Young American Jews & Israel
by Jonathan Rosenblum
What Jews under 35 feel towards Israel goes beyond apathy to outright resentment.
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What else can be expected when rabbis have failed to teach that Judaism requires Jews to make the move to the Jewish Homeland, and that, at the very least, it hastens the coming of Mashiach?
If Jewish folks don't want to make aliyah they will die in the wilderness of exile physically and spiritually, as many already appear to be numbered among the living dead as Eretz Yisrael fails to enliven them with meaning and purpose to become a holy people and a "Light to all nations" - just like too many who live in Israel but whose hearts are far away, despising their biblical call and holy inheritance that Ishmael claims and the German-EU covets.
Warning the Jews
UN Resolution 181: Blueprint of the Beast?
The Great Mideast Commission: Reaching the Cities of Judah
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
South Africa worse than under Apartheid
Another REALITY CHECK for liberals:
Mangcu wrote last week that "I have never been as depressed by this country’s politics as I am this point. Not even under apartheid was I ever this depressed."
That's quite a statement, particularly for one who suffered under apartheid.
Bloody Vatican after Temple Mount
Ahab (apostates in Israel) and Jezebel (Vatican) are plotting against Jerusalem, and will stop at nothing to seize the crown of the coveted Temple Mount for the Crusader-Kingdom the German-Jesuits are hell-bent on creating, even over the dead body of Yitzhak Rabin and any person who dares to stand in opposition to them.
Thankfully, "Elijah" (chief spokesman between the Two Witnesses) will be immune from their attacks until his God-given mission is accomplished.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Most Israelites aren't Jews
"DID YOU KNOW THAT....."
According to the Bible ten out of the twelve tribes of Israel split away (1-Kings 12:19), formed their own kingdom of "Israel" (1-Kings 12:20) and were exiled by the Assyrians (2-Kings 17:18). They forget their identity (Hosea 1:9 7:8 Isaiah 49:21) and became the Lost Ten Tribes. In the future they will re-unite with the Jews (Ezekiel 37, Isaiah 11:13 Jeremiah 3:18) of "Judah", but until then they have a role of their own to fulfill. They were destined to be situated at the continental extremities of the earth such as North America, the British Isles, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa (Deuteronomy 33:13 Isaiah 24:16 26:15 41:8-9 49:6), to be the richest (Genesis 27:28 49:25 Deuteronomy 33:13-16 Hosea 2:8), and most powerful (Numbers 24:8-7 Micah 5:7-9) nations on earth and to control major international strategic bases (Genesis 22:16-17 24:60). All of these points together with numerous others show that descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes can only be found amongst Western Nations especially the English-speaking ones. The correctness of our interpretation of the relevant verses, and your destiny, may depend upon this information. You need to know! www.britam.org
Not All Twelve Tribes of Israel are Jewish?
The Plain Truth About the "Lost Ten Tribes" and Why You Need to Know!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
"The Real Truth" can't handle the plain truth
Apparently the plain truth I posted (Hope for Zimbabwe: Restore Rhodesia!) is too hard to handle for "The Real Truth" who had the chutzpah to respond with demands and outdated information (my God-given Name is David Ben-Ariel), further exposing their failure to teach the Word of God courageously.
The God of the Bible says those who hold back their sword from bloodshed are cursed, and "the righteous are as bold as a lion." Certainly such a Great God, the God of Jacob-Israel (is that racist - too ethnocentric?), doesn't want to be associated with those who are more fearful of what the PC cult thinks about them than God. And they're miffed that a lowly lay member isn't afraid to expose their emperor (magazine, leader and organization) has no clothes.
(David Pack & the Restored Church of God)
From: "Jeffrey R. Ambrose"
To: davidbenariel
Subject: The Real Truth Magazine
Date: Oct 18, 2007 9:45 AM
David Hoover:
Kindly remove our author’s byline and promo from your website. We do not want to be associated with the incredibly amateurish, ignorant and racist tripe you disseminate on your blog.
Your presumption to be some sort of teacher is ridiculous. Anyone who would describe Jesus Christ’s gospel of the kingdom of God as “pie in the sky”—never mind with an expletive!—could not possibly understand even the fundamentals of Scripture or Christianity.
David, do not write us ever again.
Jeffrey R. Ambrose
The REAL TRUTH
jambrose@realtruth.org
The God of the Bible says those who hold back their sword from bloodshed are cursed, and "the righteous are as bold as a lion." Certainly such a Great God, the God of Jacob-Israel (is that racist - too ethnocentric?), doesn't want to be associated with those who are more fearful of what the PC cult thinks about them than God. And they're miffed that a lowly lay member isn't afraid to expose their emperor (magazine, leader and organization) has no clothes.
(David Pack & the Restored Church of God)
From: "Jeffrey R. Ambrose"
To: davidbenariel
Subject: The Real Truth Magazine
Date: Oct 18, 2007 9:45 AM
David Hoover:
Kindly remove our author’s byline and promo from your website. We do not want to be associated with the incredibly amateurish, ignorant and racist tripe you disseminate on your blog.
Your presumption to be some sort of teacher is ridiculous. Anyone who would describe Jesus Christ’s gospel of the kingdom of God as “pie in the sky”—never mind with an expletive!—could not possibly understand even the fundamentals of Scripture or Christianity.
David, do not write us ever again.
Jeffrey R. Ambrose
The REAL TRUTH
jambrose@realtruth.org
Rabin Memorials Begin in Israel
Rabin Memorials Begin in Israel
by Hillel Fendel
Mt. Zion Under Siege: Who Will Be King of the Mountain
Shimon Peres Came to Power Over Rabin's Dead Body
Vatican Linked to the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Will Yitzhak Rabin's "Bloody Shirt" Defeat Shimon Peres Again?
Avishai Raviv - Eyal - and Yitzhak Rabin
by Hillel Fendel
Once again, the week of the 12th of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan has become a time of public controversy as the country commemorates the murder of former Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin.
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Yitzhak Rabin was sacrificed by the Israeli oligarchy for their German-Jesuit masters intent on occupying Jerusalem.
Why Yitzhak Rabin was murdered by the Left
Shimon Peres Came to Power Over Rabin's Dead Body
Vatican Linked to the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Will Yitzhak Rabin's "Bloody Shirt" Defeat Shimon Peres Again?
Avishai Raviv - Eyal - and Yitzhak Rabin
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
"I will never return to South Africa"
Zimbabwe is in ruins because of black misrule and the sins of white Israelites that empowered them. Whites are only to rule or manage those countries God has given us as part of our biblical inheritance. Rhodesia is one of those. South Africa is another.
I am a white South African living in the States, my family and I are seeking asylum as we feel so strongly that we have to run from our home or suffer a horrible fate. I have three beautiful children who deserve to live in safety, get a good education and have bright futures. South Africa can offer none of these things, I lived with my head in the sand for many years in the hope that things would improve. I was a fool.
I pray that God bless all the homes of fellow white South Africans and may he keep you all safe from harm.
As for me and my family I pray that God will hold us tight and deliver us into our new home where ever that may be.
(I will never return to South Africa.)
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
German Originality
A Welcome Letter from
The German Ambassador
With the launch of the Web site germanoriginality.com, the German Information Center USA, the German National Tourist Office and all their partners now make it more exciting than ever before to discover America's German heritage.
German-Americans comprise the largest ethnic group in the United States: More than 42 million Americans, almost 15 percent of the population, claim German ancestry. As America celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, we remember that Germans were among the first courageous pioneers to arrive in 1608.
Today, germanoriginality.com extends an invitation to Americans from all walks of life to come visit and learn about the contribution Americans of German ancestry have made to the social fabric, culture and economy of the United States – and to discover Germany "as it was… and is today."
