The Best Explanation of the Old Testament Purity Laws

[@dirtpoorrobins]

Just thought about this during Pascha. Christ was wrapped in linen for his burial clothes. The lamb (wool) wrapped in linen.

[@margaretrutherford5548]

And Jesus in revelation has hair like wool and the shroud is made of fine linen representing priestly clothes

[@Swatta637]

WHOA. Nice!

[@oldmanfigs]

Pfff

[@andrzejsapkowski1696]

@@margaretrutherford5548 Not hair like wool but hair White LIKE wool

[@ThePricklyash]

Exodus 28:6-8 & 39:4-5 only the high priest could have mixed material clothing

[@SalvableRuin]

Linen is made from plant fiber; wool is made from animal fiber. Mixing them together makes for poor quality clothing because the fibers have different properties and expand and contract differently when wet or heated, and the shirt fibres will begin to loosen faster. You should not mix things that are not of the same kind, just like you don't have a horse mate with a cow, or have a donkey and an ox pull the same plow together since they have different sizes, strengths, and gaits, so the work will be inefficient and put extra strain on the animals.

[@gnomeresearch1666]

I guess so... But linsey woolsey and other wool and plant fiber blends wear quite well with plenty of durability in my opinion.

[@KarlKarsnark]

Textile racism. LOL!

[@Brehvon]

I was thinking along the same lines, as well. There is a practical reason as to why you wouldn't sow 2 seeds or yoke 2 different beasts of burden. I hadn't considered the expansion and characteristic differences of the fibers. Great observation!

[@IamNuideas2001]

While there were practical reasons to these laws, there were also symbolic reasons for them. God was forging a nation and a people for Himself. The nations around them did many of these things as well as things that were sinful to a just God. He did not want His people to share a commonality with those around them. He wished for them to be kept separate and pure in His sight and the more they shared ways with the sinful nations around them, the more they were likely to accept ways that would lead them away from God. When creating a new law, it must be strictly kept or people wouldn't respect the law. It was the same with the new nation of Israel. Once the law and the culture was strongly established, punishment could be mitigated, and mercy shown. The coming of Jesus Christ is God's mercy, not only for the Jews, but for all the world. Now, we do not have to be punished if we repent and accept God's mercy by believing in His Son. The law still exists, and punishment is still necessary, but Jesus paid the cost of our sin. But even Christians are to be kept separate from the world despite its inclusivity and acceptance of all peoples of every race or color. We are only visiting while our actual citizenship belongs to heaven. Does this make more sense?

[@BeeFunKnee]

I only know the part where if the donkey is having to constantly pull the ox down the field, it's soon going to say, "If you don't start keeping up with me, I'm going to turn this plow right around and take you HOME!"

[@jamisonrayned.7052]

2003 scientist Heidi Yellen did research on fabrics. Both wool and linen are at 5000 mHz, which is healing for the body. Other fabrics are much lower, even many at near 0. Interestingly the direction of wool and linen's frequency go at different directions causing them to zero each other out when worn together.... i love when science and archeology confirm God's word.

[@betterdaysahead3746]

I love that these old clips are making their way through the algorithm. I remember the full video!

[@Templar112299]

This is one of the best clips from this channel that I've seen. So much is covered that is foundational to the symbolic worldview.

[@isaackellogg3493]

I have heard it explained that the material’s EM field is polarized in one direction when wearing wool, and in the opposite direction when wearing linen. If you mix them, you get interference. Polyester, in that dispensation, is polarized to zero, just like wearing a corpse.

[@MrWiseinheart]

☝️ this right here is the answer. It took science a long time to figure this out but God knew this from the beginning.

[@Cyrus_II]

Sounds like complete nonsense.

[@MrWiseinheart]

@@Cyrus_II Truth sometimes sounds like complete nonsense in a world where nonsense has been playing on repeat.

[@Cyrus_II]

​@@MrWiseinheart Desperate Scientific mumbo jumbo in an attempt to justify religion isn't truth. Truth is what's said in that video for example. This is how you look at scripture, not by looking for scientific proof

[@donovanloreman]

My wife just showed me a video where the frequency of the fabrics cancel one another out causing bodily harm

[@virginiahansen320]

Well, there's also the fact that the things which were done or used in the temple were not supposed to be used in the profane world. The Temple veil and High Priest's clothes were made of mixed cloth. Restricting people from wearing clothing similar to the High Priest and the temple veil ensured separation between the sacred space of the Temple and the profane world. Christ, as the Great High Priest, is entitled to be clothed in that cloth, especially as the veil in part symbolizes His body, and the Church as the new temple is worthy to contain it.

[@HolographicSweater]

11:00 is not “take the useful and leave the rest” it’s a transformation of the profane into sacred. materialism paradigm is hard to escape

[@Lucas-gm3bv]

It just proves the source of all things sacred: humanity.

[@marvalice3455]

​@@Lucas-gm3bv the fact that foolish philosophy is dominant right now does not show it is true. Only that it is in the water. Observing humanist ideas in Christian arguments doesn't show humanism is true, any more than microplastics in your blood show you are made or plastic. Both are nothing more than the result of pollution

[@Bytheirfruitsshall]

@@Lucas-gm3bv Yeast proves bread, your yeasty argument proves zero.

[@Lucas-gm3bv]

@@Bytheirfruitsshall in a zero sum game your pithy comment might have meaning But this is not a zero sum game. Remember - the High Priest must wear wool _and_ linen. Don’t come to the game if you don’t know the rules.

[@NeuKrofta]

Mixing animal genetics with plant genetics as well. Its about purity and keeping things separate and as they were created

[@FrJohnBrownSJ]

I remember this original video. It is totally worth watching the whole thing!

[@johnnulf624]

what’s the title of the original?

[@FrJohnBrownSJ]

​@@johnnulf624 it's in the video description notes

[@Trikiran]

The Bible is also a practical guide. The whole seed thing is just for simple farm management. Imagine planting mix corn and wheet in the same stretch of land. They harvest at separate times and are massively different in size. To get the wheat you end up destroying the corn. But yet people tried to this.

[@chanciedustin8481]

Taking this information one step further. The split hooves represent opposing view points within the same concept. So basically if you are learning about a topic, only consume information that contains opposing viewpoints and that has been digested or studied for a long period of time. This protects people from falling for new ideas that are untested.

[@gy5240]

The vision Peter received was about humans, as explained by the angel after the vision and subsequently Peter Baptizing a Roman.

[@kam2162]

Exactly. If you read the whole chapter, not just a verse or two, it is evident that the dream was about the Gentiles not the unclean animals.

