1 00:00:02,710 --> 00:00:03,650 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 2: Well, hey there, welcome to this week's Out of Zion podcast. 3 00:00:09,020 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 2: I'm your host, Dr. Susan Michael. And today we are 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 2: going to continue our series talking about the problem of antisemitism. 5 00:00:17,770 --> 00:00:20,009 Speaker 2: But this is really important today. I want you to 6 00:00:20,090 --> 00:00:22,870 Speaker 2: stick with me as we're going to talk about the 7 00:00:22,970 --> 00:00:27,550 Speaker 2: biblical explanation for antisemitism. I know that most of my 8 00:00:27,590 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: listening audience are Christian. It's really important that you understand 9 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:38,570 Speaker 2: the spiritual background to anti-Semitism so that you know what 10 00:00:38,630 --> 00:00:39,010 Speaker 2: to do. 11 00:00:40,470 --> 00:00:42,550 Speaker 1: Let's take a break and hear a message from one 12 00:00:42,570 --> 00:00:51,089 Speaker 1: of our sponsors. Welcome to the Israel Answers series, connecting Israel, 13 00:00:51,430 --> 00:00:55,550 Speaker 1: the Bible, and you. Join Susan Michael as she explores 14 00:00:55,630 --> 00:00:59,340 Speaker 1: timely issues and current events from a scriptural perspective to 15 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: equip the Christian world with a balanced and biblical response. 16 00:01:02,910 --> 00:01:05,990 Speaker 1: Be sure to subscribe for future episodes, which will ignite 17 00:01:06,010 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: your faith and bring the Bible to life in your 18 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: everyday world. Now, let's join Susan with your Israel Answers. 19 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,060 Speaker 2: So, let's review, first of all, the problem in case 20 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:23,220 Speaker 2: you haven't been listening the last few weeks. Anti-Semitism is 21 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:28,390 Speaker 2: just absolutely exploding around the world since the October 7, 22 00:01:28,370 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 2: 2023 attack on Israel. And a new survey released by 23 00:01:35,190 --> 00:01:42,660 Speaker 2: Combat Antisemitism Movement found that 57% of Jewish Americans have 24 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: experienced antisemitism in the last year. So that's the equivalent 25 00:01:47,900 --> 00:01:54,230 Speaker 2: of like 3.3 million adults and maybe 250,000 children have 26 00:01:54,290 --> 00:02:01,330 Speaker 2: experienced antisemitism. Here in the United States... That's just unacceptable. 27 00:02:01,550 --> 00:02:04,169 Speaker 2: It's astounding. And this is why it's so important that 28 00:02:04,220 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 2: we understand the problem. Anti-Semitism is no longer just out 29 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,820 Speaker 2: in the fringes, whether it's the far right or the 30 00:02:11,860 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 2: far left. It's now moving into the mainstream. And that's 31 00:02:16,180 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 2: where you and I live. And that's why we need 32 00:02:18,980 --> 00:02:23,380 Speaker 2: to understand it and guard against it. Recent elections in 33 00:02:23,419 --> 00:02:28,579 Speaker 2: New York and in Michigan prove that it's moving into 34 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: the mainstream. It's now a part of political discourse and campaigns. 35 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:39,710 Speaker 2: On the right, we have significant voices claiming to be 36 00:02:39,810 --> 00:02:45,830 Speaker 2: Christian and yet espousing anti-Semitism. So how is all this happening? 37 00:02:45,850 --> 00:02:52,890 Speaker 2: Because we have foreign funding and we have the invasive 38 00:02:53,510 --> 00:02:57,310 Speaker 2: influence of social media. We talked all about this in 39 00:02:57,350 --> 00:03:01,190 Speaker 2: the last two weeks. So today I just want to 40 00:03:01,470 --> 00:03:05,589 Speaker 2: reiterate how big the problem is that we have here 41 00:03:05,610 --> 00:03:08,710 Speaker 2: in the United States, even in K-12 and in our 42 00:03:08,790 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: education system, we have anti-Semitism so bad that our teachers' 43 00:03:15,340 --> 00:03:20,339 Speaker 2: unions are espousing it. So coming up in the ranks 44 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,620 Speaker 2: here in America is a new generation who have been 45 00:03:24,740 --> 00:03:33,750 Speaker 2: schooled in socialism, Marxism, Islamist, jihadist ideology, and anti-Israel thought. 