1 00:00:02,710 --> 00:00:03,650 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 2: Well, hey there, welcome to this week's Out of Zion podcast. 3 00:00:09,260 --> 00:00:11,100 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Dr. Susan Michael. 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 2: And today we are going to continue our series talking 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 2: about the problem of antisemitism. But this is really important today. 6 00:00:19,780 --> 00:00:21,730 Speaker 2: I want you to stick with me as we're going 7 00:00:21,750 --> 00:00:27,110 Speaker 2: to talk about the biblical explanation for antisemitism. I know 8 00:00:27,150 --> 00:00:30,130 Speaker 2: that most of my listening audience are Christian. It's really 9 00:00:30,190 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: important that you understand the the spiritual background to anti-Semitism 10 00:00:37,380 --> 00:00:39,260 Speaker 2: so that you know what to do. 11 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 3: Let's take a break and hear a message from one 12 00:00:42,820 --> 00:00:51,330 Speaker 3: of our sponsors. Welcome to the Israel Answers series, connecting Israel, 13 00:00:51,690 --> 00:00:55,810 Speaker 3: the Bible, and you. Join Susan Michael as she explores 14 00:00:55,870 --> 00:00:59,590 Speaker 3: timely issues and current events from a scriptural perspective to 15 00:00:59,650 --> 00:01:02,450 Speaker 3: equip the Christian world with a balanced and biblical response. 16 00:01:03,170 --> 00:01:06,230 Speaker 3: Be sure to subscribe for future episodes, which will ignite 17 00:01:06,270 --> 00:01:08,530 Speaker 3: your faith and bring the Bible to life in your 18 00:01:08,590 --> 00:01:12,929 Speaker 3: everyday world. Now, let's join Susan with your Israel answers. 19 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 2: So let's review, first of all, the problem in case 20 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:23,660 Speaker 2: you haven't been listening the last few weeks. Antisemitism is 21 00:01:23,700 --> 00:01:28,820 Speaker 2: just absolutely exploding around the world since the October 7, 22 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:35,500 Speaker 2: 2023 attack on Israel. And a new survey released by 23 00:01:35,620 --> 00:01:43,060 Speaker 2: Combat Antisemitism Movement found that 57% of Jewish Americans have 24 00:01:43,140 --> 00:01:48,250 Speaker 2: experienced antisemitism in the last year. So that's the equivalent 25 00:01:48,310 --> 00:01:54,630 Speaker 2: of like 3.3 million adults and maybe 250,000 children have 26 00:01:54,710 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 2: experienced antisemitism. Here in the United States... That's just unacceptable. 27 00:02:01,980 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 2: It's astounding. And this is why it's so important that 28 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: we understand the problem. Anti-Semitism is no longer just out 29 00:02:09,260 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 2: in the fringes, whether it's the far right or the 30 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,540 Speaker 2: far left. It's now moving into the mainstream. And that's 31 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,340 Speaker 2: where you and I live. And that's why we need 32 00:02:19,380 --> 00:02:23,810 Speaker 2: to understand it and guard against it. Recent elections in 33 00:02:23,850 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 2: New York and in Michigan proved that it's moving into 34 00:02:28,980 --> 00:02:34,150 Speaker 2: the mainstream. It's now a part of political discourse and campaigns. 35 00:02:34,870 --> 00:02:40,130 Speaker 2: On the right, we have significant voices claiming to be 36 00:02:40,230 --> 00:02:46,250 Speaker 2: Christian and yet espousing anti-Semitism. So how is all this happening? 37 00:02:46,270 --> 00:02:53,310 Speaker 2: Because we have foreign funding and we have the invasive 38 00:02:53,910 --> 00:02:57,730 Speaker 2: influence of social media. We talked all about this in 39 00:02:57,750 --> 00:03:01,609 Speaker 2: the last two weeks. So today I just want to 40 00:03:01,889 --> 00:03:06,010 Speaker 2: reiterate how big the problem is that we have here 41 00:03:06,030 --> 00:03:09,130 Speaker 2: in the United States, even in K-12 and in our 42 00:03:09,220 --> 00:03:15,580 Speaker 2: education system, we have anti-Semitism so bad that our teachers' 43 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: unions are espousing it. So coming up in the ranks 44 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: here in America is a new generation who have been 45 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:34,169 Speaker 2: schooled in socialism, Marxism, Islamist, jihadist ideology, and anti-Israel thought. 