Addressing the Theological and Spiritual Issues of the Broad Messianic Movement
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the significance of Yeshua being Lord of the Sabbath, from Matthew 12:1-8 (Part 2 of 3).
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses some of the controversies raised by Matthew 23:2-3. What did Yeshua mean by saying that the Pharisees sat in the seat of Moses? Were they to be followed in all theological and religious matters? Or were they to be respected and consulted, but also disregarded when they were in substantial error?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Who Sits In the Seat of Moses? – Part 1 – Messianic Insider 13 November, 2025
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses some of the controversies raised by Matthew 23:2-3. What did Yeshua mean by saying that the Pharisees sat in the seat of Moses? Were they to be followed in all theological and religious matters? Or were they to be respected and consulted, but also disregarded when they were in substantial error?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
John McKee delivers the October 2025 Outreach Israel News update. Was it the Messiah’s intention in Matthew 16:18 to establish a new assembly of elect—or actually to restore Israel? This analysis is then followed with a teaching on “The Message of Ephesians.”
John McKee delivers the August 2025 Outreach Israel News update. Is it irrefutably true that the Messiah said that the Kingdom would be transferred from the Jewish people, to the Gentile Church?
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee continues a multi-part series, reviewing some of the most frequent supports, given in favor of the pre-tribulation rapture. Today we discuss the separation of the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25:31-46.
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
What specific verse in the Tanach says that Yeshua will be called a “Nazarene”? I could not find any.
Matthew 5:17-19, which prefaces the Sermon on the Mount which follows, are some of the most important verses of the Apostolic Scriptures (New Testament) for today’s Messianic movement. These verses speak of the Messiah’s intent to fulfill, and not abolish, the Mosaic Law. But what does it mean that the Messiah was to come and fulfill the Law? Does it just pertain, as is commonly thought, to the prophetic agenda of accomplishment which has been realized by the Messiah’s arrival? Or, is there a multi-layered dynamic of the Messiah’s coming to “fulfill” the Torah, which must be taken into consideration? Has the Law been “fulfilled and thus abolished,” as many people today conclude? If this is in error, then what might need to be corrected in some Believers’ view of the Torah?
How can your ministry adhere to an ongoing punishment for the condemned in the Lake of Fire, when Yeshua Himself clearly said that the condemned will be destroyed?
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews Matthew 16:18-19 and the issue of “on this rock I will build my church.” How was this word from the Messiah directly associated with Tanach prophecies of the restoration of Israel?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