46 00:03:33,790 --> 00:03:39,330 Speaker 2: So they're skeptical of Christianity. They're skeptical of America, of Israel, 47 00:03:39,410 --> 00:03:43,290 Speaker 2: of Western civilization even. Some of them are even being 48 00:03:43,450 --> 00:03:48,380 Speaker 2: primed to want revolution. So I may be looking at 49 00:03:48,420 --> 00:03:51,020 Speaker 2: a glass half empty, and you prefer to look at 50 00:03:51,060 --> 00:03:53,940 Speaker 2: it as half full. It's not all that bad. But 51 00:03:54,060 --> 00:03:57,780 Speaker 2: I must sound the alarm. that we have a big problem. 52 00:03:57,810 --> 00:03:59,779 Speaker 2: And this is why I want to make sure that 53 00:03:59,860 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: as Christians, we understand it. Because you know, the people 54 00:04:03,900 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: that committed the worst crime in human history, which was 55 00:04:08,660 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: the Holocaust of 6 million women, men, children, babies, elderly Jews, 56 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,370 Speaker 2: the people that perpetrated that, they were not monsters or 57 00:04:18,490 --> 00:04:23,950 Speaker 2: from another planet. They were often highly educated, cultured people, 58 00:04:24,620 --> 00:04:28,220 Speaker 2: But they had been brainwashed to think that what they 59 00:04:28,260 --> 00:04:32,950 Speaker 2: were doing was right. So if they live today, they 60 00:04:32,990 --> 00:04:35,950 Speaker 2: would probably tell you how that they're doing this in 61 00:04:35,990 --> 00:04:38,830 Speaker 2: the name of helping the Palestinian people or that they're 62 00:04:39,150 --> 00:04:43,510 Speaker 2: stopping genocide or some other trumped up charge. You know, 63 00:04:43,540 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: Nazi soldiers had their minds poisoned by anti-Semitism and they 64 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 2: chose to commit the most heinous of crimes in human history. 65 00:04:53,820 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: in the name of a greater good. So don't think 66 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 2: that it cannot happen again. It can. And unless we 67 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:07,620 Speaker 2: do something to stop current trends, I'm really afraid that 68 00:05:07,660 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: it will happen. So first, let's start with what is anti-Semitism? 69 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 2: It is bigotry towards Jews. It's hatred of Jewish people. 70 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: Then there's something called Christian anti-Semitism. And that's when a 71 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:30,540 Speaker 2: professing Christian uses the Christian scriptures to denigrate Jewish people 72 00:05:31,140 --> 00:05:36,140 Speaker 2: and support anti-Semitic tropes and conspiracy theories. So I just 73 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,779 Speaker 2: want to lay those definitions out there. And now, you know, 74 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:45,510 Speaker 2: I want to talk about the nature of anti-Semitism. So 75 00:05:46,010 --> 00:05:51,330 Speaker 2: there's a reason why the historian Robert Wistrick calls anti-Semitism 76 00:05:51,810 --> 00:05:56,940 Speaker 2: the longest hatred. because this evil pursuit of the Jewish 77 00:05:56,980 --> 00:06:01,359 Speaker 2: people has continued for millennia, and every time it seems 78 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:06,550 Speaker 2: to be dying out, it reinvents itself with a different look, 79 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:11,010 Speaker 2: a different name, for a different generation. But we recognize 80 00:06:11,089 --> 00:06:14,250 Speaker 2: it by its goal, which is always at the end 81 00:06:14,290 --> 00:06:19,150 Speaker 2: of the day, to rid the world of the Jewish people. Now, 82 00:06:19,310 --> 00:06:24,239 Speaker 2: no time, sorry, we don't have time today, to review 83 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,170 Speaker 2: the whole history of antisemitism so I can demonstrate to 84 00:06:28,230 --> 00:06:32,650 Speaker 2: you how that in different times in history, it came 85 00:06:32,950 --> 00:06:36,369 Speaker 2: out like a virus. It mutated and took a different look. 86 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: That's why we have for you today a free download 87 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,300 Speaker 2: on antisemitism. We're going to link to it in the 88 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 