CAN ‘JEWISH FAITH’ BRING

SALVATION?

JAN LILLEBY

hat do you mean Jan Lilleby​​ - Jewish faith….?

To put it another way: Can a Jew, by his faith in the​​ Jewish religion…say, of Talmud,​​ be saved for eternity by God?​​ Is it enough for a Jew just to​​ ‘believe in God Yahve’​​ – as is preached each Sabbath in Jewish synagogues?

Over 80% of Israel’s population is Talmud-believers according to reports. Netanyahu presented to Knesset a few years back, a bill to make Talmud the​​ official religion​​ of the nation.

Fractions in Christendom think​​ Jews can be saved by their Jewish beliefs – without​​ Jesus​​ as Savior.

Mostly those who see themselves as ‘Christian-Zionists’.​​ One of the foremost, if not​​ The​​ foremost propagator seem to be Pastor John Hagee,​​ Cornerstone Church,​​ San Antonio, Texas. Tightly followed by several of the pastors in the Mega-churches in USA, as well as many over in Scandinavia and Europe.​​ (Check out my separate article on Hagee here on my site.)

Every now and then, we observe in TV-News from Middle-East, people standing at the​​ so-called​​ WailingWall​​ in Jerusalem, praying to Yahve – God Almighty.​​ Slipping paper-notes of requests into the slight space between the stones.​​ Even (in their​​ political agenda, at least) several visiting American Presidents have been seen at that wall…praying or not.

MOSES POINTED TO JESUS IN HIS PROPHESIES

It comes as no shock to learn that Jews, at large, do not believe on Jesus as their Savior. The nation, as a whole, rejected Jesus Christ a few years before the nation was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE.

This final​​ ultimate rejection​​ happened as Paul confronted the Sanhedrin counsel in Rome, as we read​​ Acts 28:25-28.​​ This was Israel’s ‘Point-of-no-Return’.

Paul told the counsel, in stern terms, verse 28,

"Therefore​​ let it be​​ known​​ to you that​​ this​​ salvation​​ of​​ God​​ has been​​ sent​​ to the​​ Gentiles; they will​​ also​​ listen."

In other words: The Jews would not listen and thus be saved, by faith in Jesus as the Messiah of God.

In the present-day synagogues​​ world-wide, they hold a faith which in a proud manner is​​ pointing to Moses and the Law​​ of old. It is pretty much the same as when Jesus and the apostles walked the earth. The Pharisees and Sadducees had added many ordinances to the original Scripture. Thus they keep Sabbath, Passover, and much of the old ordinances found in Scripture. Plus, they trust the doctrine found in the Talmud.​​ (The Babylonian Talmud is slandering Jesus’ name, saying He was a bastard born by Myriam (Mary) after she had lived with a Roman Centurion.​​ And much more lies of blaspheming​​ character).

Jesus said of their​​ falsehood,​​ their tampering with the​​ Scripture:

John 5:46,​​ NASB,​​ 

“For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.”

Peter’s second sermon, found in​​ Acts 3:19-23,​​ tells of how God had the Apostles POINTING TO JESUS CHRIST as Savior for Israel, as he also POINTED TO MOSES,

“19​​ Therefore repent and return,​​ so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;​​ 

20​​ and that He may​​ send Jesus, the Christ​​ appointed for you,​​ 

21​​ whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.​​ 

22​​ "Moses said, 'THE LORD GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A​​ PROPHET​​ LIKE​​ ME​​ FROM YOUR BRETHREN; TO HIM YOU SHALL GIVE HEED to everything He says to you.​​ 

23​​ 'And it will be that every soul that does not heed that prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.'” ​​ ​​ ​​​​ (My emphasize)

The​​ stupid false-hood​​ found among fractions in Christianity,​​ -​​ that Jews can be saved​​ without faith in Jesus, is wiped away here as we quote Peter’s sermon.

Acts has​​ several references​​ to sermons (Paul not the least) clearly saying that Jews as well as Gentile proselytes had to believe on Jesus for salvation.​​ 

God is not enough: For​​ He sent His Son​​ to have us saved.​​ Jesus​​ died on the cross at Calvary to​​ atone for the sins​​ of the world. It is meaningless to say that one can be saved, even if he does not believe on Jesus.​​ God Himself is pointing to Jesus, no doubt!

The Jews were the ancient people of God on earth.​​ They were saved thus far. BUT…to continue this relationship with God Yahve…they had to openly, as a nation, CONFIRM their​​ continuing​​ walk with God by accepting His Son and the sacrifice of sin made by Him on the cross.

It is that simple, and yet, so difficult for a proud Jew to accept.

PAUL’S SPEECH TO JEWS IN ACTS 13

Verses 38-41, tells us clearly that one cannot be saved unless having the faith in Jesus Christ,

38​​ "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren *,​​ that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,​​ 

39​​ and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.​​ 

40​​ Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you:​​ 

41​​ 'BEHOLD, YOU SCOFFERS, AND MARVEL, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER * BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.'​​ " ​​ (My emphasize)

Paul and Barnabas at Antioch, Pisidia 44-45 CE.

I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT HERE

IS MY CONCLUSION

The​​ sermons given at Sabbaths, or other days of the week in the Jewish Synagogues, are entirely false. In that they do NOT preach Jesus as Savior. No one can be saved unless they first believe on Jesus as Savior, the Messiah of God.​​ This, regardless of nationality or ethnical​​ background.

This is the result of​​ Jewry having rejected Jesus entirely.​​ Through their national falling away, seen in Acts 28:28 the salvation was from that point in time offered to the entire world.​​ 

A few exceptions​​ of faith in Christ among Jewry,​​ can be found (outside the synagogues) in that there are around 15-20 000 Messianic Jews in the land in our time. As well as such Messianic believers are found outside of Israel also.

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ISRAEL – A NATION OF GOD?

PART II

CHRISTIANS BUYING WEAPONS FOR

ISRAEL’S MURDERING WARFARES!

JAN LILLEBY

 ​​ ​​​​ In the first article I pointed to the most important passages of​​ Scripture, those which prove that God simply took back the land and had Israel utterly destroyed; even annulled into non-existence. Israel is a nation which is totally illegal, seen with the eyes of God.

What I kept out of the article, was the frightening​​ facts (proven by many existing documents and witnessed by official bureaucrats) - those organizations like for instance ‘Christians United for Israel’ (headed by the infamous John Hagee) - and the like, have over the years done fundraising by​​ hundreds of millions of dollars​​ given to Israel, so they can afford modern weaponry.

These millions, coming from Christian Zionist circles, are​​ additional​​ to the millions already given by the US-Government every year. Israel receives huge sums from USA, provided they buy these armaments from…..you guessed right…USA! God bless America, right?

As I am writing this second article in the topic, I can tell you that an infamous and very​​ exposing TV-film​​ – in disfavor of Christian Zionism – is broadcasted over Norwegian national TV-channels these days. It is called​​ “Praying for Armageddon”​​ and viewers can learn in detail how the US-Government plus the Christian Zionist organizations give these huge funds. The film can scare you shitless when you see how these dirty actions go on, and promoted in ‘Jesus Name’.

But now I have gotten hold of a very well written article by​​ Truthout-website – by Jonathan Brenneman and Aiden Orly.​​ Like that TV-film​​ mentioned, they likewise have lots of exposing facts, telling in details how the​​ satanic ‘apparatus’ works to bring forth such huge sums of money to feed Israel with weapons. ​​ 

Thus it is safe to say that Christian Zionists are guilty and have blood on their hands, since they have been the real source behind the weapons used to kill Palestinians in Gaza and other places. There are Christians out there who points to that without the funds from Christian Zionist donators, Israel would not have been able to make war in​​ such scale as we have seen over the latter years. Thus these ‘Christians’ are just as guilty in murder as the murderer himself, Israel, in this case.

Following below, you find the article, and be sure you have strong enough stomach to get this hair rising​​ horror information​​ on the table!

A Christian Zionist, like the definition given here, is a seduced believer, in the hands of, not God and Jesus, but of Satan. Such believers are entirely unsaved. None of them will ever get to heaven, since they support the sworn enemies of Christ, plus, they are preaching and living a false and evil religion.

This is serious stuff folks. ​​ Editor Jan Lilleby.

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Progressives Can’t Ignore Role of Christian Zionism in Colonization of Palestine

"Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is seen as he​​ delivers a speech to a group of American Evangelical Christian tourists and pilgrims during a visit to the ancient hilltop fortress of Masada in the Judaean Desert in Israel, on February 19, 2015.​​ 

Over the past several weeks, the world has witnessed Palestinians continuing to resist forced displacement, apartheid and brutal military occupation. There have been outcries around the world calling for solidarity and to hold the Israeli government accountable. Missing in a lot of the circulating narratives, however,​​ is the indisputable role that the powerful Christian Zionist movement plays, both now and in the long and bloody history of the colonization of Palestine.