Klaus Scharioth
Ambassador of the
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GermanOriginality.com
Monday, October 15, 2007
Jews are a stubborn lot
Jews are a stubborn lot
Several years ago, I was praying to our Great Creator God, the God of the Bible, the God of Israel, about our Hebrew roots (the Israelite origins of the West that I'm convinced about as we bear the many biblical birthmarks of fulfilled prophecy concerning the "Lost Ten Tribes"), wondering what specific Israelite tribe I'm from primarily - whether Joseph or Judah (since my ancestry is primarily Celtic and Anglo-Saxon with descent from British and Scottish Royal Families). Shortly thereafter, I received this letter from my Great Aunt Neva Ort (from my father's side of the family) who had just finished reading Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall --
Several years ago, I was praying to our Great Creator God, the God of the Bible, the God of Israel, about our Hebrew roots (the Israelite origins of the West that I'm convinced about as we bear the many biblical birthmarks of fulfilled prophecy concerning the "Lost Ten Tribes"), wondering what specific Israelite tribe I'm from primarily - whether Joseph or Judah (since my ancestry is primarily Celtic and Anglo-Saxon with descent from British and Scottish Royal Families). Shortly thereafter, I received this letter from my Great Aunt Neva Ort (from my father's side of the family) who had just finished reading Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall --
I hope your message gets across to the Jews. I was thinking about you this A.M. before I got up. You would make a good Jew. We had a lot of Jewish M.D. One when I was in nursing - Chief of Staff. One pediatrician at [can't make it out] - my floor. One neurosurgeon when I was at Blodgett. A whole slew of them when I was in the army. They are a stubborn lot and I think you just might be stubborn enough to be one. Ha! I hope you have a sense of humor!
From Toledo To Jerusalem
When Caesar Plays God: When the State Oversteps Its Bounds
Synagogue of Satan
Death to the American, British & Jewish Peoples?
British-Israelites and Jews in Grave Danger
UN Resolution 181: Blueprint of the Beast?
Why Israel Will Survive a Nuclear Holocaust
Good luck with your book. I will pray for the Jews. I'm taking it in for the pastor to read. I think he will enjoy it.
I love you,
Aunt Neva
Woe to Ariel! (Jerusalem to suffer EU occupation)
Bird flu: Europe to slaughter Israel!
Paint Israel Black: Jews to Lose Jerusalem!
Europe to Take Out Iran for Jerusalem
Israel's Chief Rabbi Invites Foreign Occupation
The Secret Nazis Covet the Temple Mount
Mt. Zion Under Siege - Who Will Be King of the Mountain
Vatican Linked to the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Bird flu: Europe to slaughter Israel!
Paint Israel Black: Jews to Lose Jerusalem!
Europe to Take Out Iran for Jerusalem
Israel's Chief Rabbi Invites Foreign Occupation
The Secret Nazis Covet the Temple Mount
Mt. Zion Under Siege - Who Will Be King of the Mountain
Vatican Linked to the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Grand Master Turns Up The Heat On Jerusalem; Trouble Brewing In The North
The Great Mideast Commission: Reaching the Cities of Judah
The Great Mideast Commission: Reaching the Cities of Judah
From Toledo To Jerusalem
When Caesar Plays God: When the State Oversteps Its Bounds
Synagogue of Satan
Death to the American, British & Jewish Peoples?
British-Israelites and Jews in Grave Danger
UN Resolution 181: Blueprint of the Beast?
Why Israel Will Survive a Nuclear Holocaust
David Ben-Ariel
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Brit Am Israel
Brit-Am
Brit-Am is an organization centered in Jerusalem capital of Israel and comprised of Jews and non-Jews.
Brit-Am traces the Lost Ten Tribes to Western Nations. The evidence that Brit-Am relies upon is Biblical in the light of Rabbinical Commentary supplemented by secular studies.
Brit-Am avoids the discussion of religious differences between Judah (the present-day Jews) and the Lost Ten Tribes represented by "Joseph".
Brit-Am has three main aims:
Research -finding where the Lost Ten Tribes went to.
Revelation -Publicizing the Results of our Research.
Reconciliation - Working towards the eventual re-unification of Joseph and Judah.
Topics discussed on the present site include The Ten Lost Tribes and everything about them.
Questions of Brit-Am Israelite Identity: Captive Jews, Chosen People, Israelite Ancestry, Ephraimites, The Two Houses, Returning to the Land of Israel, "British-Israel" versus Brit-Am.
Bible Commentaries: Nachmanides and Rashi on the Ten Tribes being in the west, The Five Books of Moses and Promised Blessings, Joshua, Judges, Psalms, Prophets, Prophecy, Isaiah, Obadiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Micah, Malachi, Amos, other Biblical Books, Bible Codes, Biblical History and Archaeology.
Physical Ancestry: DNA and its questionable validity on ethnic questions, Biblical Physical Anthropology, Ancient Hebrew Racial Types, Pictures of Ancient Israelites and Neighboring Peoples.
Khazars: The Israelite Ancestry and Western Relationships of the Khazars.
Megaliths: Dolmens, New Grange, Stonehenge, Correct dating of Megalthic Monuments that outline Hebrew Migratory Paths as Prophesied in Jeremiah 31.
Tribal Identities: Tribe of Dan, Tribe of Joseph, USA (Manasseh), "Machir" first-born son of Manasseh gave his name to "America" (Ha-Macheri" in Hebrew) and this name means Capitalism, "Menasseh" means Responsibile Representation, Ephraim is Britain along with Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and part of South Africa. Issachar, Finland, Switzerland, Sweden, Gad, Norway, Naphtali, Ireland, Simeon and Dan, Wales, Dan, Simeon, and Ephraim, France, Reuben, Holland, Zebulon, Belgium, Benjamin, the Jews: Judah, Benjamin, Levi, plus representatives portions of all the other Tribes.
Historical Studies: Israelite Migrations, Linguistics, Cimmerians, Scythians, the Hiberi-Celts, The Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and Normans, the Scottish and Irish, Franks, and Scandinavians.
Articles by Yair Davidiy, Rabbi Avraham Feld, Stephen Collins, Cam Rea, Stephen Spykerman, and others.
Contemporary Events: Jerusalem News, Regular News Reports from the Land of Israel and Israel-Related News from overseas. Updates on Archaeological Findings, Anthropology, and DNA.
Tribal Symbols: Star of David, unicorn, lion, Israeli Stamps.
Other Peoples: Edom, Germany, Japan, Gog, Russia, China, Korea, Tibet, Cush, India, Africa, Arabs, Ishmael, Palestinians, Philistines, Canaanites.
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Much more with new articles and information being added almost daily.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Grains Of Sand: The Fall Of Neve Dekalim Book Trailer
Grains Of Sand: The Fall Of Neve Dekalim Book Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqeWoAmd6Lo
Promotional trailer presenting Shifra Shomron's debut novel about the historic Israeli unilateral Disengagement; expelling Israeli citizens and destroying 20 thriving Jewish Gush Katif communities.
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Grains of Sand: The Fall of Neve Dekalim
From Golden Stalks to Golden Grains…And Back Again
Don't Expel Jews from Gaza!
"I was only following orders"
The Israel Project Failed Gaza
Ariel Sharon: From Zionist to Traitor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqeWoAmd6Lo
Promotional trailer presenting Shifra Shomron's debut novel about the historic Israeli unilateral Disengagement; expelling Israeli citizens and destroying 20 thriving Jewish Gush Katif communities.
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Grains of Sand: The Fall of Neve Dekalim
From Golden Stalks to Golden Grains…And Back Again
Don't Expel Jews from Gaza!
"I was only following orders"
The Israel Project Failed Gaza
Ariel Sharon: From Zionist to Traitor
Woe to Ariel! (Jerusalem to suffer EU occupation)
Woe to Ariel! (Jerusalem to suffer EU occupation)
UN Resolution 181 ^ | 10-14-07 | David Ben-Ariel
The most merciful God of Jacob-Israel resurrected the nation of Israel from the graveyard of history and offered us a new opportunity to fulfill our unique calling to become a model nation, a kingdom of priests, a light to all nations, based upon the Law and the Prophets.
