The Letter Nun, Great Commission, and Torah Gospel

The pictograph of the letter "nun" looks like a seed or sprout, representing the seed of everlasting covenants, faithfulness, and the reward of faithfulness. The upright "vav" signifies humility, exemplified by Yeshua, who humbled Himself to the point of death on the cross, and was highly exalted by God. Philippians 2:5-11 encourages us to have this mind in us. James 4 and 1 Peter 5 state, "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up."

In Aramaic, "nun" means to fish, symbolizing activity in life and the alternate fisherman. Just as Messiah multiplied the fish, He wants us to multiply by swiftly spreading the gospel to unbelievers, just as rapidly as a fish swims. This points to the Great Commission. Matthew 28:18-20 says, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

The true gospel is to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all things Yeshua commanded. When Yeshua spoke this, the New Testament was not yet written. He was teaching from the Hebrew scriptures: the Torah, the Prophets, and the Psalms. If we cannot do the same, we have a problem. Yeshua came to fulfill the Torah, the Prophets, and the Psalms (Luke 24, Matthew 5). He did not come to start a new religion.

A Torah-based gospel is essential. If we don't understand the gospel accounts through the Torah, we won't understand anything. Christianity and Judaism are often one-sided, focusing on only a portion of the scriptures. We need to consider all scriptures from Genesis to Revelation.

We must be able to show Yeshua in the Torah, the Prophets, and the Psalms to the Jewish people. Yeshua is the Word made flesh, the living Torah. He showed everyone how to live according to the Torah. He came for salvation and to show us how to live.

Christian Zionism is not biblical. Zionism or Zionist is not found in the Bible. We need to research why certain groups are doing things outside of the Bible, which are really called the Abrahamic covenant, the Mosaic covenant, and the new covenant, not replacement theology or eschatology.

Both Christians and Jews have engaged in replacement theology. There are always schisms and isms, with a little bit of truth to draw people in, then they go off on their own political agendas. Zionism and Christian Zionism can be debunked through the scriptures by looking at the covenants and what is required of the people in the land.

Christians need to re-read what Jesus said and follow what He did. He didn't want to kill people; He wanted to love, heal, and bring people into the kingdom. We need to be that. The Great Commission is to go and proclaim the true gospel. We have too many Christians caught up in political issues.

We need to re-read the New Testament and the Torah, especially the Sermon on the Mount, and understand our Savior's heart posture towards all people, including our enemies. He came to show us how to live according to the Torah; He is the living Torah.