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Counting the Omer: Traditional Pharisaical Method – Messianic Insider 31 March, 2026: X- link
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the arguments commonly presented to support the traditional, Pharisaical method for counting the omer between Passover and Shavuot. Part 2 of 2
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
THEOLOGY ROUNDUP
Omer Count – FAQ: link
NEWS ROUNDUP
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DISCLAIMER: a reference made to one of these links does not imply an endorsement of all of the ideas or views presented
Inside Iran, the regime tries to control the narrative, but the reality is very different: link
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is now claiming the U.S. and Israel are pushing “negotiations” as cover for a ground invasion: link
President Donald Trump suggested in a message on Monday morning that a “NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME” has taken over Iran and is talking to Washington: link
Trump said the move could involve seizing Kharg Island: link
Paula White Cain has asked for donations to her ministry to support its work and help people in need: link
Replacing the IRGC with so called “Reformists” of the regime in Iran is like replacing an awake Joe Biden with a sleeping Joe Biden”: link
FBI confirms: The March 12 attack on Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan was a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism against the Jewish community: link
Spain’s leftist government has closed Spanish airspace to U.S. planes carrying out missions against Iran: link
Venezuela leadership: link
Trump said a new group of ’very reasonable’ Iranian negotiators are involved and have accepted most of Washington’s 15-point cease-fire proposal: link
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said there were “fractures” in Iran’s new leadership: link
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday there has been no change to the timeline of Operation Epic Fury in Iran, which has now entered its fifth week: link
The situation with the Islamic Republic of Iran is escalating on multiple fronts: link
Trump just flipped the script again: link
The U.S. and Israel mission in Iran is “beyond the halfway point,”: link
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that President Donald Trump may consider asking Arab countries to help fund the war with Iran: link
Was the Last Supper actually a Passover meal?: link
The Last Seder and Yeshua’s Passover Chronology: link
Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated: link
BOOM — EVEN CASTRO’S BLOODLINE IS DONE: link
Once Israel has the bandwidth, the Houthis will be hit hard for joining the war and launching drones and missiles at Israel: link
BREAKING: A FORMER U.S. SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER SAYS THE U.S. MILITARY HAS A SECRET WEAPON… THE “DISCOMBOBULATOR”: link
BREAKING: President Trump just posted OVERWHELMING airstrikes in Isfahan, Iran tonight: link
Gen Jack Keane praises the clear mission and expert execution of Operation Epic Fury: link
Cameron Khansarinia, who serves as chief of staff to exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi, says the Iranian people are increasingly positioned to topple the regime: link
Israeli PM Netanyahu declared that Israel will devote significant intelligence and technological resources to combat Islamist persecution of Christians worldwide: link
32 days of no internet: link
NOT BACKING DOWN: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth doubles down on President Trump’s commitment to defeating the Iranian regime: link
IT’S OFFICIAL: President Trump’s message to our useless allies is ABUNDANTLY CLEAR: link
Gateway Church founder Robert Morris released from Oklahoma prison, officials say: link
There are Christian values – following Christ: link
1 DAY UNTIL ARTEMIS II: link