46 00:03:34,210 --> 00:03:39,740 Speaker 2: So they're skeptical of Christianity. They're skeptical of America, of Israel, 47 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,700 Speaker 2: of Western civilization even. Some of them are even being 48 00:03:43,860 --> 00:03:48,780 Speaker 2: primed to want revolution. So I may be looking at 49 00:03:48,820 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: a glass half empty, and you prefer to look at 50 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,370 Speaker 2: it as half full. It's not all that bad. But 51 00:03:54,490 --> 00:03:58,180 Speaker 2: I must sound the alarm. that we have a big problem. 52 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 2: And this is why I want to make sure that 53 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:04,300 Speaker 2: as Christians, we understand it. Because, you know, the people 54 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: that committed the worst crime in human history, which was 55 00:04:09,020 --> 00:04:14,910 Speaker 2: the Holocaust of 6 million women, men, children, babies, elderly Jews, 56 00:04:15,730 --> 00:04:18,790 Speaker 2: the people that perpetrated that, they were not monsters or 57 00:04:18,910 --> 00:04:24,370 Speaker 2: from another planet. They were often highly educated, cultured people, 58 00:04:25,020 --> 00:04:28,650 Speaker 2: But they had been brainwashed to think that what they 59 00:04:28,690 --> 00:04:33,370 Speaker 2: were doing was right. So if they live today, they 60 00:04:33,410 --> 00:04:36,370 Speaker 2: would probably tell you how that they're doing this in 61 00:04:36,390 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 2: the name of helping the Palestinian people or that they're 62 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,900 Speaker 2: stopping genocide or some other trumped up charge. You know, 63 00:04:43,940 --> 00:04:48,380 Speaker 2: Nazi soldiers had their minds poisoned by anti-Semitism and they 64 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:53,530 Speaker 2: chose to commit the most heinous of crimes in human history. 65 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,500 Speaker 2: in the name of a greater good. So don't think 66 00:04:57,850 --> 00:04:59,230 Speaker 2: that it cannot happen again. 67 00:04:59,250 --> 00:05:00,950 Speaker 1: It can. 68 00:05:00,970 --> 00:05:06,490 Speaker 2: And unless we do something to stop current trends, I'm 69 00:05:06,550 --> 00:05:11,610 Speaker 2: really afraid that it will happen. So first, let's start 70 00:05:11,630 --> 00:05:17,900 Speaker 2: with what is anti-Semitism? It is bigotry towards Jews. It's 71 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:23,820 Speaker 2: hatred of Jewish people. Then there's something called Christian anti-Semitism. 72 00:05:24,339 --> 00:05:28,490 Speaker 2: And that's when a professing Christian uses the Christian scriptures 73 00:05:29,250 --> 00:05:35,490 Speaker 2: to denigrate Jewish people and support anti-Semitic tropes and conspiracy theories. 74 00:05:36,130 --> 00:05:38,750 Speaker 2: So I just want to lay those definitions out there. 75 00:05:39,310 --> 00:05:42,190 Speaker 2: And now, you know, I want to talk about the 76 00:05:42,270 --> 00:05:48,549 Speaker 2: nature of anti-Semitism. So there's a reason why the historian 77 00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:55,580 Speaker 2: Robert Wistrick calls anti-Semitism the longest hatred because this evil 78 00:05:55,670 --> 00:06:00,250 Speaker 2: pursuit of the Jewish people has continued for millennia, and 79 00:06:00,510 --> 00:06:04,789 Speaker 2: every time it seems to be dying out, it reinvents 80 00:06:04,850 --> 00:06:08,550 Speaker 2: itself with a different look, a different name, for a 81 00:06:08,610 --> 00:06:13,490 Speaker 2: different generation. But we recognize it by its goal, which 82 00:06:13,570 --> 00:06:16,409 Speaker 2: is always at the end of the day, to rid 83 00:06:16,450 --> 00:06:22,250 Speaker 2: the world of the Jewish people. Now, no time, sorry, 84 00:06:22,290 --> 00:06:25,630 Speaker 2: we don't have time today to review the whole history 85 00:06:25,650 --> 00:06:29,670 Speaker 2: of anti-Semitism so I can demonstrate to you how that 86 00:06:29,730 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 2: in different times in history, it came out like a virus. 