Christian Zionists are leading the call for the U.S. to unconditionally support Israel’s expulsion of Palestinians in Jerusalem and Israel’s bombing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Christian Zionist leaders regularly caricature Palestinian resistance to their displacement as “Jew hatred,” appropriating antisemitism to hinder Palestinian rights. Recently, John Hagee, the chairman and founder of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the largest pro-Israel lobby group in the U.S.,​​ tweeted​​ that Jerusalem and Israel belong to​​ the Jewish people, and encouraged Christians to “take​​ a stand against evil”​​ and show “unconditional love and support for Israel.”

What Is Christian Zionism?

Christian Zionism is by far the largest movement supporting authoritarian policies in the Israeli government outside of Israel, and an essential bloc within the larger U.S. Christian Right. The most politically active Christian Zionist movements are​​ motivated primarily by the belief​​ that Jews taking control over the biblical land of Israel will bring about Jesus’ second coming and the end of the world, when Christians will reach salvation and non-Christians — including Muslims and Jews — will be annihilated.

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These End Times theologies​​ have roots in 16th-century Protestantism​​ in Europe, and reflect the colonial context in which they were formed. Christian Zionism as a political​​ movement gained traction as part of the 19th century “Fundamentalist Movement” in Britain and the U.S. when figures, such as​​ Lord Shaftesbury, John Nelson Darby and William Blackstone, began proselytizing the End Times prophecy and​​ conjuring up ideas of a Jewish homeland in Palestine​​ decades before prominent Jewish Zionists called for the same. Britain’s Arthur Balfour, whose Balfour Declaration promised a Jewish homeland in Palestine,​​ was himself a noted Christian Zionist,​​ as was President Woodrow Wilson,​​ who co-signed​​ the Declaration at the encouragement of Jewish Zionist Supreme Court Judge Louis Brandeis.

Jewish Zionism is a newer development than Christian Zionism, but alliances were formed between the majority Ashkenazi Jewish Zionists in Europe seeking a Jewish state and the Christian Zionists who were located in the highest offices in the U.S. and British governments. Indeed, it was Christian Zionists who had the imperial and military power necessary​​ to occupy and colonize Palestine at the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and it was the League of Nations, led by Western Christian-majority powers, who ultimately partitioned Palestine and Israel. No doubt, Christian Zionist leaders viewed the displacement of Jews out of Europe into Palestine as​​ a convenient solution​​ to the “Jewish question,”​​ whereby the Jewish State would serve​​ as a proxy for Western imperial interests​​ in a geopolitically strategic region, and Jewish bodies​​ used as a sword and shield​​ against a centuries-old Muslim enemy. The colonization of Palestine is rooted in, and largely​​ continues to serve, Western Christian imperialist interests at the expense of Palestinians, Muslims and Jews.

Many Christian Zionists today view the 1948 establishment of the State of Israel, which created the Nakba — or expulsion of about​​ 750,000 Palestinians​​ — as a fulfilment of biblical End Times prophecy. The Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights beginning in 1967 similarly is interpreted​​ as a sign that God is blessing Israel and paving the way for Jesus’ return. Subsequent wars, invasions and offensives have been seen as escalating measures that foreshadow the End Times that will bring Christians into salvation and annihilate non-Christians. In other words, Christian Zionism responds positively to conflict, in particular Israeli State aggression toward Palestinians. Regard for Palestinian land and life — including Palestinian Christians — is absent from Christian Zionism since Jewish rule over Palestine is key to unlocking the End Times.

What Is the Ongoing Impact of Christian Zionism?

Today, Christian Zionists are estimated to number at least in the​​ tens of millions,​​ far greater than the​​ population of world Jewry. In the U.S., Christian Zionists are the most numerous and most right-wing voting bloc for Israel. The largest Christian Zionist organization, CUFI,​​ boasts​​ 10 million members, far eclipsing the​​ 100,000 members​​ belonging to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee or AIPAC, the much more famous pro-Israel lobbying organization.​​ One out of every four adults​​ in the United States identifies as Evangelical Christian, and 80 percent of Evangelical Christians, or 20 percent of the U.S. population, reportedly​​ believe​​ the gathering of millions of Jews by the State of Israel signifies the nearing of Jesus’ second coming. The power of Christian Zionism in the U.S. is summed up in a recent​​ interview with Ron Dermer, a close ally of Israeli right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a former Israeli​​ ambassador to the United States:

The backbone of Israel’s support in the United States is the evangelical Christians. It’s true because of numbers, and also because of their passionate and unequivocal support for Israel…. About 25% of Americans — some​​ people think more — are Evangelical Christians. Less than 2% of Americans are Jews…. If you look just at numbers, you should be spending a lot more time doing outreach to Evangelical Christians than you would to Jews. But also look at the passionate support. For most Evangelicals in the United States, certainly for many of them, Israel is one of the most important issues to them. For some​​ it’s number one. For others, it may be number two or number three…. It’s very rare to hear Evangelicals criticize Israel.

Many of the most egregious and anti-Palestinian policies by the United States are led by Christian Zionists. Former President Donald Trump’s foreign policy on Israel was largely appeasing his Evangelical Christian base who voted for him at a margin of​​ 4:1​​ (on the other hand, a much smaller number of American Jews — somewhere between​​ 21 percent and 30 percent​​ –voted for Trump). Christian Zionists occupied the highest offices of the Trump administration, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Vice President Mike Pence, and Trump’s four years in office saw dramatic right-wing shifts in U.S. policy on Israel, including the cutting of U.S. funding to the UNRWA — the agency responsible for supporting Palestinian refugees — recognizing Israel’s illegitimate claims to the Golan Heights, moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. Netanyahu’s right-wing government had wanted to institute some of these changes for years,​​ but it was only because of the Trump administration and its Christian Zionist base that Netanyahu was​​ finally able to do so. While most Christian Zionist money flows through churches and is therefore​​ difficult to track, Christian Zionist funding sends millions of dollars annually to Israel, including to​​ support Jewish immigration to Israel​​ and right-wing Israeli​​ organizations and settlements​​ in service of their goals of “regathering” the Jews, Palestinian displacement, and greater Israeli control.

Christian Zionism has informed Western policy on Palestine since at least the Balfour Declaration in 1917, and continues to be the backbone of global support for ongoing occupation, apartheid and displacement.​​ 

While CUFI​​ does not constitute President Biden’s base of support, Christian Zionism is shifting the U.S. conversation on Palestine as the movement continues to grow. The Biden administration restored funding to the UNRWA, but will not reverse many of Trump’s other Christian-Zionist influenced policies, including the​​ U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem, despite having been major departures from decades of U.S. foreign policy. CUFI has grown to 10 million members from​​ just 2 million​​ in 2015, and Christian Evangelicalism is believed to be​​ one of the fastest-growing religions​​ in the world, forming an ever larger base of U.S. and global political and financial support for Israel’s right wing. Current Israeli aggression toward Palestinians is an outgrowth of long-held Israeli policies that privilege Jews, especially wealthy Ashkenazim, over Palestinians, but​​ tens of millions​​ of Christian Zionists constitute the global movement supporting, instigating and pushing the expansion of Israeli State control over the “holy land” at whatever cost.

Implications of Christian Zionism

for U.S. Progressive Movements

While Christian Zionist movements largely outpace Jewish Zionist movements in their numbers as well as in their extremist, authoritarian views, the two movements continue to use one another for their own gain. As many Jewish Zionists​​ hail Balfour, an avid antisemite, as a hero, they are very happy to overlook the antisemitism of Christian Zionists to bolster the shared vision of an​​ apartheid​​ Jewish supremacist state in historic Palestine. For example, even when U.S.​​ politicians distanced themselves​​ from John Hagee for his overtly antisemitic views,​​ the Anti-Defamation League remained silent. The alignment of establishment Jewish organizations with right-wing antisemitic Christian organizations for the benefit of the Israeli right​​ wing is dangerous for progressive movements in Palestine, the United States and around the world.

Indeed, Christian Zionism must be challenged as a powerful threat to a larger progressive agenda. Because Christian Zionism is predicated on Christian salvation coinciding with the end of the world and annihilation of non-Christians, Christian Zionism is at its core anti-Muslim and antisemitic. The anti-Muslim sentiments of many Christian Zionist leaders are often overt and indisputable: prominent figures such​​ as John Hagee, Chuck Pierce and Pat Robertson have referred to Islam as​​ satanic​​ and the​​ devil,​​ and are​​ key actors​​ in the U.S. anti-Muslim industry. On the other hand, Christian Zionists use their unwavering support of the State of Israel rooted in philosemitism — the fetishization and objectification of Jews — to make it seem that they care for Jews while using Jews as pawns in their End Times drama and believing Jews are ultimately​​ “damned to hell.”​​ More broadly, many Christian Zionist communities adhere to a larger Christian Right agenda fighting against abortion and LGBTQ rights, contradicting any claims that they care for peace and freedom.

