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Biblical recipe produces virus-fighting oil

A professor from Tel Aviv University has used a passage of the Bible to produce a modern version of an ancient priestly oil that is capable of protecting against a wide range of viruses.

Professor Michael Ovadia of the university's Department of Zoology told Israel21c that concoction is based on a recipe from a passage of the Bible describing the preparation of a special oil Israel's temple priests were to anoint themselves with prior to conducting animal sacrifices.

“I had a hunch that this oil, which was prepared with cinnamon and other spices, played a role in preventing the spread of infectious agents to people,” said Ovadia.

He prepared the oil according to the biblical recipe, and sure enough, found that it was extremely effective in preventing the transfer of viruses such as the Avian flu, herpes and even HIV.

Last week, Ovadia sold his discovery to Frutarom, a multinational nutraceutical company that plans to use the oil in a variety of applications, including preventing the spread of infections in airports and hospitals.

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[49] COMMENTS:
1 .  This Oil is a Miracle
It has helped my sister and others and I use it often, Jesus and his deciples used this oil to heal the sick.

http://www.thc-ministry.org
 
Rev. John   11/18/2007 7:05 PM
2 .  oil
If I remember right I believe the Bible says that anyone that makes this oil or puts it together will receive a curse.
I would think this would be really true if the person made it to make money off of it.
Just do what the Word says and do what Acts 2:38 says and God will give you the Holy Ghost and all things will fall into place according to His will.
God has sent His prophet William Branham that fulfilled Malachi 4 and he is the forerunner to the second coming of Christ who has the Spirit of Elijah. You can read what God spoke through him at www.branham.org.
God bless,
Terry
Jesus is coming SOON!
The Bible says that a little that a righteous man hath is BETTER then the riches of MANY WICKED.
 
Terry Schler schuler77777@yahoo.com   8/4/2007 3:36 PM
3 .  About,to jim from St. Paul
Dear Beth,
Sorry, but your the one who is mislead. Typical of a Protestant who doen''nt know her history. Read the Church Fathers from AD 20 - AD 400
As about the oil. I would aggree, If the Lord said it was only to be used for anointing priest and Kings, than thats all it is meant for period.
 
Rick   8/1/2007 6:37 PM
4 .  A GOOD SAMARATAN POURS IN THE OIL AND THE WINE
What type of OIL did Jesus anoint with and his disciples in Mark 6-7-13 and what OIL did James 5:24 refer to...to anoint the sick....do you not know what gives Christians the right to be called Kings and Priest unto GOD is the FACT that they have been anointed with the OIL as described in Exodus 30:30-38...Anointing oil was only used in the Old testament to ANOINT PREIST and then KINGS....and this OIL contained Kaneh Bosem...which is Cannabis in english...its time the WISE VIRGINS to arise and get your OIL...cause only foolish virgins don''t put two and two together nor do they put line upon line and precept upon precept...get your OIL...and be a good samaratan this world needs healed...and its crazy for this government to eradicate a plant d by God for the Benefit of the People.
 
Mary Lou   8/1/2007 3:47 AM
5 .  A GOOD SAMARATAN POURS IN THE OIL AND THE WINE
What type of OIL did Jesus anoint with and his disciples in Mark 6-7-13 and what OIL did James 5:24 refer to...to anoint the sick....do you not know what gives Christians the right to be called Kings and Priest unto GOD is the FACT that they have been anointed with the OIL as described in Exodus 30:30-38...Anointing oil was only used in the Old testament to ANOINT PREIST and then KINGS....and this OIL contained Kaneh Bosem...which is Cannabis in english...its time the WISE VIRGINS to arise and get your OIL...cause only foolish virgins don''t put two and two together nor do they put line upon line and precept upon precept...get your OIL...and be a good samaratan this world needs healed...and its crazy for this government to eradicate a plant d by God for the Benefit of the People.
 
Mary Lou   8/1/2007 3:16 AM
6 .  Healing Oils !
Yes there is a good one here in the U.S.A. its an anti-viral. Called
"Lomatium" The Indians used it in
1918 spanish flu, and survived just fine.
As far as the gospel goes, Gentiles
follow Paul, who follows Christ.
Paul said "Christ in You the hope of Glory" Col 1:27. Christ is in us by his Spirit ! Paul is OUR Apostle, to the Gentiles.
 