[@MrWiseinheart]

Somebody already mentioned this below the reason for not mixing two different threads is do to polarity having two different threads creates a battery 🔋 essentially and drains you.

[@sigurdholbarki8268]

They also have different shrinkage rates when you wash and dry them

[@faevoryn6578]

I love this! Christianity joining a culture: keep the best things and divert away from the destructive. Be the salt of the earth. Be the leavening . I watched "Jesus Freaks" this week - it had a similar idea: love those who are different, see & embrace all in the culture that is good, and guide away from the destructive. It can only be done with love. You can't do it effectively until love casts out your fear.

[@Sokofeather]

I wonder if Christianity could educate and purify the psychedelic community. It would be such a powerful synergy.

[@bryanutility9609]

@@Sokofeather two different worlds and there is no psychedelic community, just Midwits wasting time

[@bryanutility9609]

If we are determining what is good or bad about a religion then the religion is at best a superficial veneer. Try telling true believers that.

[@vimalpatel4060]

St. Basil had sort of the same idea about reading pagan literature, take and celebrate the good stuff.

[@glenholmgren1218]

@@SokofeatherIF air were to be a Biblical process, it would necessarily include that community abandoning their psychedelic DRUGS. These types of drugs were used historically to alter consciousness and “contact the gods” - specifically taught against in the Bible. So, not quite sure what you mean …???

[@catherinemcdavid1533]

Could the wool and the linen be the Old and New Testament that come together in the cloth used in the liturgy. Each are to be read separately, distinguished from one another, but when woven together all is revealed?

[@the_jeremiah_16_19_project]

Linen is a fabric that is set apart for making the clothing for Temple priests. Wool was for everyday wear. That means it is NOT set apart. Mixing the common with the set apart defiles that which is set apart. Leviticus 22:15. Some animals were created to be eaten. Some were created to be garbage trucks for the land. Obeying YHVH's instructions protects us from the filth that is captured by the garbage trucks. Peter's own interpretation of the vision was that he should call no human unclean. It was NOT a license, nor a suggestion, to adopt pagan culture. There are only 2 kinds of religious observances; the Feasts of YHVH, which are prophetic shadows of the Messiah, and manmade feasts that honor pagan gods. Renaming pagan feasts to honor Jesus does not diminish the honor bestowed upon the pagan gods. It only reduces Jesus to their level. Jesus is the Passover Lamb, not the Easter ham. Paul told Timothy that the Scriptures he had from his youth were the instructions in righteousness. The Scriptures he had from his youth were the Torah and the Prophets. The Torah protects us from pagan rituals and culture. The Law shows us how YHVH wants us to behave. It is what pleases him. The Law is called the Way. Jesus obeyed the Law perfectly. He walked according to the Way. That is why He said, "I am the Way, the truth and the life." Following Jesus is obeying the Law. The one a person obeys is their Master. Romans 6:15-16. Obeying the Law Jesus obeyed leads to life. Obeying Rome leads to death.

[@kam2162]

Amen!!

[@Brehvon]

I always came to the conclusion of avoiding pork and shellfish the same as many other old outlooks. I figured, since we didn't have germ theory back then, it was just a matter of time watching friends and family consistently get sick after eating certain things that a rule would be made against eating it.

[@kristinebell3934]

Pork today if not cooked well can carry trichinosis. From the health dept in fla be careful where you get shellfish from as very dangerous disease can kill you.

[@wordcripple3174]

Mark 7:15 and Mark 7:18 cover the topic of eating "15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man." "18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;"

[@theeternalsbeliever1779]

Matthew's account gives the context that Christ was addressing the issue of eating food with unwashed hands. The topic of unclean meat never came up because it had nothing to do with the situation. The Pharisees were offended over the disciples not washing their hands according to the traditions of the elders before eating the bread that was present.

[@jamesglode7171]

Heidi yellen She did a study on frequencies of different fabrics

[@hosiequad]

The most misunderstood part of the bible is the affliction of our times. Seeds: do not create without purpose Ox&ass: do not move with contradiction CLoth: do not obscure without definition Fringe: do not blend without separation Seeds: degeneration/fatherlessness/lost children Ox&ass: double speak/hypocrisy/forked tongue Cloth: men are women/women are men/undefined or superdefined words Fringe: Alphabet mafia/spectrum theory/hivemind Not purity so much, but clarity.

[@notloki3377]

doug wilson had an interesting interpretation of this.. he said that in the navy bootcamp, they made you fold your t shirt in a very specific way. they'd be around for inspection every morning, and punish you if your t shirt wasn't correct. was boot camp the place we learned that the navy was insane and arbitrary? no. boot camp was the place that the navy learned whether we could follow instructions with a t-shirt. the concept that reality has rules that are clear and concise, and that they would fractally extend into everything from agricultre to time measurement to speech makes total sense, including the bit at the end where you take a break... it's represented by the fool card in tarot, for instance, or the sign of pisces in the zodiac.

[@foolfether]

the zodiac sign of pisces? what do you mean? because i've been observing the stars and the planet saturn seems to mark the pace, now is entering into aquarius, and things are starting to get really messy, but by 2025 will enter into pisces. what do you think it means?

[@notloki3377]

@@foolfether by my Reckoning, Saturn is in Pisces now. If you follow the narrative Arc, Capricorn represents the conflict. That would be covid, and exposure of government censorship. Aquarius is the fruits of that conflict, which would be the information that we acquired as a result of dealing with all of that. And then Pisces is the end of the cycle, which is some form of resolution and the catalyzing of a new identity. Of course, it's going to manifest individually slightly differently, but the same narrative Arc applies. Identity, conflict, solution, reintegration of identity. Putting that in the sphere of Saturn puts it on a 10-year tempo spanning from 2016 to 2026.

[@foolfether]

@@notloki3377 thanks for your input, man.

[@Swatta637]

Holy cow. This is fascinating. I've never read about Zodiac symbols until now. Are you talking about Saturn as a planet, or in some metaphysical way?

[@notloki3377]

@@Swatta637 Astrology is best understood as a correspondence between things in space, as seen from earth, and things on earth, as seen by people. The alchemical view of matter is more phenomenological. Terrence Mckenna and the channel the channel MindMagick have some good content on this, if you're interested. Also, the channel KRSAstrology has videos explaining all the correspondences one by one. It's very cool.

[@gingersaiyan5516]

I would really love to see Jonathan have on Peter Leithart and James Jordan to discuss symbolism in the Bible. James Jordan wrote a book called Through New Eyes that first opened my eyes to this world of the symbolic in scripture.

