These study notes correspond both to the Torah Portions: VAYAKHEL (which means “And He Assembled”) found in Exodus 35-40 / 1Kgs 7:40-8:21 / Mark 15 AND the DVD “Linking Eclipses to the Timing of the Second Coming of Messiah.” Building the Kingdom of God/Heaven Here on Earth Ex 35:1 And Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and saith unto them, `These are the things which Jehovah hath commanded--to do them: #6950.  lhq Kahal to assemble #5712 hde edah assembly / congregation These words are often used interchangeably – Church (the building or the people) Ac 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: Jas 2:1,2 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, Mt 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. G#1577 Ekklesia from G#2564 Kaleo – assembly Ac 7:37,38 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: The Greek word translated here as church is used all through the “Old Testament” in the Greek translation of it? Edah is translated as Ac 19:41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. 1Ki 8:1,2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh mont...