This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Luke 2:2

Biblical detractors point to this verse as evidence of error, because Quirinius wasn’t governor of Syria until much later and took his census in 6 AD, not 4 BC. However, they are making the absurd mistake of assuming that they already know everything about history that there is to know. It turns out that Quirinius was governor of Syria twice with a break in between.

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
Matthew 19:29

#yeshua doesn’t necessarily require that anyone leave their family or even their material wealth, but he does require that they be willing to leave absolutely everything for his sake.

It's day 38 of 50 days to Shavu'ot.

Omer 45

And Rosh Chodesh #3 Sameach!


We hope to see you in Jerusalem
For Shavu'ot!



If you plan to be in Jerusalem for Shavu'ot on June 12
Let us know so we can fellowship.

“You who have followed me” in Matthew 19:28 doesn’t include the 70 disciples or any of the women. It only refers to the 12. Yeshua seemed to have at least three distinct spheres of disciples: the 12, the 70, and a general group of disciples who came and went. His female disciples *might* have been included in the 70, but I don't think historical sources would support that. Rather they appear to have been in this third sphere or else were something like an auxiliary.