[@maxnemo1643]

He referred to the original video about this topic. I can't find it on his channel. Could Jonathan Pageau please give a link ?

[@sigurdholbarki8268]

I remain thankful to those Irish Saints for saving the souls of heathen ancestors and their subsequent descendants! Glory to God!

[@gy5240]

Also, unclean meat like pork or dog could easily be for health reasons as these purity laws were so ppl could approach the temple. As being made unclean by food etc meant you had to keep your distance.

[@kristinebell3934]

If one shrinks and the other does not a garmet will be very weird after washing.

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

The Ethiopian Orthodox forbid the eating of unclean meat as a religious, not a cultural, doctrine. Even people from European cultures who are baptised in the Ethiopian Orthodox are required to refrain from pork and shellfish.

[@Maxschellenberg]

Isn't the law against mixing wool and linen purely for practical reasons because they stretch differently and the clothing will fall apart quicker?

[@sallycarroll6329]

Professor WA Liebenberg wool and linen. Pdf. This explains it perfectly without having to go deep into anything. Sometimes the Bible just makes sense. In fact most of the time.

[@time_machine7013]

As far as I know, these vestment cords, dyed with techelet blue, are to remind one of the 4-corner (all-around direction), connection to the Devine

[@aduddellalarm9321]

Peter defined the vision…. “That I should call no MAN unclean”. The text in Mark 7 was added, its not in the text.

[@donovanmedieval]

It is it OK to feed linen to sheep?

[@timovesterinen3611]

The concept of "I and Thou"(even if this phrasing from jewish Martin Buber) as separate personal "entities" is the core of the christian idea of Love in any meaningful sense.

[@katsiduzynski488]

Mixed goods are harder to take care of. Cotton is better than ablended clothing item. Petroleum based fabrics are scary as if rhey catch fire they melt creating dangerous plastic residues that burn horribly. Wool is now made easily in different weights for all seasons. So is linen for clothing. It all makes sense, if you wear non-blended woven clothes and stick to all cotton jeans and socks and undergarments. You can wear a linen shirt with a fresh light weight with that jean item. No problem. But don't mix when weaving. "Synthetic" with natural. When one learns to quilt you learn these things. Batting of polyester creates horrible burns. use all cotton batting. All cotton fabric for the top and backing. 😊

[@TiroDvD]

"Take the good and throw away the bad." is also built into polytheism (and paganism) but ppl forget or don't know. All the contradictory myths of Egyptian gods are a reflection of different cities conquering each other. Most people are familiar with the Greek Olympians replacing the older Gaia & Titans. The Vanir are included with the Aesir b/c they are useful. So when this new "one" god brings healing, prosperity, peace, and victory; the gods of our ancestors are weak or at least bad at doing their jobs.

[@markhatfield5621]

Trying to read spiritual/mystical meanings into things which are simple common sense from practical reasons known to people who actually work with them.

[@mamadragonful]

I suspect the food rules are less symbolic and more practical. Pigs, rabbits, and shellfish are far more likely to carry parasites or cause illness.

[@kam2162]

Yes. They were never meant to be food. Most of the unclean animals clean up the earth by eating other dead animals, and waste products or they filter the water in the oceans, etc.

[@mikemcleroy8265]

They are God’s “vacuum cleaners”. You wouldn’t vacuum your house and then eat the bag, would you? Of course not! Same thing.

[@AlanZornOfficial]

Hey man quick but important questions, where do you get the conclusion that we have to interpret the (laws of the) Bible phenomenology etc.. Does it say that somewhere, how do we know that that is the correct way? (I believe this to be true but I was wondering if there is a biblical confirmation for this) cuz if it’s not is that not a big problem?

[@bandie9101]

IMO it's just makes much more sense to read it phenomenology than otherwise. I doubt if there is an explicite instruction in the bible to read it phenomenology, because the primary audience did not need to be told, it must be the default.

[@foolfether]

i think it's impossible to find a proposition in the Bible saying so, because on and on you find passages that seem to contradict each other, and a proposition is logical. but you can find clues for the phenomenological approach. for instance, the Bible seems to say that the earth is flat, and it's not (i checked, haha); or that you can bred coloured animals if you put certain wood in front of them.

[@MicahMicahel]

@@foolfether I think you're talking about when it says the four corners of the earth? is that right? well it also says teh Earth is a circle, so if it's a circle the corners don't make sense. This means the four corners is an expression of far distance rather than a statement that the earth is a square. Other than that the bible doesn't suggest the earth is flat. where is the animal colour breeding script? There aren't any contradictions in the bible. There are what is called apparent contradictions. Example: there were two madmen in the cave howling but in the other gospel there was only one madman. It's because the other madman wasn't mentioned. People think that's a contradiction but when you tell a story about something you did with your friend, you might not include the other friend. That doesn't make your story untrue.

[@foolfether]

@@MicahMicahel yes, that's what i meant, that they seem to contradict, but the contradiction is only apparent. and that's why the Bible must be read phenomenologically. again the example of the flat earth: in genesis 1 it says that there were two layers of water above. it doesn't matter if earth was surrounded by a bubble that was split into two, but that it says that those layers were above not around the earth. so genesis is not a scientific tell but probably what moses saw in a vision, not as an outsider but from the point of view of someone standing on the earth.

[@MicahMicahel]

​@@foolfether I always think the visions came to him in a dream logic. IT makes a weird tension. Were the biblical days like a dream or were they written like so? Is it provocative to label scripture in such a way? I know the old protestants I used to know and listen to would have hated this idea. they would think I mean it was JUST a dream. I once heard a pastor get mad because someone called a story a story. somehow he thought that meant it wasn't true. This issue has made so many people lose faith. the whole evolution question was a set up to destroy people's faith perhaps. Orthodox people would've answered the question much better. It turned into this perceived wrestling match with 'science.'

[@-Thelordismyshepherd-]

If you still sin, You are still under the law. If you still sin, He doesn’t know you yet. If you still sin, He is calling you to repentance.

[@torbreww]

The idea is that’s God’s people are separate from the world. In the New Testament the separation is inward.

[@SusansRoadLessTraveled]

Come on, Jonathan... Peter's vision was about people, not food. Scripture says so in Acts 11. "Food" in Scripture only ever referred to that which God deemed it so -- "This is food for you, this is not food for you." People are so tied to pork, shellfish and bottom feeders merely for their own selfish desires and pagan customs -- it's disgusting. Quit eating it - it's not that hard. The adversary has successfully muddied the Temples of Christ. Jesus wants a washed Bride, a clean remnant, those in which he can see his reflection. WWJD? He would eat Biblically clean; and I can guarantee you the Millennial Wedding Table will not have unclean food on it. Blessings.

