ROUTE 66 TO HEAVEN

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Route 66 to Heaven

Sixty-six turns on the road home, one in every book of the Bible, from the call of Avraham out of Ur to the gates of the Holy City.

Each turn is anchored in one verse from its own book, read with one or two companion verses that give it context. The road runs in canonical order, Bereshis to Hisgalus. Excerpts beneath each turn quote the anchor verse in the King James Version.

Turns 1–5

Torah תורה

The Five Books of Moshe

1
Tent of Avraham under the stars
Turn 1

Genesis

בראשיתBereshis

Forsake other gods and follow the call of the true G-d.

Joshua 24:2; Genesis 12:1

Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee.

Genesis 12:1 · KJV
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The Pesach lamb
Turn 2

Exodus

שמותShemot

Look for the Lamb of G-d who will die so that you can live.

Exodus 12:3; Isaiah 53:7

They shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house.

Exodus 12:3 · KJV
3
Altar
Turn 3

Leviticus

ויקראVayikra

Draw near only by the dam of kapporah, the blood that makes atonement for your nefesh.

Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 9:22

For the life of the flesh is in the blood … it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

Leviticus 17:11 · KJV
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Bronze serpent on the pole
Turn 4

Numbers

במדברBamidbar

Look up at the One lifted on the pole, and live.

Numbers 21:8–9; John 3:14–15

Every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

Numbers 21:8 · KJV
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Tablets of the covenant
Turn 5

Deuteronomy

דבריםDevarim

Hear, O Israel: love Hashem your G-d with all your lev, all your nefesh, and all your strength.

Deuteronomy 6:4–5; Mark 12:29–30

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.

Deuteronomy 6:4 · KJV
Turns 6–17

The Historical Road

Yehoshua through Ester

6
Signpost
Turn 6

Joshua

יהושעYehoshua

Choose this day whom you will serve.

Joshua 24:15; Deuteronomy 30:19

Choose you this day whom ye will serve.

Joshua 24:15 · KJV
7
Gideon’s pitcher and torch
Turn 7

Judges

שופטיםShofetim

Stop doing what is right in your own eyes. That road only seems right.

Judges 21:25; Proverbs 14:12

Every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Judges 21:25 · KJV
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Sheaf of grain
Turn 8

Ruth

רותRut

Take refuge under the wings of your Go’el, the Kinsman-Redeemer.

Ruth 2:12; 3:9; Psalm 91:4

The LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

Ruth 2:12 · KJV
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Horn of anointing oil
Turn 9

1 Samuel

שמואל אShmuel Alef

Let Hashem look upon your heart, and ask Him to create a clean one.

1 Samuel 16:7; Psalm 51:10

Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

1 Samuel 16:7 · KJV
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Crown
Turn 10

2 Samuel

שמואל בShmuel Bet

Trust the promise of the everlasting throne of Ben Dovid.

2 Samuel 7:12–13; Luke 1:32–33

I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

2 Samuel 7:13 · KJV
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Altar of Eliyahu on Carmel, with fire from heaven
Turn 11

1 Kings

מלכים אMelachim Alef

Stop limping between two opinions. If Hashem is G-d, follow Him.

1 Kings 18:21; Matthew 6:24

How long halt ye between two opinions?

1 Kings 18:21 · KJV
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Water of the Jordan
Turn 12

2 Kings

מלכים בMelachim Bet

Go down into the water as Hashem commands, and come up clean.

2 Kings 5:10, 14; Acts 22:16

His flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

2 Kings 5:14 · KJV
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Ark of the covenant
Turn 13

1 Chronicles

דברי הימים אDivrey Hayamim Alef

Seek His Face continually.

1 Chronicles 16:10–11; Psalm 27:8

Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

1 Chronicles 16:11 · KJV
14
Menorah of the Temple
Turn 14

2 Chronicles

דברי הימים בDivrey Hayamim Bet

Humble yourself, pray, seek His Face, and turn from your wicked ways.

2 Chronicles 7:14; James 4:10

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways …

2 Chronicles 7:14 · KJV
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Torah scroll
Turn 15

Ezra

עזראEzra

Set your heart to seek the Torah of Hashem, to do it, and to teach it.

Ezra 7:10; Psalm 1:2

Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

Ezra 7:10 · KJV
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City wall and gate
Turn 16

Nehemiah

נחמיהNechemyah

Hear the Word read and explained, and let the joy of Hashem be your strength.

Nehemiah 8:8, 10; Psalm 16:11

The joy of the LORD is your strength.