87 00:06:34,510 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 2: It mutated and took a different look. That's why we 88 00:06:38,420 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 2: have for you today a free download on anti-Semitism. We're 89 00:06:42,660 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 2: going to link to it in the show notes below, 90 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,860 Speaker 2: and I'll talk about it again at the end of 91 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:51,610 Speaker 2: today's broadcast. That little downloadable, it's very easy to read. 92 00:06:51,810 --> 00:06:52,270 Speaker 1: It's quick. 93 00:06:52,750 --> 00:06:55,310 Speaker 2: But it will give you an overview of the history 94 00:06:55,330 --> 00:06:59,909 Speaker 2: and the different types of anti-Semitism that we've seen throughout history. 95 00:07:00,670 --> 00:07:04,410 Speaker 2: So all that just to say that today, the main 96 00:07:04,870 --> 00:07:13,060 Speaker 2: face of anti-Semitism is political anti-Semitism. It's anti-Zionism. It's against 97 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 2: the Jewish state of Israel. And since a Jewish state... 98 00:07:18,970 --> 00:07:23,090 Speaker 2: runs antithetical to the ruling philosophies of today. What are 99 00:07:23,110 --> 00:07:30,220 Speaker 2: the ruling philosophies? Secularism and globalism. And so Israel is 100 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 2: a Jewish state, it's a religious state, and it's a state, 101 00:07:34,420 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: it's a nation. So it runs against the grain of 102 00:07:40,300 --> 00:07:45,770 Speaker 2: globalism and secularism. And that's one reason that being anti-Israel 103 00:07:45,830 --> 00:07:49,630 Speaker 2: is actually good gaining wide acceptance today because our young 104 00:07:49,670 --> 00:07:54,010 Speaker 2: people are being schooled on the importance of secularism and 105 00:07:54,030 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 2: globalism along with other things. And Israel's made to look like, 106 00:08:00,150 --> 00:08:04,940 Speaker 2: you know, the bad guy. So now, not all criticism 107 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 2: of Israel is anti-Semitic. However, criticism of Israel crosses over 108 00:08:12,660 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 2: and becomes anti-Semitic. 109 00:08:14,870 --> 00:08:16,010 Speaker 1: When it first. 110 00:08:15,830 --> 00:08:21,750 Speaker 2: Delegitimizes the state, it questions its right to exist, and 111 00:08:21,790 --> 00:08:27,690 Speaker 2: when it uses anti-Jewish rhetoric and stereotypes, and when it 112 00:08:27,770 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 2: judges Israel by a different standard than for other countries, 113 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 2: and lastly, when it becomes an excuse to attack local 114 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 2: Jewish individuals and institutions, that's when you know that it's 115 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:47,530 Speaker 2: not just criticism of a policy, It's actually anti-Semitism questioning 116 00:08:47,570 --> 00:08:50,790 Speaker 2: the right of Israel to exist and accusing it of 117 00:08:50,830 --> 00:08:56,530 Speaker 2: the most horrendous violations of human rights. So one cannot 118 00:08:56,690 --> 00:09:01,470 Speaker 2: demonize a nation, though, without it being a demonization of 119 00:09:01,570 --> 00:09:06,630 Speaker 2: the people. And that's why, even though it's anti-Israel, it 120 00:09:06,710 --> 00:09:10,450 Speaker 2: ends up being against the Jewish individual as well, because 121 00:09:10,510 --> 00:09:13,730 Speaker 2: the people of Israel are a subset of the global 122 00:09:14,540 --> 00:09:18,570 Speaker 2: Jewish people. And so demonizing the state of Israel is 123 00:09:18,630 --> 00:09:25,810 Speaker 2: demonizing the people that it's made up of. Also, anti-Zionism 124 00:09:26,150 --> 00:09:30,670 Speaker 2: is just legitimizing other forms of anti-Semitism. So it's not 125 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,300 Speaker 2: the only form out there today. 