To overlook the impact of Christian Zionism on the ongoing colonization of Palestine is to overlook the original and largest worldwide movement seeking full Jewish control in Palestine — and one of the largest and most consequential anti-Muslim, antisemitic​​ and antidemocratic movements of our time. Christian Zionism has informed Western policy on Palestine since at least the Balfour. Declaration in 1917, and continues to be the backbone of global support for ongoing occupation, apartheid and displacement. Progressives committed to Palestinian rights and liberation — as well as Muslim and Jewish safety — will be limited as long as they fail to directly challenge this behemoth of a movement.”

(End of article)

A FEW WORDS FROM EDITOR:

Check out my first article “Israel – a Nation of God?” – which deals with Christian Zionism from a Biblical view-point. The Bible, when rightly divided, will show to you how ungodly an enterprise the present ‘nation’ of Israel really is. It is actually the platform, or podium, upon which the Anti-Christ of the Bible will enter, shortly before the Second Advent of Christ. Christians who support the illicit ‘nation’ of Israel are joining the satanic Anti-Christian preparation to welcome that evil man, a false messiah, when he comes forth! ​​ Check also my article on John Hagee, he who started the satanic organization ‘Christians United for Israel’. By the way, did you know that​​ Martin Luther King Jr.​​ was a Christian Zionist and a supporter of Israel? ​​ Hmm…strange!

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ISRAEL – A NATION OF GOD?

JAN LILLEBY

 ​​ ​​​​ Christian Zionist camp in the world today, as well as the greater part of Jewry, is trying to portray​​ Israel as a nation of God. As if nothing ever happened in history saying otherwise.

They say that ‘God gave them the land’ – but the Bible shows us that God took it back, and He returned His disobedient people back to where they came from: Egypt.​​ 

This article will show you that God no longer​​ (at present, 2024) is​​ ​​ one Who has Israel as His representative for Himself, like, as when Moses took the Hebrews out of Egypt around 1450​​ BC, reported in Exodus. Neither has He​​ in the continuation through the centuries,​​ which we find thoroughly described in the prophetic books of the Bible.​​ 

What happened, or rather,​​ what did the Jews do​​ to make God separate Himself from Israel and no longer want to be their God?

THE THREE​​ DEPORTATIONS OF JEWS

The Bible as well as world history points to three major punishments instigated by God Jehovah. Each one of these contained serious deportations which were enforced on the nation because of Israel’s​​ sinful​​ disobedience and opposition​​ against Jehovah. Idolatry was a substantial factor to make God angry with His elect nation.​​ Who does not remember to have read of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel as they were chastised by Elijah for their grave idolatry with Baal worship?

His election of the Hebrews (as a future nation) at the foot of Mt. Horeb, can be found in​​ Exo. 19:4-8,​​ NASB,

“4​​ 'You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself.​​ 

5 'Now​​ then,​​ if​​ you will​​ indeed​​ obey​​ My​​ voice​​ and​​ keep​​ My​​ covenant, then you shall be My own​​ possession​​ among​​ all​​ the​​ peoples, for​​ all​​ the​​ earth​​ is Mine;​​ 

6​​ and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel."​​ 

7​​ So Moses came and called the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD had commanded him.​​ 

8 All​​ the​​ people​​ answered​​ together​​ and​​ said,​​ "All​​ that the​​ LORD​​ has​​ spoken​​ we will​​ do!"​​ And​​ Moses​​ brought​​ back​​ the​​ words​​ of the​​ people​​ to the​​ LORD.”​​ 

Thus it is clearly proven that God’s election of them to become His holy nation on earth, CAME WITH CERTAIN CONDITIONS, and was in no way a free ‘forever’ golden unbreakable promise.

Notice my emphasize of verse 5 – the word IF – a word which the entire Christian Zionist camp overlook…as if it never was written at all.​​ Thus they actually must answer to Christ why they​​ willfully choose to twist and pervert the Word of God!​​ Doing so, they actively support the enemies of the Lord, which are the Zionist-Jewry (fallen Pharisaic Jewry). They are blaspheming His Holy name. The Babylonian Talmud proves this, as Jesus is called a​​ bastard, son of a whore who got pregnant with a Roman Centurion.​​ Jesus is now ‘boiling in hot excrement in Hell’ according to Talmud.

For not to mention the stunning fact that the recipients of these words spoken to them via Moses below Mt.​​ Horeb, the Hebrews, answered back to the Lord by making a PROMISE, verse 8 quoted above​​ emphasized in Red color.​​ They promised before the Lord to do as He had commanded them!

History bluntly proves to us that the nation​​ broke their promises, in all three instances!​​ First He took the Northern Kingdom, later He​​ punished the Southern Kingdom, and finally He destroyed – not only deported – the entire nation​​ of Israel​​ in 70 CE when she was under the Roman Empire.​​ Israel was guilty as Hell.

Jesus characterization of the unbelieving Jewry in John 8:44 still holds true – after almost 2000 years!

​​ "You are of your​​ father​​ the​​ devil, and you​​ want​​ to​​ do​​ the​​ desires​​ of your​​ father. He was a​​ murderer​​ from the​​ beginning, and does not​​ stand​​ in the​​ truth​​ because​​ there is​​ no​​ truth​​ in him.​​ Whenever​​ he​​ speaks​​ a​​ lie, he​​ speaks​​ from his​​ own​​ nature, for he is a​​ liar​​ and the​​ father​​ of​​ lies.” ​​ (NASB).

The first​​ incident​​ was​​ when they broke their promise to the Lord,​​ in​​ 722 BCE, and God punished the Northern Kingdom, the ten tribes,​​ 2 Kings 17:6, 18, 23,​​ NASB,

6​​ “In the​​ ninth​​ year​​ of​​ Hoshea, the​​ king​​ of​​ Assyria​​ captured​​ Samaria​​ and​​ carried​​ Israel​​ away​​ into​​ exile​​ to​​ Assyria, and​​ settled​​ them in​​ Halah​​ and​​ Habor, on the​​ river​​ of​​ Gozan, and in the​​ cities​​ of the​​ Medes.

18​​ So the​​ LORD​​ was​​ very​​ angry​​ with​​ Israel​​ and​​ removed​​ them from His​​ sight;​​ none​​ was​​ left​​ except​​ *​​ the​​ tribe​​ of​​ Judah.

23​​ until​​ *​​ the​​ LORD​​ removed​​ Israel​​ from His​​ sight, as He​​ spoke​​ through​​ all​​ His​​ servants​​ the​​ prophets. So​​ Israel​​ was​​ carried​​ away​​ into​​ exile​​ from their own​​ land​​ to​​ Assyria​​ until​​ this​​ day.”

(See my article on the Ten Tribes of Israel)

The second incident​​ was when Judah, the Southern Kingdom, was taken (the final deportation of two) by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in 589-587 BCE.

This deportation was happening on the​​ very same calendar day​​ as when Rome destroyed Israel in 70 BC, which was 10 September in our calendar.​​ Flavius Josephus made a remark of this in his book on​​ the Jewish War. I have clipped in from​​ Wikipedia​​ a little notice,

“The​​ siege of Jerusalem​​ (circa 589–587 BC) was the final event of the​​ Judahite revolts against Babylon, in which​​ Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the​​ Neo-Babylonian Empire, besieged​​ Jerusalem, the capital city of the​​ Kingdom of Judah. Jerusalem fell after a 30-month siege, following which the Babylonians systematically destroyed the city and​​ Solomon's Temple.[1][2]​​ The Kingdom of Judah was dissolved and many of its inhabitants were​​ exiled to Babylon.»

The king of Judah, Zedekiah,​​ refused to pay taxes to the Babylonian king, which resulted in that second deportation mentioned above. In other words, it was an act of rebellion, and the disaster fell on Israel.

The first temple was destroyed, as was much of the city.

The prophet Jeremiah pointed to this rebellion​​ as if it was a rebellion against God,​​ and not just the Babylonian king! And he prophesied that Judah would be in captivity for 70 years (Jer. 25:11, 12).

It is this second deportation which is the basis for Daniel’s book. He became a eunuch as he was taken into the royal court by Nebuchadnezzar​​ as a teenager.​​ Most Bible students has some knowledge of the Book of Daniel, which was one of the Scriptures Jesus quoted from in ministry.

The third and final incident, was when Israel made rebellion against the Roman Empire in 66-70 CE, and was utterly destroyed, and actually returned back to Egypt as slaves according to Deuteronomy 28:68. Flavius Josephus recorded this in his books.