UN Resolution 181 ^ | 10-14-07 | David Ben-Ariel
The most merciful God of Jacob-Israel resurrected the nation of Israel from the graveyard of history and offered us a new opportunity to fulfill our unique calling to become a model nation, a kingdom of priests, a light to all nations, based upon the Law and the Prophets.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Rabbi Elyashiv Joins Battle For Jerusalem
Ezra HaLevi
10/12/2007
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Aren't the rabbis a day late and a dollar short? If they had been on the ball, they wouldn't have enabled the Nazi-Muslim occupation of the Temple Mount to last this long, but would have demanded the restoration of the Temple Mount as the TEMPLE Mount. Instead they've rewarded terrorism by their woeful neglect of the Temple Mount. If the rabbis are serious, let them take them Torah troops to the Temple Mount and insist Israel respect their religious rights and uphold the 1967 Law for the Protection of the Holy Places that guarantees, in writing, FREEDOM OF ACCESS.
Dangerous Ideas?
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Aren't the rabbis a day late and a dollar short? If they had been on the ball, they wouldn't have enabled the Nazi-Muslim occupation of the Temple Mount to last this long, but would have demanded the restoration of the Temple Mount as the TEMPLE Mount. Instead they've rewarded terrorism by their woeful neglect of the Temple Mount. If the rabbis are serious, let them take them Torah troops to the Temple Mount and insist Israel respect their religious rights and uphold the 1967 Law for the Protection of the Holy Places that guarantees, in writing, FREEDOM OF ACCESS.
Dangerous Ideas?
A TRUE HISTORY of the TRUE CHURCH
The Sabbath-keeping Church of God, founded on the holy day of Shavuot/Pentecost in Jerusalem (not in Rome on some pagan hollow day), continues to this day, keeping the biblical Sabbath and festivals that portray God's glorious plan of salvation for ALL peoples!
A TRUE HISTORY of the TRUE CHURCH
A TRUE HISTORY of the TRUE CHURCH
Friday, October 12, 2007
Was Hitler's homosexuality Nazism's best-kept secret?
Was Hitler's homosexuality Nazism's best-kept secret? . - fair comment - The Hidden Hitler - book review
Adolf Hitler's homosexuality has been demonstrated beyond question by German historian Lothar Machtan's massively researched new book, The Hidden Hitler, ...
Adolf Hitler's homosexuality has been demonstrated beyond question by German historian Lothar Machtan's massively researched new book, The Hidden Hitler, ...
Insight on the News, 2/25/02 by Nathaniel S. Lehrman
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Having read The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party twice, and hearing one of the co-authors, Kevin Abrams, lecture in Jerusalem on the subject, I believe Hitler was not a homosexual but that his glorification of men (in the pagan Greek and Roman spirit) appealed to homosexuals.
Regardless, his lust is in the dust.
Regardless, his lust is in the dust.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Destination: The Future Hamburg’s BallinStadt
From 1850 to 1934, five million Europeans abandoned their countries, leaving through Hamburg’s port. The majority of them went to the United States. A new museum in Hamburg documents the final hours of these emigrants’ time at BallinStadt. It even shows the complete passenger manifests in the exhibit – as well as on the Internet.
Amir didn't kill Rabin?
A poll published by Maariv, Israel's second largest daily, this week shows that 26% of the Israeli public supports allowing Yigal Amir, who was convicted of the 1995 murder of Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, to leave prison in 2015.
Even more striking is the finding that 14% of Israelis - and 38% of the religious public - believe that Amir should be immediately pardoned...
Questions Remain; 28% of Israelis Say Amir Didn't Kill Rabin
Even more striking is the finding that 14% of Israelis - and 38% of the religious public - believe that Amir should be immediately pardoned...
Questions Remain; 28% of Israelis Say Amir Didn't Kill Rabin
Monday, October 08, 2007
"Lakota" Speaks With A Forked Tongue
White Christian racists imposed their religion on us during the 1800s and early twentieth century.
I'm sure they would appear "racist" to some who would hypocritically make mention of their skin color, realists to others not so prejudiced. Regardless of real or imagined racism, such folks must have been taking a chapter from the brown pagan "Native Americans" (Asian immigrants) who routinely butchered each other, pillaged villages and raped women, kidnapped children and raised them according to their own tribal beliefs.
I'm sure they would appear "racist" to some who would hypocritically make mention of their skin color, realists to others not so prejudiced. Regardless of real or imagined racism, such folks must have been taking a chapter from the brown pagan "Native Americans" (Asian immigrants) who routinely butchered each other, pillaged villages and raped women, kidnapped children and raised them according to their own tribal beliefs.
This practice seems to afflict every race and religion to the honest and objective observer. It is not exclusive to some British or Euro-Israelites. Atrocities occurred on both sides...
"Lakota" Speaks With A Forked Tongue
Saturday, October 06, 2007
A Country that Eats its People (Part 5)
A Country that Eats its People (Part 5)
Beyond Babylon ^ | 10-06-07 | Aryeh Weiss
This story is about an American family that made Aliyah
(moved to Israel)
Arrived 1987 - Departed 1989
Beyond Babylon ^ | 10-06-07 | Aryeh Weiss
This story is about an American family that made Aliyah
(moved to Israel)
Arrived 1987 - Departed 1989
Friday, September 21, 2007
Overt Plans for New Israeli Government
Overt Plans for New Israeli Government
Yitzhak Rabin ^ | 09-21-07 | Hashkem Yisrael
It is incumbent upon the People to determine the fitness of their government system and the people therein. That right is an inalienable one. It has come to pass that the Israeli post Oslo system and government operatives have consistently proven to the majority of the Jewish people that the government system and in particular certain elements that have taken residence within it, are utterly unfit to carry out the functions of a Jewish state on the Jewish Nation's behalf.
Yitzhak Rabin ^ | 09-21-07 | Hashkem Yisrael
It is incumbent upon the People to determine the fitness of their government system and the people therein. That right is an inalienable one. It has come to pass that the Israeli post Oslo system and government operatives have consistently proven to the majority of the Jewish people that the government system and in particular certain elements that have taken residence within it, are utterly unfit to carry out the functions of a Jewish state on the Jewish Nation's behalf.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Barroso is a liar
The European Observer reports:
In true Luciferian fashion, European commission president Jose Manuel Barroso stated before UK politicians the exact opposite of what is truth, turning everything upside down and inside out to pull the wool over the UK's eyes to strip them of national sovereignty and lead them into national captivity.
"Europe is not full of hidden plots...Europe is an opportunity not a threat."
Isaiah warns lying politicians and those who aid and abet them: "Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees" (Isaiah 10:1) and exposes their tactics as less than truthful, condemning them as downright deceptive:
"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
Why would Barroso and his partners in EU slime engage in such perverse propaganda? Because they are mere mortals playing God, attempting to change the rules to fit their New World Order based upon themselves, their idolatrous ideas, their counterfeit kingdom of God in the making, a modern Babylon:
"Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
And prudent in their own sight!" (Isaiah 5:20-21).
And prudent in their own sight!" (Isaiah 5:20-21).
Let the British-Israelites beware the EU wolves! The German-Jesuit EU is brim full and overflowing with plots, a threat to national sovereignty and religious freedom, subversive and satanic to the core!
Friday, September 14, 2007
Israel enables Nazi-Muslims
I was never arrested, I was never charged of being involved in any plot, or anything illegal, but I was the target of politico-religious persecution for exposing Israeli hypocrisy in pretending they respect religious freedom while enabling Nazi-Muslims to trample the religious rights of Christians and Jews daily upon the TEMPLE Mount that they presently occupy. They forbid Christians or Jews from praying or reading the Bible on the most holy site where the temples stood, Jesus taught and the disciples worshiped.
American Detained in Jerusalem's Russian Compound
Blow Up the Mosques or an Expired Visa?
Dangerous Ideas?
Why Edward Abington, Jr. Must be Investigated!
A House of Prayer for All Peoples?
American Detained in Jerusalem's Russian Compound
Blow Up the Mosques or an Expired Visa?
Dangerous Ideas?
Why Edward Abington, Jr. Must be Investigated!
A House of Prayer for All Peoples?
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Pagan Holidays--Or God's Holy Days--Which?
Pagan Holidays—Or God’s Holy Days—Which?
By Herbert W. Armstrong
Does it make any difference which days we observe—or whether we keep them? Does the Bible establish whether we are to keep certain days holy to God? Were these days given to ancient Israel only? Are they binding today only on the Jewish people, while Christians are commanded to keep holidays such as Christmas?
