The Dire Problem
with Christian Zionism
There appears to be Biblical prophecies calling for the
return of the Jews to Palestine.
However, the majority of Zionists and Zionist Christians do not
understand the teaching of these particular prophets. To begin, the Zionist Christians are
apparently ignorant of the distinction between the nations and the peoples of Old
Testament Israel and those of the nation of OT Judah.
At the death of King Solomon, with the ascension of
Rehoboam, the original 12 tribes of the original kingdom of Israel became
divided due to the promised tax increase of Rehoboam. The ten northern tribes retained the name of
Israel through entitlement because that was the name inherited by Ephraim from
Jacob. The southern tribes of Judah, Benjamin,
some Levites and other tribal strays took the name of Judah from the dominant
tribe with the scepter kingship promise.
As a supplemental addition to this article, it should be
noted that the vast majority of Israeli Jews are not descendants of
Abraham. They are primarily Khazarian
converted Jews (most originally came from Russia) with others consisting of an
Edomite-Judean mixture created by the Maccabean conquest of the Edomites
between the periods of Greek and Roman subjugation prior to the birth of
Christ. The Edomites (descendants of
Abraham through Esau), under the Maccabees, were given a choice of either
becoming practicing Jews or being killed or expelled. They chose to become Jews since their goal
was to inhabit the land of Palestine. There
may actually be some authentic Judahites among todays so-called Jews. Regardless of their ethnicity, all the
practicing Jews share a common conviction:
their complete hatred for Jesus, Christians, and the Christian Church. The Palestinians and most Arabs are more
Semitic (descendants of Abraham through the linage of Shem) while the Khazarian
Ashkenazi Jews are not Semitic at all.
For more information concerning the
ethnic origin of current Jews, go to the following links: True
Origins of Professing Jews / Who
Is a Jew?
In Genesis 48 Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, aka Ephraim
and Manasseh, proclaiming that Ephraim would be the founder of “many nations”
and a great nation would arise from Manasseh.
Many consider these nations to be England, Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa, Canada, and the USA. The Old
Testament nation of northern Israel was conquered and deported (exiled) by
Assyria starting around 740 BC. Other
than a few individuals, the ten tribes never returned but instead migrated to
western and northern Europe, basically becoming the Caucasians of northern and
eastern Europe.
The Nobleman
Beginning at Luke 19:12 Jesus tells a story or a parable
concerning the Kingdom of God. Since
this parable also relates to real functions of the Church and the Kingdom it is
definitely a prophecy. It deals with a
nobleman who went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and
then return as king and ruler. Of course
this is about Jesus, the King of the Kingdom, who was resurrected into the
presence of God in heaven where He receives His kingdom. He will later return from His distant country
(heaven) as King of the world (or Kingdom) and pronounce His judgments onto the
subjects of the kingdom. Some of the
citizens did well with their given gifts and others did not do so well. There was also a group of citizens who hated
the nobleman and sent a proclamation stating they “did not want this man (aka Jesus)
to be king over them”.
Luke 19:14 NET But his
citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want
this man to be king over us!’
The group of citizens who did not want this (or that) man
(Jesus) to be their king were slated to be destroyed in the presence of the
king.
Luke 19:27 NET But as for
these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and
slaughter them in front of me!’ “
Tim LaHaye
Tim LaHaye, a noted evangelist and co-author of the Left
Behind series recently died. I am
certain he was a good man and loved the Lord but I essentially disagree with
the majority of his thoughts and writings.
He was an ardent dispensational, pre-tribulation rapturist, and a
Christian Zionist. His doctrine, along
with other like-minded individuals, consists of two plans of redemption of
God: one for so-called Judahites
(Israeli Jews) and another for the Church, and some consider the church to be
an afterthought. When the historical
interlude of the Church’s existence is taken out of the world with a
pretribulation rapture, then God can return to the business of dealing with the
Israelites, or Judahites, or Jews, or imposters, or whatever name you may use
to identify them.
Dispensational
Pipedreams
Dispensational pre-tribulation rapturists claim the church
age was created or installed because the bulk of the Judahites, during the life
of Jesus, refused to accept Him as the Messiah.
Although the Church was initiated by a band of Judahites, it quickly
spread to the Greeks and gentiles (nations).
At the pre-tribulation rapture, there will supposedly occur a time of
great tribulation for the Jews and the world at large. At the return of Jesus, they claim, all the
Jews will accept Him as the rightful Messiah, inhabit Israel and Jerusalem as
the capitol of the world and will rule the Kingdom or the world with Jesus. Most Christian Zionists (and most other
so-called church people) believe all Christians will be in heaven for evermore
playing on harps and singing songs in their great mansions.
However, Luke 19:27 tells us God’s real purpose for the return
of the Jews. He brought them back, not for their good, but to judge them at the
scene of the crime when they rejected and crucified the Messiah.
Isaiah chapter 29 speaks of the city of Ariel and its
destruction. Ariel is another name for
Jerusalem. According to Easton’s Bible
Dictionary:
A symbolic name for Jerusalem ( Isaiah 29:1
Isaiah 29:2
Isaiah 29:7
) as “victorious under God,” and in Ezekiel 43:15
Ezekiel 43:16
, for the altar (marg., Heb. ‘ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel’s
lion-like strength.
Isaiah 29:1 KJV Woe
to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt!
What happens to Ariel or Jerusalem? God lays a siege against it. The inhabitants will become as dust or
chaff. They will endure an earthquake, a
great noise, a fierce storm, and a flame of devouring fire.
Isaiah 29:3-6 KJV And I will
camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount,
and I will raise forts against thee. (4) And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt
speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy
voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and
thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
(5) Moreover the multitude of thy
strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall
be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly. (6)
Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with
earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring
fire.
One commentator has suggested that “the flame of a
devouring fire which reduces the residents to dust” sounds much like the aftereffects
of a nuclear detonation.
Conclusion
It is my opinion that God has not and will not operate in
a dispensational manner. The Church (as
a faith – not a building) is the New Covenant and not an afterthought. The Old Covenant has been replaced by the
New. The entire world including the Jews
are responsible to the New Covenant and the Messiah, Jesus Christ. There are not two covenants, Old and New,
operating simultaneously. Christian
Zionists may have good intentions but they are wrong.
Dr. Stephen Jones: http://www.gods-kingdom-ministries.net/daily-weblogs/2016/07-2016/the-eighth-beast/
Christian Zionists, who think
they are blessing the Jews by paying their way to move to “Israel,” are
actually sending them to almost certain destruction. Over and beyond this, they
are supporting those who usurped the throne of David and who now usurp the
birthright of Joseph. This is the Judas factor that afflicts upon those who do
not understand the scriptures.