In this total disaster the second temple​​ (restored by the released Jews under king Cyrus the Great of Media-Persia)​​ was​​ burnt and​​ torn down, just as Jesus prophesied to them, not leaving any stone-on-stone. It was literally flattened entirely. There is no theologian or scholar​​ who can explain to the world how it is that this​​ terrible disaster is not recorded​​ in the Bible Canon – that is, the Acts of the Apostles. And I certainly cannot explain it either. We do not have any​​ proofs of the writer Luke whether he was alive,​​ right before, during or after​​ the great rebellion in those critical years for Israel. All we can do is guess.​​ But we have a word in Colossians 4 that Luke was with Paul in Rome in around 63-64 CE (verse 14).

This third punishment is an​​ all-time-high​​ (or rather,​​ bottom) regarding Israel as a nation under God’s severe punishment.​​ They have been out for​​ almost 2000 years. In Ezekiel they are seen as​​ dead bones filling a valley,​​ and in Hoseah 6, we find the nation likened with dead, since he prophesied that God​​ would revive them back to life after ‘two days’ –which are not days, but two millennia.​​ 

He actually did not only deport​​ them – as prisoners of war – but He annulled the​​ entire existence​​ of the nation, as He had them sent by sea vessels to Alexandria to be sold as slaves to​​ the mining works in Egypt. But​​ as Moses prophesied, NO ONE WOULD BUY.

A huge number (historians says about 90 000 prisoners) were taken, and of which many later on were used to build the enormous arena Coliseum in Rome. Ruins​​ are​​ still standing as a museum of the Roman Empire’s era.

Those who did not become war-prisoners​​ were crucified along the main roads in Judea, as a brutal horror-scenario to anyone who tried to oppose the Roman powers!​​ From​​ biblicalarcheology.org​​ I have clipped in a quote regarding the end of the Jewish war,

“Initially, crucifixion was known as the punishment of the slaves. Later, it was used to punish foreign captives, rebels and fugitives, especially during times of war and rebellion. Captured enemies and rebels were crucified in masses. Accounts of the suppression of the revolt of Spartacus in 71 B.C. tell how the Roman army lined the road from Capua to Rome with 6,000 crucified rebels on 6,000 crosses. After the Romans quelled the relatively minor rebellion in Judea in 7 A.D. triggered by the death of King Herod, Quintilius Varus, the Roman Legate of Syria, crucified 2,000 Jews in Jerusalem.​​ During Titus’s siege of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., Roman troops crucified as many as 500 Jews a day for several months.”

This was a lot of crucifixions!

JESUS WARNED OF THE COMING DISASTER IN ISRAEL

Jesus foretold of this disaster, using a parable-form, the Wedding Feast for the son of the King,​​ Mat. 22:7​​ in particular, the utter destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, - since the ones who were invited to the feast persecuted and killed the servants who went out to invite the guests,

"But the​​ king​​ was​​ enraged, and he​​ sent​​ his​​ armies​​ and​​ destroyed​​ those​​ murderers​​ and​​ set​​ their​​ city​​ on​​ fire.”

Jesus characterized the Jewish persecutors as​​ murderers, and the Roman army​​ was characterized as ‘His armies’ – God’s punishing troops. The destruction of Israel,​​ with its city and temple, was a pure​​ justified revenge​​ seen from God’s side of the line.

This status – of Israel’s total​​ annulation/destruction​​ still stands in the eyes of God and of Christ, in spite of the political manipulations made in 1948 when UN had Israel verified as a new nation.​​ In the eyes of God that tricky move is a theft of His land. And with the coming ‘Great Tribulation’ prophesied by Jesus, God will serve His stern payback!

(See my article on Jesus’​​ prophesying in Mat. 12 of the future illegal Zionist take-over of Palestine). He actually ‘demonized’ the future Zionist movement. Meaning, it is a move made by Satan, not God!

PRESENT DAY JEWRY

The present day Jewry, with their synagogues in many nations in the world, are using Moses as a ‘mantra’ but they obviously do not care that Moses actually prophesied of their​​ final destruction​​ so far,​​ Deu. 28:68,​​ NASB,

"The​​ LORD​​ will​​ bring​​ you​​ back​​ to​​ Egypt​​ in​​ ships, by the​​ way​​ about​​ which​​ I​​ spoke​​ to you, 'You will​​ never​​ see​​ it​​ again!' And​​ there​​ you will​​ offer​​ yourselves for​​ sale​​ to your​​ enemies​​ as​​ male​​ and​​ female​​ slaves​​ *, but​​ there​​ will be​​ no​​ buyer."

In Norway we have only one real synagogue, which is found in Oslo. It was built in 1920, and is in Jewry considered as an Ashkenazy assembly.​​ The estate sits on the part of Oslo called ‘St. Hans Haugen’. The area is one with residents as well as businesses combined.​​ Wikipedia says so as well as other documents on the internet.​​ As of 2022 they had only 626 registered members.​​ See image here.​​ In Norwegian they have named their congregation ‘Det Mosaiske Trossamfunn’ – which in English reads​​ The Mosaic Denomination’.

The Ashkenazies are Gentile-Jews​​ and thus not of Abraham’s gender,​​ (dating back to 750​​ CE​​ (disputed)​​ as king Bulan of Khazaria had 200 Jewish Rabies come and turning his nation into a ‘Jewish’ one, regarding religion).​​ Arthur Koestler​​ wrote a book on this phenomenon, called ‘The Thirteenth Tribe’.​​ The teaching received in that Gentile nation was of course based on the Babylonian Talmud plus the Tora rolls. Talmud is definitely an Anti-Christian writing, consisting of 17 books. As already mentioned above, Jesus is harshly blasphemed in that satanic book. It is a book of lies and Jewish fairytales mostly, says many critics.

Only about 3-4% of Israel’s population today is​​ real Jews after Abraham’s lineage. The rest are simply Gentiles from several nations.​​ Ben Gurion, when asked ‘Who is a Jew?’ – said that​​ anyone who calls himself a Jew is a Jew.​​ Can you believe it?

65% of Jewry in the world lives NOT in Israel.​​ Chew on that fact for a while.

THE REAL WORLD FACTS ON ISRAEL

If you are a fanatical Israel-supporter, then you are guilty of supporting the worst thinkable enemies of the Lord Jesus​​ Christ. They who, through their daily lives and false faith/religion of Zionism, go on like this will not be saved. Supporting satanic enterprises is not what a Christian should get busy with. On the contrary, he should go up against all such ungodly ideology and fanaticism. Supporting Israel is supporting Satan’s flock, the Jesus-haters found mostly in Jewry. Over 80% of Israel’s population has Talmud as their​​ religion. They will not have​​ salvation.​​ As long as a person in our time does not believe on Jesus Christ, the Bible says he is lost forever.

As a true Christian believer you cannot expect to be saved, as long as you keep supporting God’s hateful enemies, such ones that actually are blasphemers of the Lord’s name. If a man says he is a Christian, but in his daily life he is a thief, or a robber or violent assassin, he is​​ denying Christ by his evil life style. If a man says he is a Christian, but he go​​ supporting Anti-Christian enterprises​​ such as the illegal (in the eyes of God) nation of Israel,​​ he is denying Christ. It simply is not enough to just calling yourself a Christian, as long as you go up against Christ, like I have described above!

IF YOU BELIEVE ON JESUS YOU MUST

BELIEVE ON WHAT HE TAUGHT OF ISRAEL

I am not letting you off the hook so easily: If you consider yourself a Christian Zionist, supporting Israel, you are way out of line! You are Christian by name,​​ and not by lifestyle.

Jesus told another parable regarding Israel and her grave sin of disobedience​​ and of unbelief. The Parable of the barren fig tree. This parable can be considered as the final​​ ‘nail in the coffin’​​ for those who think God still let Israel have the land.

In the parable we find Jesus clearly CONDEMNING ISRAEL into destruction and oblivion!​​ The nation was to be cut down and no longer take up the soil in that vineyard, since it had no fruit. It was​​ barren entirely. Understood: It had NO FAITH in the Messiah of God, Jesus.

The parable’s main point is this: Without Israel FIRST believing on Jesus Christ, they CANNOT EVER POSESS THE PROMISED LAND.

The land cannot be given back to the disobedient Jewish people before Messiah returns from heaven, as we can see in Rev. 19-20 –​​ the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great might and power,​​ to quote Jesus. Until that happens, the land has been lawfully given over to other people than the Jews. Actually the Jews have been a longer period of time OUTSIDE their land, than inside of it. History proves it.