Robert U.S.A.   7/30/2007 12:08 AM
7 .  To BETH, from Jim, St. Paul
I appreciate your sincerity, I suspect our Lord does as well. Surely, this is not the time and place to debate such major subject matter as Catholic theology vs yours. email me at Thau_ek9@hotmail.com if you think it worth the pursuit. Be glad to oblige. Let me leave you with two passages. 1) Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to Me, ''Lord, Lord,'' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. “

And the second is Matthew 25, the great judgment and the separation of the sheep and goats. It would behoove us all to pay close attention to those who make it and why.
 
Jim - St. Paul, MN   7/29/2007 10:29 PM
8 .  CONTINUED: Shemoth(Exodus) 30:30-38
30:35 "Then you shall make of these an incense, a compound, work of a perfumer, salted, clean, set-apart. And you shall beat some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Witness in the Tent of Meeting where I meet with you, it is most set-apart to you. And the incense which you make, do not make any for yourselves, according to its composition, it is set-apart to you for YHVH. Whoever makes any like it to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people.........notice HE says any LIKE it.....If this should be anything like what the professor has made, this is not good.......even if it is good for the world....the main course is obedience. Remember also, the Adversary told Eve that eating the fruit would be good also, and they would be as Elohim, knowing good from evil and her eyes would be opened.......this should be left alone.......yes, it is tempting to do, but obedience would be better. And it is being sold, instead of helping others freely, and the cost would be high, no doubt....
 
Karen   7/28/2007 7:55 AM
9 .  It is written: Shemoth 30: 30 - 38/ WARNING!
Shemoth (Exodus) 30:30And you shall anoint Aharon and his sons, and set them apart, to serve as priests to Me.(31) And speak to the children of Yisra''el, saying, ''This is a set-apart anointing oil to Me throughout your generations. IT SHALL NOT BE POURED ON THE FLESH OF A MAN, AND MAKE NO OTHER LIKE IT, ACCORDING TO ITS COMPOSITION. IT IS SET-APART, IT IS SET APART TO YOU. (priests)...WHOEVER COMPOUNDS ANY LIKE IT, OR WHOEVER PUTS ANY OF IT ON A STRANGER, SHALL BE CUT OFF FROM HIS PEOPLE.''" AND YHVH SAID TO MOSHEH, TAKE SWEET SPICES, FRAGRANT GUM AND CINNAMON AND GALBANAM, AND CLEAR FRANKINCENSE WITH THESE SWEET SPICES, ALL IN EQUAL AMOUNTS ......continued to next
 
Karen   7/28/2007 7:46 AM
10 .  Roe: Will the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Come out of Zion?
And it shall come to pass in the End of Days, that
the Mountain of The LORD''S House

shall be established as the top
of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills...

and all nations shall flow unto it.

And many peoples shall go and say:
Come ye, and let us go up
to the Mountain of The LORD,

to the House of The God of Jacob
and He will teach us of His Ways,

and we will walk in His paths...

FOR OUT OF ZION SHALL GO FORTH
THE LAW, THE TORAH

AND THE WORD OF THE LORD

FROM JERUSALEM.
Isaiah 2:2-3, Micah 4:2

And you Christians, are not
kings and priests unto The LORD.

YOUR ASHERIM AND GRAVEN IMAGES
SHALL BE BEATEN IN PIECES...

 
Moshiach: Rebekah - Norway   7/27/2007 1:48 PM
11 .  To Jim From St. Paul Part 2
Satan masquerades as an angel of light, the Bible tells us, and that is exactly what you are seeing when these supposed Catholic priest deliverances are taking place from this "holy water"! Satan''s greatest deception is actually through religion itself, especially the Catholic Church, because he savors being able to lead the religious astray through false doctrine! The only way to salvation is through the blood sacrifice of Jesus, not through ingesting a wafer that a Catholic priest rings a bell to make Jesus jump into! That wafer is only a wafer made by human hands and is only SYMBOLIC of His body! He is not sacrificed over and over again through comm ...He did it ONCE FOR ALL TIME AT THE CROSS! Your church will answer for it''s deception, and I pray you wake up to it before it is too late!
 
Beth S   7/27/2007 6:46 AM
12 .  To Jim From St. Paul
You have got a very rude awakening coming because of the deception you have been handed by your false religion. The Catholic Church is not THE CHURCH...the entire body of those who have accepted Jesus as Savior are! No religion or church can save you. The Pope, a typology of the anti-christ, is NOT Christ''s representative on earth. Catholics revere him as though he were divine...and he is NOT...just merely a man who is deceiving millions with the Catholic pagan-oriented "sacraments" and rituals! The Catholic church was NOT the first church at all and if Catholics would seek out the truth for themselves instead of believing everything that the priests (most of whom are gays, pedophiles and drunks) hand them as gospel, they would see the deception!
 