[@barbwellman6686]

First indication that the C14 dating was wrong on the Shroud of Turin was finding cotton on the tested pieces. Apparently, cotton wasn't used in Second Temple Judaism. Linen is produced out of the branches of flowering blue flax plants.

[@Bytheirfruitsshall]

Now the actual facts in context. The thread was hand-spun and hand-loomed. European thread was spun on the wheel after C12. "Minute traces of cotton fibers were discovered" an indication that the Shroud was woven on a loom also used for weaving cotton. (The use of equipment for working both cotton and linen would have been permitted by the ancient Jewish ritual code whereas wool and linen would have been worked on different looms to avoid the prohibited "mixing of kinds.") The cotton was of the Asian Gossypum herbaceum, and some commentators have construed its presence as conclusive evidence of a Middle Eastern origin. While not common in Europe until much later. Boom!💥

[@barbwellman6686]

@Wholly Profit "In 1988 the cloth was carbon dated to AD 1260 to 1390, but this dating is considered invalid by many Shroud of Turin researchers due to flawed sampling protocol. All three test samples came from a single swatch of cloth cut from near the edge of the cloth rather than by random sampling.12 This area near the edge has anomalous weave patterns compared to the larger body of the cloth. Cotton fibers are mixed with linen in the radiocarbon samples, while the main body of the cloth is entirely linen. Moreover, cotton fibers appeared encrusted with pigment that nearly matches the color of the cloth.13 Altogether, samples used for the radiocarbon tests differ significantly from the main body of the cloth and suggest the samples came from a corner of the cloth that had been repaired by weaving cotton into the linen."

[@The144Kth]

Did you guys look at the health reasons for not eating certain animals?

[@jobob9643]

9:05 didn't Jesus say it was what came out of ones mouth (words) not what gose in (food) that causes sin?

[@kam2162]

That was in response to the pharisees who were coming after the disciples for not doing the ritual handwashing before eating bread. They were basically saying they were breaking the Law, but it was a tradition, not a Law. It had nothing to do with unclean animals.

[@jobob9643]

@@kam2162 ... Matthew 15:11?

[@kam2162]

@@jobob9643 My response is about Matthew 15:11, read the whole chapter, especially verses 1 & 2.

[@laurenb6160]

Not eating shellfish and pork is an anti parasitic diet practice.

[@CarolineDAmbrosioDesigns]

I always wondered this!

[@alancook4459]

Wool represents Abel's sacrifice, and linen (flax) represents Cain's sacrifice. Their sacrifices were incompatible and therefore you don't mix the two. That is the lesson.

[@KathrineJKozachok]

I understand that it was Cain's attitude that was unacceptable, not the sacrifice itself. If flax represents Cain's unacceptable sacrifice, wouldn't God say not to use it at all? The Bride will be dressed in pure linen, so it must be perfectly acceptable to God. He only specified that the mixing of the two was unacceptable.

[@josephsolowyk7697]

Did he say animals that ruminate?

[@cristinabutasimon9159]

that chew the cud

[@donalfoley2412]

Good point about the Celts, but the Gaels, unlike the Gauls, had never been brought under Roman law. The Christian missionaries in Ireland had to deal with druids who had lost none of their power or prestige.

[@sigurdholbarki8268]

We have no knowledge of whether the Irish even had "druids" as described by Ceasar, Dio or Tacitus described. Even if they did the Romans clearly thought the epicentre of the druids they encountered in Gaul was located in Britain. If it was in fact in Ireland the Romans would not have let something as small as the Irish Sea get in their way. Look what they did to Jerusalem and Masada (at about the same time). People are also often unaware that the Roman Navy dominated the waters around Britain until about AD 300, and that the King of Orkney was a vassal of Rome as early as the reign of Claudius. Indeed, a petition from the King of Orkney was used as a casus belli for Agricola's campaign against the Caledonii. Given that the Druids were seen as an institutional threat to Roman authority in Britain, Ireland wasn't nearly far enough from Rome's reach. (There's also archaeological evidence of Roman trade with Ireland in the form of harbours excavated a couple of decades ago, but publishing is woefully lackadaisical in Ireland - I'm still waiting for the Viking Age Dublin Leather Work and Bone & Antler volumes to be published 😢)

[@rhb30001]

If that’s the case why can’t we eat blood if everything get transformed into goodness?

[@superwormhalz2607]

He didn't say everything or act gets transformed into goodness😂 also we do drink The blood of Christ (wine) so does that answer your question.

[@bryanutility9609]

@@superwormhalz2607 but it’s not blood or wine it’s grape juice

[@bandie9101]

@@bryanutility9609 he's speaking about the valid sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist, IHS body, blood, soul and divinity.

[@ZachFish-]

And why would good mean “be able to be consumed” haha

[@bryanutility9609]

@@bandie9101 He’s speaking about a metaphor and the ritual of pretending grape juice is blood I understand.

[@truthbomb27]

It amazes me the astronomical amount of people who FAIL TO REALIZE that the “LAW OF MOSES(ordinances, Festivals, ceremonies, observance of days, diet and so on) WAS ONLY FOR THE ISRAELITES, NOT THE GENTILE NATIONS. This was the “FIRST COVENANT” as written in Hebrews, which GAVE WAY, after the death of Jesus Christ, WHICH USHERED IN THE NEW COVENANT, THE TIME OF THE GENTILES. ONLY THE IMPLICATIONS OR MEANING OF THESE SCRIPTURES OF THE “LAW OF MOSES ARE RELEVANT, WHICH TEACH ABOUT HOLINESS, CONSECRATION AND SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD(worldliness)!

[@kam2162]

So, let's just look at one of your examples. Festivals. God calls them HIS appointed times/feasts/festivals. So according to you Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles which is a time God set apart to meet with His people is no longer valid? Yet in Leviticus, it says that keeping Sukkot is a statute forever. And in Zechariah, it says Sukkot will be celebrated every year in the millennial reign. How about diet: Peter was still keeping Kosher in Acts when he had his vision. Why do Christians only want to keep the Ten Commandments and tithing from the OT? And even then we don't keep the Sabbath holy, because we changed the Sabbath to Sunday. Don't you think Jesus would have mentioned that a number of times, so we would know we were supposed to change from Saturday to Sunday? We are grafted into the Jewish tree. And because we are a part of the same tree, we have the same roots. Jesus is our example of how to live. He didn't eat unclean animals, He kept His Father's feasts, He rested on Saturday, etc.