Luke 13:1-9,​​ NASB,

1​​ Now​​ on the​​ same​​ occasion​​ there were​​ some​​ present​​ who​​ reported​​ to Him​​ about​​ the​​ Galileans​​ whose​​ blood​​ Pilate​​ had​​ mixed​​ with their​​ sacrifices.​​ 

2​​ And Jesus​​ said​​ to them,​​ "Do you​​ suppose​​ that​​ these​​ Galileans​​ were greater​​ sinners​​ than​​ all​​ other​​ Galileans​​ because​​ they​​ suffered​​ this​​ fate?​​ 

3​​ "I​​ tell​​ you,​​ no, but​​ unless​​ *​​ you​​ repent, you will​​ all​​ likewise​​ perish.​​ 

4​​ "Or​​ do you​​ suppose​​ that​​ those​​ eighteen​​ on​​ whom​​ the​​ tower​​ in​​ Siloam​​ fell​​ and​​ killed​​ them were worse​​ culprits​​ than​​ all​​ the​​ men​​ who​​ live​​ in​​ Jerusalem?​​ 

5​​ "I​​ tell​​ you,​​ no, but​​ unless​​ *​​ you​​ repent, you will​​ all​​ likewise​​ perish."​​ 

6​​ And He began​​ telling​​ this​​ parable:​​ "A​​ man​​ had​​ a​​ fig​​ tree​​ which had been​​ planted​​ in his​​ vineyard; and he​​ came​​ looking​​ for​​ fruit​​ on it and did not​​ find​​ any.​​ 

7​​ "And he​​ said​​ to the​​ vineyard-keeper,​​ 'Behold, for​​ three​​ years​​ I have​​ come​​ looking​​ for​​ fruit​​ on​​ this​​ fig​​ tree​​ without​​ *​​ finding​​ any.​​ Cut​​ it​​ down!​​ Why​​ does it​​ even​​ use​​ up the​​ ground?'​​ 

8​​ "And he​​ answered​​ and​​ said​​ to him,​​ 'Let​​ it​​ alone,​​ sir, for​​ this​​ year​​ too,​​ until​​ I​​ dig​​ around​​ it and​​ put​​ in​​ fertilizer;​​ 

9​​ and​​ if​​ it​​ bears​​ fruit​​ next​​ *​​ year, fine; but​​ if​​ not,​​ cut​​ it​​ down.'​​ "​​ 

Here Jesus spoke straight forward, like in verse 3, saying​​ unless you repent, you WILL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH.​​ He pointed to what happened to the Galileans whom Pilate had killed due to an up​​ rise, verses 1 and 2. So saying:​​ You will all likewise, be killed by the Roman overlords unless you repent to Me, your Messiah.

Jesus added one more example of the same sort, in verses 4 and 5, of the killing of 18 Jews as the tower of Siloam fell upon them.

And with this grim back curtain He delivered to them the Parable of the barren fig tree, which is​​ directly pointing to Israel​​ as a nation which did not repent to Messiah.

Verses 6 and 7:​​ The owner of the vineyard had been looking for three years, but still could not find any fruit. He told the keeper,​​ CUT IT DOWN!​​ WHY DOES IT EVEN​​ USE UP THE GROUND?​​ 

Jesus had been ministering to Israel for 3 years, but the nation rejected Him. He was the owner of the land – and he gave the keeper an order to cut that bad fig tree down! He found no fruit there, He found NO FAITH there except a minority.

Then we find the keeper of the vineyard speaks up (thus representing the apostles​​ of Christ) –​​ verses 8 and 9 – Let it alone, sir, for this year too,​​ until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, CUT IT DOWN.”

The voice of the vineyard keeper represent the apostles of Christ in this Parable. They were sent out into THE VINYARD, Israel, to put on fertilizer, that is, preaching Jesus Christ to them so they could come to faith and repent to Him. Jesus pointed to a ‘ONE MORE​​ YEAR’ to perhaps have the barren fig tree come up with fruit. This ‘one more year’ is the 34 years we find in Book of Acts.

The use of such a year, rested on what​​ Isa. 61:2​​ wrote of the ‘Favorable year of the Lord’ – leaving out the last half of verse 2 – like Jesus did when preaching this in Nazareth,

“1​​ The​​ Spirit​​ of the​​ Lord​​ GOD​​ is upon me,​​ Because​​ the​​ LORD​​ has​​ anointed​​ me To​​ bring​​ good​​ news​​ to the​​ afflicted; He has​​ sent​​ me to​​ bind​​ up the​​ brokenhearted​​ *, To​​ proclaim​​ liberty​​ to​​ captives​​ And​​ freedom​​ to​​ prisoners;​​ 

2​​ To​​ proclaim​​ the​​ favorable​​ year​​ of the​​ LORD…..”

Jesus 33 years of lifetime when speaking this parable, was the first year of the fig tree, and thus the ‘one more year’ (or season) was that same length of time found with the apostles in the Book of Acts.

After those years with the apostles for Israel, we find proven that Israel as a nation DID NOT REPENT TO JESUS, and so consequently the barren fig tree was cut down, by the Roman battle axe. The tree was NOT allowed to use up the soil when it could not produce any more fruit.

This is still true today, and so the establishing Israel as a nation in 1948 was an illicit operation – and it was NOT of God. He has not changed the terms for them regarding possession of the land. They must FIRST, THE ENTIRE NATION ALL AT ONCE, take to faith and repent to Jesus so they can lawfully enter the ancient grounds. This will not happen before Jesus Messiah returns from heaven!

Thus we find that the Parable of the barren fig tree also proves to us that the Book of Acts are telling of their mission to Israel as a nation, and not to the Gentile world.​​ The vineyard was Israel.​​ This is fully in line with the teaching of Peter and the others. Peter as he addressed the Gentile guests in Cornelius’ house,​​ Acts 10:34-39,​​ NASB, especially verse 36 is hard evidence to this,​​ 

“34​​ Opening​​ his​​ mouth,​​ Peter​​ said: "I​​ most​​ certainly​​ *​​ understand​​ now that​​ God​​ is not​​ one​​ to​​ show​​ partiality,​​ 

35​​ but in​​ every​​ nation​​ the man who​​ fears​​ Him and​​ does​​ what is​​ right​​ is​​ welcome​​ to Him.​​ 

36​​ "The​​ word​​ which​​ He​​ sent​​ to the​​ sons​​ of​​ Israel,​​ preaching​​ peace​​ through​​ Jesus​​ Christ​​ (He is​​ Lord​​ of​​ all​​ )-​​ 

37​​ you​​ yourselves​​ know​​ the​​ thing​​ which​​ took​​ place​​ throughout​​ all​​ Judea,​​ starting​​ from​​ Galilee,​​ after​​ the​​ baptism​​ which​​ John​​ proclaimed.​​ 

38​​ "You know of​​ Jesus​​ of​​ Nazareth,​​ how​​ God​​ anointed​​ Him with the​​ Holy​​ Spirit​​ and with​​ power, and how He​​ went​​ about​​ doing​​ good​​ and​​ healing​​ all​​ who were​​ oppressed​​ by the​​ devil, for​​ God​​ was with Him.​​ 

39​​ "We are​​ witnesses​​ of​​ all​​ the​​ things​​ He​​ did​​ both​​ in the​​ land​​ of the​​ Jews​​ and in​​ Jerusalem. They​​ also​​ put​​ Him to​​ death​​ by​​ hanging​​ Him on a​​ cross.”​​ ​​ Editor’s emphasize.

Only Paul was sent to us Gentiles outside of Israel, and never the twelve.

He concluded his ministry to Israel in this manner,​​ Acts 28:28,​​ NASB,

"Therefore​​ let it be​​ known​​ to you that​​ this​​ salvation​​ of​​ God​​ has been​​ sent​​ to the​​ Gentiles; they will​​ also​​ listen."

These were the very last words spoken to Israel as a nation, by a prophet of God. Since this day in the summer of 60 CE, Israel has NOT been the nation of God. She fell from God when Paul confronted the Sanhedrin at Rome. It was the end station for Israel, the Point-of-no-return if you like. And just ten years after this final meeting with Paul, Israel was entirely destroyed and utterly annulled as a nation.

Israel today​​ is the​​ early platform made ready to receive the Anti-Christ of the Bible​​ (Rev. 13) – a false ungodly ‘messiah’ trying to steal the position which only Jesus Christ can occupy.

That evildoer will soon enter the world-arena, just wait and see.​​ He is already in this world, making his way in the politics in a​​ silent or at least a disguised manner.​​ 

Let us rather take to heart Paul’s exhortation in​​ Eph. 5:5-7,​​ NASB,

“5​​ For​​ this​​ you​​ know​​ with​​ certainty, that​​ no​​ *​​ immoral​​ or​​ impure​​ person​​ or​​ covetous​​ man,​​ who​​ is an​​ idolater,​​ has​​ an​​ inheritance​​ in the​​ kingdom​​ of​​ Christ​​ and​​ God.​​ 

6​​ Let​​ no​​ one​​ deceive​​ you with​​ empty​​ words, for​​ because​​ of​​ these​​ things​​ the​​ wrath​​ of​​ God​​ comes​​ upon the​​ sons​​ of​​ disobedience.​​ 

7 Therefore​​ do not be​​ partakers​​ with them”.

The emphasized lines are​​ Paul’s characterization of the unbelieving Jews in his time. And we must NOT be partakers with such a bunch of evildoers!​​ Separate yourself from such beliefs and such congregations, whether in the USA or elsewhere in this world. You must not be found as a supporter of the blasphemers of Christ!

