mediator of the Covenant.
Who led Israel as a Pillar of cloud by day and Pillar of Fire by night.
Praise be to His Glorious Name.
May all nature bow before Him.
May His enemies bow before him and confess “HE IS LORD”!
ืึดึฝืึพืึธืึนึคืึธื ืึธึผึฝืึตืึดืึ ืึฐืืึธึื
ืึดึฅื ืึธึผืึนึืึธื ื ึถืึฐืึธึผึฃืจ ืึทึผืงึนึผึืึถืฉื
ื ึนืืจึธึฅื ืชึฐืึดืึนึผึืช ืขึนึฅืฉึตืื ืคึถึฝืึถืื
Are you still in Australia? Miss you little bro.x
I totally connect with your story. Not in every respect but in most parts I sense a kinship with your journey. I call my testimony “my struggle to obey God” it is an ongoing struggle. I am 47 years old (3 yrs older than you) but have 8 children ages 2 months to 18 years of age. I want to live in Israel, not because it is better than the US, but because it is my destiny.
The Lord overshadowed me, like you, back in 2005. He flipped and continues to flip my world upside down. I have been devastated by Him many times but I keep coming back to Him for He truly is the Only Fountain of Life and True cleansing. I am a preacher of righteousness to the lost tribes. I see and feel the absolute loss of the law and righteousness in the US and her very sadly fallen churches. The word church doesn’t mean anything to me anymore. They should be called clubs, not the pillar of the ground of the truth, they were called to be. A distinct and called remnant of Jew and Gentile coming together in Yeshua’s Name.
If you can go to my blog site and watch some of the videos. You will get what the Lord is calling me to do for Him. Many have called me a John the Baptist of my time. This is do feel in the depths of my being.
We have Jewish roots in our family but have denied them. My father’s family is from eastern Europe a mix of German and Russian roots. My grandfather on my mothers side is Scottish. My grandmother on my mothers side is Swedish Pentecostal.
What a mixed bag! We are unavoidabably headed to Israel, its our destiny.
Blessings & Shalom,
Jonathan
Shalom Rory, I came across your site as I was searching Hebrew verbs and saw your Hebrew teachings on youtube. Nicely done, I will add.
Unlike you, I was raised in a Christian home. I am now an Orthodox Jew since erev Shavous 2004.
Might you consider the following.
Exodus 4:22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn
Should you not know with bible study that God abhors human sacrifice? The ancient pagan religions promoted the same idea about atonement as Christendom continues to preach today (e.g. Molech). They would joyfully offer a child into the fires of their sacrificial offering in order to expiate their sins and appease the gods. Why would a child sacrifice be used in this pagan ritual rather than an adult? The reason is because a child is thoroughly innocent of sin. A child, they reasoned, could not have committed iniquity and thus mirrored the animal sacrifice which also had to be unblemished. The Torah therefore admonishes the children of Israel never to offer human sacrifices, and forewarned Jewish people of terrible consequences if this commandment were violated.
This message was carefully communicated at Mt. Moriah where Abraham was prepared to offer up his beloved son Isaac as a sacrifice. At that crucial juncture in history when Abraham was ready to sacrifice Isaac, the Almighty admonished him that He did not want the human sacrifice, and directed Abraham to sacrifice the ram caught in the thicket instead. The Almightyโs directive โ that he only wanted animal sacrifices rather than human sacrifices โ was immediately understood. This teaching has never departed from the mind and soul of the faithful children of Israel.
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou will not despise” (Psalms 51:19).
The prophets loudly declared to the Jewish people that the contrite prayer of the penitent sinner replaces the sacrificial system. Therefore, atonement for unintentional sins today is expiated through devotional supplication to God, the Merciful One.
In fact, in Hosea 3:4-5, the prophet foretold with divine exactness that the nation of Israel would not have a sacrificial system during the last segment of Jewish history until the messianic age. Hosea 3:4-5 reads, . . . for the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim. Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.
Hosea 14:2-3 is crucial. In these two verses, Hosea reveals to his beloved nation how they are to replace the sacrificial system during their protracted exile. The prophet declares that the Almighty wants us to โrender for bulls the offering of our lips.โ Prayer is to replace the sacrificial system. Hosea 14:2-3 states, Take words with you, and return to the LORD. Say to Him, โTake away all iniquity; receive us graciously, for we will render for bulls the offering of our lips.โ
The prophets never instruct the Jews to worship any crucified messiah or demigod; nor does scripture ever tell us that an innocent man should die as an atonement for the sins of the wicked (see Ezekiel 18). Such a message is utterly antithetical to the teachings of the Jewish scriptures. Rather, it is the prayers of the sinner that would become as bulls of the sin offerings.
AND DONโT FORGET โ GOD INSTRUCTED US FROM THE VERY BEGINNING HOW WE ARE TO โSAVEโ OURSELVES FROM EVIL.
Genesis 4:5-7 Good News Translation (GNT)
5 but he rejected Cain and his offering. Cain became furious, and he scowled in anger.6Then the Lord said to Cain,
Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face?7 If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling;[a] but because you have done evil, sin is crouching at your door. It wants to rule you, but you must overcome it.
Psalm 34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
It is time to stop calling falsehood truth
Do visit my website tidbitsoftorah.blogspot.com
This sacrifice was made by god himself he has the power to lay down his life and to take it up again. It was not a human sacrifice. And please note the success Israel had at saving themselves, absolutely no power, for without him they could do nothing. All our attempts to meet god by any other way have been futile. The patriarchs all fainted for his salvation, his yeshua. Please consider these things and the faith of Abraham that believed he would resurrect him from the dead in order to keep his promise and all his promises were fulfilled in the person and work of the lord Jesus Christ. Lord bless your soul with some open thoughts on these things that you may come to know the Truth.
