-Caveat Lector- more of the same misguided longing for being one of the chosen...lemme tell ya a secret...god's chosen are those who have chosen god...
he speaks to us at all times and the more we fill our heads with trying to apply multi-thousand year old political histories as literal spiritual fact to a new, entirely different world, the more will we NOT hear the word... --- Bill Kalivas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > by Ted R. Weiland > > "Here's a paradox, a paradox, a most ingenious paradox: and > anthropological fact, many Christians may have much more > Hebrew-Israelite blood in their veins than most of their Jewish > neighbors." 1 > > --Alfred M. Lilienthal, Author of "What Price Israel?" > > > > Could there possibly be any truth to this? If so, it would mean > that the majority of Christendom and the rest of society has > misidentified the people most prominent in the Bible. If Israel > has been misidentified there is no doubt that major errors in > doctrinal interpretation and application of Biblical prophecy > have been made! > > There are a variety of stories regarding the Israelites and their > modern - day identity. It is not the purpose of this tract to > relate another of these stories. Instead, it will furnish you > with the rest of the story, the true story regarding Israel's > modern identity, the one found in the Scriptures and verified by > archeology and history -- a story not usually told by most > preachers. > > > SPIRITUAL ISRAEL > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > A large segment of Christianity is being taught that God no > longer has a plan for physical Israel under the New Covenant, and > that He is now working with only a spiritual Israel. For example, > in the January/February 1991 issue of The Last Trump, Dr. Ed > Moore claimed: > > > "Hence, we can begin to see that being the children of > Abraham (today under the New Covenant) has nothing to do with > race." 2 > > In his book Clouds over America, Leonard C. Lee concluded: > > > "Since God rejected the Israelites as a nation, we can look > for the fulfillment of His purposes only in [a] spiritual Israel. > . . The [physical] Israelites have now passed off the stage of > action. . ." 3 > > In essence, these men and others of the same persuasion, are > proclaiming that God has no New Covenant plan for physical > Israel. Yet, contrast these statements with what the inspired > writer of Hebrews wrote: > > > "Behold days are coming, says the Yahweh* when I will > effect a New Covenant with the House of Israel and with the House > of Judah. . ." (Hebrews 8:8). > > While some people attempt to spiritualize this passage of > Scripture to fit their preconceived ideas or to harmonize it with > their denomination's teachings, the Israelites cannot be > spiritualized in this verse, and for three reasons. > > First, the context will not allow it. The very next verse > dictates as to whether the Israelites spoken of in verse eight > are to be deemed as being either physical or spiritual: > > > "Not like the [Mosaic] covenant which I made with their > [the house of Israel's and the house of Judah's] fathers on the > day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of > Egypt..." (Hebrews 8:9) > > The people described in this passage, with whom the New Covenant > was and is being made, are clearly the physical descendants of > the physical people whom Moses led out of Egypt. > > The second reason Israel cannot be spiritualized is illustrated > by the Old Testament passage from which Hebrews 8:8-12 is quoted. > The author of Hebrews quoted the Prophet Jeremiah, and Jeremiah > continued with the following: > > > "Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for light by day, and > the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by day.... If > this fixed order departs from before Me ... then the offspring of > Israel also shall cease from being a nation before Me forever. > Thus says Yahweh, If the heavens above can be measured, and the > foundations of the earth searched out below, then I will also > cast off the offspring of Israel.... " (Jeremiah 31:35-37) > > Since the fixed order of the sun, moon and stars has not > departed, and since the heavens have not been measured, and the > depths of the earth searched out below, then it is quite apparent > that God is still working with the physical descendants of > Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. If not, then God has lied. > > The third reason the Israelites in Hebrews 8:8 cannot be > spiritualized is because of the second witness found in Romans > where the Apostle Paul declared: > > > "For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated > from [the] Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen > according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom belong ... > the covenants...." (Romans 9:3-4) > > Not only do the previous three passages specifically declare that > God made His New Covenant with Israelites, but there are many > more New Testament passages which reveal that God continues to > work with the physical nation of Israel to this day.