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Also, I love Yasha being described as The Father who Is constantly being Gentle & Smiling, and Is Incomprehensibly Loving With His cosmos, and I loved the chapter with Jude remembering Yasha as He was in the family before His Ministry. Really Really Revelatory & Moving & Powerful. I was extremely extremely sad that Tasmin & Jude didn’t witness Marayam’s healing, but I can’t wait for Yasha to speak with Tasmin.

Other than the way Yasha is being physically described, the book is extremely joyous and immersive. The relationships & miracles are absolutely wonderful, the apostolic communion is extremely moving, & the humour is wonderful too. The showing of Yasha and the apostles as extremely and unearthly joyous and elated is absolutely gorgeous. I pray that Yasha is soon to be a Father to Tasmin, as He has not spoken to her.

“The wind caught the teacher’s voice and brought it closer.”

“I watched, mesmerized, as Yeshua greeted each person with a word and a gentle touch.”

Absolutely heavenly, beautiful, and extremely JOYOUS excerpts. I was so audibly excited.

I love the gentle and soft quality of this text as well, from Yasha’s movement & limited speaking thus far, to the extended family emphasis. I am excited to see Tasmin’s revelation and metanoia with Yasha, with her hopefully there to witness Thomas in the upper room, or even an arc in specific conclusion to her being jealous of Thomas’ need for Yasha. I’m excited to read Jude’s metanoia too.

I love this text so far. The relationships are so well written, from Thomas & his sister, Yasha & Jude, & Jude & Tasmin. Marayam of Magdala’s entrance was so heartbreaking and foreshadowing, as so much of the story so far I feel is a built up contrast to the coming healing, presence, glance, and miracles of Yasha. I love how they are portraying Yasha, with beloved gentle glances and stargazing.

When will I stop updating my ‘Iscariot’ review? Who knows. The text is an absolutely heavenly masterpiece.

Chapter 45 was incredible.

“Seraiah?” I lifted my head. “What does it mean to know Yeshua?”

He gave me a startled look, then smiled. “I suppose it means you have met Him.”

So. Incredibly. Powerful. And. True.

“I weep with you.” Wow. Chapter 44.

Chapter 41 was wow.

Chapter 40 was lovely. My favorite character has to be Seraiah, since he professes to have met Yasha. I loved the chapter’s ending. So moving and powerful.

Chapter 30 was wow.

Chapters 28 & 29. Can’t wait for the Damascus moment. Yasha will make Saul a new creation, born anew.

I absolutely love the beautiful details of the apostles in absolute Elation. Peter & Stephen beaming with constant smiling, in reference to The Holy Breath giving them the confidence and words to speak. Really important and powerful detail included. I’m really looking forward to how this text deals with Paul’s conversion and the radical metanoia that came along with it.

Chapter six was so great.

So heartbreaking. Truly moving. I am in tears.

“I loved Him. I loved Him.”

All it took was once glance from Yasha. So powerful. One Embrace, One Glance, Two Words.

Thus far, I am immersed.

The Powerful Excerpt:

All that I had carried within me like a diseased cistern cracked and spilled out. I had thought myself spent, empty, and that there was nothing else he could say, in mercy or in belittlement, to me to cause me to excise any of it more. I was wrong.

"Judas," he said. "I will not leave you.”

I covered my face and wept.

Wow.

An excerpt I love:

His gaze returned to rest on me.

"The thing you seek is not along this shore, or in the hills. But with me.

Follow me."

Yes. I said it in my heart. I do not know if it made it to my lips.

From ‘Iscariot’ by Tosca Lee

That baptism scene. Judas’ yearning to be washed clean and with his lost.

So far it’s heartbreaking. When the handing over does occur, it’s going to be even more devastating.

I pray it’s moving.

I find it so compelling yet so different that there are moments thus far where I heavily disagree but also heavily and fully agree with differing the convictions engraved & given here.

Even when I don’t know or think Yah is speaking, suddenly He convicts me utterly In His Love.

“removing yourself from Me will plunge you into darkness.”

“He gave up everything, so that by His dependent Life He opened a door that would allow you to live free enough to give up your rights.”

“you are not lost.”

Praying it will become one of my favorite books. The film was beautiful and I was crying.

My. Second. Favourite. Book. Given.