[@AlanZornOfficial]

Another question: Peterson and others write that genesis 1 is a combination of two stories which existed before the genesis we know now was written. There is proof of these stories existing which are similar but different. How could similar stories exist merge and than create genesis if Moses was the first one to get to know genesis? (I mean this question with no intention to harm believes)

[@AlanZornOfficial]

@@Joe-sg9ll idk

[@TheBlinkyImp]

Lots of different ideas about this. I've been watching the Inspiring Philosophy channel which has a playlist of videos going through Genesis with interesting interpretations. Most importantly for your question, he said Genesis 2 is a sequel to Genesis 1 rather than a retelling.

[@anthonypolonkay2681]

The answer is that they don't know that. The idea that genesis is a combination of preexisting accounts merged together is an ad hoc explanation that the secular world latches onto because they apriori rejected the idea that moses wrote it himself, or that a historical Moses actually existed. They do this not because there is truly strong evidence, but because if Moses did write genesis as it is ascribed then that doesn't bode well for many secular theories that they'd like to be true. And for even Christian scholars most bend the knee to the secular timeliness in order to avoid being canceled in some degree, or another

[@Lucas-gm3bv]

We pretty much do know Moses is a composite fictional character in ancient Levantine oral tradition. That _is_ harmful to the world’s biggest religions, but it’s still true.

[@marvalice3455]

The answer to that is easy. We _dont_ know that, there _isnt_ evidence it's true. Not the most satisfying, because it only raises more questions, but that's your answer. Jordan Peterson speaks with authority, and that can be effective, but nothing is ever settled in biblical scholarships. No matter how much the current big names what you to believe it is

[@traceursebas]

I’m baffled by the kosher pig idea

[@Sokofeather]

Literally Christians right now... Lol. amazing thoughts.

[@samuelramalheira7237]

That was the video's high point hahahaha

[@foolfether]

me too, dude. i mean, i call myself a judeochristian because i learn from them all but i follow the torah of moses as much as i can, so i try to eat only pure animals. but jp just left me thinking...

[@SusansRoadLessTraveled]

Yeah, no such thing. The Temple of Christ is being defiled.

[@traceursebas]

@@SusansRoadLessTraveled the work of Christ was insufficient, sure…

[@J_Butler]

This interview is well done but Acts 10 is not talking about pork is clean and acceptable to eat. Acts 10 is about how gentles are able to be saved and Peter shouldn’t call people unworthy of the gospel. The vision was later taken in to consideration and referenced in Acts 15 when gentile association with Jews was under consideration. The context of chapter 10 specifically verse 28 is about people not food. As stated this section is referenced later in acts 15 and carries more weight on heavier implications there. The law won’t save you but the law is a good teacher. I got to keep Passover and unleavened bread this year for the first time. I learned a lot. In removing leavening from my home and my diet, I realized it’s in almost everything and in scripture leaven is symbolic of sin. It was a great reminder that I go above my days with sin around me and in me, how much do I tolerate or shrug off. Our Messiah was the perfect Passover lamb and died for our sins. It’s a beautiful reminder. There are many strange and beautiful things that we have ignored in the OT for too long.

[@kam2162]

I've been keeping Passover for a number of years, and I think it has been every year that I have found something with yeast hiding somewhere in my home that I had missed. It really is eye opening!

[@mendelkaplan1395]

hey the idea of not mixing together wool and Linn is explained by the 11th century Jewish scholar Bahya ibn Paquda as injunction against mixing together conflicting material's (and the same goes for the mixing of seeds and interbreeding of animals) and to keep the order of nature. (according to kabbalah wool represents kindness and linen represents strength) the question that follows is that if the torah was given to make peace in the world, shall we not say the opposite and intentionally mix the different fabrics in an attempt to unify the "fabric" of the world? we can answer that since the form of these fabrics are no longer in the abstract rather in the physical representation, we can't unify them without risk, since one aspect of creation is the constriction of the forms in to being, being itself places a barrier between itself against all other creations. i.e. a byproduct of creation is that each unique creation is bound by its physical manifestation and can't be brought together with opposing creations.

[@mariuscostache6295]

read Ezekiel, it makes it clear that wool garments is a symbol for working the field with the sweat (Adam's curse) while the linen is a symbol of priestly garments, freed up from the curse.

[@Izamota-q5v]

Linen in worn in heat because it cools you and pulls away heat when wet while wool holds heat even wet so is worn in cold - Why would you mix them? I thought this was reason

[@Bytheirfruitsshall]

From ancient Egypt, linen represented high social class, (it is easily crumpled and so therefore there is the need for servants). Shepherding is watching and guiding, not toiling and sweating, Linen is labour intensive, (hand pulled) etc. Shepherd's are carnivorous, agricultural labourers sustained on bread a beer. Lambs wool is also prestigious so... The High Priests wore the finest all weather garments, linen and fine woo, mix is the best survival gear, it warms cools and breaths.

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

In the bronze age, mixing wool and linen would have created a conflict of interest between the wool producers and linen producers *which would have led to physical conflict and bloodshed* . Imagine switching the labels on Apple and Samsung stock. Or bottling Coke and Pepsi in the same container and selling it as generic "cola". You'd ruin both companies, stockbrokers would be jumping out of windows, fired executives would go home and shoot their families then themselves, thousands of people would lose their jobs, leading to domestic violence, child abuse, divorce, loss of homes etc. So you can see why mixing fabrics was the death penalty. As for pork and shellfish, they are filthy. It's not spiritually important not to eat them anymore, but why eat something that eats it's own shit?!?

[@kam2162]

I think God is the same today as He was 1000's of years ago, so if it was important not to eat certain animals then, I believe it is still important to Him.

[@jonathanesayiasberhe3222]

I think that vision was to explain to peter gentiles would join the family, but don't know if it is healthy to eat pork.

[@SusansRoadLessTraveled]

Yes - Acts 11; and pork, shellfish and catfish is filth.

[@sigalsmadar4547]

The vision is clearing explained in Scripture that it was about accepting gentiles and not about food.

[@theeternalsbeliever1779]

Eating pork is like smoking a whole pack of cigarettes. A lot of ppl don't stop to think about this when they're chowing down on the BBQ ribs and the double bacon cheeseburgers, but pork is a carcinogen. That's why bacon has been known to cause heart disease.