2: show notes below, and I'll talk about it again at 89 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,370 Speaker 2: the end of today's broadcast. That little downloadable, it's very 90 00:06:50,490 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 2: easy to read. It's quick. but it will give you 91 00:06:53,260 --> 00:06:56,770 Speaker 2: an overview of the history and the different types of 92 00:06:56,830 --> 00:07:01,370 Speaker 2: anti-Semitism that we've seen throughout history. So all that just 93 00:07:01,410 --> 00:07:07,410 Speaker 2: to say that today, the main face of anti-Semitism is 94 00:07:07,790 --> 00:07:14,570 Speaker 2: political anti-Semitism. It's anti-Zionism. It's against the Jewish state of Israel. 95 00:07:15,450 --> 00:07:20,590 Speaker 2: And since a Jewish state... runs antithetical to the ruling 96 00:07:20,670 --> 00:07:27,450 Speaker 2: philosophies of today. What are the ruling philosophies? Secularism and globalism. 97 00:07:28,330 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 2: And so Israel is a Jewish state, it's a religious state, 98 00:07:33,100 --> 00:07:37,179 Speaker 2: and it's a state, it's a nation. So it runs 99 00:07:37,580 --> 00:07:42,700 Speaker 2: against the grain of globalism and secularism. And that's one 100 00:07:42,820 --> 00:07:47,990 Speaker 2: reason that being anti-Israel is actually good gaining wide acceptance 101 00:07:48,060 --> 00:07:51,410 Speaker 2: today because our young people are being schooled on the 102 00:07:51,470 --> 00:07:56,590 Speaker 2: importance of secularism and globalism along with other things. And 103 00:07:57,550 --> 00:08:00,929 Speaker 2: Israel's made to look like, you know, the bad guy. 104 00:08:02,590 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: So now, not all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic. However, 105 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 2: criticism of Israel crosses over and becomes anti-Semitic when it 106 00:08:14,980 --> 00:08:20,610 Speaker 2: first delegitimizes the state, it questions its right to exist, 107 00:08:21,250 --> 00:08:27,150 Speaker 2: and when it uses anti-Jewish rhetoric and stereotypes, and when 108 00:08:27,210 --> 00:08:31,830 Speaker 2: it judges Israel by a different standard than for other countries, 109 00:08:32,410 --> 00:08:36,620 Speaker 2: and lastly, when it becomes an excuse to attack local 110 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:41,059 Speaker 2: Jewish individuals and institutions, that's when you know that it's 111 00:08:41,140 --> 00:08:46,020 Speaker 2: not just criticism of a policy that It's actually anti-Semitism, 112 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:50,170 Speaker 2: questioning the right of Israel to exist and accusing it 113 00:08:50,309 --> 00:08:55,550 Speaker 2: of the most horrendous violations of human rights. So one 114 00:08:55,670 --> 00:09:00,710 Speaker 2: cannot demonize a nation, though, without it being a demonization 115 00:09:00,970 --> 00:09:05,449 Speaker 2: of the people. And that's why, even though it's anti-Israel, 116 00:09:06,150 --> 00:09:09,589 Speaker 2: it ends up being against the Jewish individual as well, 117 00:09:09,650 --> 00:09:12,890 Speaker 2: because the people of Israel are a subset of the 118 00:09:12,929 --> 00:09:18,020 Speaker 2: global Jewish people. And so demonizing the state of Israel 119 00:09:18,070 --> 00:09:24,130 Speaker 2: is demonizing the people that it is made up of. Also, 120 00:09:24,309 --> 00:09:30,050 Speaker 2: anti-Zionism is just legitimizing other forms of anti-Semitism. So it's 121 00:09:30,090 --> 00:09:32,650 Speaker 2: not the only form out there today. No, no, no. 122 00:09:33,050 --> 00:09:38,420 Speaker 2: There's all kinds of forms of anti-Semitism. But anti-Zionism is 123 00:09:38,620 --> 00:09:42,470 Speaker 2: unleashing them. It's giving them the right to come out 124 00:09:42,490 --> 00:09:45,210 Speaker 2: of the woodwork, to come out of hiding, and to 125 00:09:45,350 --> 00:09:50,650 Speaker 2: rear their ugly head. So today, you know, during the Nazis, 126 00:09:50,790 --> 00:09:55,210 Speaker 2: the Heil Hitler was almost a way of just saying, 127 00:09:55,290 --> 00:09:58,730 Speaker 2: we support his policies and death to the Jews, but 128 00:09:58,750 --> 00:10:02,340 Speaker 2: they would just say Heil Hitler. Hitler. Today, what's the slogan? 