PRE-TRIBULATION SETTING

    When Hitler killed Jews it was not based on belief but based on ethnicity. There is a lot of anti-semitism in the church and around us. The conversation about Jews is mostly about ethnicity. I don't think there is any question in anyone's mind that the end of times is here. Like me, many others are asking questions about this current period of time and how Israel and the world fits into prophecy. We want to know the future. We want to understand what is happening around us. We want to know who to trust. We can start with, Jesus is the truth. The devil is a liar. 

There is much insecurity, lack of trust, disappointments, and things that don't seem to make sense. The more popular questions are:

• How can I know what is the truth?
• Why are the pastors preaching different messages?
• Are we in tribulation? 

HOW TO KNOW THE TRUTH

I did some studies and I encourage you to as well. I will try to explain all that I know so far from my studies. Here are some tips when studying the Bible:

• Use scripture to explain scripture 
• Ask The Holy Spirit to teach you
• Know the heart of God has no hatred
• Listen to credible messages to help you expand on what you learn

Test the messages. There are many deceptions in this world. We should know the God whom we serve. Study to show this understanding in your life. Unfortunately there are churches that do not teach gospel truth. In your studies test the messages you read or listen to. Here are some points to look out for:

• Only Jesus can get you to heaven
• The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit are not the same, they are equal and they are one, one is not a manifestation at a point of time. All three exists at the same point in time 
• There will be no anti-semitism
• There will be a main message of hope in Jesus
• Jesus must be spoken of as the Saviour or Messiah
• The church is not a replacement for Israel
• The Bible is not filled with stories and characters, it is a documented and historical basis
• All of man can be saved, this is God's desire
• Jesus was born in Israel and He was a Jew
• Israel is God's promise to the Jews

Any message that leads you away from the truth as is stated in the Bible is not of God.

WHY ARE THE PASTOR PREACHING DIFFERENT MESSAGES?

It is unfortunate that the church is struggling. We have seen so many false teachers in the church and fake ministers of God. People have lost trust. The oldest false teaching starts with incorrect information used to interpret the Bible. The latest is Replacement Theory. The Holy Spirit is our teacher and without Him we cannot understand the word or have revelation. 

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Timothy 3:1-7

There will be false teachings. Many self proclaimed prophets and teachers misunderstand the scripture or see only what is convenient for them. There will be false teachers. 

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber. 2 Peter 2:1

This is why we have to study to show ourselves approved. God will not have to judge us as He did Israel:

Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. Hosea 4:6

There are some basic truths I have to share with you. Many false teachings are based on specific misunderstandings.

Relationship of Christians and Jews

When Jesus was born there were the Messianic Jews and the Rabbinical Jews. Our Christianity stems from the Messianic Jews. There are less Messianic Jews because they did not convert the gentiles to practice Messianic Judaism. The number of Gentiles increased while the Messianic Jews remained small in numbers. Gentiles means believers of Messianic Judaism but not with Jewish bloodline from the father.

This was the first time Gentiles wanted to practise Judaism fully. The conversation about conversion using circumcision came from this. 

And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” Acts 15:1

Discussions on who is the true authority and which way is the right way were heated debates 2,000 years ago. It did not matter that they were taken over by Rome, the Jews were having a family argument. This is why Jesus said:

I am the way the truth and the life. John 3:16

He answered their questions as to who was the true authority and who was the true faith. He told them how to live. When Jesus speaks to the Pharisees and Sadducees it seems a bit harsh. But Jesus was rebuking the lies of the devil spoken and taught through them. Rabbinical Jews were the Pharisees and Sadducees, the leaders who lived in Jerusalem. 

Jews in the Bible

In the Old Testament the Jews were the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Abrahamic Covenant is passed on and re-established to Isaac and Jacob. They are referred to in the physical based on the father's bloodline. It did not matter if they did not follow Judaism. This was ethnos. A race of people.