** > > There can be no question that God, under the New Covenant, has a > plan for physical Israel (at least with the remnant who have, and > are being redeemed by the atoning sacrifice of Yahshua*** the > Christ). > > This being the case, it behooves Christianity to correctly > identify the true descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. > > > TODAY'S JEWS > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Nearly all of Christendom is being taught that today's "Jews" > represent Israel. Yet, how many of those same people have ever > been taught that the Bible warns us of Israelite impostors? > That's right, non-Israelites who fallaciously claim to be > Israelites: > > > "I know ...the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews > [i.e., Judahites, thus Israelites] and are not, but are a > synagogue of Satan." (Revelation 2:9) > > Also, how many Christians have been told that there is actually a > people who admit to being those impostors? For example, The 1980 > Jewish Almanac's first chapter entitled "Identity Crisis," begins > with the following admission: > > > "Strictly speaking, it is incorrect to call an ancient > Israelite a 'Jew' or to call a contemporary Jew an 'Israelite' or > a 'Hebrew.'" 4 > > This amazing confession is confirmed by several other Jewish > sources and individual Jews. **** Dr. Oscar Levy went so far as > to declare: > > > "And are not they [today's Jews] the inventors of the > Chosen People myth?" 5 > > Why hasn't Christendom and the American public been told that > over 90 percent of the people known as "Jews" are not descendants > of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? History reveals they are actually > descendants of the fierce Turkish, Mongolian Khazar tribes which > roamed the steppes of southern Russia and who adopted the > religion of Judaism between the 7th and 9th Centuries. Today, the > Khazars are known as "Jews" not because of race, but because of > religion. 6 > > As stated, the Bible declares that there would be Israelite > impostors, these impostors have inadvertently or deliberately > identified themselves by their own writings. Therefore, if > today's Jewish people are not true Israel, someone else must be! > > > TRUE ISRAEL > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > God provided Scriptural clues for identifying Israel of old. > There is no debate that ancient Israel fulfilled most of these > marks and was identified by them. But even more exciting is the > fact that these very same features help us to identify Israel > today! Listed below are fifteen national, geographical and > spiritual aspects out of hundreds of scriptural clues that > positively identify Israel. Ask yourself, what modern-day people > do they identify? > > > 5 NATIONAL ASPECTS > > 1.. Israel was to become a great and mighty nation. (Genesis > 12:1-3) > > > 2.. Israel was to become a vast multitude of people. (Genesis > 22:17) > > > 3.. Israel was to form a multitude of nations. (Genesis 17:4-6) > > > > 4.. Israel was to rule over other nations. (Deuteronomy 15:6) > > > 5.. Israel was to be a blessing to all nations. (Genesis 22:18) > > 5 GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS > > 1.. Israel was to have a new home, other than Canaan Land. (2 > Samuel 7:10) > > > 2.. Israel's new land was to be inhabited by people gathered > from many nations. (Ezekiel 38:8) > > > 3.. Israel was to have a land of unwalled villages, without > walls, bars or gates. (Ezekiel 38:11) > > > 4.. Israel was to have a land of great agricultural wealth. > (Deuteronomy 28:8-11) > > > 5.. Israel's land was described as being the "camp of the > saints." (Revelations 20:7-9) > > 5 SPIRITUAL ASPECTS > > 1.. Israel was to have a new religion and be saved by Yahweh. > (Jeremiah 31:7,31-37) > > > 2.. Israel was to carry the gospel to all the world. (Isaiah > 49:3-6) > > > 3.. Israel was to be the only nation given God's Law. (Psalm > 147:19-20) > > > 4.. Israel was to be blind for the most part to her identity. > (Isaiah 42:16-19) > > > 5.. Israel