Nehemiah 8:10 · KJV
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Royal scepter
Turn 17

Esther

אסתרEster

Do not keep silent. You were brought to this place for such a time as this.

Esther 4:14; Romans 8:28

Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Esther 4:14 · KJV
Turns 18–22

The Wisdom Hills כתובים

Iyov through Shir HaShirim

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Words graven in the rock (Job 19:24)
Turn 18

Job

איובIyov

Know that your Go’el lives, and will stand upon the earth at the last.

Job 19:25–27; John 11:25

For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.

Job 19:25 · KJV
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Kinnor, the harp of Dovid
Turn 19

Psalms

תהליםTehillim

Kiss the Son, and take refuge in Him.

Psalm 2:12; Acts 13:33

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry … Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Psalm 2:12 · KJV
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Ascending and descending
Turn 20

Proverbs

משליMishle

Ask the Name of the Holy One, and the Name of His Son.

Proverbs 30:4; Isaiah 9:6

What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?

Proverbs 30:4 · KJV
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Hourglass
Turn 21

Ecclesiastes

קהלתKohelet

Remember your Creator now, while the road is still open.

Ecclesiastes 12:1, 13; 2 Corinthians 6:2

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth.

Ecclesiastes 12:1 · KJV
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Door
Turn 22

Song of Songs

שיר השיריםShir HaShirim

Open when the Beloved knocks.

Song of Songs 5:2; Revelation 3:20

It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love.

Song of Songs 5:2 · KJV
Turns 23–27

The Major Prophets נביאים

Yeshayah through Daniel

23
Shoot out of dry ground (Isaiah 53:2)
Turn 23

Isaiah

ישעיהYeshayah

Let the Suffering Servant carry your iniquity. By His stripes you are healed.

Isaiah 53:5–6; 1 Peter 2:24

He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities … and with his stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5 · KJV
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Torah written on the heart
Turn 24

Jeremiah

ירמיהYirmeyah

Enter the Brit Chadasha, with the Torah written on your heart.

Jeremiah 31:31–33; Hebrews 8:8–10

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah.

Jeremiah 31:31 · KJV
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Morning sunrise
Turn 25

Lamentations

איכהEichah

Among the ruins, hope in His rachamim. They are new every morning.

Lamentations 3:21–23; Psalm 30:5

His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22–23 · KJV
26
Heart of stone made a heart of flesh
Turn 26

Ezekiel

יחזקאלYechezkel

Receive a new heart and a new ruach.

Ezekiel 36:26–27; John 3:5

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you.

Ezekiel 36:26 · KJV
27
Clouds of heaven
Turn 27

Daniel

דניאלDaniel

Bow before the Bar Enosh, the Son of Man, whose kingdom shall not pass away.

Daniel 7:13–14; Matthew 26:64

One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven.

Daniel 7:13 · KJV
Turns 28–39

Trei Asar תרי עשר

The Twelve Prophets

28
Return
Turn 28

Hosea

הושעHoshea

Return to Hashem, and seek Dovid your King in the latter days.

Hosea 3:5; Jeremiah 30:9

Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king.

Hosea 3:5 · KJV
29
Shofar
Turn 29

Joel

יואלYoel

Call upon the Name of Adoneinu Moshiach Yehoshua\Yeshua\יֵשׁוּעַ and be delivered.

Joel 2:32; Romans 10:13

Whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered.

Joel 2:32 · KJV
30
Plumb line
Turn 30

Amos

עמוסAmos

Prepare to meet your G-d.

Amos 4:12; Hebrews 9:27

Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

Amos 4:12 · KJV
31
Mountain of Tziyon
Turn 31

Obadiah

עובדיהOvadyah

Come down from the heights of pride. Deliverance is on Mount Tziyon.

Obadiah 3–4, 17; James 4:6

But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness.

Obadiah 17 · KJV
32
Great fish
Turn 32

Jonah

יונהYonah

And Yonah was in the belly of the dag shloshah yamim and shloshah leilot (three days and three nights). On the third day the Lord will raise us up.

Jonah 1:17; Hosea 6:2

Salvation is of the LORD.

Jonah 2:9 · KJV
33
Star over Beit Lechem
Turn 33

Micah

מיכהMichah

Look to Beit Lechem for the Ruler whose goings forth are from everlasting.

Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:5–6

Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Micah 5:2 · KJV
34
Stronghold
Turn 34

Nahum

נחוםNachum

Run into the stronghold in the day of trouble.