[@justanotherlikeyou]

The distinctions between things in the Torah (Law), whether it was two types of seeds or two types of fabric or two types of animals (clean/unclean) had to do with Israel and the nations (gentiles) being seperated and not mingled together due to the demonic worship of the nations and the worship of the true God in Israel. The cloth that covers the Eucharist in the Church is of a mixed fabric indicates that now that Christ has come the wall of partition between Jew and Gentile has been removed and both are now one in Christ. This is why God told St. Peter in Acts, when showing him all sorts of unclean animals, that he should not call unclean what God had cleansed and St. Peter, a Jew, tells Cornelius, a Gentile, that God has showed him that he should call no _man_ unclean. It all had to do with the wall of partition that St. Paul speaks of in Ephesians between Israel and Gentiles being in place until Christ when it would be torn down. Salvation has now gone out to the Gentiles with the preaching of the Gospel.

[@CH0MP4]

it all makes sense now

[@joshuaguyton8186]

The vision was explained. It was about people not food at all. People wonder why there are so many sicknesses and diseases. Clean animals have unique digestive systems. They don’t transfer harmful substances into their meat. Unclean animals pass harmful substances that they have eaten into their flesh, and then people eat it.

[@andreahoehmann1939]

I'd always assumed the hooves and cuds explanation was just a mnemonic of sorts to make it easier to remember what's forbidden and what's allowed...

[@yestfmf]

There are real world reasons for the food laws. Pigs will eat practically anything and toxins accumulate in their fat. Trichinosis--pigs carry it and there is no cure if you catch it. Pork has high levels of histamine. God promised the Israelites if they followed his rules they would not have the medical problems the egyptians had. The cleanliness rules made a major difference in mortality thru the plagues of the middle ages. True to His word, overall have been healthier over time. The rules are not symbolic, but you can see them that way if desired. Consider also that the pig is sacred in MANY pagan religions.

[@yestfmf]

Forgot to mention…some years ago the military engaged experts to determine a quick way to determine what can and can’t be eaten in a survival situation. What they came up with is virtually identical to the kosher rules. So yes, it is a mnemonic of sorts.

[@iBackshift]

Its simple...dont mix "animal" with cloth from "earth".

[@sandersson2813]

Why not? Funny how a book as disgusting as the bible says you can't mix fabrics, but doesn't say don't keep slaves. It's a vile book

[@Ficojepet]

now i need to hear the explanation for the shellfish

[@rosieclarkson4064]

This is my personal theory so please check this out for yourself. Food laws in the Bible were there to protect the health of the Jewish people. Even with modern food hygiene, shellfish can be risky to eat. Even in the modern world with refrigeration, better hygiene and stringent food regulations, shellfish can still be dodgy. If it is served at a party on a buffet, I don't touch it. Pork is another one. Pigs can be a vector for tapeworm, even nowadays. Fortunately, in modern society, farming practices and exacting food hygiene regulations greatly reduce the risk. In the past, this wasn't the case. This is just my thoughts on the matter. I am sure God knows better, take His word for it, not mine.

[@KJ-nv9uz]

I personally don't try to justify why YHWH has deemed certain things clean or unclean. BUT, one thing ive learned specifically with pig is that their bodies can mutate and make animal diseases transmissible to humans that the original animal on its own would not have been able to transmitt. So it can go Animal>pig> human, or animal> pig> animal> human.

[@deanford1795]

Is that you

[@marvalice3455]

​@@rosieclarkson4064 look. This argument only exists, because Jews are a cultural institution in America. Pork was never a serious problem in terms of individual health for the ancient world. People fed pigs the most unsightly of things before eating them, and were fine. There are no more serious concerns to eating pork than there are to eating eggs or kosher fish. American Jews really want the Torah to be a way to make you healthy happy and wholesome, but that was never the point. Scripture doesn't say that's the point. We have no reason to believe that was the point. Of all the major civilizations, the only one that purposefully didn't eat pork was the Egyptians, and that was because of the nature of their water supply. Not because pork makes you sick. There are real animals that hurt your health to eat, and civilized nations actually legitimately don't eat those. Pigs are not one of them Kosher is about obedience. _not_ health

[@CasshernSinz1613]

The surface level reading is simply to set Israel apart from its neighbors. Like in the book of Daniel in Babylon the Jews were literally set aside during many meals because of their adherence to the Law of Moses. It doesn't like much but that is a means to showcase who are God's people and that allowed, or was supposed to allow, for the Jews to be the light of the world prior to Christ. Obviously, they failed, but we gained Jesus so we are all the better for it.

[@RobertXavier-kl8bj]

It’s about falling into line with God’s Order.

[@billvojtech5686]

Where in the Bible are these explanations, or are these suppositions someone has made? I always thought pork was forbidden because they contained parasites that would kill you if you didn’t cook it well enough and without ice and refrigeration, shellfish would be risky to eat.

[@planteruines5619]

the world is greater than both because both explanation can be considered true

[@leongkhengneoh6581]

Bibles and "God" words are up to our own interpretation. We are our own god.

[@llamasugar5478]

The point of the “unclean” being declared by God to be “clean” was that the barrier between Jew (the set-apart) and the Gentile (the profane) had been destroyed at the Cross. In Christ, the distinctions male/female, Jew/Gentile, slave/free could not be an impediment to knowing God. There’s a letter in the New Testament written by the apostle Paul to a believer named Philemon. While he was in prison (in Rome), Paul made the acquaintance of a runaway slave named Onesimus. Paul shared the Gospel with him, and Onesimus became himself a believer. Paul writes to Philemon to receive his slave as “no longer a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother.” (verse 16) My aim is not to make a commentary on slavery and its history/ethics. The point is that, in a very substantial way, in Christ such distinctions no longer apply since all believers are equal under the title “Christian.”

[@SalvableRuin]

I can't stand the thinking of people who say "I can't figure it out. Therefore, it makes no sense." Just because YOU don't understand something doesn't mean it is illogical. You don't HAVE to understand; you have to trust that God understands. And when you do that and seek his truth, you start to understand.

[@Bytheirfruitsshall]

Wisdom

[@Hbmd3E]

Linen: plants, flax,,. wool: animals, sheep

[@Lucas-gm3bv]

It’s an international border. If you’re not from there, don’t cross into there illegally. There is no middle ground, here.

[@jonathanmurdock999]

Father. Just think you are doing things, like faith helping a friend who's a doctor an well I'm a little partial to the name Jonathan

[@Eve14ever]

Linen, wool and the human body, as well as other materials have a frequency. Apparently the human body is at about 100 while wool and linen by themselves are 5000 and thus very healthy for humans to wear. However if the two are combined they cancel out each other becoming a zero frequency which is harmful to humans. There's a bunch of yt videos on this and apparently science behind it. Hallelujah!