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CHRISTIAN ZIONISM:

SUPPORTING THE ENEMIES

​​ OF CHRIST!​​ 

JAN LILLEBY

EDITED JUNE 2, 2024, BY ADDING AN ARTICLE​​ 

BY WAYNE JACKSON OF ‘CHRISTIAN COURIER’

 ​​ ​​​​ It is safe to say that the foremost supporters of the Zionist state, Israel, today seem to be the organization headed by Pastor John​​ Charles​​ Hagee, San Antonio, Texas.​​ His congregation meets in ‘Cornerstone Church’, San Antonio.

He and his supporters established the ‘Christians​​ United​​ for Israel’ organization​​ back in February 7, 2006 assisted by some 400 delegates. See details in this clip from Wikipedia​​ below, - which also informs us of Pastor Hagee being​​ a​​ heretical preacher, based on Pentecostal basic beliefs, added the heresy of Word of Faith movement with its ‘Prosperity Gospel’, - ​​ known also as one of many American Tele-evangelists broadcasting programs in Canada and USA.

From ‘Wikipedia’ -

John Charles Hagee​​ (born April 12, 1940) is an American​​ pastor​​ and​​ televangelist. He founded John Hagee Ministries, which telecasts to the United States and Canada. He is also the founder and chairman of the​​ Christian Zionist​​ organization​​ Christians United for Israel.​​ 

Hagee has attracted controversy over his comments on the​​ Catholic Church,​​ Jewish people​​ and​​ Islam, and promotion of the​​ blood moon prophecy.​​ 

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Early life

Hagee was born in​​ Baytown, Texas​​ on April 12, 1940.[1]​​ He studied at​​ Southwestern Assemblies of God University​​ in​​ Waxahachie, Texas, and received a​​ Bachelor of Science, and then studied at​​ Trinity University​​ and obtained a second​​ Bachelor of Science. He also studied at the University of North Texas in educational administration and received a master's degree in 1966.[2]​​ 

He has a son, Matt Hagee, who is also a pastor.[3]​​ 

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Career

Image:​​ Cornerstone Church​​ 

Hagee founded Trinity Church in​​ San Antonio, Texas​​ in 1966, a second Trinity Church in 1975, and Cornerstone Church in 1975.[4]​​ The church has adopted​​ Pentecostal​​ beliefs, including​​ biblical literalism,​​ speaking in tongues,​​ divine healing, the​​ prosperity gospel, and absolute opposition to abortion.[5]​​ Beginning in 1981 in San Antonio, following​​ Operation Opera, Hagee has organized "A Night to Honor Israel" events aiming to show support for the State of Israel.[6]​​ 

Hagee has been politically active. In 1968, he endorsed Democrat​​ George Wallace​​ in his​​ bid for president. His advocacy included organizing and mobilizing a youth movement called "Wallace Youth".[7][8][9]​​ 

In 1996, Hagee spoke on behalf of Republican presidential primary candidate​​ Alan Keyes, who in 2004 lost the​​ U.S. Senate​​ election in​​ Illinois​​ to​​ Barack Obama.[10]​​ In 2002, Hagee endorsed the conservative​​ State Representative​​ John Shields in the latter's unsuccessful bid for the​​ Republican​​ primary​​ for the​​ District 25​​ seat in the​​ Texas Senate. Hagee dubbed Shields's opponent, incumbent​​ Jeff Wentworth, "the most pro-abortion" of 181 legislators in both houses of the Texas legislature.[11]​​ 

On February 7, 2006, Hagee and some 400 leaders from across the Christian and Jewish communities formed​​ Christians United for Israel​​ (CUFI). This lobbies members of the​​ United States Congress, using a biblical stance for promoting​​ Christian Zionism. Around that time he received death threats for his activism on behalf of the State of Israel and hired bodyguards for protection.[12]​​ 

In 2008, Hagee endorsed Senator​​ John McCain​​ in the​​ presidential contest​​ against Barack Obama.[10]​​ After Hagee's endorsement of McCain, a furor arose over statements made by Hagee that were perceived by some as​​ anti-Catholic​​ and​​ antisemitic.[13][14][12][15][16]​​ Following Hagee's remarks, McCain publicly distanced himself from Hagee.[17][18]​​ 

Hagee was the primary funding source for the Israeli Zionist group​​ Im Tirtzu, until he cut ties with the organization in 2013.[19]​​ He is also​​ anti-abortion​​ and stopped giving money to Israel's​​ Hadassah Medical Center​​ when it began offering the procedure.[20]​​ 

In 2016, Hagee endorsed​​ Donald Trump​​ in the​​ 2016 presidential election.[21]

End of Wikipedia clip.​​ 

To this short intro on Pastor Hagee, belongs the fact that he is much like the ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ ​​ - for he is followed by hordes of infamous heretics, such as Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland,​​ even​​ Joel Osteen (largest​​ mega-church in USA). Even if Hagee has a Pentecostal basic belief, one will find lots of Baptist pastors​​ and pastors from other movements​​ supporting his fanaticism with Israel’s existential matters.

Hagee is regarded as a​​ heretic​​ by most denominations in USA, and also abroad.

The Internet is​​ full of​​ writings going against​​ this political/Christian manipulator of souls.​​ (See the article by Wayne Jackson below).

One of these sites is ​​ ​​ www.reformation21.org​​  ​​​​ - with much material exposing Hagee.​​ This site has an article called ‘John Hagee removes all doubt – He’s a heretic!’. ​​ It can be seen also on YouTube.

I recently published two articles on the late Pastor J.R. Church, which brings up much of the​​ same views​​ on Israel and Zionism as we find with Pastor Hagee. They are in great error not only with Israel as a state, but many Biblical issues as well. Always taking the Bible out of proper context to propagate their fanatically views in many topics.

CHRISTIAN ZIONISM SAY THAT THE WHOLE

WORLD SHALL HAVE THE​​ ‘GREAT TRIBULATION’

WHICH IS PROPHESIED IN THE BIBLE

This issue is critical, for without staying with the​​ correct context​​ when reading Bible prophesies,​​ one would get things turned upside-down. Then we will erroneously get​​ ‘Israel is rescued by God, while the world gets punished’​​ ideas!

The Bible shows us that the ‘Great Tribulation’​​ told by Jesus in Mat. 24:21, 22, NASB, - is a warning​​ addressed to Israel, not the Gentile world,

«21​​ "For then there will be a​​ great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever * will.​​ 

22​​ "Unless those days had been cut short, no * life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.”

Jesus spoke​​ with details, but it was based upon Jer. 30:4-9 – on Israel’s future tribulation, not the world’s, - in particular verse 7, NASB,

«4​​ Now these are the words which the LORD spoke​​ concerning​​ Israel​​ and concerning Judah:​​ 

5​​ "For thus says the LORD, 'I have heard a sound of terror, Of dread, and there is no peace.​​ 

6​​ 'Ask now, and see If a male can give birth. Why do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth? And why have all faces turned pale?​​ 

7​​ 'Alas! for that day is great, There is none like it; And it is the time of Jacob's distress, But he will be saved from it.​​ 

8​​ 'It shall come about on that day,' declares the LORD of hosts, 'that I will break his yoke from off their neck and will tear off their bonds; and strangers will no longer make them their slaves.​​ 

9​​ 'But they shall serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.”​​ 

Editor’s emphasize.

Verse 7 is translated in many Bibles, using the word ​​ …the time of Jacob’s trouble.

The AMP Bible net version says,

“​​ ‘Alas! for that day is great, There is none like it; It is the time of Jacob’s​​ [unequaled] trouble, But he will be saved from it”.

This is in line with Jesus, Who​​ told that the tribulation to come, would be like no other (Mat. 24:21).

Jesus was warning Israel of the tribulation, and NOT the Gentile world.

The utter nonsense promoted by these heretical pastors and evangelists, mostly those in the USA, of a soon coming ‘Armageddon’ in the capacity​​ of a​​ Third World War (including nukes and what not) has its basis in this twisted and out of context Bible belief. They simply will not understand that the prophesied tribulation is only to hit Israel, due to the nation’s grave sin and blasphemies against Jesus Christ. The Lord shall be vindicating His holy name, the Bible says. The Lord shall send the ‘Great Tribulation’ upon Zionist Israel, the worst enemies of the Lord, ever!