Beth S   7/27/2007 6:37 AM
13 .  Kaneh Bosem = Aramaic: Kaneh Busma
P.S. One love and see also www.freeanointing.org and www.cannabischurches.net
 
Joshua   7/26/2007 8:42 AM
14 .  Kaneh Bosem = Aramaic: Kaneh Busma
http://www.thc-ministry.org/thelivingtorah.jpg
 
Joshua   7/26/2007 8:39 AM
15 .  Oils of the Bible
God gave the plants and the herbs to all mankind (see Genesis), God put Adam and Eve in a Garden!!! When we took God out of our lives and started to rely on man and "pharmacea" (drugs and drug companies) we left behind all the oils He gave us for healing. Pharmaceutical corporations are the most profitable organizations in the world, they make their profit from poisoning mankind with synthetic chemicals.

Israelites, Jews, and early Christians used these oils as part of daily living for all illness and disease. Many of them were spice traders that made money for their oils. God''s word was imbued in the plants for healing for all nations, not just to be used by priests and bishops.

There are 1,035 references to essential oils, aromatic oil-producing plants, and their applications in the Bible, including at least 33 species.
God is no respecter of persons, I personally believe that God has blessed us with these oils combined with prayer for healing without drugs. Get back to basics! Your body i
 
eternaloils   7/26/2007 6:19 AM
16 .  neat
Awsome! I guess, still making up my mind! Not interested.
 
Dolby Mary Barn   7/26/2007 4:01 AM
17 .  Serving the Lord in Spirit and Truth
It''s true, evangelicals and catholics do differ in their beliefs and in their knowledge and understanding of each other''s beliefs. I don''t criticize any religion. I just thank God that people are praying and giving glory to God in the best way they know. Now, to criticize is to lose the whole christian meaning of charity. God is the ultimate Judge. Recall the story of the two men who stood in the temple. One of them was asking God to forgive him his sins, the other was looking at the other man saying to himself, I''m glad I''m not like him. Jesus did say that the man asking forforgiveness would sooner get to paradise than the other man who was comparing himself to his fellow temple worshipper. They were both temple worshippers. The basic thing here is, that God knows what is in each and every heart. All we can really do is pray that our souls will be as pleasing to God as we would wish them to be. When we see Him face to face , we will know the whole truth about ourselves. God will not condemn us for what
 
RG   7/25/2007 9:27 PM
18 .  Danger
Read Exodus 30:33 before you mess with this stuff. G-d has forbidden it. It is holy to him.
 
Edward   7/25/2007 4:03 PM
19 .  Biblical Oil
This article makes me wonder if it is not an advertisement. The oil was "discovered" to deal with viruses. Hummm, seems too coincidental to me it''s a marketing scheme. ERK
 
Elaine Kettring   7/25/2007 12:52 PM
20 .  and sad to say The Roman Catholic and The Judaism mycticism
is not so different, sometimes talking to angels or the dead ones.
this is forbidden and to go beyond the borders set by Elohim and Ben Elohim yeshua HaMaschiach for humans to enter, like some of or many of the New Agers like to do.
 
MrK   7/25/2007 11:53 AM
21 .  Another heritage from the Catholics
seems to be talking to or praying for the passed away persons in our families. I had a Christian visitor yesterday in my home, He came to my country as a refugee from a Catholic dominated country, there the Catholic church also have their good workers serving their people, yes, but the majority of the church with their leaders may be influenced and in some ways very much controlled by different strong destructive powers within these communities, and the Church loose their reputation among the ordinary people. They all need the pure Word of God and they need servants who live after the teachings of the Word in their communities, and this may sometimes cost them death, enprisonment and make them obligated to fly their country.
 
MrK   7/25/2007 10:35 AM
22 .  The Catholic church and the evangelicals differs a lot
some of the big differences is with the use of sacraments and other blessed items which in catholic fields are preached of and believed to bear healing or salvational powers within themselves after beiing blessed by the authority leaders of the institutional church. The most naisty is, after my opinion, all the pilgrimaces and the bearing of holy items in processions and the prayers to the Great Mater, while the Messiah is lowered in reputation and value. This do not set people free to believe and serve the Son of the Lord in Spirit and Truth.

 
MrK   7/25/2007 10:23 AM
23 .  God is seen as the Candy store!
Talk about God in a Holy manner about prophecy and no one wants to hear it. Talk about how you can profit from Him and He''s now A-OK! God said not to replicate His Holy oils and Spices. He also said that He is only of use when people can profit by Him. I don''t think I want to be in that persons shoes because that oil is only to be used by the High Priests in the Temple, and God said the person shall be cutoff that replicates it. I''m sure for profit it will be far worse. Praise be to God, Glory to His Name. The Earth shall be filled with His Glory!
 
