Jesus was a Nazarite. Jesus died a Nazarite. Queen Helena of Adiabene took the Vow of the Nazarite – for life. She and her HEATHEN husband were converts to Judaism. Heathens are not allowed to take the Nazarite Vow. Paul took the vow, and may have caused a commotion when he brought HEATHENS to the temple to complete the Nazarite Vow they took, I suspect in Greece, or, Rome.

Being a Jew and being a part of the Judaic Religion, was very desirable, even amongst the powerful and rich. Paul invents HIS OWN RELIGION in order to OPEN THE DOOR WIDER. Are people paying Paul for admittance, he employing his Pharisistic training in Judaic Law to bypass Mosaic restrictions?  There was a DEBT REBELLION! The debt archives were burned – by INDENTURED SLAVES. Rome sent an army to crush the ABOLITIONIST REVOLT. The war with Rome, was on!

“Simon held the upper city, and the great walls as far as Cedron, and as much of the old wall as bent from Siloam to the east, and which went down to the palace of Monobazus, who was king of the Adiabeni, beyond Euphrates; he also held the fountain, and the Acra, which was no other than the lower city; he also held all that reached to the palace of queen Helena, the mother of Monobazus; but John held the temple, and the parts thereto adjoining, for a great way, as also Ophla, and the valley called “Valley of Cedron;”

Judaism in Adiabene survived the death of Izates and Helena. History indicates that the Jewish religion continued to play a part in the kingdom of Adiabene; non-royal Adiabenians converted. “The names of the Adiabenite [sic] Jews Jacob Hadyaba and Zuga (Zuwa) of Hadyab,”33 indicate a non-Hebrew origin and possible conversion to Judaism.

Mindful of the events which in her view were of a positive nature, Helena journeyed with her retinue to Jerusalem and the Great Temple to worship and offer thank-offerings while the throne in Arbela had been safeguarded. Queen Helena offered items of blessing including a special addition to the Kodesh, or Inner Sanctuary of the Great Temple:
The doorway of the Kodesh was 10 cubits wide and 20 cubits high. Over the doorway was a carving of a golden menorah donated by Queen Helena, a convert to Judaism. The morning service could not begin before sunrise. The Temple was surrounded by high walls, and it was not possible to see the rising sun, so priest had to be sent outside to see if it was time for the service to begin. After Queen Helena donated the Menorah, it was no longer necessary to send a priest outside the Temple. As the sun rose in the east it shone against the menorah and the reflected light was cast into the Azarah. The priests then knew that the morning service could begin.18

https://rosamondpress.com/2015/09/24/sermon-on-hill-jubilee/

John 19:28-30

Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Jesus is offered the WINE – twice! He refuses the first offering because he is not ready to die, not ready to give up the Holy Spirit he received from John, who was the embodiment of Elijah, thus THE MESSIAH OF THE JEWS. Jesus knew this, as did the people who gave him the wine IN ORDER TO END HIS NAZARITE VOW. The spirit of John-Elijah was expected to come AND TAKE JESUS UP.

Mary knows Elizabeth is going to give birth to THE MESSIAH, the EMBODIMENT OF ELIJAH, and wants her son in her womb to come in contact with the Messiah of the Jews, and, wants her UNBORN SON to be filled with the HOLY SPIRIT – TOO!

There were two very Holy Nazarites in the world. Jesus was destined to be THE KING OF JUDAH, and sit on David’s throne.  I know this, because a Nazarite expecting the arrival of the Messiah “the son of David” drank only on certain days. When John was beheaded, Jesus was a candidate for the Messiah. His refusal to drink the first offering of WINE – not vinigar – was before sunset, and thus, before THE SABBATH. 

The End of Jesus’ life is a Nazarite Argument that has nothing to do with the pagan converts to Christianity, accept in the case of Helen. Then there is the Judging of the Sotah. But here is what is extremely interesting. Slave could take the Nazarite Vow with the consent of their owners.

This is so key!  The Laws of the Jubilee had been abolished a hundred years before Jesus was born. When he announced he had come to restore these laws, some Jews were elated, while others, were threatened. Some Jews owned slaves, while others did not. Consider our Civil War.