[@LV4ALL]

I’m understanding

[@Zulonix]

Simple blather.

[@Hawke301]

Regarding the eating of pork, there's more than just the vision of the cloth with all kinds of food. In Matthew 15:11, Jesus said that it is not what goes into your mouth that defiles you, but what comes out of your mouth (paraphrased). Before the vision was had, Jesus explained that all things are acceptable to eat, that eating something that is generally considered unclean will not make you unclean.

[@cristinabutasimon9159]

good luck with salmonella, trichinella and general food poisoning. Even if the quote you refer to is metaphorical I think what we eat is still very important

[@Hawke301]

@@cristinabutasimon9159 I'm pretty sure that His statement was not meant to be taken as saying that it doesn't need to be washed or cooked. You have to remember that 'unclean' meant something other than 'it needs to be washed'

[@kam2162]

If you read the whole chapter, you will see it is in reference to hand washing (something physically unclean), not eating some unclean animal (spiritually).

[@Hawke301]

@@kam2162 Ok, assuming Jesus was referring to the practice of washing hands, how do you explain the vision in Acts 10:9-16?

[@kam2162]

@@Hawke301 Acts 10 vision was about people. If you read the whole chapter, it is very clear. We were just told what it meant, so we read over the parts that say otherwise. I believed the same as you at one time.

[@TabernacleTeacher]

Unclean versus clean.... death with life

[@rossmcguinn2256]

To be clear though: If I mix seeds in my field have I sinned? If I don't mix seeds have I not sinned? Mixing seeds can make crops grow better sometimes...

[@vimalpatel4060]

Hey Ross. Mix french fries and burgers, not fries and dog food. But, you can give the dog french fries, and you can eat dog food, but fringe amount, too much either side, and both parties are screwed. I hope it makes sense.

[@chrisc7265]

"Guys Who Mix Seeds In Their Field" is the latest addition to the alphabet coalition --- LGBTGWMSITF

[@kam2162]

I am not a scholar, but this is my take. For example: if you mix a horse and a donkey, you get a mule. Mules are sterile so they cannot reproduce. Most animals won't even reproduce a viable animal when bred to another species. When I plant 2 different types of squashes too close together, I'm ok the first year, but when I planted the saved seed the next year, my squash ended up being a strange hard inedible squash. So, I think it is important so seeds and animals can continue to reproduce. And also, so we would know that gmo's are probably not healthy for us. 🤔

[@truthnotfeelings]

Peters vision was about people becoming pure, not foods

[@sigalsmadar4547]

Peter's vision was about getting rid of the Traditions of Men that divided the Jew from the gentile and now allowing fellowship between the two. Yes, it was about people, not food, but the people didn't become "pure."

[@marvalice3455]

You misunderstand what is happening. The gentiles are considered impure _because_ their food is impure. This is a flawed understanding, but it is what the 1st century Jews believe. So in making the gentiles pure, Christ makes their food pure as well. It is not two separate things, even though you see the destination, Christ cleanses both at once, so as not to harm his Jewish followers

[@marvalice3455]

​@@sigalsmadar4547 what do you think people are made of? We *are* our food. At least to a certain extent. The Lord would not be so cruel as to call us clean without purifying our parts.

[@theeternalsbeliever1779]

@@marvalice3455 Christ did no such thing. He clearly stated in Matt. 5:17 that He didn't come to diminish the authority of the Law in any way. Lev. 11 says eating unclean meat is an abomination, and God's position on those things _never_ changes. Whoever tries to argue that God changes His position on unclean meat has to also believe He did the same with homosexuality and idolatry.

[@gardenjoy5223]

@@theeternalsbeliever1779 Seems God Himself clearly disagrees with you. Too bad for you to know 'better' than God.

[@donnaeturner]

Jesus said it was not what went into your mouth that made you unclean, but what came out of your mouth.

[@kam2162]

This was in defense of His disciples not doing the ritual hand washing. It wasn't about unclean animals.

[@brit7202]

Lenin and wool have different frequencies. You’re dna can’t heal as God designed it i you wear those 2 things at the same time. Please look it up.

[@sandersson2813]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. What a load of shit. Clothing does not affect DNA in the slightest unless your clothing is radioactive.

[@tressabowles5817]

I love the explanation I really do think in short..... It is rooted in the sense and the truth that our Elohim is a God of order .. . Also may I interject one thing on the other side of this? And I mean the other side by the other side of time.... In the beginning God said don't mix.... But nearing the end of time looking at this truth from the opposite direction. I can tell you that mixing is a terrible idea because we see it happening in the transgender community and now we have utter chaos. This mixing leads to such evil and though mixing seeds Isn't as evil as what it has become, Wasn't it the mixing of seeds with the nephilim that started this concept of all we Can Do What god has told us not to do will be fine......... Heck let's go to the very very beginning when mixing Began ..... When the serpent mixed truth with a lie..... There are so many examples throughout scripture of where mixture is just a bad idea.

[@michaelwoods4495]

Some of this isn't that hard. Linen and wool shrink at different rates. Oxen and donkeys move at different speeds and with different degrees of power. Shellfish spoil quickly; pork carries trichinosis--you'll eventually get sick if you do it very much. The others are things I don't know much about.

[@buglepong]

this is the problem with symbolism. if you believe it, you believe it. if you dont, its madness

[@sigurdholbarki8268]

That's true of post-modern English Literature as a discipline, believe me, I was in the same camp. But if you go into one of the Symbolic World fora and make shit up without backing it up you will get ripped to shreds even by people who agree with you. I've seen it happen. You have to clearly define the pattern you're describing and set proper limits for it and then make sure you've got plenty of examples, because if you don't 🔥

[@buglepong]

@@sigurdholbarki8268 what you described sounds like a madhouse

[@planteruines5619]

​@@buglepongthe madhouse of existence, what a home

[@paigeu23]

I had an insight about this a few years ago. I was watching the Seekers of Unity podcast, which is hosted by an Isreali Jew steeped in kabbalistic mysticism and metaphysics. He was talking about how each sphere on the kabbalistic tree of life is a vessel that contains the energies that manifest creation. Everything that exists in our world originates in these spheres/vessels. The ancient Hebrews made their entire lives a ritual. By separating everything into its appropriate category, each category of the creative cosmic energies is experienced in its uncorrupted pure form. I think of it as participation in the creation of the new heaven and earth that was fully catalyzed with the incarnation of Christ.