Ron Rush   7/25/2007 5:17 AM
24 .  Catholic Church annointing oil
This oil is to anoint the sick and for other sacraments. Only a bishop can prepare holy oil and it is only done on Holy Thursday. Many documented cases of its special blessing, my own Uncle was writhing in pain, near death and when the priest anointed him with this oil he immediately became totally calm.

It is used under the discernment of the Church, thee Church if you will? Those are Jesus'' intentions i.e. to estabish His Church and give thee "keys of the kingdom." No small command. The Church has the authority to interpret and rule, also a special privilege is given only to the priest to offer up the sacrifice. I understand the rudimentaries of the Protestant faith, but there is so much more to be known and obeyed. A sacred oil is but one blessing. Purgatory is a great blessing. The Eucharist the highest blessing. And so on. Even the possessed shriek and recoil from Holy Water.
 
Jim - St. Paul, MN   7/25/2007 4:10 AM
25 .  WARNING
Right On MSkoglu Re: Exodus 30:22-33.

In fact read to the end from 33 -38 So don''t touch this oil. READ READ READ and understand. Pray for those who are sick and allways finish with THY WILL BE DONE


 
drifter   7/25/2007 3:35 AM
26 .  Biblical oil
Don''t think God would approve of making bucks off the oil. If it came from the bible it should be shared (no charge) with His people. Do you think we should charge for the water used in Baptisms?
 
Bernie Lee   7/25/2007 2:40 AM
27 .  Interesting article
I think that prayer is needed here and discernment. Today there are many crazy ideas that are taking hold on mankind and prayer is the only way to determine the hoaxes from the facts. Praised be the God of Jacob and the God of Abraham! Who is like unto God!
 
Ted   7/25/2007 2:21 AM
28 .  Verse in Bible
For those who are interested read Exodus 30:22-33 it has a list of ingredients that go into the making of the anointing oil. It also has a warning.
 
MSkoglu   7/25/2007 12:43 AM
29 .  You foolish people
Don’t you know that the power of God is the only thing to heal us? We don’t need physical objects. God and Jesus used physical objects to heal (i.e. the mud on the eyes, etc.) for the benefit of the person being healed. The physical objects don’t have any healing power in itself. It just help the person have stronger faith at that time being healed. Does this mean that the women who was healed touching Jesus’ hem make us go out and buy clothing matching the fabric He wore? God and Jesus healed people without any physical objects. Using physical materials are for weak Chrisitans. It’s too bad that people know God, but deny his real power - relying on d objects to heal.
 
Steveng   7/24/2007 11:06 PM
30 .  God gave us Scripture to Benefit us
If we all followied the teachings of our Lord, we would be 100% well, body, soul, spirit. All scripture is given for inspiration. He''s our Father, and Father knows best. Christains benefit in everyway through the Word of God. Is this man''s heart in the right place. Is this for the benefit of humanity? Only God knows and judges. If this man uses this for his own personal gain then it is wrong.
 
Rebecca   7/24/2007 8:13 PM
31 .  oil
What''s wonderful, is that I''ve been using such an oil for years, and it truly does ward off viruses, bacteria, etc. I take it internally in capsules, and also use it on the soles of my feet and spine. Check out the mixture called THEIVES from Youngliving.us
It is biblically inspired, probably the same stuff. I''m not Jewish, but I believe God gave us the herbs and plants to use as his gift to us.

 
just me   7/24/2007 5:53 PM
32 .  Greasing one''s palms!
I agree totally with Kammy. How could someone have the audacity to take what is in Holy Scripture and then tout it as something that belongs solely to him?. Love of money is the root of all evil.
Ovadia O where is thy sense of charity?
 
Marianne   7/24/2007 5:36 PM
33 .  Priests and oil
Now that Christ has made us sharers in His eternal priesthood, perhaps it is permitted if we use the oil!
 
mary   7/24/2007 3:47 PM
34 .  Holy Oil recipe
Furthermore, if any of you are readers are as in tune with the Bible as you think you are, then you would know that there are ingredients in the Holy Oil that are completely unknown to man today. I think most of the comments about this story have been made in ignorance and with judgement.
 
rachel   7/24/2007 1:45 PM
35 .  Holy Oil
This article written on Israel Today is not factual. The professor did not produce the Holy Oil. He was inspired by a passage in the Bible that led him to choose working on cinnamon. I suggest readers to go to Israel21c and read the proper version and correct version.
 
rachel   7/24/2007 8:26 AM
36 .  Anything they can Profit by God
God is not in thier thoughts, but if a person can profit by him it''s okay then. You''re so right Brother Ron Ben! This person is making something God said is for Holy use in the Temple only. Have they no fear? No they don''t even believe he exists, but they will find out the hard way. They are pursuing folly to thier own damnation!
 