Table of Contents
| Chapter 1 | Which Days Should We Keep? |
| Chapter 2 | What You Should Know About Pentecost |
| Chapter 3 | Feast of Trumpets and Day of Atonement |
| Chapter 4 | Feast of Tabernacles and Last Great Day |
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Return to Zion soon!
I am not permanently barred from Israel and will return to Zion soon, by the grace of God (let the nations know they are but men).
Israel's Unjust Deportation of David Ben-Ariel
American Detained in Jerusalem's Russian Compound
When Caesar Plays God: When the State Oversteps Its Bounds
Blow Up the Mosques or an Expired Visa?
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Indian converts are not Joes!
Read all about the BIG LIE, Michael Freund's fraud:
Bnei Menashe Immigrants Visit Kotel For the First Time
Then read the plain truth of the Bible and history:
Judaism's replacement theology and identity theft condemned
Bnei Menashe Immigrants Visit Kotel For the First Time
Then read the plain truth of the Bible and history:
Judaism's replacement theology and identity theft condemned
Thursday, September 06, 2007
UK's Prince Edward in Israel
May God bless British-Israelite Prince Edward, scion of King David, as he visits his ancient homeland, the Promised Land of Israel.
May the truth about the Davidic dynasty being continued by the British Royal Family today, German Jews, become better known and accepted in preparation for the restoration of the Stone of Scone (Jacob's Pillar Stone), and David's Royal House to Jerusalem where they belong.
Princess Diana, a Dream, and King David's Dynasty
God Save the Sons of Princess Diana!
Joseph Isn't Jewish!
German-American Israelites?
The Plain Truth About the "Lost Ten Tribes" and Why You Need to Know!
The United States and Britain in Prophecy
The United States and Britain in Bible Prophecy
Origin of Nations
Brit Am Israel
Australia in Prophecy
South Africa in Prophecy
German-American Israelites?
The Plain Truth About the "Lost Ten Tribes" and Why You Need to Know!
The United States and Britain in Prophecy
The United States and Britain in Bible Prophecy
Origin of Nations
Brit Am Israel
Australia in Prophecy
South Africa in Prophecy
Why the Jews are Judah
Why the Jews are Judah
by Steven Collins
INTRODUCTION
Because this report will be read by individuals with different viewpoints, some introductory comments are needed. After writing a book entitled The "Lost" Ten Tribes of Israel...Found! , this author has received many letters, tracts, pamphlets, etc. presenting so many different theories about the identity of the Jews that they are too numerous to mention.
These divergent views on Jewish origins/identity has made it apparent to this author that a report on this subject is needed (in fact, some who have discussed this subject with me have urged the printing of a research report on Jewish origins and their modern identity). This report is being presented not as an exhaustive treatise on the subject, but rather as an effort to introduce essential information into this discussion.
Some readers will look at the title of this report and say: "Why write this material, everyone knows the Jews are Judah." It is equally true that others will have the following reaction: "No, the Jews are not Judah, they are actually Khazar-Edomites." This article is written from the viewpoint that God's Word, the Bible, is the arbiter of truth on all matters, and human opinions and theories must yield to the ultimate truth of the Word of God.
The author believes that modern Jews are the biblical, prophetic "House of Judah." The following material will demonstrate that the opposite view is not so much based on inaccurate, but rather incomplete, information. The pages that follow will present a faithful presentation of the Bible's information and prophecies on this subject. Presented below are several reasons why I believe that modern Jews are, indeed, the biblical and prophetic "house of Judah."
1: ZEPHANIAH'S PROPHECY:
JUDAH INHERITS THE COAST
2: THE PROPHECY OF ZECHARIAH
AND ITS FULFILLMENT:
JUDAH IN JERUSALEM
A prophecy in Zechariah 14 supports the above analysis of Zephaniah 2. Zechariah 14:1 begins with "Behold the day of the Lord cometh..." This is the same time frame as Zephaniah 2 (just prior to The Day of the Lord). Zechariah 14:2-3 prophesies that "all nations" will be gathered to battle in the region of Jerusalem, and that the Lord will come to fight against the nations attacking Jerusalem when "his feet shall stand on the mount of olives." Verse five adds that the Lord will bring "all the saints" with him (an obvious reference to the resurrection of the dead). The rest of the chapter gives more information about this climactic battle and the establishment of the Lord's rule on earth. Verse 14 states: "Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem." None of the other tribes of Israel is specifically mentioned in this prophecy, but "Judah" is there in sufficiently large numbers to warrant God's mentioning them by name. This is consistent with Zephaniah's prophecy that Judah will build a nation in Palestine in the latter days. Zechariah's prophecy indicates that Judah will be fighting to defend Jerusalem in a great war which climaxes with the return of the Conquering Messiah! What people now live in and have sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem? The Jews! Again, Bible prophecies for the latter days indicate that modern Jews are the house (or tribe) of Judah.
To conclude this point, it is acknowledged that placing the name "Israel" on the modern Jewish nation is a misnomer which causes much confusion to many students of the Bible. The Jewish state was named after the historic land of Israel, even though the people establishing the nation were from the house of Judah, not the house of Israel (the descendants of the ten tribes of Israel). A prophecy in Ezekiel 37:15-28 confirms that "Judah" and "Israel" will remain separate entities on the earth until they are reunited under a resurrected King David.
"...THE GOVERNORS OF JUDAH LIKE A HEARTH OF FIRE AMONG THE WOOD...AND THEY SHALL DEVOUR ALL THE PEOPLE ROUND ABOUT, ON THE RIGHT HAND AND ON THE LEFT: AND JERUSALEM SHALL BE INHABITED AGAIN IN HER OWN PLACE, EVEN IN JERUSALEM."
God prophesies that "Judah" would be a militarily victorious nation in the Mideast (the geographic setting of this entire chapter is the region around Jerusalem) during the latter days. This prophecy also indicates that Judah will "devour" the people who border them ("devour" indicates not just conquering people but an absorbing of their territory as well). This has been dramatically fulfilled by the Israelis in the Arab-Israeli wars of 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973; the Israelis conquered ("devoured") territory all around them, taking control of the Egyptian Sinai, Syria's Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and Jordan's West Bank. Some of this territory has been bartered away as part of the "Mideast Peace Process," but the prophecy was fulfilled nonetheless.
This prophecy also indicates a time will come when God will intervene personally to "save Judah" and "defend Jerusalem" (verses seven and eight). Zechariah 14 prophesies that Judah and Jerusalem will be invaded just prior to the Lord's return, and the phrase "mount of olives" in Zechariah 14:4 confirms the setting is the geographical city of Jerusalem in the modern Jewish nation.
Zechariah 12:9 prophesies the Messiah will "destroy" the nations that come against Jerusalem. Zechariah 12 is a prophecy devoted to the reaction of the house of Judah (and Levi, a large percentage of whom remained with Judah) when the Messiah returns and saves them from imminent destruction. Many times the phrase "in that day" is repeated in this chapter, a phrase indicating the general time of the latter days and/or the day of the Lord. Verse two prophesies that God "will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling to all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege against Judah and Jerusalem." This parallels Zechariah 14 which speaks of a time when "all nations are gathered against Jerusalem." Notice that many nations are besieging "Judah and Jerusalem." The Bible presents "Judah and Jerusalem" as so closely linked with each other in the latter days that they are mentioned together. This has happened as the Israelis have made Jerusalem the capital of the Jewish state, and Jerusalem has become a "cup of trembling" (a major flashpoint) in world politics. Verse six prophesies that God will make:
3: FULFILLMENT OF GENESIS 49:
JUDAH A YOUNG NATION
AND AN OLD LION
Genesis 49 contains prophecies about the identities and roles of each of the tribes of Israel in the latter days. The prophecies about the tribes of the house of Israel (the northern ten tribes) are extensively discussed in chapter 11 of my book (The "Lost" Ten Tribes of Israel...Found!), but little was said about Judah as "Judah" was not the subject of that book. If this was an oversight, it will now be remedied. Genesis 49:8-12 states (emphasis added throughout):
"Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion; and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: his eyes shall be red with wine and his teeth white with milk."
