Our Guest Eric Carlson

Sid: I found out something and I am so excited about it; and I’m so excited about this week. Because you see we do this broadcast in advance I have literally just gotten off a plane; I was in Siberia and many of you know why and those that don’t we’ll review as to how I got to Siberia.  And I have Rabbi Eric Carlson on the line and Eric accompanied me to Siberia. We had what I think I’m going to call a Siberia adventure but it’s way beyond that.  Eric it seemed like it took us forever to get to Siberia; how long did it take?

Eric:  It felt like it almost did and it was almost 52 hours 2 overnight flights from the United States to get to Siberia.

Sid: And of course once you get into a Russian airline you find out that the Russians were not made… airplanes were not made for very tall people.  Eric how tall are you?

Eric:  I’m 6′ 5½.

Sid: And I’m a little over 6′ and I’ll tell you it was so uncomfortable in those Russian airlines and if it was bad for me it must have been horrible for you.

Eric:  Absolutely, (Laughing) but nothing is too difficult for the kingdom of God and for Messiah Yeshua.

Sid: Right, now kind of update us as to what occurred. Eric went on behalf of Messianic Vision to Siberia.  Brought his dance team from his One New Man Congregation.  Bumped into the leader of the Lubavitch Synagogue inside Siberia that was very interested.  He saw the joy, he saw the excitement and what we found out is that it was an Orthodox Jewish Synagogue but there is a particular sect out of Brooklyn, New York they’re called Lubavitcher. And they believe there Rabbi who died 10 years ago who was the Messiah.  His name was Rabbi Schneerson and they actually have a truth that most Orthodox Jews do not have.  Of course they’re wrong Schneerson is not the Messiah; our Messiah has already come.  His name is Yeshua, English Jesus, but what they believe is according to the scriptures the Messiah will rise from the dead.  And they believe that their Rabbi is the Messiah.  And you know that after a year or so they thought that well he’ll really rise from the dead but then 10 years past and he still hasn’t risen from the dead so a lot of these guys are getting very discouraged. But they have a strategy and it’s a brilliant strategy to take over all the Orthodox Jewish Synagogues throughout the former Soviet Union.  And they have a lot of money so they go into an Orthodox Synagogue that is struggling and the building is falling apart and they offer to renovate the building and before you know it it’s a Lubavitcher Synagogue and it’s sooo dry and it’s sooo dead.  That when you went a month or so ago to Siberia you bumped into the leader of the congregation. And see congregations have a Rabbi and then a leader; you bumped into the leader and he saw your Messianic Jewish One New Man Dance Team. Which is made up of black and white, male and female and Jew and Gentile dancing to Russian Jewish Music and he saw such joy and such excitement he could see the difference.  He saw the life that the One New Man Congregation verses the dryness of the Lubavitcher Sect and he said “This is what we need.”  So based on that we went by faith to Siberia and just before I went I called my good friend Jonathan Bernis. Jonathan said “Sid, you’ll be 1 hour away from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia “Let’s team up.” We decided to team up and do it together, and that’s how we got there.  Now Eric when we got there we got together with the head of the synagogue and I was so excited because he pulls a book out of his desk drawer that’s all wrapped in plastic and what book was it?

Eric:  Sid it was your book “They Thought for Themselves” written in Russian. The 10 testimonies of Jewish people from around the world from all backgrounds that have come to know their Messiah, Messiah Yeshua.

Sid: Well, and he was loaded with questions.  He was concerned about certain legalities of switching the registration of the synagogue and it got very complex. You know one of the questions that he asked and it was such a good question and it’s a basic question and that is.  “We Jewish people believe that when the Messiah comes there will be peace on earth; there’s not peace on earth. So how do you say that Jesus is the Messiah?” I answered him but how do you answer that question now Eric?

Eric:  Well, that is a good question and the scriptures talk specifically about this and even in Zechariah Chapter 9.  Even in Matthew which talks about the coming into Jerusalem of Yeshua or Jesus speaks about this.  That there will be two comings and the first time the Messiah comes it will be for forgiveness of sins and reconciliation back to God. And the second time when He comes He will come as a conqueror and He will bring peace; which we know to be the Millennial reign which is the season to come.  So this is talked about in the scriptures; this is talked about in the Talmud; this is talked about even in the New Testament that there will be two comings of the Messiah but it’s not two Messiahs it’s one Messiah and two comings.

Sid: And What I usually like to ask when someone brings that up is “How do you know that they’ll be peace on earth when the Messiah comes?” And the answer is the scriptures say that “There will be peace on earth.” There are many scriptures to this affect.  And I said “Correct but the same scriptures that we believe in also predict a Messiah, that will die rise from the dead.”  Obviously the Lubavitcher saw that in there and that the majority of the Jewish people will reject this Messiah but He won’t die for his own sins but he’ll die for the sins of the Jewish people and for the whole world.  And this is such an eye opening thing.  You know Eric I would love every Jewish person in the United States to think for themselves. I would love every Jewish person in the United States to at least get the facts.  Because the Rabbis accuse us of stealing the souls of Jewish people when they turn to Jesus as the Messiah. But the truth of the matter is the only life, the only real life, is united with God and there can be no uniting with God unless there’s atonement of sin.  And that’s why we’re in the midst of the period right now between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  And it’s very interesting the Talmud says “There can be no Yom Kippur, no day atonement without the shedding of blood.”  And the Bible says this too Leviticus 17:11. “I have giving the blood upon the altar as atonement for sin.” It is the blood that makes atonement for sin. So we have a lot of fun with that question; and it was left with a number of legal technicalities and we’re going to be in touch. And we jumped on an another plane and we went to a city I had never heard of in Siberia and it’s called “Krasnoyarsk.” And again this was another beautiful city in Siberia and I had occasion to speak at a meeting in which a pastor was there and when he heard me speak Eric he couldn’t believe what he heard. And this is what I wanted to explain to you Mishpochah and this is what is so exciting about this trip; and so exciting for the salvation of the world.  And so exciting for you and so exciting for the greatest revival the world has ever seen.  There was a missionary that lived in the 1800’s; his name was Dr. Hudson Taylor many of you have heard of him. He was a missionary to China; it said for 40 years the sun never rose on China but Hudson Taylor was on his knees for the salvation of the Chinese. And this Hudson Taylor one day was on furlough from China and he was speaking in a church in England and suddenly he just stopped is preaching and he stood speechless for a time with his eyes closed and then He began to speak again and he said “I’ve seen a vision, I saw in this vision a great war that will encompass the whole world.  I saw this war recess and then start again actually being 2 wars.” He actually saw World War I and World War II but this was in 1855 mind you.  “After this I saw much unrest and revolts that will affect many nations. I saw in some places spiritual awakens.  In Russia I saw there would come a general all encompassing national spiritual awakening so great that there could never be another like it.”  Well, our time is slipping away today but this prophecy gets so specific and so amazing.  This is a true Prophet of God please come back on tomorrow’s broadcast….