Ron Rush   7/24/2007 2:41 AM
37 .  Lion of the Tribe of Judah
The KING OF KINGS is coming soon.......
 
Futurequeen   7/24/2007 2:37 AM
38 .  Good analysis...
Shalom Roe:

This is a good analysis. Since we are classified as kings and priests in the Word, and we are going to be here during the Tribulation, this just might be the Master''s plan. We will have to wait and see. I do believe, however, the Holy Spirit will be here to guide and direct us not like the pre-tribers who believe they will usher out the Holy Spirit when the so-called Church is raptured before the Tribulation commences. This is false doctrine. Blessings in Messiah!
 
Ron Ben Ya''akov   7/24/2007 12:14 AM
39 .  Oil
Perhaps this is necessary for the Jews who will spread the gospel during the tribulation, and will protect them from some of the plagues. God ALWAYS has a plan.

Also, we ARE kings and priests according to Rev 1:6.
 
Roe   7/24/2007 12:01 AM
40 .  AMEN...
Shalom Joshua:

Amen, brother!
 
Ron Ben Ya''akov   7/23/2007 8:24 PM
41 .  #3 Brother Ron
I think we need to tell that hell is also a state of being. The love of money will indeed bring you here and the reward for hell is the lake of fire and brimstone.
 
Joshua   7/23/2007 8:00 PM
42 .  For the Temple Only
I fear for this man and others who try to use this for their benefit...the Word says that this oil was to be used for anointing the priests and temple articles only!
Exodus 30:32-33 "(32) It is not to be used for anointing a person''s body and you are not to make any like it, with the same composition of ingredients - it is holy, and you are to treat it as holy. (33) Whoever makes any like it or uses it on any unauthorized person is to be cut off from his people." Time to know and heed the Word, people!

 
Beth S   7/23/2007 7:34 PM
43 .  Cleansing
Exo 30:22 Moreover, the Lord said to Moses

 
Joel   7/23/2007 4:24 PM
44 .  Love of money....
Shalom to all:

Like the Apostle Shaul told Timothy, "For the love of money is the root of all evil which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows" (1 Timoteyos/1 Timothy 6:10).

The mind-set today is to find a get-rich-quick scheme and make "that" money. Oh, there are many schemes available, but the love of money will send a person to Hell faster than an arrow fired from a 100 pound bow. I didn''t say money will send anyone to Hell: THE LOVE OF MONEY WILL SEND A PERSON TO HELL!!!!!
 
Ron Ben Ya''akov   7/23/2007 4:16 PM
45 .  Virus Fighting Oil
It''s a shame that Ovadia sold it to Frutarom for we will either never see it or they will produce a watered down version and rake in the money and help no one. He should have shared it with the world so everone could benefit - it''s all about the money, money, money.
 
Rich   7/23/2007 4:01 PM
46 .  It''s not his!
How can he sell what he doesn''t own? Also, there are prohibitions, in the scriptures, about its use. Is he sure he has identified the ingredients properly? What have the Cohanim got to say about this?
 
Ian   7/23/2007 3:53 PM
47 .  Well...
It seems to me the recipe is free...
Last time I checked anyway.
Just because this article doesn''t print the verse doesn''t mean it''s suddenly invisible in MY Bible.

*cough*
Nothing to see here.
 
Aaron in USA   7/23/2007 3:49 PM
48 .  Virus-fighting oil
Amazing is not a word I''d use. Well, maybe for the oil. As for the story itself, I''d have to say laughable. Is this truly what our Lord would have wanted. When are people going to realize that multinational pharmacuetical companies are another scourge in this world. Why is it always about money. Doesn''t God say that the greatest commandment of all is ''love''. And doesn''t love mean giving and helping your fellow man. If I was smart enough to find a cure for anything, I would be in such a hurry to share it with everybody, so everybody could benefit, regardless of how much money they had, or even if they had any. Yes, we do serve an awesome God but sadly man/woman has no comparison. I wonder how God will feel if the professor is lucky enough to meet Him. Will God say "You could have helped so many but you chose money as your god".
 
Kammy   7/23/2007 3:11 PM
49 .  Amazing
We serve a awesome, all knowing God!
 
Deborah   7/23/2007 2:40 PM


  
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