In the New Testament it is all about ethnicity. More than 100 times Jews are referred to as an ethnicity. Whenever the Jews are criticised or rebuked by the prophets or by Jesus it is the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem who were Rabbinical Jews. These leaders lived in Jerusalem.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. Matthew 23:15

Even John did this, But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Matthew 3:7

However, some Pharisees believed in Jesus. But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.” Acts 15:5

Can an African man change his ethnicity? Neither can a Chinese man. But as Peter explains, they can all be one through The Holy Spirit dwelling in them and by grace which is in accepting Jesus as Lord. 

And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: “Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.” Acts 15:7-11

The devil does not look at a person based on circumcision. When Hitler killed Jews it was not based on belief but based on ethnicity. The conversation about Jews is mostly about ethnicity. 

Perhaps you have heard the question, Who are the real Jews? There are secular Jews as well. Stay away from this because being Jewish is not simply about religion it is about ethnicity. The question is a political question based on anti-semitic arguments. The arguments that are used to say that Israel has no real Jews is not logical, it is based on conspiracies and it is based on hatred. It is very ugly. 

 

A New Testament

When the Second Temple was destroyed in 70CE the Jews all knew they had to get a New Testament. The priests had no place to work, no place to make sacrifices and no place to worship. They (Messianic Jews and Gentiles) then set out to choose a new manuscript to use that was closest to the Old Testament.

The third Temple could only be used for thanksgiving. The Sinai Covenant they had with God, could be in one place. This is the sacrifices to be offered and only the priests can do it. They knew God will offer them a new way to accommodate this development. Romans were brutal and ordering them to mix Judaism with idolatry. Caesar was god to the Romans.

The Messianic Jews said Jesus is the atonement while the Rabbinical Jews said by studying the law you have atonement. Remember it is a family dispute except, this time the gentile christians were involved. 

Israel and the world

Anything that happens starts with Israel. Then it affects the world. Similarly, it happens to Israel first then the church. Here are some points to think about:

• The physical people are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The spiritual people are born again believers. 
• If you bless Israel God will bless you. A nation's relationship with Israel will determine blessings. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” Genesis 12:3 
• Jesus came to the Jews first. Jesus is coming back to Jerusalem, not USA, UK, France, Turkey etc
• The tribulation is for the Jews who do not believe in Jesus and non-Jews who do not believe in Jesus. This is the wrath or anger that John spoke of, Flee from the wrath to come.

Judgement comes to the Jew first then to the church. The anti-christ  after 3.5 years will sit in the Temple in Jerusalem and claim to be God. It will not be in Mecca, it will not be in Rome.

ARE WE IN TRIBULATION?

No we are not in the time of the Great Tribulation. Many of us are experiencing troubles or tribulations. The rapture occurs before the Great Tribulation. The true believers will not experience it. This will be discussed in another blog. 

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 2 Timothy 3:12-14

The chaos around us is to set the stage for the anti-christ. To create a setting for the new way or new order to take over. 

The new order is real. In 2016 I sat in an American plane and the welcome message included, ...we are proud to be part of the one world order....  Today the frigate "Bayern" departed from the port of Wilhelmshaven. It is on a seven-month operational deployment to Australia, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. German Foreign Minister Heiko Mas said   

Germany must demonstrate a presence in the Indo-Pacific region as it is one of the regions where the world order of the future will be determined...We want to be involved and take responsibility for the management of an international order based on laws 

German Defense Minister Angert Kramp-Kernbauer said, we are defending our values ​​and interests together with our partners and allies,...For our partners in the Indo - Pacific region, the reality is that the sea lanes are no longer open and secure and claims to land ownership are implemented by the Law of Power.

Remember when you see these things to lift up your eyes knowing your redemption is near. We are suffering for Jesus. We are experiencing persecution and tribulations imagine what the Great Tribulation will be like.

I pray you hold on to your faith in Jesus as Lord over your life. I pray your prayers are answered in Jesus name.

If you have not accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour you may say this prayer;

Dear Heavenly Father,

I ask you to forgive my sins in knowledge or ignorance. Please forgive me. I accept Jesus as my Saviour. I ask that Jesus comes into my life as I live to be a witness for Him. Please change my life and make me into the person you want me to be, in Jesus name I pray. Thank you.

Thank you Behold Israel

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