[@bryanutility9609]

I don’t want Christ or Jews involved in anything going forward.

[@Alexander_Isen]

Brilliant

[@tomasw6985]

Greetings in peace. I do want to say that Peter's dream about God telling him to "Kill and eat." meant that Peter could speak with the gentiles that were being sent to him. That God didnt consider them unclean. They came to Him. The Holy Spirit JUST revealed to me for you to look. The sheet lowered 3 times: Once for each man made clean that Peter could speak with. Keep reading and Peter himself tells the meaning of the dream. We do not have the power of dream interpretation. Only God. It doesnt mean you can eat whatever you want. That would be God changing the law. But foreigners could become like sons and daughters if they join themselves with the LORD and keep His sabbaths. Read Isaiah 56. It's a beautiful welcoming scripture. We must also keep the saturday sabbath. It is a commandment. Dont let Paul's way of speaking confuse you (Anyone reading this.) I keep John 10:27 which is the answer to Matthew 7:21. I dont listen to Paul. (This is where pork eaters and false sabbath keepers come off the rails. It's too much of a sacrifice. It forces us to become separate. You cant be luke warm.) If I am incorrect please minister to me in peace for the glory of The LORD.

[@kam2162]

I don't understand the part where you say you don't listen to Paul; but yes, Saturday is the day. The apostles were still keeping Sabbath and they weren't eating unclean animals. God's law does not change.

[@tomasw6985]

@@kam2162 Hi! Paul is hard to understand. For me he is like listening to a lawyer. Peter even said so in about 2Peter 3:14 14Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace-spotless and blameless in His sight.f 15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. 16He writes this way in all his letters,g speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are HARD TO UNDERSTAND, which ignorant and unstable people distort,h as they do the rest of the Scriptures, TO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION. 17Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the LAWLESS and fall from your secure standing. Many people think that they can believe what they want in the confusion and boy do they get mad if you tell them you dont listen to paul. Especially ministers. I ask them, "What did Paul give us that Jesus didnt?" Probably about 20,000 denominations. I love Jesus. I dont know paul except that he is from the tribe of Benjamin which has a bad reputation. I think Ive found clues in what Jesus said hinting that Paul was coming and not for good. But I dont follow through with them. Only in discussions I might bring them up. It's not necessary to speak against him further. I simply dont listen to him. If I call him a liar and Im mistaken then I false witnessed against him. Im Matthew 7:21 Jesus basically says there will be Christians that will be condemned. He ends it by saying, "...I never knew you." I wondered for years what he meant. I found it! John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I KNOW them, and they follow me. So, I am happy to follow The Good Shepherd. I need no other.

[@kam2162]

@@tomasw6985 Thank you for your reply!

[@NomadOutOfAfrica]

There’s no end to the nonsense that Christians will just make up on the spot to explain Bronze Age nonsense. 🙄

[@Lucas-gm3bv]

Segregation, apartheid. Separate, but equal. (With some more equal than others, ofc.) Who do you think you’re kidding?? Yourselves?

[@setsen337]

"Wow, thanks for telling me about pork and jews and stuff, I think genocide is actually good now!" Jeez. Been following this scene for years, but I gotta say, lately its hittin me different.

[@Hbmd3E]

? could you open up your thoughts bit more, kindly

[@setsen337]

@@Hbmd3E A tad hyperbolic perhaps, looking back xD Well basically, I've been reading a lot of history lately, particularly parts of it that are really interesting to me, namely those parts of history that deal in sacred things, in mysticism, religion, ritual, theatre, etc. and I can't help but notice that its always Christians who celebrate the destruction of these things, both at the time, while they're the ones doing it, and today, when normal Christian people can look back on numerous genocides and say, "good, burn them, burn them all, filthy idolatrous savages". Many such cases, and I began to feel disgust towards Christianity. Now I listen to channels I've loved and followed for years, like this one, and I hear endless bitter ironies and ignorant hypocrisies - Christians who kicked over Jacob's ladder, and dance in the heavens on a mound of corpses. They think they are good, and all else is bad. It's appalling. How many beautiful records can I not study because Christians decided to burn them? Do these men think genocide is good? My answer is: probably not, but I'm not sure, because they are Christians, and I wouldn't put it past Christians to think genocide is good, because many of them truly do think that, even now.

[@TabernacleTeacher]

Mixing self righteousness ...fig leaves...with Gods animal covering ....wool Adam fig leaves covering Wool Gods covering..lamb slain at foundation of world...

[@lynnethemomandwidow6063]

Really didn't get the meaning of Peter's vision. It was not about food but about the Gentiles receiving God's word. That is not why Christians eat pork... They chose that meaning you stated.

[@miahconnell23]

The one wherein G_d said: “yah, EAT.” I always took that to mean: ‘break bread with thine fellow humans. Do not be snobby or up-ity with people kind enough to share their feast. Be a good guest, and by all means sit at dinner with people who don’t follow the exact same rules the exact same way that you do. Sharing a table, sharing a meal, sharing down-time and conversation: that conviviality is more important than dietary restrictions… when you return to your house, your tent, your tribe, then refrain from eating pork. But here now at this VERY special feast, participate. Eat.’ (That’s my own interpretation, my own head-cannon, though.)

[@The_Real_Alex]

Old Testament? Sounds like you're criticizing the Jews...

[@snowflakeca2079]

On your own words, “it’s how you interpret the Old Testament” Exactly: your interpretation. Your “OPINION”. In your head. Not fact. Not even sane…

[@Mikkihiiri27]

Men are linen and women are wool.

[@margaretrutherford5548]

Why is Jesus' hair like wool in Revelation?

[@snowflakeca2079]

Purity… according to who???

[@gerrimilner9448]

that table cloth vision is always out of context. it was about acepting non jews into the resurection of christ, nothing to do with food law! we so rarely here this, thankyou. i thought the wool and linnen thing was common sense, so as not to cause stattic when you wear them, which does happen.

[@NorthlandSLC]

It was also figurative of mixing pagan with true worship which they kept returning to over and over again. There are plenty of examples recorded for us of how God felt about the hebrews using pagan ways to worship him. He called it adulterous prostitution. It did not bode well for them. Something to think about for Christians who tolerate blended doctrine and holidays with pagan origins.

[@Bytheirfruitsshall]

Especially those that use pagan days of the week and pagan emperor months! Odam! There is a smoking hole in your foot! How about you deal with your actual sins, and stop looking for ancient OCD rituals which are now superceded.