The DiasporaOne of the prevalent beliefs in Judeo-Christianity today is that the Diasapora – the dispersion of the Israelites – began at the fall of Jerusalem in 70AD, and the restoration of the tribes of Israel is a current event.
Into All the WorldHere are two of most-loved and quoted passages from the New Testament:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
(John 3:16)And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (Mark 16:15 )
Today, there are an astonishing number of Judeo-Christian ministries built around the effort to preach the Good News to all the peoples in the farthest reaches of the world. A tremendous amount of money and resources are expended in an attempt to teach all peoples of all cultures that Jesus died on the Cross for them. We are also taught that, by carrying out this gospel mandate, all the peoples of planet earth will eventually fall on their knees and worship the One True God.
Praise God - You're Gonna Die!|
"Attention! You will all die a horrible death soon. That is all." Futurists are a strange bunch. On one hand, you will see Rexella Van Impe aquiver with excitment over the imminent return of our Savior. On the other hand, we find dispensational teachers wringing their hands, warning believers that they will soon be "hunted down, tortured, thrown into jail, beheaded and slaughtered in great numbers": |
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A Different GospelToday, the "gospel" largely being preached by mainstream Christianity is not the biblical Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the following text, I will build the argument that the Salvation being spoken of by the prophets was specific to a certain people – not all human beings. I will establish that the Gospel mandate was specific to them, and briefly examine how some popular translations of related Greek has caused confusion in the Body of Christ.
Who are the Gentiles?Do not violently strain a text by illegitimate spiritualizing. Never spiritualize for the sake of showing what an uncommonly good fellow you are: and in no case allow your audience to forget that the narratives which you spiritualize are facts, and not mere myths and parables. (Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-1892, Sermons Vol. 1)
In mainstream Christianity today, we condescendingly coo as the nice rabbi teaches us the "Hebraic view" on the TV. We do this because we believe that he is of a special people that holds to a faith which is the foundation of Christianity. We wring our hands when contemplating how responsible we - the Gentiles - are for persecuting his people.
Who Are the Jews?One of the huge mistakes found in mainstream Christianity today is their misidentification of the Covenant people. It's past time to dispel the myth that the genetic line of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are found in the non-semitic, Ashkenazi Jews today.
Ruth and RahabJudeo-Christian leaders teach:
"Moses' wife was an Ethiopian, a Moabite, Numbers 12:1, so there! " "Jesus Christ's ancestor was Ruth. She was a Moabite, so there! " "Acts 26 says we are all of one blood. The Pastor said so!"
The examples of Rahab and Ruth help us understand how God views the issue of marriage between those who are from different people groups but trust in the true God....In the genealogy in Matthew 1, it is traditionally understood that the same Rahab is listed here as being in the line leading to Christ. Thus Rahab, a descendant of Ham, must have married an Israelite (descended from Shem). Since this was clearly a union approved by God, it underlines the fact that the particular 'people group' she came from was irrelevant – what mattered was that she trusted in the true God of the Israelites. (www.onehumanrace.com)
The same arguments are always made in attempt to legitimatize interracial mixing; constant appeals to the same passages. In doing so, these "teachers" are telling us that Jesus was a mamzer, and that He cannot be on His Throne today! Let's prove it - beginning by looking closely at the claims that Ruth and Rahab were from another race.
Interacial MarriageWhat once seemed so radical to many Americans is now commonplace... the steady flow of immigrants from all parts of the world is fueling a surge of interracial marriages and multiracial children. (pline.com)
Ignoring all the clear condemnations against racial mixing in the Bible, it seems that today's Judeo-Christian leaders can no longer discern between what is good and what is evil (Isaiah 5:20). Here is some examples of what is readily found on the topic in mainstream Judeo-Christian media:
Saints and MartyrsThe Thessalonians were concerned about the righteous who had "gone on before." It didn't seem fair that those who were martyred for their belief should see their reward prior to the living (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17.) Moreover, The prophets prophesied that Jesus was to return with "ten thousands of His saints ":
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard [speeches] which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. (Jude 1:14,15)
The Wrath of GodThe tribulation was to be great, because the transgression of the House of Judah was great. Yahweh repeatedly warned Israel what would happen if they turned from Him and their covenantal promise. There are many things we can choose from to illustrate the severity of this rejection, but we will choose just one, as foretold by the prophets:
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: (Deut 28:53)