Nahum 1:7; Proverbs 18:10

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Nahum 1:7 · KJV
35
Tablet and stylus
Turn 35

Habakkuk

חבקוקChavakuk

Live by emunah.

Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17

The just shall live by his faith.

Habakkuk 2:4 · KJV
36
Song
Turn 36

Zephaniah

צפניהTzefanyah

Seek Hashem in meekness, and He will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 2:3; 3:17; Luke 15:7

He will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17 · KJV
37
Building stones
Turn 37

Haggai

חגיChaggai

Consider your ways, and build the House of Hashem first.

Haggai 1:5, 8; Matthew 6:33

Consider your ways.

Haggai 1:5 · KJV
38
Spear
Turn 38

Zechariah

זכריהZecharyah

Look upon Him whom they pierced, and mourn as for an only son.

Zechariah 12:10; John 19:37

They shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son.

Zechariah 12:10 · KJV
39
Cup of Eliyahu (Malachi 4:5)
Turn 39

Malachi

מלאכיMalachi

Let your heart be turned before the great and dreadful Day.

Malachi 4:5–6; Luke 1:17

He shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers.

Malachi 4:6 · KJV
Turns 40–43

The Besuras HaGeulah

The four Gospels

40
All the nations
Turn 40

Matthew

מתתיהוMattitiyahu

Go, therefore, make talmidim for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach of all the nations, giving them a tevilah in a mikveh mayim in Hashem, in the Name of האב, הבן, ורוח הקודש HaAv, and HaBen, and HaRuach Hakodesh.

Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Kings 5:10

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28-30 · KJV
41
Fishing boat on the Kinneret (Mark 1:16–17)
Turn 41

Mark

מרקוסMarkos

Make teshuvah and believe the Besuras HaGeulah.

Mark 1:15; Isaiah 52:7

Repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Mark 1:15 · KJV
42
The Father’s house
Turn 42

Luke

לוקסLukas

Come home. The Father runs to meet you.

Luke 15:20; Luke 19:10

When he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

Luke 15:20 · KJV
43
Dove from above
Turn 43

John

יוחנןYochanan

Be born from above.

John 3:3, 16; 1 Peter 1:23

Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:3 · KJV
Turn 44

The Acts Interchange

Ma’asei HaShlichim

44
The Branch
Turn 44

Acts

מעשי השליחיםMa’asei HaShlichim

Receive Yeshua. There is no other prophecied Name of the Savior in the Bible.

Acts 4:12; Zechariah 6:11-12

There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Acts 4:12 · KJV
Turns 45–57

The Letters of Rav Sha’ul

HaRomim through Filimon

45
Open book
Turn 45

Romans

הרומיםHaRomim

Confess with your mouth and believe in your heart.

Romans 10:9–10; Deuteronomy 30:14

If thou shalt confess with thy mouth … and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 10:9 · KJV
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Empty tomb
Turn 46

1 Corinthians

הקורינתים א׳HaKorintim Aleph

Hold fast to the Besurah: Moshiach died, was buried, and rose on the third day.

1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Hosea 6:2

Moshiach died for our sins according to the scriptures; and … he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.

1 Corinthians 15:3–4 · KJV
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Stone bridge
Turn 47

2 Corinthians

הקורינתים ב׳HaKorintim Beis

Be reconciled to G-d.

2 Corinthians 5:20; Isaiah 1:18

We pray you in Moshiach’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5:20 · KJV
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Scales of justice
Turn 48

Galatians

הגלטיםHaGalatim

Stop trusting your own works. Be justified through the emunah of Moshiach.

Galatians 2:16; Genesis 15:6

A man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Yeshua HaMoshiach.

Galatians 2:16 · KJV
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Gift of grace
Turn 49

Ephesians

האפסיםHaEfesim

Receive yeshuah (salvation) as a gift of chesed (grace) through emunah (faith), not of yourselves.

Ephesians 2:8–9; Titus 3:5

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.

Ephesians 2:8 · KJV
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Pressing toward the mark
Turn 50

Philippians

הפיליפיםHaPilipim

Forget what lies behind and press on toward the prize of the upward call.

Philippians 3:13–14; Hebrews 12:1–2

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Moshiach Yeshua.

Philippians 3:14 · KJV
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Throne above
Turn 51

Colossians

הקולוסיםHaKolosim

Set your mind on things above, where Moshiach is seated.

Colossians 3:1–2; Matthew 6:20

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Colossians 3:2 · KJV
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Trumpet
Turn 52

1 Thessalonians

התסלוניקים א׳HaTeselonikim Aleph

Turn from idols to serve the living G-d, and wait for His Son from heaven.