126 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: No, no, no. 127 00:09:33,460 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 2: There's all kinds of forms of anti-Semitism. But anti-Zionism is 128 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,870 Speaker 2: unleashing them. It's giving them the right to come out 129 00:09:42,910 --> 00:09:45,630 Speaker 2: of the woodwork, to come out of hiding, and to 130 00:09:45,770 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 2: rear their ugly head. So today, you know, during the Nazis, 131 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 2: the Heil Hitler was almost a way of just saying, 132 00:09:55,710 --> 00:09:59,170 Speaker 2: we support his policies and death to the Jews, but 133 00:09:59,190 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 2: they would just say Heil. Heil Hitler. Today, what's the slogan? 134 00:10:03,740 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 2: Palestine will be free from the river to the sea. Well, 135 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:12,230 Speaker 2: what's that? That's genocide of the people of Israel. That's 136 00:10:12,290 --> 00:10:15,490 Speaker 2: what that slogan is calling for. But it sounds so 137 00:10:15,550 --> 00:10:19,700 Speaker 2: much more acceptable when it's about Palestine will be freed Yes, 138 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 2: we want freedom for everybody, right? That's not what they mean. 139 00:10:23,250 --> 00:10:26,770 Speaker 2: They mean that Palestine will be free of the Jews. 140 00:10:28,170 --> 00:10:31,630 Speaker 2: So now after October the 7th, 2023, there's just been 141 00:10:31,670 --> 00:10:35,410 Speaker 2: an explosion of anti-Semitism. 142 00:10:34,570 --> 00:10:35,470 Speaker 1: All around the world. 143 00:10:35,670 --> 00:10:39,410 Speaker 2: And even our Christian young people are being bombarded with 144 00:10:39,510 --> 00:10:44,809 Speaker 2: it constantly on social media and sometimes on their college campuses. 145 00:10:45,490 --> 00:10:50,170 Speaker 2: And so it's feeding a growing movement of within Christian 146 00:10:50,230 --> 00:10:53,070 Speaker 2: circles of being anti-Israel. 147 00:10:54,820 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 3: Let's take a break and hear a message from one 148 00:10:56,900 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 3: of our sponsors. Welcome back to the Out of Zion 149 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 3: podcast with Susan Michael. 150 00:11:06,740 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: So this is now, that's my introduction. 151 00:11:09,830 --> 00:11:12,550 Speaker 2: Now I want to talk to you about the biblical 152 00:11:12,770 --> 00:11:18,150 Speaker 2: explanation for this. Anti-Semitism is not just. 153 00:11:18,050 --> 00:11:20,370 Speaker 1: A social thing. problem or a a. 154 00:11:21,970 --> 00:11:26,270 Speaker 2: Ancient hatred that acts like a virus it is spiritual 155 00:11:27,170 --> 00:11:30,100 Speaker 2: and this is what we have to understand it is 156 00:11:30,179 --> 00:11:35,719 Speaker 2: an evil spiritual force that's why it's able to mutate 157 00:11:36,140 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 2: that's why it's able to resist and exist and go 158 00:11:40,860 --> 00:11:44,900 Speaker 2: in hiding and come out because this is evil and 159 00:11:44,970 --> 00:11:50,020 Speaker 2: in psalm 83 to from the Old Testament, Psalm 83. 160 00:11:50,020 --> 00:11:54,900 Speaker 2: It talks about this war against God himself. 161 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: Just to paraphrase the first few verses, it says. 162 00:11:57,900 --> 00:12:03,490 Speaker 2: O God, those who hate you have declared, let us 163 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:07,150 Speaker 2: cut them off as a nation, that the name of 164 00:12:07,350 --> 00:12:12,730 Speaker 2: Israel will be remembered no more. Now, doesn't that sound familiar? 