Judah will be a Young and Old Lion at One and the Same Time!
This prophecy reveals much information about modern Judah. To begin with, there is a seeming paradox in this prophecy: Judah is referred to as both a "lion's whelp" and "as an old lion." However, this actually fits the modern Jews/Israelis very well. The term "lion's whelp" (a young cub) predicts Judah will be a young (or recently-born) nation in the latter days: a fitting description of the young Israeli nation which was founded in 1948. This prophecy is very consistent with Zephaniah 2, which prophesied Judah would found a nation in Palestine just prior to "the day of the Lord." Yet, the Jews are also a people with a continuous history traceable for over three millennia, and they also had a nation in Palestine in ancient times (i.e. "as an old lion"). The Jews/Israelis fulfill this prophecy as they are a very young nation which was founded by a people with an ancient tradition and heritage. Judah will be a Fighting Country!
Genesis 49:8-9 states Judah's "hand shall be in the neck of thy enemies," and refers to Judah "as a lion going up from the prey." This prophecy foretells that Judah will be an aggressive nation and victorious in warfare during the latter days, conquering its enemies like a lion brings down its prey. This has been amply fulfilled by Israeli victories in its wars, and this prophecy meshes perfectly with Zechariah 12:6's prophecy which states Judah would "devour" her enemies in the latter days. Not only have the Israelis been successful in warfare, they have leaped out at their enemies even as a lion leaps and stretches out toward its intended prey. The Israelis do not "run and hide" like a prey animal; they attack like a predator. They leaped out to attack their enemies in the 1976 raid on Entebbe, Uganda, and in their destruction of an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 via a bold air strike.
4. JUDAH WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL FARMING NATION!
Surprisingly, after predicting military prowess for Judah, Genesis 49 next prophesies agricultural success for latter-day Judah. Notice the agricultural words printed in bold type in the above prophecy. Verses 11-12 predict Judah's agricultural success in the latter days, and the Israelis have truly "made the desert bloom" by applying advanced Western technology in an inherently dry climate. Confirming this fact, the Encyclopedia Americana [Vol. 15, p. 524] notes that "of the goods exported [by Israel] in the mid-1980's about one-third were agricultural”. Genesis 49:11-12 parallels Zephaniah 2:6's prophecy, further illustrating the consistency of the Bible's prophecies about Judah in the latter days.
Judah will be Revered!
Genesis 49:1 also prophesies: "Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise." This has been fulfilled in the fact that modern Christendom widely regards the Jews as "the chosen people." Ironically, many of the Christians who regard the Jews as "the chosen people" are themselves Israelites (members of the ten tribes of Israel). Indeed, Christians have labelled the Jews as "the chosen people" even though the Jews have clearly inherited none of the birthright blessings promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! It is the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh (the British and Americans) who inherited the birthright promises of population growth, national wealth, empires, and control of strategic geographical "gates." Why have the other tribes acknowledged Judah's Israelite heritage even though they have lost sight of their own? Because the Jews have preserved identifiably Biblical customs such as the Sabbath, the holy days of Leviticus 23, and a diet avoiding "unclean" meats such as pork and shellfish. If the descendants of the ten tribes had also retained these biblical customs throughout history, their Israelite heritage would never have become obscured.
In addition:
The Kings of Israelite Nations will come from Judah! It is further prophesied in Genesis 49:8 that: "thy father's children [the other tribes of Israel] shall bow down to thee." This is explained in verse 10, which states:
"The scepter [a symbol of kings] shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come: and unto him shall the gathering [hope, expectation] of the people be."
Beginning with the dynasty founded by Kings David and Solomon, there have always been Israelites of the various tribes ruled by monarchs descended from David and Solomon. The hereditary ruling houses of Europe can be traced to Davidic kings who once ruled over Scythian kingdoms and the widespread Parthian Empire of the ten tribes [in Asia] fulfills the prophecy of Genesis 49:3 and 10. The ancestry of the kings of England can be continuously traced to the ancient kings of Judah via the royal houses of Ireland and Scotland, and the seed of David was spread throughout the royal houses of Europe by frequent intermarriages among Europe's royalty.
Genesis 49:10 also prophesies that Judah will have kings ruling over the other tribes of Israel "until Shiloh come." This is a Messianic prophecy which predicts that David's bloodline will be present in the royal houses of the Israelite nations until the coming of the Messiah. Even though Europe's remaining royalty now have largely ceremonial roles, the prophecy has still been fulfilled. And, finally, it is the coming of the Messiah toward which the "hope" or "expectation" of both Christians and Jews is directed.
We see that the modern Jews and Israelis have fulfilled Genesis 49's prophecy about Judah in the latter days (in fact, no other people on earth do so). All prophecies about Judah in the latter days point to and are fulfilled by modern Jews/Israelis. Secular evidence supporting this identification will be given in another article.
Editor’s Comment: Some people may think it ridiculous that the question as to whether or not the Jews are Judah has to be even considered. Nevertheless the question does come up even from the least expected quarters and it helps to have true and ready answers.
These answers are derived from the Bible which is the most important sources we have.
Stephen Collins has written on this issue in the above article whereas we, in BRIT-AM, have added points of our own in a separate essay.
Our article on this subject should be considered alongside the present one.
Some of our points are summarized in the list below.
THE JEWS ARE JUDAH
THE BRIT-AM LIST:
Points Made by Stephen Collins and Brit-Am in Summary
Stephen Collins explained:
1. Zephaniah chapter two predicted the Judah would inherit the coastal regions of “Palestine” including Ashdod, Ekron, Ashkelon, and all the coastland when they return from their captivity.
2. Zechariah chapter 14 supplements Zephaniah and explains how the Jews of Judah will dwell in Jerusalem and fight in defence of Jerusalem during this same period. "Judah" would be a militarily victorious nation in the Middle East.
3. Genesis 49 also predicted that Judah in the Last Days will be like an old lion (an old nation) and a young lion (a reborn entity) fighting nation in the End Times that casts terror on those around her.
4. Genesis 49 also shows how the reborn State of Israel set up by Judah will be agriculturally prosperous.
The Jews in the present State of Israel have fulfilled all of the above conditions.
In addition:
Brit-Am has shown how:
5. The Jews were persecuted by the Gentiles as it had been prophesied Judah would be:
Zechariah 1:15, Zechariah 8;13, Isaiah ch.53, Isaiah 42; 10, Psalm 44; 22
6. The Jews kept the Law as it had been prophesied that Judah would: Psalms 60; 9, 108; 90 Genesis 49; 10, Zechariah 8; 23
7. The Jews keep the four fasts of mourning over the Destruction of the Second Temple as prophesied by Zechariah 8:19
i.e.
THE FAST OF THE FOURTH MONTH, -17th Tammuz
THE FAST OF THE FIFTH, - 9th of Av
AND THE FAST OF THE SEVENTH, - 3rd of Tishrei (Gedaliah)
AND THE FAST OF THE TENTH, - 10th Tebeth (Tevet).
8. The Jewish State was to be named "Israel" (Isaiah 48:1).
9. The Return of Judah to the Land was to precede that of the other Tribes (Micah 4:6 Hosea 6:11).
10. The Jews would be identified as "Judah" (Genesis 49:10).
11. The Jews Meet all the Criteria of Judah.
12. The Jews would have suffered for being Jewish whereas the other tribes would not therefore the Jews at first would be loathe to recognize the Israelite Origins of the other tribes (Isaiah 49:21).
See our article "The Jews Are Judah!"
by Steven Collins
INTRODUCTION
Because this report will be read by individuals with different viewpoints, some introductory comments are needed. After writing a book entitled The "Lost" Ten Tribes of Israel...Found! , this author has received many letters, tracts, pamphlets, etc. presenting so many different theories about the identity of the Jews that they are too numerous to mention.
These divergent views on Jewish origins/identity has made it apparent to this author that a report on this subject is needed (in fact, some who have discussed this subject with me have urged the printing of a research report on Jewish origins and their modern identity). This report is being presented not as an exhaustive treatise on the subject, but rather as an effort to introduce essential information into this discussion.
