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Midrash - Messiah, Son of Joseph-David
Jacob Prasch

James Jacob Prasch (birth year unknown–present). Born near New York City to a Roman Catholic and Jewish family, Jacob Prasch became a Christian in February 1972 while studying science at university. Initially an agnostic, he attempted to disprove the Bible using science, history, and archaeology but found overwhelming evidence supporting its claims, leading to his conversion. Disillusioned by Marxism, the failures of the hippie movement, and a drug culture that nearly claimed his life, he embraced faith in Jesus. Prasch, director of Moriel Ministries, is a Hebrew-speaking evangelist focused on sharing the Gospel with Jewish communities and teaching the New Testament’s Judeo-Christian roots. Married to Pavia, a Romanian-born Israeli Jewish believer and daughter of Holocaust survivors, they have two children born in Galilee and live in England. He has authored books like Shadows of the Beast (2010), Harpazo (2014), and The Dilemma of Laodicea (2010), emphasizing biblical discernment and eschatology. His ministry critiques ecumenism and charismatic excesses, advocating for church planting and missions. Prasch said, “The Bible is God’s Word, and its truth demands our full commitment.”
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In this sermon, Dr. Pat addresses the reasons why many Jewish people, including rabbis, struggle to accept Jesus as the Messiah. He acknowledges the history of persecution and violence committed in the name of Christianity, which has caused skepticism among the Jewish community. However, Dr. Pat emphasizes that Jesus himself was Jewish and loved the Jewish people. He urges his Jewish friends to consider the prophecies and teachings about the Messiah, highlighting the concept of two Messiahs: the Son of Joseph and the Son of David. Dr. Pat concludes by urging his audience to receive Jesus as the Messiah for all people, both in Israel and the nations.
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Shalom Hagarin, hello friends. So proud speaking to you. Paul Hatikvah, the voice of hope. Good hope, good news for Jewish friends. You know, there's two basic reasons why most Jewish people I've met, including most rabbis, excuse the idea that Jesus, Rabbi Yeshua Bar-Yehoshua, Jesus of Nazareth could have been a Jewish Messiah. One reason is the unfortunate history of Christianity. People ask me, how can you expect us to believe in a Messiah, even though he was a Jew, when so many of our people have been murdered in his name? Indeed, in the life of myself, you know those feelings. I had an uncle and a cat, and my wife, her grandparents, and most of her family were killed by these Nazis. In the name of what people call Christianity. So I had to ask this question. And what did that Jew wearing a yarmulke, put a bullet in the back of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and murdered his own prime minister, in the name of Moses and the Torah? Did Jewish people in prison, persecuted and murdered their own prophets, in the name of Moses and the Torah? And I reject most of the claim,
Midrash - Messiah, Son of Joseph-David
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James Jacob Prasch (birth year unknown–present). Born near New York City to a Roman Catholic and Jewish family, Jacob Prasch became a Christian in February 1972 while studying science at university. Initially an agnostic, he attempted to disprove the Bible using science, history, and archaeology but found overwhelming evidence supporting its claims, leading to his conversion. Disillusioned by Marxism, the failures of the hippie movement, and a drug culture that nearly claimed his life, he embraced faith in Jesus. Prasch, director of Moriel Ministries, is a Hebrew-speaking evangelist focused on sharing the Gospel with Jewish communities and teaching the New Testament’s Judeo-Christian roots. Married to Pavia, a Romanian-born Israeli Jewish believer and daughter of Holocaust survivors, they have two children born in Galilee and live in England. He has authored books like Shadows of the Beast (2010), Harpazo (2014), and The Dilemma of Laodicea (2010), emphasizing biblical discernment and eschatology. His ministry critiques ecumenism and charismatic excesses, advocating for church planting and missions. Prasch said, “The Bible is God’s Word, and its truth demands our full commitment.”