165 00:12:12,750 --> 00:12:16,290 Speaker 2: I mean, those words were written, what, 3,000 years ago? 166 00:12:18,610 --> 00:12:23,580 Speaker 2: And yet the enemies of God are saying still today, 167 00:12:24,300 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 2: let's cut Israel off as a nation that her name 168 00:12:28,179 --> 00:12:32,020 Speaker 2: will be remembered no more and Palestine will be free 169 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:39,850 Speaker 2: from the river to the sea. Wow. Another verse, now 170 00:12:39,870 --> 00:12:41,630 Speaker 2: I want to talk about a scripture out of the 171 00:12:41,690 --> 00:12:45,470 Speaker 2: New Testament, the book of Revelations. I know Revelation is 172 00:12:45,570 --> 00:12:49,530 Speaker 2: quite difficult to understand. It uses a lot of imagery 173 00:12:49,630 --> 00:12:54,290 Speaker 2: and allegory, and you don't know what was from the past, 174 00:12:54,429 --> 00:12:56,850 Speaker 2: what's from the future, what's from now, and there's all 175 00:12:56,890 --> 00:13:00,770 Speaker 2: kinds of different interpretations. But I want to tell you, 176 00:13:01,309 --> 00:13:05,710 Speaker 2: if you will sit down and read through Revelation 12 tonight, 177 00:13:06,390 --> 00:13:10,020 Speaker 2: I really recommend you do it because you will realize 178 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:14,900 Speaker 2: the imagery here is a reflection of history and of 179 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 2: what's happening today. 180 00:13:16,300 --> 00:13:17,820 Speaker 1: It is astounding. 181 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:22,580 Speaker 2: So the vision that John has here is of a 182 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 2: pregnant woman, and she's adorned by the sun and the 183 00:13:27,020 --> 00:13:31,020 Speaker 2: moon and the 12 stars. Well, the 12 stars, of course, 184 00:13:31,090 --> 00:13:34,910 Speaker 2: depict the 12 tribes of Israel. So this woman, the 185 00:13:35,010 --> 00:13:38,309 Speaker 2: pregnant woman who is to give birth to the male 186 00:13:38,429 --> 00:13:42,780 Speaker 2: child who is destined to rule the world, Obviously, the 187 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 2: pregnant woman is Israel. She is going to give birth 188 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 2: to the male child. And it says, sitting at her 189 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:55,110 Speaker 2: feet is an evil dragon. And he is there to 190 00:13:55,170 --> 00:13:58,870 Speaker 2: devour the male child. But what happens is, it says 191 00:13:58,910 --> 00:14:01,950 Speaker 2: that the male child is whisked up to heaven. And 192 00:14:02,050 --> 00:14:04,250 Speaker 2: then the woman is protected. 193 00:14:04,950 --> 00:14:05,730 Speaker 1: And there's this. 194 00:14:05,710 --> 00:14:10,300 Speaker 2: Great war going and the dragon is cast down to earth, 195 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:14,500 Speaker 2: and it says he goes after the woman, and he 196 00:14:14,590 --> 00:14:19,150 Speaker 2: is so enraged with her. And it says a flood 197 00:14:19,290 --> 00:14:24,310 Speaker 2: comes out of his mouth to get the woman, but 198 00:14:24,330 --> 00:14:24,910 Speaker 2: he can't. 199 00:14:25,410 --> 00:14:26,370 Speaker 1: She's protected. 200 00:14:26,450 --> 00:14:29,250 Speaker 2: The earth like swallows up the flood. Now let's talk 201 00:14:29,290 --> 00:14:33,250 Speaker 2: about this for a minute. What comes out of a mouth? 202 00:14:33,270 --> 00:14:34,930 Speaker 1: Words. Words. 203 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,220 Speaker 2: And here this dragon out of his mouth is a 204 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 2: flood coming after this woman. And it says he had 205 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,420 Speaker 2: so enraged with her. 206 00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:49,820 Speaker 1: Why? Because of her connection to the male child. 207 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:50,860 Speaker 3: Right? 208 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 2: And her connection isn't over. Yes, she gave birth to 209 00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 2: the male child. But we know that the Hebrew prophets 210 00:14:57,860 --> 00:15:02,190 Speaker 2: all foretell of the day when that Messiah, that male child, 211 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,370 Speaker 2: comes to earth and rules and reigns. And that's the 212 00:15:05,410 --> 00:15:09,710 Speaker 2: day the evil in the world is over. And that's 213 00:15:09,750 --> 00:15:14,610 Speaker 2: why this dragon is so opposed to this. And it 214 00:15:14,650 --> 00:15:17,650 Speaker 2: says if he can't get to her, so what does 215 00:15:17,690 --> 00:15:23,979 Speaker 2: he do? He goes after her other offspring, those with 216 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:30,100 Speaker 2: the testimony of Jesus. You see, Israel also gave birth 217 00:15:30,140 --> 00:15:36,359 Speaker 2: to the church. And we are also associated with that 218 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 2: male child. And so the same evil spirit that is 219 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 2: persecuting and going after the Jewish people, seeking to annihilate them, 220 00:15:46,380 --> 00:15:50,630 Speaker 2: is the same spirit persecuting the church around the world. 