was to be called by a new name. (Isaiah 62:1-2) > If Israel exists today, as she must, there is only one people > whom all these identifying marks fit -- and they certainly do not > represent the modern-day "Jews." They do however, describe > perfectly the Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Germanic, Scandinavian, and > kindred peoples; the multitude of nations who became a great > nation, with a new home, a new religion, and who have blessed the > world with the gospel of Yahshua and numerous other blessings. > > Indeed, Alfred Lilienthal (a "Jew") understood what most > Celto-Saxons do not: Many Christians have much more > Hebrew-Israelite blood in their veins than do their modern > "Jewish" neighbors. > > > CONCLUSION > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The Prophet Isaiah spoke of a time in the future when "the eyes > of those who see will not be blinded, and the ears of those who > hear will listen, and the mind of the hasty will discern truth." > (Isaiah 32:3-4) It is the purpose of this short tract to assist > in the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy in regard to the true > identity of Israel. We have very briefly demonstrated and > provided evidence for the following three facts: > > > a.. God has a New Covenant plan for physical Israel today. > > > b.. Today's "Jews" are not Israelites, but instead impostors. > > > c.. The Celto-Saxon peoples are Israelites, the true > descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. > You now have the rest of the story, the true story concerning > Israel's modern-day identity; it is up to you what you do with > it. It is our prayer that Isaiah's prophecy will be fulfilled in > you, and that you will do your part in awakening other Israelites > to their identity, and to their responsibility to God as His > people. > > * Where the tetragrammaton has been incorrectly substituted with > words "the LORD" or "GOD" in either the Old Testament or in the > New Testament where the Old Testament is quoted, these passages > have been corrected by inserting the letters YHWH (pronounced > Yahweh) as should have been done by the English translators. > ** Matthew 1:21; 2:6; 10:6; 15:24; Luke > 1:16,33,54-55,68,72-73,77; 19:9,10; 22:30; Acts 1:6; 5:31; > 13:23,24; Romans 4:1; 11:1,2; James 1:1; Revelation 7:3-8; > 21:10-12, etc. See chapter two of God's Covenant People, > Yesterday, Today and Forever. > > *** Yahshua, the Hebrew pronunciation of our Savior's name, is > the preferred expression used in this tract, as it is believed to > be the more acurate rendition. > > **** The Jewish Encyclopedia (1905); The Standard Jewish > Encyclopedia (1966); Nathan M. Pollock, Professor of Medieval > Jewish History of Tel Aviv; Bernard Lazare; Robert Quillan; Dr. > Benjamin Freedman; Arthur Koestler; James Yaffe; Paul Meyer and > many more. See chapter four of God's Covenant People, Yesterday, > Today and Forever > > > > BIBLIOGRAPHY: > 1 - Alfred M. Lilienthal, Jr., What Price Israel (Chicago: Henry > Regnery Company, 1953) p. 223. > > 2 - Dr. Ed Moore, The Last Trump (January/February, 1991) p. 7. > > 3 - Leonard C. Lee, Clouds Over America (Washington: Review and > Herald Publishing Association, 1948) p. 71. > > 4 - The Jewish Almanac, Compiled and Edited by Richard Siegel and > Carl Rheins (New York: Bantam Books, 1980) p. 3. > > 5 - Dr. Oscar Levy, preface, The World Significance of the > Russian Revolution, George Pitt Rivers (Oxford, England: Basil > Blackwell, 1920) p. vi. > > 6 - Arthur Koestler, The Thirteenth Tribe (New York: Random > House, Inc., 1976). > > For a more exhaustive study regarding Israel's modern-day > identity, order: > > God's Covenant People: Yesterday, Today and Forever by Evangelist > Ted R. Weiland -- THE resource book for the Israel-Identity > Christian message. This book proves that God continues to have a > plan for the physical Israelites under the New Covenant > dispensation. It exposes the impostors and establishes who Israel > is today from the Scriptures, archaeology and history, and > discloses why this is of such significance to us. A 460 page book > consisting of, 14 chapters, in excess of 700 quotes with > footnotes, over 30 early American and European testimonies, and > more than 40 Biblical, archaeological, and historical proofs of > Israel's modern-day identity. Hardcover - $23.00 postpaid > Softcover - $15.00 postpaid. > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 image/gif name=cross.gif __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. 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