Greetings Brother! I’m so stoked to see where you are at omewhat sand so forth. Please get in touch. I have left a message on your cell and will write to your email before long. I have a special someone I’ve been wanting to “put you both in touch with each other” some two years now. Please reply / get in touch with your youngest sister. Love you bro, as always. xx
Greetings from Sweden! I am 71, a watchman intercessor and prophetic bible teacher standing in the gap praying for all 13 tribes of Israel and all nations. At FB I daily share anointed bible teachings and uncensured news to more than 5500 friends and followers in 147 countries. My close friend Christopher Warren or Lev-Tsiyon Ha-Ephraimi has the http:/nccg.org site. I have been prepared in 41 years of daily studies in the Word and in prayer for these days. Just now Yahweh brings together His Ebed-doulos bondslaves. I recommend you to read http://dayspringfromonhigh.com beginning with The First of the Firstfruits about the coming together of the army of Yahweh Elyon Zevaoth I found you today and have just heard your teaching about earthquakes and the raising of Eleasar! The Ruach is witnessing in my spirit!!!
Yahweh ???
Ancient Hebrew does not have a W !
How can you teach truth , if you donโt know the names of the Father , and the WORD ?
Isn’t it amazing, that we are being led by God into all this new learning concerning the last days. I was just stunned by the knowledge of the Lost Tribes and find myself longing to go to Jerusalem. I have a new love for Jerusalem that fills my inner being. I long to belong to a fellowship of like-minded servants of Yeshua but find that it is hard to find one. I am so thankful for sites like yours. I can learn from you and I find fellowship with you. Please keep it up.
Please see โ70 Holy Daysโ here:
http://www.declarethedecree.com/70_Holy_Days.doc
Hi Rory, read your testimony. We are all on the final lap. He is faithful who promised; He will turn our disappointments to joy and it will be worth it. PS. I wrote to you in another box but when I submitted my email address your system underscored it and covered the underscore in my address. It is halliday_tony@yahoo.com.au God bless you and keep you. TH.
RORY!!!! I was researching about the 10 Tribes and who do I found but my friend from a while ago. Your sight is amazing. I always admired your zeal and passion for YHWH word. I am thrilled you are about YHWHs work.
Oh incase your wondering who I am, if you remember a while ago you stayed in Robina with Rachelle and myself when I was around 16years old. I remember Rachelle and I trying to explain to you that Messiah was real.
I am now married with a baby girl. So good to come across your sight.
Bless you
Jessica
G’day Rory, Chris gave me this URL. I must say that I find what you say very illuminating. My understanding is that there were 10 tribes but subgroups expanded that. Tribes and sub groups that were involved in the great diaspora were, in my opinion, never ‘lost’ – they knew where they were, but as a lot of them went into lands far beyond the middle east, the knowledge of their whereabouts became obscure or forgotten entirely. For instance, the tribe of Dan split, some going to the far east and some going north west into northern Europe eg Britain and the land we know as Denmark ( the old ‘Danmark’ comprised both Denmark and Sweden ) The group that settled in Norther Ireland adopted the name ‘Scot’ after Scotia (a later latinisation) who was the wife of a great leader. As numbers increased, some groups went over to England ,Scotland and later Wales ( Welsh is a dialect of ancient Hebrew and if yo can speak either language and have an ear for dialectic differences, you don’t need a translator even though few Welshmen can read Hebrew…fascinating stuff, but Rory I supose saying all this is like carting coals to Newcastle, as it were.
Thanks Peter. At least the Lord has opened our minds to what He has been doing and who Israel is. Now all we need is to find out what God wants personally. I need to draw near to the Lords heart.
Hi Rory,
I am in Brisbane, have a similar storey to tell. Are you still in Melbourne?
G day Peter
Interesting to read your comments about the Danites
One of my ancestors married a Jewess – that would not have happened unless he also had Welsh / Jewish roots
So my guess is that many Jews settled in Wales starting from the Assyrian and Babylonian invasions , and even those Jews who had to flee Egypt with Ebenezer !!!
Maybe there was a bib exodus to Wales in ships belonging to Joseph of Arimea , before 72 AD
Thank you for your love and faithfulness to our FATHER IN HEAVEN to tell the world all about HIS love for every one of us – HIS creation, and HIS desire that not one of us should perish – 2 Peter 3:9. Come to HIM with a repentant heart and confess your sins with a sincere heart and HE WILL forgive you.
Dear Rory,
I am not a Communist now. That was a very long time ago. I have a spiritual side to me that you do not know ~ but I think you would still condemn me, whatever I was! From what I read above, I think we have only a little in common. I don’t approve of religious fundamentalism. The world is sick with it. We have not heard from you this year. We hope you can have a Happy Christmas Rory.
Dad and Sandra
Happy Birthday Bro! xx
What you teach Pastor Dan Gayman of Church of Israel has been teaching since 60s and has many articles on Regathering of true Israel. Also check and get all the books you can by Pastor William Lester Blessing. Also their is many Christian Identity groups and Movements in USA and Canada.. Many say they are Seperatist. Anyway you have a great site and YHVH bless you for your great work.
Thank you very much John. I will check out those folk you mentioned. Shalom. Be strong in Yeshua.