129 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:07,300 Speaker 2: Palestine will be free from the river to the sea. Well, 130 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 2: what's that? That's genocide of the people of Israel. That's 131 00:10:11,860 --> 00:10:15,089 Speaker 2: what that slogan is calling for, but it sounds so 132 00:10:15,130 --> 00:10:19,300 Speaker 2: much more acceptable when it's about Palestine will be freed Yes, 133 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,340 Speaker 2: we want freedom for everybody, right? That's not what they mean. 134 00:10:22,820 --> 00:10:26,340 Speaker 2: They mean that Palestine will be free of the Jews. 135 00:10:28,420 --> 00:10:30,500 Speaker 1: Let's take a break and hear a message from one 136 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:37,710 Speaker 1: of our sponsors. Welcome back to the Out of Zion 137 00:10:37,750 --> 00:10:39,590 Speaker 1: podcast with Susan Michael. 138 00:10:40,290 --> 00:10:43,150 Speaker 2: So now after October the 7th, 2023, there's just been 139 00:10:43,250 --> 00:10:47,910 Speaker 2: an explosion of of anti-Semitism all around the world. And 140 00:10:48,170 --> 00:10:51,689 Speaker 2: even our Christian young people are being bombarded with it 141 00:10:52,210 --> 00:10:56,939 Speaker 2: constantly on social media and sometimes on their college campuses. 142 00:10:57,620 --> 00:11:02,900 Speaker 2: And so it's feeding a growing movement within Christian circles 143 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 2: of being anti-Israel. So this is now, that's my introduction. 144 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,130 Speaker 2: Now I want to talk to you about the biblical 145 00:11:12,350 --> 00:11:19,290 Speaker 2: explanation for this. Anti-Semitism is not just a social problem 146 00:11:19,470 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 2: or an ancient hatred that acts like a virus. It 147 00:11:24,980 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: is spiritual. And this is what we have to understand. 148 00:11:29,340 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 2: It is an evil spiritual force. That's why it's able 149 00:11:34,540 --> 00:11:40,020 Speaker 2: to mutate. That's why it's able to resist and exist 150 00:11:40,110 --> 00:11:43,550 Speaker 2: and go in hiding and come out because this is evil. 151 00:11:44,380 --> 00:11:49,610 Speaker 2: And in Psalm 83, from the Old Testament, Psalm 83, 152 00:11:49,610 --> 00:11:55,170 Speaker 2: it talks about this war against God himself. Just to 153 00:11:55,250 --> 00:11:59,330 Speaker 2: paraphrase the first few verses, it says, O God, those 154 00:11:59,390 --> 00:12:04,089 Speaker 2: who hate you have declared, let us cut them off 155 00:12:04,309 --> 00:12:07,740 Speaker 2: as a nation, that the name of Israel will be 156 00:12:07,820 --> 00:12:13,550 Speaker 2: remembered no more. Now, doesn't that sound familiar? I mean, 157 00:12:13,610 --> 00:12:18,510 Speaker 2: those words were written, what, 3,000 years ago? And yet 158 00:12:18,570 --> 00:12:24,990 Speaker 2: the enemies of God are saying still today, let's cut 159 00:12:25,270 --> 00:12:28,060 Speaker 2: Israel off as a nation that her name will be 160 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:32,420 Speaker 2: remembered no more and Palestine will be free from the 161 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 2: river to the sea. Wow. Wow. Another verse, now I 162 00:12:39,500 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 2: want to talk about a scripture out of the New Testament, 163 00:12:42,220 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 2: the book of Revelation. I know Revelation is quite difficult 164 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:50,260 Speaker 2: to understand. It uses a lot of imagery and allegory, 165 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:54,260 Speaker 2: and you don't know what was from the past, what's 166 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,740 Speaker 2: from the future, what's from now, and there's all kinds 167 00:12:56,820 --> 00:13:00,980 Speaker 2: of different interpretations. But I want to tell you, if 168 00:13:01,059 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 2: you will sit down and read through Revelation 12 tonight, 169 00:13:05,970 --> 00:13:09,580 Speaker 2: I really recommend you do it. because you will realize 170 00:13:09,780 --> 00:13:14,489 Speaker 2: the imagery here is a reflection of history and of 171 00:13:14,550 --> 00:13:19,550 Speaker 2: what's happening today. It is astounding. So the vision that 172 00:13:19,590 --> 00:13:25,010 Speaker 2: John has here is of a pregnant woman, and she's 173 00:13:25,070 --> 00:13:29,210 Speaker 2: adorned by the sun and the moon and the 12 stars. Well, 174 00:13:29,230 --> 00:13:32,959 Speaker 2: the 12 stars, of course, depict the 12 tribes of Israel. 