Some readers will look at the title of this report and say: "Why write this material, everyone knows the Jews are Judah." It is equally true that others will have the following reaction: "No, the Jews are not Judah, they are actually Khazar-Edomites." This article is written from the viewpoint that God's Word, the Bible, is the arbiter of truth on all matters, and human opinions and theories must yield to the ultimate truth of the Word of God.
The author believes that modern Jews are the biblical, prophetic "House of Judah." The following material will demonstrate that the opposite view is not so much based on inaccurate, but rather incomplete, information. The pages that follow will present a faithful presentation of the Bible's information and prophecies on this subject. Presented below are several reasons why I believe that modern Jews are, indeed, the biblical and prophetic "house of Judah."
1: ZEPHANIAH'S PROPHECY:
JUDAH INHERITS THE COAST
GATHER YOURSELVES TOGETHER, YEA, GATHER TOGETHER, O NATION NOT DESIRED; [Zephaniah 2:1]
BEFORE THE DECREE BRING FORTH, BEFORE THE DAY PASS AS THE CHAFF, BEFORE THE FIERCE ANGER OF THE LORD COME UPON YOU, BEFORE THE DAY OF THE LORD'S ANGER COME UPON YOU. [Zephaniah 2:2]
SEEK YE THE LORD, ALL YE MEEK OF THE EARTH, WHICH HAVE WROUGHT HIS JUDGMENT; SEEK RIGHTEOUSNESS, SEEK MEEKNESS: IT MAY BE YE SHALL BE HID IN THE DAY OF THE LORD'S ANGER. [Zephaniah 2:3]
FOR GAZA SHALL BE FORSAKEN, AND ASHKELON DESOLATION: THEY SHALL DRIVE OUT ASHDOD AT THE NOON DAY, AND EKRON SHALL BE ROOTED UP. [Zephaniah 2:4]
WOE UNTO THE INHABITANTS OF THE SEA COAST, THE NATION OF THE CHERETHITES! THE WORD OF THE LORD IS AGAINST YOU; O CANAAN, THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES, I WILL EVEN DESTROY THEE, THAT THERE SHALL BE NO INHABITANT. [Zephaniah 2:5]
AND THE SEA COAST SHALL BE DWELLINGS AND COTTAGES FOR SHEPHERDS, AND FOLDS FOR FLOCKS. [Zephaniah 2:6]
AND THE COAST SHALL BE FOR THE REMNANT OF THE HOUSE OF JUDAH; THEY SHALL FEED THEREUPON: IN THE HOUSES OF ASHKELON SHALL THEY LIE DOWN IN THE EVENING: FOR THE LORD THEIR GOD SHALL VISIT THEM, AND TURN AWAY THEIR CAPTIVITY. [Zephaniah 2:7]
Zephaniah chapter two begins with statements clearly indicating it is a "latter day" prophecy. Verse two sets the time-frame of this chapter as being just "before the day of the Lord's anger," and verse three reiterates that this prophecy applies to the time just prior to "the day of the Lord." Verses 4 - 5 pronounce "woe" upon the cities and inhabitants "of the seacoast," and it clear that the "seacoast" of Palestine is being discussed due to the mention of the cities of Gaza, Ashdod, and Ekron. Verse seven describes the "woe" that will befall these people (also called "Cherethites" and "Philistines" in verse 5) in the following prophecy of God:
"THE COAST SHALL BE FOR THE REMNANT OF JUDAH; THEY SHALL FEED THEREUPON; IN THE HOUSES OF ASHKELON SHALL THEY LIE DOWN IN THE EVENING; FOR THE LORD THEIR GOD SHALL VISIT THEM, AND TURN AWAY THEIR CAPTIVITY."
This prophecy clearly states that:
God will give the historic land of the Philistines (Palestine) to "Judah" just prior to the "day of the Lord."
It furthermore indicates that God was not going to "turn away [Judah's] captivity" until just prior to the day of the Lord. The phrase "turn away their captivity" is a bit clumsy; it simply means "end their captivity." In 1948, the Jewish nation called Israel was born in the "seacoast" region of old Palestine, fulfilling this prophecy. Indeed, the 1988 Edition of the Encyclopedia Americana notes this about Israel's population: "About 70% of it is concentrated in the Mediterranean coastal strip..." This is exactly what Zephaniah 2 prophesied would occur to Judah in the latter days.
Because the Jews had been a stateless people scattered among the nations for centuries (even millennia), the prophecy's language that their captivity would be "turned away" (i.e. "ended") is very descriptive of the fate of the Jews, a people who had not had their own nation for a very long time.
Furthermore, we must accept the fact that God, in his perfect knowledge, has always known where "the house of Judah" was! The historic fact is that God chose to use modern Jews to fulfill this prophecy about "the house of Judah." This is powerful evidence that modern Jews are the modern house of Judah. Zephaniah 2:6 also prophesies that agricultural pursuits were to prosper when the "house of Judah" reestablished a nation in Palestine, and much has been written documenting that the Israelis have "made the desert bloom" with their innovative, high-tech agricultural efforts.
2: THE PROPHECY OF ZECHARIAH
AND ITS FULFILLMENT:
JUDAH IN JERUSALEM
A prophecy in Zechariah 14 supports the above analysis of Zephaniah 2. Zechariah 14:1 begins with "Behold the day of the Lord cometh..." This is the same time frame as Zephaniah 2 (just prior to The Day of the Lord). Zechariah 14:2-3 prophesies that "all nations" will be gathered to battle in the region of Jerusalem, and that the Lord will come to fight against the nations attacking Jerusalem when "his feet shall stand on the mount of olives." Verse five adds that the Lord will bring "all the saints" with him (an obvious reference to the resurrection of the dead). The rest of the chapter gives more information about this climactic battle and the establishment of the Lord's rule on earth. Verse 14 states: "Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem." None of the other tribes of Israel is specifically mentioned in this prophecy, but "Judah" is there in sufficiently large numbers to warrant God's mentioning them by name. This is consistent with Zephaniah's prophecy that Judah will build a nation in Palestine in the latter days. Zechariah's prophecy indicates that Judah will be fighting to defend Jerusalem in a great war which climaxes with the return of the Conquering Messiah! What people now live in and have sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem? The Jews! Again, Bible prophecies for the latter days indicate that modern Jews are the house (or tribe) of Judah.
To conclude this point, it is acknowledged that placing the name "Israel" on the modern Jewish nation is a misnomer which causes much confusion to many students of the Bible. The Jewish state was named after the historic land of Israel, even though the people establishing the nation were from the house of Judah, not the house of Israel (the descendants of the ten tribes of Israel). A prophecy in Ezekiel 37:15-28 confirms that "Judah" and "Israel" will remain separate entities on the earth until they are reunited under a resurrected King David.
"...THE GOVERNORS OF JUDAH LIKE A HEARTH OF FIRE AMONG THE WOOD...AND THEY SHALL DEVOUR ALL THE PEOPLE ROUND ABOUT, ON THE RIGHT HAND AND ON THE LEFT: AND JERUSALEM SHALL BE INHABITED AGAIN IN HER OWN PLACE, EVEN IN JERUSALEM."
God prophesies that "Judah" would be a militarily victorious nation in the Mideast (the geographic setting of this entire chapter is the region around Jerusalem) during the latter days. This prophecy also indicates that Judah will "devour" the people who border them ("devour" indicates not just conquering people but an absorbing of their territory as well). This has been dramatically fulfilled by the Israelis in the Arab-Israeli wars of 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973; the Israelis conquered ("devoured") territory all around them, taking control of the Egyptian Sinai, Syria's Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and Jordan's West Bank. Some of this territory has been bartered away as part of the "Mideast Peace Process," but the prophecy was fulfilled nonetheless.
This prophecy also indicates a time will come when God will intervene personally to "save Judah" and "defend Jerusalem" (verses seven and eight). Zechariah 14 prophesies that Judah and Jerusalem will be invaded just prior to the Lord's return, and the phrase "mount of olives" in Zechariah 14:4 confirms the setting is the geographical city of Jerusalem in the modern Jewish nation.