 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

“Women and slaves, who did not have full rights before the religious law, could take the Nazarite vow, but only with the consent of their husbands or owners, while the vow was not valid among the heathen (Naz. iv. 1-5, ix. 1, et passim). Fathers were allowed to dedicate minors, but mothers were forbidden to do so (ib. iv. 29b)”

Slaves all over the Diaspora could now be elevated in their station in life – including women! If tens of thousands of slaves wanted to become Nazarites, then you have a revolution on your hand – a slave revolt! Of course an owner would consent.

“Simon held the upper city, and the great walls as far as Cedron, and as much of the old wall as bent from Siloam to the east, and which went down to the palace of Monobazus, who was king of the Adiabeni, beyond Euphrates; he also held the fountain, and the Acra, which was no other than the lower city; he also held all that reached to the palace of queen Helena, the mother of Monobazus; but John held the temple, and the parts thereto adjoining, for a great way, as also Ophla, and the valley called “Valley of Cedron;”

https://rosamondpress.com/2015/09/24/sermon-on-hill-jubilee/

 

Jesus ‘The Goel-El Redeemer’ restored the Jubilee Laws of God and purchased slaves so he could set them free. This led to the burning of the debt archives and the War with Roman Slave Masters.  The Jews recognized Jesus as their Goel. It is a egregious lie – that he didn’t! Paul took the Vow of the Nazarite who was bid by James the Nazarite to redeem Jews in the Diaspora, and bring them to Jerusalem to complete their vow.

https://rosamondpress.com/2015/08/10/judging-the-adulteress/

Jon Presco

‘The Nazarite’

Copyright 2016

Some said: “I shall not die before I have become a Nazarite” (Ned. 3b), or, “Let me be a Nazarite on the day when the son of David [the Messiah] shall come.” Such a Nazarite was allowed to drink wine only on the Sabbath and on feast-days, since the Messiah will not appear on these days (‘Er. 43a).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goel

https://rosamondpress.com/2015/03/19/the-liberation-of-all-humanity-on-the-jubilee/

Luke 1:39-45New International Version (NIV)

Mary Visits Elizabeth

³⁹ At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, ⁴⁰ where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth.⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴² In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! ⁴³ But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵ Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. 16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

 

http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/luke-1-15.html

Jesus’ drink of vinegar

Matthew 27:34

There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
Matthew 27:47-50

When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”

And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
Mark 15:23

Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

Mark 15:35-37

When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
John 19:28-30

Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

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Did Jesus drink the wine or not?

Matthew 27:34 and Mark 15:23 are referring to a separate event from the other passages (this is evident from the fact that both Matthew and Mark describe Jesus refusing the blended wine at the start of his crucifixion, but later accepting wine vinegar from a sponge and stick). In that instance, Jesus tasted the wine but didn’t drink it (i.e. he took a sip but not a mouthful).

Concerning the latter offer of wine vinegar, Matthew and Mark don’t explicitly state that Jesus drank the vinegar, but that doesn’t mean that he didn’t. We sometimes use “offered” to imply both an offer and its acceptance in everyday conversation. Someone might say, “Joe came by and I offered him a drink, and we talked for a while,” meaning that Joe accepted the drink. Also, some translations (NASB, RSV) use “gave” instead of “offered.”
Who said to leave Jesus alone and wait for Elijah: the crowd, or the man offering the vinegar?

Both the crowd and the man could have said it. One possible scenario is that the man gave Jesus vinegar to drink, then said to the crowd, “Okay, now let’s leave him alone and see if Elijah comes,” and the crowd agreed with him and said, “Yes, let’s do that.” Another possibility is that someone in the crowd suggested it first, and the man offering the vinegar agreed and addressed his agreement to the whole crowd.
Did Jesus ask for the vinegar, or did the man decide to offer it after hearing him call Elijah?

Again, Matthew and Mark don’t record Jesus’ question, but that doesn’t mean that Jesus couldn’t have asked for a drink. Combining the three accounts gives us this sequence of events:

1. Jesus called out to God
2. The crowd said, “He’s calling Elijah”
3. Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
4. Someone in the crowd ran and got the drink of vinegar, and offered it to Jesus
5. Jesus drank the vinegar
6. Jesus said, “It is finished,” and died

Was the first wine mixed with gall or myrrh?

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