1 Thessalonians 1:9–10; Acts 1:11

Ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; and to wait for his Son from heaven.

1 Thessalonians 1:9–10 · KJV
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Anchor
Turn 53

2 Thessalonians

התסלוניקים ב׳HaTeselonikim Beis

Stand firm, and hold fast to what you were taught.

2 Thessalonians 2:15; 1 Corinthians 16:13

Stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught.

2 Thessalonians 2:15 · KJV
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Ladder to heaven
Turn 54

1 Timothy

טימותיוס א׳Temotiyos Aleph

Come to G-d through the one Mediator הַמְתַוֵּךְ, the man Moshiach Yeshua.

1 Timothy 2:5; Job 9:33

There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Moshiach Yeshua.

1 Timothy 2:5 · KJV
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Shield
Turn 55

2 Timothy

טימותיוס ב׳Temotiyos Beis

Endure hardship as a chaiyal tov, a good soldier of Moshiach Yeshua.

2 Timothy 2:3; 4:7–8

Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Yeshua HaMoshiach.

2 Timothy 2:3 · KJV
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Oil lamp
Turn 56

Titus

טיטוסTitos

Say no to ungodliness, and look for the blessed hope.

Titus 2:11–13; 1 John 3:2–3

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and מוֹשִיעֵנו our Goel Yeshua HaMoshiach.

Titus 2:13 · KJV
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Debt cancelled
Turn 57

Philemon

פילימוןFilimon

Let Moshiach say of your debt, “Put that on my account.”

Philemon 17–18; 2 Corinthians 5:21

If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account.

Philemon 18 · KJV
Turns 58–65

The Letters to the Kehillah

HaIvrim through Yehuda

58
Veil torn open
Turn 58

Hebrews

העבריםHaIvrim

Enter the Kodesh HaKodashim boldly by דֶּרֶךְ חָדָשׁ וָחָי the new and living way.

Hebrews 10:19–20; Matthew 27:51

By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh.

Hebrews 10:20 · KJV
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Tallit, drawing near in prayer
Turn 59

James

יעקבYaakov

Draw near to G-d, and He will draw near to you.

James 4:8; Zechariah 1:3

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.

James 4:8 · KJV
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Cornerstone
Turn 60

1 Peter

פטרוס א׳Pitros Aleph

Come to the Living Stone, the chosen Cornerstone laid in Tziyon.

1 Peter 2:4–6; Isaiah 28:16

Behold, I lay in צִיּוֹן a chief corner stone, elect, precious.

1 Peter 2:6 · KJV
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Key of entrance
Turn 61

2 Peter

פטרוס ב׳Pitros Beis

Make your calling and election sure, and an entrance will be richly provided.

2 Peter 1:10–11; Matthew 7:13–14

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom.

2 Peter 1:11 · KJV
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Fountain of living water
Turn 62

1 John

יוחנן א׳Yochanan Aleph

Know that you have chayyei olam. Whoever has the Son has life.

1 John 5:11–13; John 20:31

He that hath the Son hath life.

1 John 5:12 · KJV
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The Way
Turn 63

2 John

יוחנן ב׳Yochanan Beis

Abide in the teaching of Moshiach. He is the Way.

2 John 9; John 14:6

He that abideth in the doctrine of Moshiach, he hath גַּם־הָאָב גַּם־הַבֵּן both the Father and the Son.

2 John 9 · KJV
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Lantern for the path (3 John 4)
Turn 64

3 John

יוחנן ג׳Yochanan Gimel

Walk in the truth.

3 John 4; Psalm 86:11

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

3 John 4 · KJV
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Shepherd’s staff and lamb (Jude 24)
Turn 65

Jude

יהודהYehuda

Keep yourself in the ahavah of G-d. He is able to keep you from stumbling.

Jude 21, 24; Psalm 121:3

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy …

Jude 24 · KJV
Turn 66

The Final Approach

Hisgalus

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Tree of life by the river
Turn 66

Revelation

התגלותHisgalus

Wash your robe in the dam of the Seh, and enter the City by the gates to the Etz HaChayim.

Revelation 22:14; 7:14; Genesis 3:22–24

They … have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 7:14 · KJV

Destination

The City Which Hath Foundations

The road that began when Avraham left his father’s house ends at the gates of pearl, where the Etz HaChayim stands again and the Seh is its light.

Hebrews 11:10 · Revelation 21:21–23 · Revelation 22:1–2