Zechariah 12:9 prophesies the Messiah will "destroy" the nations that come against Jerusalem. Zechariah 12 is a prophecy devoted to the reaction of the house of Judah (and Levi, a large percentage of whom remained with Judah) when the Messiah returns and saves them from imminent destruction. Many times the phrase "in that day" is repeated in this chapter, a phrase indicating the general time of the latter days and/or the day of the Lord. Verse two prophesies that God "will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling to all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege against Judah and Jerusalem." This parallels Zechariah 14 which speaks of a time when "all nations are gathered against Jerusalem." Notice that many nations are besieging "Judah and Jerusalem." The Bible presents "Judah and Jerusalem" as so closely linked with each other in the latter days that they are mentioned together. This has happened as the Israelis have made Jerusalem the capital of the Jewish state, and Jerusalem has become a "cup of trembling" (a major flashpoint) in world politics. Verse six prophesies that God will make:
3: FULFILLMENT OF GENESIS 49:
JUDAH A YOUNG NATION
AND AN OLD LION
Genesis 49 contains prophecies about the identities and roles of each of the tribes of Israel in the latter days. The prophecies about the tribes of the house of Israel (the northern ten tribes) are extensively discussed in chapter 11 of my book (The "Lost" Ten Tribes of Israel...Found!), but little was said about Judah as "Judah" was not the subject of that book. If this was an oversight, it will now be remedied. Genesis 49:8-12 states (emphasis added throughout):
"Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion; and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: his eyes shall be red with wine and his teeth white with milk."
Judah will be a Young and Old Lion at One and the Same Time!
This prophecy reveals much information about modern Judah. To begin with, there is a seeming paradox in this prophecy: Judah is referred to as both a "lion's whelp" and "as an old lion." However, this actually fits the modern Jews/Israelis very well. The term "lion's whelp" (a young cub) predicts Judah will be a young (or recently-born) nation in the latter days: a fitting description of the young Israeli nation which was founded in 1948. This prophecy is very consistent with Zephaniah 2, which prophesied Judah would found a nation in Palestine just prior to "the day of the Lord." Yet, the Jews are also a people with a continuous history traceable for over three millennia, and they also had a nation in Palestine in ancient times (i.e. "as an old lion"). The Jews/Israelis fulfill this prophecy as they are a very young nation which was founded by a people with an ancient tradition and heritage. Judah will be a Fighting Country!
Genesis 49:8-9 states Judah's "hand shall be in the neck of thy enemies," and refers to Judah "as a lion going up from the prey." This prophecy foretells that Judah will be an aggressive nation and victorious in warfare during the latter days, conquering its enemies like a lion brings down its prey. This has been amply fulfilled by Israeli victories in its wars, and this prophecy meshes perfectly with Zechariah 12:6's prophecy which states Judah would "devour" her enemies in the latter days. Not only have the Israelis been successful in warfare, they have leaped out at their enemies even as a lion leaps and stretches out toward its intended prey. The Israelis do not "run and hide" like a prey animal; they attack like a predator. They leaped out to attack their enemies in the 1976 raid on Entebbe, Uganda, and in their destruction of an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 via a bold air strike.
4. JUDAH WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL FARMING NATION!
Surprisingly, after predicting military prowess for Judah, Genesis 49 next prophesies agricultural success for latter-day Judah. Notice the agricultural words printed in bold type in the above prophecy. Verses 11-12 predict Judah's agricultural success in the latter days, and the Israelis have truly "made the desert bloom" by applying advanced Western technology in an inherently dry climate. Confirming this fact, the Encyclopedia Americana [Vol. 15, p. 524] notes that "of the goods exported [by Israel] in the mid-1980's about one-third were agricultural”. Genesis 49:11-12 parallels Zephaniah 2:6's prophecy, further illustrating the consistency of the Bible's prophecies about Judah in the latter days.
Judah will be Revered!
Genesis 49:1 also prophesies: "Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise." This has been fulfilled in the fact that modern Christendom widely regards the Jews as "the chosen people." Ironically, many of the Christians who regard the Jews as "the chosen people" are themselves Israelites (members of the ten tribes of Israel). Indeed, Christians have labelled the Jews as "the chosen people" even though the Jews have clearly inherited none of the birthright blessings promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! It is the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh (the British and Americans) who inherited the birthright promises of population growth, national wealth, empires, and control of strategic geographical "gates." Why have the other tribes acknowledged Judah's Israelite heritage even though they have lost sight of their own? Because the Jews have preserved identifiably Biblical customs such as the Sabbath, the holy days of Leviticus 23, and a diet avoiding "unclean" meats such as pork and shellfish. If the descendants of the ten tribes had also retained these biblical customs throughout history, their Israelite heritage would never have become obscured.
In addition:
The Kings of Israelite Nations will come from Judah! It is further prophesied in Genesis 49:8 that: "thy father's children [the other tribes of Israel] shall bow down to thee." This is explained in verse 10, which states:
"The scepter [a symbol of kings] shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come: and unto him shall the gathering [hope, expectation] of the people be."
Beginning with the dynasty founded by Kings David and Solomon, there have always been Israelites of the various tribes ruled by monarchs descended from David and Solomon. The hereditary ruling houses of Europe can be traced to Davidic kings who once ruled over Scythian kingdoms and the widespread Parthian Empire of the ten tribes [in Asia] fulfills the prophecy of Genesis 49:3 and 10. The ancestry of the kings of England can be continuously traced to the ancient kings of Judah via the royal houses of Ireland and Scotland, and the seed of David was spread throughout the royal houses of Europe by frequent intermarriages among Europe's royalty.
Genesis 49:10 also prophesies that Judah will have kings ruling over the other tribes of Israel "until Shiloh come." This is a Messianic prophecy which predicts that David's bloodline will be present in the royal houses of the Israelite nations until the coming of the Messiah. Even though Europe's remaining royalty now have largely ceremonial roles, the prophecy has still been fulfilled. And, finally, it is the coming of the Messiah toward which the "hope" or "expectation" of both Christians and Jews is directed.
We see that the modern Jews and Israelis have fulfilled Genesis 49's prophecy about Judah in the latter days (in fact, no other people on earth do so). All prophecies about Judah in the latter days point to and are fulfilled by modern Jews/Israelis. Secular evidence supporting this identification will be given in another article.
Editor’s Comment: Some people may think it ridiculous that the question as to whether or not the Jews are Judah has to be even considered. Nevertheless the question does come up even from the least expected quarters and it helps to have true and ready answers.
These answers are derived from the Bible which is the most important sources we have.
Stephen Collins has written on this issue in the above article whereas we, in BRIT-AM, have added points of our own in a separate essay.
Our article on this subject should be considered alongside the present one.
Some of our points are summarized in the list below.
THE JEWS ARE JUDAH
THE BRIT-AM LIST:
Points Made by Stephen Collins and Brit-Am in Summary
Stephen Collins explained:
1. Zephaniah chapter two predicted the Judah would inherit the coastal regions of “Palestine” including Ashdod, Ekron, Ashkelon, and all the coastland when they return from their captivity.
2. Zechariah chapter 14 supplements Zephaniah and explains how the Jews of Judah will dwell in Jerusalem and fight in defence of Jerusalem during this same period. "Judah" would be a militarily victorious nation in the Middle East.
3. Genesis 49 also predicted that Judah in the Last Days will be like an old lion (an old nation) and a young lion (a reborn entity) fighting nation in the End Times that casts terror on those around her.
4. Genesis 49 also shows how the reborn State of Israel set up by Judah will be agriculturally prosperous.
The Jews in the present State of Israel have fulfilled all of the above conditions.
In addition:
Brit-Am has shown how:
5. The Jews were persecuted by the Gentiles as it had been prophesied Judah would be:
Zechariah 1:15, Zechariah 8;13, Isaiah ch.53, Isaiah 42; 10, Psalm 44; 22
6. The Jews kept the Law as it had been prophesied that Judah would: Psalms 60; 9, 108; 90 Genesis 49; 10, Zechariah 8; 23
7. The Jews keep the four fasts of mourning over the Destruction of the Second Temple as prophesied by Zechariah 8:19
i.e.
