Friends,
Israel is
approaching one of its most dangerous dates the 9th of Av on 4-5 Aug
14. Remember the anti-christ will offer a false peace and security.
Isaiah 48:22 (KJV)
Daniel 7:25 (KJV)
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war
Isaiah 48:22 (KJV)
There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.
Daniel 7:25 (KJV)
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and
shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws:
and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing
of time.
The
following occurred on the 9th of Av:
1.
The 10 spies
bring Joshua the bad report about the Promised Land.
2.
The first
Temple was destroyed.
3.
The second
Temple was destroyed.
4.
The Jews
were expelled from Spain in 1492 (the Alhambra Decree).
5. The Jews were expelled from England in 1290 (the Edict of Expulsion)
.Jewish Year 5774/2014: sunset August 4, 2014 -
nightfall August 5, 2014
Tisha B'Av
is the culmination of a three week period of increasing mourning, beginning
with the fast of the 17th of Tammuz, which commemorates
the first breach in the walls of Jerusalem, before the First Temple was
destroyed. During this three week period, weddings and other parties are not
permitted, and people refrain from cutting their hair. From the first to the
ninth of Av, it is customary to refrain from eating meat or drinking wine
(except on the Shabbat) and from wearing new clothing.
The
restrictions on Tisha B'Av are similar to those on Yom Kippur: to refrain from eating and
drinking (even water); washing, bathing, shaving or wearing cosmetics; wearing
leather shoes; engaging in sexual relations; and studying Torah. Work in the
ordinary sense of the word [rather than the Shabbat sense]
is also restricted. People who are ill need not fast on this day. Many of the
traditional mourning practices
are observed: people refrain from smiles, laughter and idle conversation, and
sit on low stools.
In
synagogue, the book of Lamentations is read and mourning prayers are recited.
The ark (cabinet where the Torah is kept) is draped in black.
Tisha B'Av
is never observed on Shabbat. If the 9th of Av falls on a Saturday,
the fast is postponed until the 10th of Av.
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