221 00:15:51,230 --> 00:15:55,170 Speaker 2: We are in this together. And I want to point 222 00:15:55,350 --> 00:15:58,190 Speaker 2: out something very, very interesting in the middle of this 223 00:15:58,790 --> 00:16:04,390 Speaker 2: description of this happening. It calls the evil dragon the 224 00:16:04,490 --> 00:16:10,950 Speaker 2: accuser of the brethren. Now, isn't that what anti-Semitism is 225 00:16:11,130 --> 00:16:27,260 Speaker 2: all about? False accusations against the woman. False accusations, lies, propaganda, slogans, accusations, accusations, accusations. 226 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,500 Speaker 2: That's what this evil dragon does. 227 00:16:31,150 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: Is so good at. Interesting, isn't it? 228 00:16:35,350 --> 00:16:42,150 Speaker 2: To me, that is the greatest description and imagery of 229 00:16:42,190 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 2: the power and the nature of anti-Semitism. Now, a few 230 00:16:49,180 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 2: chapters later in Revelation 16, there's another very interesting vision 231 00:16:55,220 --> 00:16:59,100 Speaker 2: that John has. And there are actually frogs that come 232 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 2: out of the mouth of the dragon the mouth of 233 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 2: the beast, and the mouth of the false prophet. Now 234 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 2: once again, what comes out of mouths but words? And 235 00:17:09,290 --> 00:17:14,030 Speaker 2: it says that these frogs go out in order to 236 00:17:14,250 --> 00:17:19,290 Speaker 2: lead the nations to the great battle of the end times. 237 00:17:19,890 --> 00:17:24,820 Speaker 2: So these frogs have gone out to repeat these accusations 238 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,850 Speaker 2: and these slogans. And their goal is is to get 239 00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:35,230 Speaker 2: the nations to turn against Israel. Another great picture of 240 00:17:35,410 --> 00:17:37,670 Speaker 2: what's going on. And, you know, I always think of frogs. 241 00:17:38,290 --> 00:17:40,119 Speaker 2: What do you think of when you think of a frog? 242 00:17:40,260 --> 00:17:41,460 Speaker 2: I think of just their. 243 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:48,020 Speaker 2: You know, it sounds like they're just croaking all night long, 244 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,950 Speaker 2: the same thing over and over. And I just picture 245 00:17:51,590 --> 00:17:55,909 Speaker 2: this evil... spirit it says that they are spirits of 246 00:17:55,970 --> 00:18:00,020 Speaker 2: demons is what revelation 16 calls him has gone out 247 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:05,100 Speaker 2: around the world repeating these accusations and slogans and anti-semitic 248 00:18:05,260 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: tropes against the people of israel and against any of 249 00:18:08,940 --> 00:18:14,649 Speaker 2: us that stand with them or support them so that 250 00:18:14,950 --> 00:18:18,670 Speaker 2: is the best biblical explanation of what we have happening 251 00:18:18,730 --> 00:18:21,110 Speaker 2: in our day And I just want to bring this 252 00:18:21,150 --> 00:18:23,889 Speaker 2: to a close with a word of warning. Because the 253 00:18:23,930 --> 00:18:28,890 Speaker 2: prophet Isaiah talked about a day when the world would 254 00:18:28,950 --> 00:18:35,270 Speaker 2: no longer be based on truth and fact. Instead, in 255 00:18:35,410 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 2: Isaiah 5.20, he warns, he says, Woe to those who 256 00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:45,500 Speaker 2: call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for 257 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 2: light and light for darkness. who put bitter for sweet, 258 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:55,389 