THE PROPHECY OF EZEKIEL 36, THE

LORD SHALL VINDICATE HIS HOLY NAME

UPON ISRAEL IN THE ENDTIME

Ez. 36:19-23, NASB, tells of the​​ Gentile​​ nations becoming witnesses to what God will do to Israel, as He shall vindicate His holy name (Jesus Christ),

«19​​ "Also I​​ scattered​​ them among the​​ nations​​ and they were​​ dispersed​​ throughout the​​ lands. According to their​​ ways​​ and their​​ deeds​​ I​​ judged​​ them.​​ 

20​​ "When they​​ came​​ to the​​ nations​​ where​​ *​​ they​​ went,​​ they​​ profaned​​ My​​ holy​​ name,​​ because it was​​ said​​ of them,​​ 'These​​ are the​​ people​​ of the​​ LORD; yet they have​​ come​​ out of His​​ land.'​​ 

21​​ "But I had​​ concern​​ for My​​ holy​​ name,​​ which​​ the​​ house​​ of​​ Israel​​ had​​ profaned​​ among the​​ nations​​ where​​ *​​ they​​ went.​​ 

22​​ "Therefore​​ say​​ to the​​ house​​ of​​ Israel,​​ 'Thus​​ says​​ the​​ Lord​​ GOD, "It is not for your​​ sake, O​​ house​​ of​​ Israel, that I am about to​​ act, but for My​​ holy​​ name,​​ which​​ you have​​ profaned​​ among the​​ nations​​ where​​ *​​ you​​ went.​​ 

23​​ "I will​​ vindicate​​ the​​ holiness​​ of My​​ great​​ name​​ which has been​​ profaned​​ among the​​ nations,​​ which​​ you have​​ profaned​​ in their​​ midst.​​ Then the​​ nations​​ will​​ know​​ that I am the​​ LORD,"​​ declares​​ the​​ Lord​​ GOD, "when I​​ prove​​ Myself​​ holy​​ among you in their​​ sight.”

Editor’s emphasize.

Verse 19 pertains to the dispersion which happened in 70 CE as Rome destroyed Israel.

The passage tells of Israel BLASPHEMING the holy name of the Lord (Jesus Christ!) the entire timespan since 70 CE up until He sends the ‘Great Tribulation’. This tribulation is to restore His name in the sight of Israel first, then the Gentile world. Thus the nations will be witnessing (in awe) how God deals with the ungodly Zionist state Israel.​​ 

The Christian Zionists have gotten it​​ all​​ wrong, turning it upside-down. For the Bible clearly says that​​ God shall whip and torment Israel​​ – not the Gentile world​​ (ref. Rev. 11:10….the two witnesses tormented Israel in their ministry of 3 ½ years).

All the horror full and frightening disasters and signs of punishing character seen in Rev. 6 and on – the three ‘sevens’: Seven Seals, Seven Bowls of wrath, Seven Trumpets, plus the three Woes.​​ It falls on the land of Israel, in same manner as when Moses took them out of Egypt. Only Egypt was hit by the plagues.​​ Moses and Aaron went a one day trip into the dessert to stay safe, it says.​​ The two witnesses in Rev. 11 will prophesy to them and warn Israel before each disaster hits them. Just as when Moses warned Egypt, giving them 24 hours to take cover.

Christian Zionists,​​ whoever they might be, are a collective bunch of liars when they declare that ‘Armageddon’ will come to the whole world. It is pure rubbish and a blatant lie. Unlearned pastors and evangelists are proclaiming these lies all over the place.​​ 

They​​ have no idea of the Bible rightly divided. To them the Bible is a ​​ ‘Beefstew’ of confusion…a total mixture of verses taken out of context, creating their own ‘Bubble’ of Bible doctrine contradicting the Word of God.

After God has finished the ‘Great Tribulation’ He will have His Son Jesus Christ take the throne of David on Zion, the​​ Temple Mount, and He shall rein Israel for one thousand years (Rev. 20:4).

ADDED ARTICLE WRITTEN BY WAYNE JACKSON:

The Latest Hagee Heresy: “In Defense of Israel”

John Hagee’s new book,​​ In Defense of Israel, makes some astounding claims. But will they stand in the light of scripture?​​ 

 ​​ ​​​​ John Hagee, the Pentecostal “pastor” of the 18,000-member Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, has just issued a book titled,​​ In Defense of Israel. Doubtless it will turn out to be the most sensational volume produced by the controversial preacher whose pro-state-of-Israel political agenda is fairly well known. A video promotion of the radical book, via the internet, has Hagee making the following statements:

“This book will expose the sins of the fathers and the vicious abuse of the Jewish people.​​ In Defense of Israel​​ will shake Christian theology. It scripturally proves that the Jewish people as a whole did not reject Jesus as Messiah. It will also prove that​​ Jesus did not come to earth to be the Messiah. It will prove that there was a Calvary conspiracy between Rome, the high priest, and Herod to execute Jesus as an insurrectionist too dangerous to live. Since​​ Jesus refused by word and deed to claim to be the Messiah, how can the Jews be blamed for rejecting what was never offered? Read this shocking expose,​​ In Defense of Israel​​ (emphasis added).”

If this volume lives up to the promotion, namely that Jesus did not​​ claim to be, and​​ was not, the promised Messiah of Old Testament literature, it is heresy at its worst. If the promo is some sort of theological subterfuge designed to accelerate sales, it is duplicity in its vilest manifestation.

The term “Messiah” derives ultimately from a Hebrew verb, mashach, signifying “to anoint,” which occurs about seventy times in the Old Testament. Most commonly​​ it was employed of an act anointing or consecrating a man for a special office—such as a prophet (1 Kings 19:16), priest (Exodus 29:7), or king (1 Samuel 16:12). Each of these three sacred offices was combined uniquely in the person of Jesus (Acts 3:22-23; Hebrews 4:14-15; Revelation 19:16). Hence the Lord most appropriately was designated as the “anointed” of God, or the​​ Messiah. In the New Testament the term Christos (529 times), i.e., “the Anointed one,” is transliterated as “Christ,” because Jesus was God’s Christos (Messiah). Hagee’s position is so foreign to the truth that it requires little argument for refutation.

The fact is, the promotional blurb cited above contains an egregious contradiction. Mr. Hagee claims that Jesus did not come to earth “to be the Messiah,” and yet he contends that the Jewish people as a whole “did not reject Jesus as the Messiah.” The only conclusion one can draw from these premises is that the Jews mostly​​ did​​ accept Jesus as the one he​​ did not​​ come to be!

Biblical Evidence

 ​​ ​​​​ Note this brief survey of biblical evidence pertaining to the promises of the coming Messiah, and Jesus’ identification with this recognition.

(1) The prophet Daniel declared the coming of the “anointed one” (Daniel 9:24-27). He detailed the redemptive nature of the Messiah’s mission, the chronology culminating in his murder, the effect of his death (e.g., the end of animal sacrifices), and the devastation that ultimately would fall upon Jehovah’s “people” and the “holy city” as a consequence of repudiating the Anointed One.

Christ applied this prophecy to the Jewish nation’s rejection of himself, and the eventual invasion of the Roman army in A.D. 70 (Matthew 24:15; cf. 22:7). See also Psalm 2:2, and the reference to Jehovah’s “anointed,” who was his “son” (v. 7). The New Testament demonstrates this psalm to be fulfilled in Christ (Acts 4:26; 13:33; Hebrews 1:5; 5:5).

(2) In her conversation with Jesus at Jacob’s well, the Samaritan woman declared: “I know that Messiah is coming (he that is called the Christ): when he arrives, he will declare unto us all things.” The Lord responded: “I who am speaking to you am he” (John 4:25-26).

(3) When Peter confessed: “You are the Christ [Christos – Messiah], the Son of God,” Jesus blessed him, and declared that this truth derived its validity from the Father in heaven (Matthew 16:16-17).

(4) On the day of Pentecost Peter proclaimed:

Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God has made both Lord and Christ [Messiah] this Jesus whom you crucified (Acts 2:36).

(5) John the apostle affirmed that the “signs” the Lord performed during his ministry established the reality that “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” (John 20:30-31). These signs confirmed, both in “word” and “deed,” the Savior’s identity as Messiah.

(6) The Lord’s plaintive cry regarding the rejection of the Messiah, as prophesied by Isaiah the prophet (chapter fifty-three), was specifically applied to the Jews (cf. “his generation” and “the transgression of my people” – v. 8). Their refusal to acknowledge Jesus’ messianic role, in spite of the many signs he did, was a result of a hardening of their hearts (see John 12:37-41).

Those Jews that​​ did​​ accept the Messiah were designated as a “remnant” (Romans 11:5; cf. “some,” vv. 14,17; a small number comparatively speaking; see Isaiah 6:13; Ezekiel 5:3; Zechariah 13:8). Paul’s discussion of the messianic rejection of his “kinsmen according to the flesh” (Romans 9:3) and his agony over them (chapters nine through eleven), is a devastating refutation of Hagee’s incredible theory that most of the Jews accepted him. ​​​​ END OF JACKSON’S ARTICLE.

