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THE ENSIGN MESSAGE

JEW, HEBREW, ISRAELITE CONFUSION

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ABRAHAM was a Hebrew; he was neither an Israelite nor a Jew. Moses was both a Hebrew and an Israelite; he also was not a Jew. The Children of Israel, like Moses, were Hebrews and Israelites: in the Pentateuch [the first five books of the Bible attributed to Moses], they were never termed Jews. The…

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TRIBUTE TO IAN DOUGLAS SMITH

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Ian Douglas Smith 8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007 THE courageous Prime Minister of Rhodesia (from 1964-1979) died last night of natural causes at St.James, near Cape Town, in South Africa. Sportsman Born on 8 April 1919 in rural Rhodesia, Ian Smith was the third child and only son of John and Agnes Smith,…

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CAN EATING PORK AND SHELLFISH DESTROY YOUR HEALTH?

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THIS topic is one that some will disagree with, others may not want to hear, or in some cases with Christians, they will take offence with because they believe Jesus doesn’t care what we eat. I’m not trying to be legalistic when it comes to why we should avoid pork and shellfish. I’m trying to…

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A LETTER TO THE POPE

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courtesy of National Message WHEN Alexander III galloped over a precipice to his death in 1290, Scotland was plunged into 30 bloodsoaked years of war with the English King. Out of the press arose Robert Bruce, whose forceful letter to Pope John XXII issued in the complete independence of his country. Called by many “Scotland’s…

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?

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Part One of Four “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” THAT the Anglo-Saxons are the latter day descendants of the House of Israel can be clearly demonstrated by a study of names. The word “Saxon” will be fully established in the following pages to mean “sons of Isaac.” Ancient…

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