Speaker 2: and sweet for bitter. So I just want to warn you, 259 00:18:55,410 --> 00:19:00,830 Speaker 2: I hope students are listening to me, young people, don't 260 00:19:00,990 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 2: repeat these lies and slogans that you're hearing. Inform yourself, 261 00:19:06,390 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 2: because this evil dragon is not just a threat to 262 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:13,420 Speaker 2: the Jewish people, but to all of us. He wants 263 00:19:13,500 --> 00:19:17,850 Speaker 2: to deceive the whole world. Revelation 12 says he wants 264 00:19:17,910 --> 00:19:20,980 Speaker 2: to deceive the whole world, and he wants to turn 265 00:19:21,020 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 2: that world against Israel. So don't fall for his lies. 266 00:19:25,260 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 2: Don't let him use you in this scheme. And stand 267 00:19:29,140 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 2: against the wiles of the enemy. First in prayer, I 268 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,939 Speaker 2: want to invite you to participate in the International Christian 269 00:19:36,980 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 2: Embassy Jerusalem. We have a daily prayer meeting by Zoom 270 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:41,330 Speaker 2: every morning, U.S. 271 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:45,690 Speaker 1: Time. It's led by our Jerusalem headquarters. 272 00:19:46,330 --> 00:19:50,030 Speaker 2: We also have an ongoing prayer watch and the u.s 273 00:19:50,109 --> 00:19:53,210 Speaker 2: branch takes three or four hours every week as a 274 00:19:53,250 --> 00:19:55,690 Speaker 2: part of that watch so if you want to get 275 00:19:55,730 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 2: information on our prayer activities so you can be a 276 00:19:58,910 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 2: part of actually praying with others and being part of 277 00:20:02,700 --> 00:20:06,220 Speaker 2: an army and not be there just by yourself we'll 278 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:13,830 Speaker 2: try to put a You can just go to our website, icejusa.org, 279 00:20:14,350 --> 00:20:19,449 Speaker 2: and look under events and for our prayer events. But secondly, 280 00:20:19,530 --> 00:20:24,290 Speaker 2: beyond prayer, I really encourage you to inform yourself. So 281 00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:28,149 Speaker 2: we have a free download for you on anti-Semitism. I 282 00:20:28,510 --> 00:20:31,730 Speaker 2: urge you to get it. Pass it out to your friends, 283 00:20:31,830 --> 00:20:35,350 Speaker 2: to your friends in your Bible study, at your church, 284 00:20:35,450 --> 00:20:39,300 Speaker 2: on your campus. sign up for our emails, get our books. 285 00:20:39,420 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 2: We have so many resources. We really have more resources 286 00:20:43,770 --> 00:20:47,669 Speaker 2: than any Christian organization working in support of Israel and 287 00:20:47,710 --> 00:20:52,030 Speaker 2: with the Jewish people. So I encourage you, inform yourself. 288 00:20:52,390 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 2: Do not be caught up by this evil scheme. So 289 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,580 Speaker 2: now next week I'm going to be talking about what 290 00:20:59,859 --> 00:21:05,629 Speaker 2: is actually making some Christians vulnerable to antisemitism. 291 00:21:06,030 --> 00:21:06,970 Speaker 1: Very important. 292 00:21:06,990 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 2: So I invite you back here next week. And until then, 293 00:21:11,140 --> 00:21:11,740 Speaker 2: God bless. 294 00:21:13,940 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 3: We hope you have enjoyed this episode of Out of 295 00:21:16,580 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 3: Zion with Susan Michael. Be sure to subscribe to Out 296 00:21:20,260 --> 00:21:27,690 Speaker 3: of Zion now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Pray.com, Salem OnePlace, 297 00:21:28,310 --> 00:21:32,250 Speaker 3: Salem Life Audio, Out of Zion with Susan Michael is 298 00:21:32,270 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 3: a production of ICEJ USA, all rights reserved. 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