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Awakening to Messiah: A Supernatural Discovery of the Jewish Jesus
Discover the Jewish Jesus! Teaching the Judaic roots of the Christian faith, fostering a deeper love for Yeshua, and sharing the Good News of Messiah with both Jew and Gentile. In Awakening to Messiah, Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider takes you on a personal journey, revealing how the Lord has appeared and has spoken to him over the past 30 years. You will vicariously experience some of the challenges he has faced as a Jewish believer in Messiah, including being kidnapped by a famous deprogrammer who hoped to destroy his faith in Jesus. More importantly, he shares lessons that the Holy Spirit has taught him, causing you to both consider and confirm your own beliefs. In this true adventure, you will discover how the Old and New Testaments connect like a hand in a glove!
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176 pages, Paperback
First published October 19, 2010
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June 15, 2019
This is what should be taught in every Christian Church because this is the way it is, explained !
Rabbi Schneider explains Christianity , This is it folks, the way it should be taught in every Christian Church. Great job Rabbi Schneider !
Rabbi Schneider explains Christianity , This is it folks, the way it should be taught in every Christian Church. Great job Rabbi Schneider !
June 9, 2022
I have mixed feelings about this book---it was kind of all over the place. The impression I got when I purchased it was that it was a testimony of this Jewish man's coming to faith in Yeshua. It started out that way but then it became a manual on how to witness to Jewish people---then it turned into a list of Messianic prophecies to convince Jews, as if the book were written TO Jews. So, not necessarily a bad thing---but just not very well organized. Basically, the guy wanted to write three books.
I got pretty frustrated with him early in because, though he seems to value Torah, he's swallowed a lot of the mainstream churchianity nonsense that we walked away from when we realized how UNBiblical a lot of it was. So that's sad... At one point he says, "the truth is God wants to make known to us that we don't need to be better doers; we need to be better receivers. Our lives should be that of continuously receiving from the Lord..." And that, my friends, is what's wrong with the church in a nutshell. James 1:22 tells us to be doers of the word and not hearers only; not to mention the entitled garbage attitude that comes with thinking your relationship with the Father is about what He can give you.
He talks about celebrating Valentine's Day (a satanic-inspired, nonBiblical observance); he's quite obsessed with Kansas City's IHOP (which has had some crazy stuff come out of there); and when discussing Sabbath, he mentions resting "one day a week", without emphasizing there is a specific day (7th day) on which we are commanded to rest. His misinterpretation of Matthew 15:24 misrepresents who Israel is today (those who obey the commands and have the testimony of Yeshua) and there's a lot of emphasis on the salvation of the Jews ushering in the Messiah. I don't see that specifically in the scriptures he shared (not to say I don’t want to see them saved…)
He also makes it sound like temple sacrifices are done away with forever, yet we read in passages like Isaiah 56:6-8; Zechariah 14:16; Jeremiah 33:15-18, and especially Ezekiel 43:18-46:24 that they will continue in the Millennial reign of Yeshua. So... I don't know, it was hard to really take the guy seriously when he either doesn't know the Word or doesn't believe it.
I got pretty frustrated with him early in because, though he seems to value Torah, he's swallowed a lot of the mainstream churchianity nonsense that we walked away from when we realized how UNBiblical a lot of it was. So that's sad... At one point he says, "the truth is God wants to make known to us that we don't need to be better doers; we need to be better receivers. Our lives should be that of continuously receiving from the Lord..." And that, my friends, is what's wrong with the church in a nutshell. James 1:22 tells us to be doers of the word and not hearers only; not to mention the entitled garbage attitude that comes with thinking your relationship with the Father is about what He can give you.
He talks about celebrating Valentine's Day (a satanic-inspired, nonBiblical observance); he's quite obsessed with Kansas City's IHOP (which has had some crazy stuff come out of there); and when discussing Sabbath, he mentions resting "one day a week", without emphasizing there is a specific day (7th day) on which we are commanded to rest. His misinterpretation of Matthew 15:24 misrepresents who Israel is today (those who obey the commands and have the testimony of Yeshua) and there's a lot of emphasis on the salvation of the Jews ushering in the Messiah. I don't see that specifically in the scriptures he shared (not to say I don’t want to see them saved…)
He also makes it sound like temple sacrifices are done away with forever, yet we read in passages like Isaiah 56:6-8; Zechariah 14:16; Jeremiah 33:15-18, and especially Ezekiel 43:18-46:24 that they will continue in the Millennial reign of Yeshua. So... I don't know, it was hard to really take the guy seriously when he either doesn't know the Word or doesn't believe it.
June 11, 2023
I love Rabbi Schneider. He explains things so well and in a way that makes so much sense. I listen to his podcasts almost daily in my car going to and from work. When I first got my Roku, somehow, miraculously, his was one of the first channels I found. I had never heard of him previously, but I’ve been a supporter ever since. I’m Messianic Jewish myself. When he says Yeshua told him that He would provide his supporters, it is absolutely true. How else did his channel of all the Roku channels come up first? And his story is a pretty miraculous one - God reached him in a dream.
August 23, 2020
I enjoyed the book. Well written and an easy read. An informative and a reference for the reader to witness to people about Yeshua the Messiah. This book is for everyone on the planet who is seeking the truth about God. A must-read for everyone.
October 22, 2017
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June 12, 2019
Humble, witty, insightful, and good read.
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