THE FAST OF THE FOURTH MONTH, -17th Tammuz
THE FAST OF THE FIFTH, - 9th of Av
AND THE FAST OF THE SEVENTH, - 3rd of Tishrei (Gedaliah)
AND THE FAST OF THE TENTH, - 10th Tebeth (Tevet).
8. The Jewish State was to be named "Israel" (Isaiah 48:1).
9. The Return of Judah to the Land was to precede that of the other Tribes (Micah 4:6 Hosea 6:11).
10. The Jews would be identified as "Judah" (Genesis 49:10).
11. The Jews Meet all the Criteria of Judah.
12. The Jews would have suffered for being Jewish whereas the other tribes would not therefore the Jews at first would be loathe to recognize the Israelite Origins of the other tribes (Isaiah 49:21).
See our article "The Jews Are Judah!"
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Germany on the Rise, Merkel on the Wane
The danger that looms as a specter from Europe’s war-torn past is that, as Stratfor continued, “A right-leaning Europe could be united under one leader, particularly since the states are brought closer together by common problems such as immigration and economic reform. But it remains to be seen which state will emerge to lead, and in what direction...”
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Legitimate Israelites versus Jewish converts
So you imagine you are descended from Hebrews deported in 722 BCE? and thus must subscribe to Zionism?
I know I am a descendant of Hebrews, as all Anglo-Saxon-Celtics are, clearly proven by our many biblical birthmarks of fulfilled prophecy concerning Joseph.
Joseph Isn't Jewish!
German-American Israelites?
It is African CONVERTS and Indian CONVERTS to Judaism who imagine they are any part of our big family of Jacob-Israel.
Judaism's replacement theology and identity theft condemned
Christian Zionism is part of being a Bible believer. You can't remain a Christian and continue to support an accursed "Palestine."
Christian Zionists, Jews, and Israel
A Jewish Homeland
Jews Don't Follow Judaism
www.DavidBenAriel.org
Joseph Isn't Jewish!
German-American Israelites?
It is African CONVERTS and Indian CONVERTS to Judaism who imagine they are any part of our big family of Jacob-Israel.
Judaism's replacement theology and identity theft condemned
Christian Zionism is part of being a Bible believer. You can't remain a Christian and continue to support an accursed "Palestine."
Christian Zionists, Jews, and Israel
A Jewish Homeland
Jews Don't Follow Judaism
www.DavidBenAriel.org
Guide for the Jewish Month of Tishre
Guide for the Jewish Month of Tishre
By Nachum Mohl
Rosh HaShannah, Yom Kippur, Succah and Simchat Torah, and all Things in Between Quick Guide
By Nachum Mohl
Rosh HaShannah, Yom Kippur, Succah and Simchat Torah, and all Things in Between Quick Guide
Monday, September 03, 2007
Warning the Jews
My enemies (if you don't have any, God is your enemy), knowing that I've written that the mosques must go - the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aksa mosques - have falsely accused me of being in a plot to destroy those beautiful abominations! It's the serpent up to his old tricks, telling half-truths and mixing it with outrageous lies. I did tell the GSS (Israel's Secret Police like the former East German Stasi) that I was thankful for the opportunity to clear the air and answer any questions. I didn't want to incriminate myself in any way - and they did try to entrap me - but I also didn't want to deny Christ the opportunity to testify before them (Mark 12:13).
All the while during my six and a half hours of interrogation, I prayed only to speak what God would have me to say; nothing more or less (Luke 20:12-19). I did clearly warn them that the "peace" process is a trap; that it's about to blow up in their faces, and that a German-led Europe is going to wage a new crusade to enforce the Vatican's version of peace. Catholic Europe will backstab and betray both the Arabs and the Jews. They'll push for Jerusalem to become "an international city" (Zech. 14:2), all under the cover of UN Resolution 181.
I maintained that the only explosives that I'm involved with is the bombshell I've written, Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall. I continually referred them to it, stating that's where my beliefs are on public record (John 18:20). (Later I gave them a computer disk with my book on it to assist their alleged investigation). I told them I know that Israel won't take God's warning seriously, any more than those Jews who spurned Jabotinsky's efforts to save them from Hitler. (Ze'ev Jabotinsky warned the Jews of Hitler's fury but they thought he was just crying wolf). Nevertheless, God will intervene and save us after our worst time of suffering, and every survivor in Jerusalem will be holy.
When Caesar Plays God: When the State Oversteps Its Bounds
American Detained in Jerusalem's Russian Compound
Israel's Unjust Deportation of David Ben-Ariel
Why Edward Abington, Jr. Must be Investigated!
Blow Up the Mosques or an Expired Visa?
Two Witnesses to Testify in Jerusalem Against Europe!
The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11
Paint Israel Black: Jews to Lose Jerusalem!
The Secret Nazis Covet the Temple Mount
Vatican Linked to the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Shimon Peres Came to Power Over Rabin's Dead Body
EU to Conquer Anglo-Saxons and Jews
Will the Atlantic Times Address the German Threat?
Israel's Chief Rabbi Invites Foreign Occupation
Ariel Sharon: From Zionist to Traitor
Kadima train to Auschwitz borders: Don't get on board!
Europe to Take Out Iran for Jerusalem
Bird flu: Europe to slaughter Israel!
The Economist Assaults Jerusalem
The Great Mideast Commission: Reaching the Cities of Judah
The German-EU Grows Restless Over Mideast Crisis
Ehud Olmert Playing with German Fire
God Save Us From Islam and Europe!
Christian Zionists, Jews, and Israel
British-Israelites and Jews in Grave Danger
Death to the American, British & Jewish Peoples?
Israel and Judah Must Get House in Order Before King Messiah Arrives
Woe to Ariel! (Jerusalem to suffer EU occupation)
Jews to Receive Jesus as Israel's King!
Grand Master Turns Up The Heat On Jerusalem; Trouble Brewing In The North
No Jewish Leader to Save Israel?
Jews-the Beast and False Prophet-and Rome's Destruction
International Opposition to Jerusalem's Liberation
Jerusalem comforted during EU occupation
Jerusalem comforted during EU occupation
The Two Witnesses will offer hope and comfort to our captive audience, the Jewish and Israelite peoples under the German-Jesuit jackboot. The Two Witnesses will help prepare Judah for the prophesied repentance that will welcome Yeshua to return and liberate Jerusalem from the European Beast and European False Prophet who will pollute the holy Temple upon the Temple Mount.
Israel and Judah Must Get House in Order Before King Messiah Arrives
The Great Mideast Commission: Reaching the Cities of Judah
Jews to Receive Jesus as Israel's King!
Why Israel Will Survive a Nuclear Holocaust
International Opposition to Jerusalem's Liberation
Europe to Take Out Iran for Jerusalem
Paint Israel Black: Jews to Lose Jerusalem!
EU to Conquer Anglo-Saxons and Jews
The Two Witnesses will offer hope and comfort to our captive audience, the Jewish and Israelite peoples under the German-Jesuit jackboot. The Two Witnesses will help prepare Judah for the prophesied repentance that will welcome Yeshua to return and liberate Jerusalem from the European Beast and European False Prophet who will pollute the holy Temple upon the Temple Mount.
Israel and Judah Must Get House in Order Before King Messiah Arrives
The Great Mideast Commission: Reaching the Cities of Judah
Jews to Receive Jesus as Israel's King!
Why Israel Will Survive a Nuclear Holocaust
Woe to Ariel! (Jerusalem to suffer EU occupation)
Death to the American, British & Jewish Peoples?
God Save Us From Islam and Europe!
The Economist Assaults Jerusalem
Death to the American, British & Jewish Peoples?
God Save Us From Islam and Europe!
The Economist Assaults Jerusalem
International Opposition to Jerusalem's Liberation
Europe to Take Out Iran for Jerusalem
Paint Israel Black: Jews to Lose Jerusalem!
EU to Conquer Anglo-Saxons and Jews
Saturday, September 01, 2007
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