To all of you Christians in USA, as well as other nations, I urge you to turn your backs on​​ Christian Zionism anywhere. It’s a total heresy, turning the Word of God upside-down, twisting and manipulating the Bible truths and thus casting false fear and worries upon an unsuspecting Christianity.

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Israel Was Not​​ Just​​ ‘Sat Aside’ as

​​ Result of Her Fall in Acts 28:

She Was Entirely Destroyed!

JAN LILLEBY

 ​​​​ It has become a ‘household’ expression in Acts 28 circles to speak of Israel as a nation which was ‘sat aside’ by God, after Paul confronted the Sanhedrin at Rome in Acts 28:25-28, ​​ 60 AD.

To my mind – after so many years of study and repetitive indulging and ‘digging’ in the Word of God, I find it not entirely correct.

It is unfortunately​​ much grimmer​​ than that.

There must be no doubt that Israel as a nation was more than just ‘sat aside’.

Should I express myself​​ totally direct and blunt, I should rather say that Israel was blotted out,​​ annulled, even returned back to where they came from…as if they never ever had been in existence at all!

When the day arrives with Jesus’ return from heaven, to establish the promised millennial kingdom (Dan. 2:44; Rev. 19-20) – He shall not establish the Israel which once existed. He will have to rise up and elect an​​ entirely new national people​​ for Himself. He does​​ not​​ bring back that which was, but arranges​​ and establishes​​ a fully​​ new people​​ to​​ Himself.​​ Why? Because there exists no Israel​​ (in the eyes of God) today and​​ eventually​​ has been called by God to come forth as His nation on earth.

When Israel was destroyed in 70 AD, it resulted in the​​ total disappearance​​ of her. She​​ ceased to exist.​​ The​​ later​​ incident with the​​ Bar Kokhba revolt​​ in 132-136 CE (when Emperor​​ Publius Aelius​​ Hadrianus​​ struck it down) has to be considered a ‘death-cramp’​​ and not​​ uproar by some​​ nation​​ in existence.​​ Afterwards, it was forbidden for any Jews to enter the city!​​ The prisoners of war taken to Rome by Titus​​ in 71-72 AD​​ died under hard slavery and misery, and many thousands of prisoners taken captive in Israel were sent by sea vessels down to Alexandria, Egypt, to be sold as slaves, according to the prophecy of Moses in Deu. 28:68,

Ampl. Bible,​​ “And the Lord shall bring you into​​ Egypt again with ships by the way about which I said to you, YOU SHALL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN. And there​​ you shall be sold to your enemies as bondmen and bondwomen, but no man shall buy you.”

Flavius Josephus wrote in his book works “The Jewish War”​​ (also called ‘The War of the Jews’)​​ of how the Romans in 71-72 AD sent thousands of prisoners away by ships to Egypt…from the age of 17, both Jewish soldiers​​ and​​ their spouses.

But no one would buy, for the market was inflated – and so they were let loose on their own. Thus Deu. 28:68 was fulfilled.

We cannot just go on saying that ‘Israel was set aside’ – when we learn from Scripture​​ plus history​​ that she was actually annulled and returned​​ back to where she once belonged – as slaves in Egypt!​​ IMAGE: Front page of Josephus’ book, showing a relief-work​​ of prisoners carrying the Menora away from the temple.

This had never happened to the nation in earlier history. They were not annulled as the Assyrian king had great numbers of Jews from the ten northern tribes removed; neither did it happen when God had Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, take them captive in 586 BC – for which Jeremiah prophesied that Israel would be held there in 70 years, but be allowed to come back to Israel’s land.​​ They came back by three ‘Alayah’ starting in​​ king​​ Cyrus the Great’s first year of reign, which was 456 BC according to historic documents. History shows that​​ only ten percent​​ of the Jews went back to build Jerusalem.

But when Israel was taken by Rome,​​ then we get a totally different story. They were scattered out in the whole civilized world for their sin against the Lord, the denial and rejection of Jesus Messiah. WE CANNOT FIND ANY WORD SAYING THAT ISRAEL SHALL BE TAKEN BACK HOME, AS SUCH. But we find that God will form an entirely NEW ISRAEL, which has not existed in history.

Thus we can, for instance, read of the​​ establishing of a new tribal system​​ in Rev. 7. They are mentioned by names: Judah, Ruben, Gad,​​ Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin – so making up a total of 144 000 sealed tribal Jews – 12 000 of each tribe, called a​​ firstfruit.​​ Comparing this list with the sons of Jacob, we find that Dan is not there.​​ But instead we find​​ inserted in the list​​ Manasseh. For what reason, I cannot say with any measure of certainty. But at least these are the ones who will be found when the Great Tribulation in Israel takes place. I suspect that Elijah and Moses (the two witnesses in Rev. 11) will be​​ engaged to master this election​​ and​​ establishing of the new tribal system in Israel. Moses will for sure have revelation-power​​ of​​ who is who​​ in regard to the tribes.​​ 

After Rome destroyed them in 70 AD and burned their temple, there have not been found any files of the population and the​​ existing tribe-relations​​ from before they were taken.​​ They were burnt when the city went down. The temple was even laid flat to the grown, leaving​​ not a stone-upon-another​​ as Jesus foretold in Mat. 24:2; this because most​​ of the​​ silver and gold had melted in the fire and the soldiers therefore removed each stone to be able to loot the place of these costly metals. We speak of tons, not kilos.

No Jew today can with​​ certainty​​ tell whether he actually is a Jew, much less which eventual tribe he comes from!

This election and​​ sealing​​ of these 144 000 Jews in Rev. 7 (see also Rev. 14) is actually the move of God to create a NEW ISRAEL. And like the ancient Israel, there have to be a tribal system there. Without tribes, there shall be no genuine Israel of God. Plus, they will have to​​ believe​​ on Jesus Christ. It is not enough just to be a Jew or Israelite. One must believe on Jesus as the Messiah of God.

Thus they are actually being​​ ‘sealed’​​ with the name of Jesus and of God on their foreheads, Rev. 14:1,

“Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with Him​​ 144, 000 (men)​​ who had​​ His name and His Father’s name​​ inscribed on their foreheads.”

In Hebrew this inscription will look like the one seen here. Saying - Jesus Jehovah if English.​​ They visibly tell onlookers that they are servants of Jesus and God Jehovah.

It is an offence against the anti-Christ (the beast) and those who – at that time – have taken the mark (logo) of the beast upon their foreheads or their hand (Rev. 13:16-18). And the logo,​​ or​​ mark of the beast, has been hidden in plain sight, for you can see that logo​​ below​​ here – the hexagram (an​​ ancient​​ occult sign of Satan) as used in the flag of Israel. This is also the ‘Star of Rephan’ mentioned by Stephen in Acts 7:43 – it is​​ not​​ the ‘Star of David’ for such a symbol has never existed!​​ Let me also add to this, that it is not​​ the name of anti-Christ (un-coding it)​​ which has the occult value of 666 referred in Rev. 13:18 – but it is the occult numeric value of the hexagram (mark of the beast) which gives that 666 figuration. Six tags/shapes making three sixes in sum. All those speculating ‘prophets’ out there​​ trying to figure out who anti-Christ really is, are wasting their time by trying to figure out​​ names​​ giving a value of 666. That is impossible. It is the​​ mark itself​​ which has that hidden (occult) value of 666.

Originally the Jewish leaders at the time of UN-Declaration of Israel as a state in 1948, - had actually wanted to have a flag with the​​ Menorah​​ on, the seven-branched candelabrum used in the temple, and also way back when they had the Tabernacle. But certain Jews among these voted for that hexagram​​ – and we find in history that this hexagram was the symbol used by the Rothschild dynasty. The very​​ finance house​​ behind the establishing of the Zionist-State Israel.​​ They ‘washed’ the symbol by calling it “The Star of David” – knowing that it is the symbol of the satanic god idol Rephan.

There is not a chance that God has stood behind this establishment! The Israel we have in our time is entirely​​ made​​ and concocted​​ by human powers (probably ignited by occult powers) such ones we can safely say does​​ not​​ believe on Jesus Christ. They will rather receive the anti-Christ when he comes forth!

Not only was Israel obliterated and annulled, returned back to Egypt​​ by the Roman army forces in 71-72 AD – all because of their persecution and murder of the apostles​​ (see Mat. 22:7), but the Zionist-Israel of 1948 will meet another round of damnation and doom and destruction, as God cast the Great Tribulation upon them. But out of that horrible seven year period, will emerge a NEW ISRAEL, a nation​​ devoted to Jesus Christ, and they will be lawfully established in their land by God (not UN!) and shall be the Lord’s Royal Priesthood as told in Scripture.​​ Rev. 20:4.

I am among those who really believe that​​ we are not far away​​ in time – it shall soon come to pass, and this present dispensation of the Church, the Body of Christ, shall soon be concluded according to Col. 3:1-4; Eph. 4:30.​​ I think it all will be sooner than later.​​ (Check out my article here on the site of this topic)

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