The speaker, Greg Hershberg, shares his personal journey from being raised in an Orthodox Jewish family to embracing Christianity. He recounts his experiences of anti-Semitism in the Bronx, his involvement in Eastern cults, and his eventual marriage to a swimsuit model.
Their honeymoon trip to Israel was initially planned to be a beach vacation, but a cult leader influenced them to visit Israel instead. Upon arrival, they spent a week in Eilat, enjoying the Red Sea and partying. They then moved to Jerusalem, where they visited various sites and restaurants.
During their trip, they decided to visit a mountain called Tabor. As they approached, the speaker felt a strange connection to the mountain. Upon reaching the Basilica of the Transfiguration, he heard a voice inviting him to pray. Despite not knowing how to pray, he closed his eyes and experienced a vision.
In the vision, he saw a figure coming out of the Eastern sky, descending and pressing against him. The figure's face shone like the sun, and his clothes were as white as light. The figure told him that he loved him. After this experience, the speaker felt a sense of cleansing and sanctification.
Upon returning to New York, the speaker and his wife found themselves born again, knowing Yeshua as their Messiah. This experience shocked them as they had been taught that Jesus had nothing to do with them. However, upon reading the New Testament, they discovered that Yeshua was Jewish and had a Jewish genealogy.
The speaker concludes by stating that if you believe in Yeshua, you don't become less Jewish, but rather more Jewish. He emphasizes that Jesus never gave up being Jewish and that meeting Yeshua is the end of the search.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Greg Hershberg is a 64-year-old man from Georgia, born and raised in New York City.
2. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family.
3. He walked to synagogue every Shabbat and attended Hebrew school two days a week.
4. Greg's family was Orthodox, but his father wasn't very into it.
5. Greg experienced anti-Semitism in the Bronx and didn't want to be Jewish anymore.
6. He got involved in Eastern cults and martial arts.
7. Greg married a swimsuit model and they went on a honeymoon to Israel.
8. They visited Eilat, Jerusalem, and other sites in Israel.
9. Greg had a vision on Mount Tabor, where he saw someone come out of the eastern sky.
10. The person in his vision said, "I love you."
11. Greg cried for about 20 minutes after the vision.
12. He didn't know anything about the Holy Spirit before the vision.
13. Greg and his wife returned from Israel as "Born Again" Christians.
14. Greg was shocked to learn that Jesus was Jewish and had a Jewish genealogy.
15. Greg believes that believing in Jesus doesn't make someone less Jewish, but more Jewish.
16. Jesus was born, raised, and died a Jew, and will return as a Jew.