Torah Class: Day 1 - Introduction & Eden Torah-1

Basis for our Studies this Year:

The Bible tells us that the “End (of the world) is declared from the “beginning” (Isaiah 46:10). Certainly, this means that the early Biblical record of human history bears End-time prophetic significance. But, it’s actually even more specific than that. The original Hebrew word translated as “beginning” in Isaiah 46:10 is תישאר (rê’shı̂yth). This is the root of Bereshith, which is the Hebrew name of the first Book of the Bible, “Genesis”. In other words, prophecies of the End of the World are found in the Book of Genesis.

The Torah is one of the five keys for unlocking End-time Prophecy… Prophecy is unlocked through the Statutes!

Cast Your Vote for our study topics!

Please be sure to take the time to vote on the study-topic(s) of interest to you! You can place your vote at the above link, under "Let Your Voice Be Heard".

In class, those participating live were able to vote on three topics, which we will be addressing first. We will cover as many voted topics as possible this year. So, please be sure to cast your vote for all topics of interest to you. If a topic receives no votes, we will not study it in class this year. And, we will select our topics of study in order, by the number of votes they each receive. Thank you!

Eden Torah - Part 1

Based upon our live class votes, we are starting with the following topic:

Declaring the End from the Beginning: Topic #1 – Eden Torah is Eternal (what is the Eden Torah)

Things that we will study/prove during our study of the Eden Torah:

• What is the Eden Torah (what Commandments/Statutes existed originally)?
•  When did Torah originate?
•  To whom does Torah apply? How far-reaching is it?
•  Was there a change to the created world (insects, animals, people, plants) after the Fall?
• What aspects of Torah are added, and do these “adds” continue eternally?
• The foundational principles always apply, but there are eras applying to Torah.
• What is the Eternal Torah (is it a restoration of the original Eden Torah)?

The Background regarding Torah “Layers”

1)     One can quickly discern that there are changes in Torah, over time… These “changes” are added layers, which (in every case) were added because of sin.

Added layer: Sacrificial System – there were no animal sacrifices (no death at all) until sin. So, the original, Eden Torah did not have animal sacrifices.

Added layer: Eating Clean Meat – there was no death and the original diet was the fruits of the trees in the Garden.

Added layer: Wearing Clothing – Adam and Eve did not wear clothing. They had a supernatural covering that disappeared with sin. They were not naked until after Sin.

Added layer: Levitical Priesthood – Torah states that “all Israel” were priests and kings, originally. But, after the golden calf, the tribe of Levi was made the priests.

Added layer: Multiple Wives – Torah states that originally Adam and Eve were each other’s only spouse.

Added layer: Human kings – Studying this topic will involve addressing the original dominion, vs later dominion.

Added layer: Corporal Punishment  (Death) – sin yields death.