175 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 2: So this woman, the pregnant woman who is to give birth, 176 00:13:37,260 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 2: to the male child who is destined to rule the world, 177 00:13:41,700 --> 00:13:45,939 Speaker 2: obviously the pregnant woman is Israel. She is going to 178 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:49,699 Speaker 2: give birth to the male child. And it says sitting 179 00:13:49,740 --> 00:13:53,700 Speaker 2: at her feet is an evil dragon. And he is 180 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:58,010 Speaker 2: there to devour the male child. But what happens is 181 00:13:58,070 --> 00:14:00,230 Speaker 2: it says that the male child is whisked up to 182 00:14:00,290 --> 00:14:05,150 Speaker 2: heaven and then the woman is protected. And there's this 183 00:14:05,290 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 2: great war going and the dragon is cast down to earth, 184 00:14:09,940 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 2: and it says he goes after the woman, and he 185 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:18,739 Speaker 2: is so enraged with her. And it says a flood 186 00:14:18,860 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 2: comes out of his mouth to get the woman, but 187 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:28,070 Speaker 2: he can't. She's protected. The earth like swallows up the flood. 188 00:14:28,130 --> 00:14:31,610 Speaker 2: Now let's talk about this for a minute. What comes 189 00:14:31,950 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 2: out of a mouth? Words. Words. And here this dragon 190 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:41,620 Speaker 2: out of his mouth is a flood coming after this woman. 191 00:14:41,660 --> 00:14:45,780 Speaker 2: And it says he had so enraged with her. Why? 192 00:14:46,900 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 2: Because of her connection to the male child. 193 00:14:50,180 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: Right? 194 00:14:50,500 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 2: And her connection isn't over. Yes, she gave birth to 195 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:57,260 Speaker 2: the male child. But we know that the Hebrew prophets 196 00:14:57,460 --> 00:15:01,780 Speaker 2: all foretell of the day when that Messiah, that male child, 197 00:15:02,340 --> 00:15:04,940 Speaker 2: comes to earth and rules and reigns. And that's the 198 00:15:04,980 --> 00:15:09,290 Speaker 2: day the evil in the world is over. And that's 199 00:15:09,350 --> 00:15:14,190 Speaker 2: why this dragon is so opposed to this. And it 200 00:15:14,250 --> 00:15:17,230 Speaker 2: says that he can't get to her. So what does 201 00:15:17,290 --> 00:15:23,550 Speaker 2: he do? He goes after her other offspring, those with 202 00:15:23,630 --> 00:15:29,670 Speaker 2: the testimony of Jesus. You see, Israel also gave birth 203 00:15:29,730 --> 00:15:35,930 Speaker 2: to the church. And we are also associated with that 204 00:15:36,010 --> 00:15:41,020 Speaker 2: male child. And so the same evil spirit that is 205 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 2: persecuting and going after the Jewish people, seeking to annihilate them, 206 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:50,230 Speaker 2: is the same spirit persecuting the church around the world. 207 00:15:50,810 --> 00:15:54,750 Speaker 2: We are in this together. And I want to point 208 00:15:54,930 --> 00:15:57,770 Speaker 2: out something very, very interesting in the middle of this 209 00:15:58,370 --> 00:16:03,970 Speaker 2: description of this happening. It calls the evil dragon the 210 00:16:04,070 --> 00:16:10,550 Speaker 2: accuser of the brethren. Now, isn't that what anti-Semitism is 211 00:16:10,710 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 2: all about? False accusations against the woman. False accusations, lies, propaganda, slogans, accusations, accusations, accusations. 212 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:33,690 Speaker 2: That's what this evil dragon does. is so good at. Interesting, 213 00:16:33,790 --> 00:16:40,050 Speaker 2: isn't it? To me, that is the greatest description and 214 00:16:40,270 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 2: imagery of the power and the nature of anti-Semitism. Now, 215 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,980 Speaker 2: a few chapters later in Revelation 16, there's another very 216 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:57,740 Speaker 2: interesting vision that John has. And there are actually frogs 217 00:16:58,220 --> 00:17:01,050 Speaker 2: that come out of the mouth of the dragon the 218 00:17:01,090 --> 00:17:03,700 Speaker 2: mouth of the beast, and the mouth of the false prophet. 219 00:17:03,740 --> 00:17:07,660 Speaker 2: Now once again, what comes out of mouths but words? 220 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:13,290 Speaker 2: And it says that these frogs go out in order 221 00:17:13,460 --> 00:17:18,030 Speaker 2: to lead the nations to the great battle of the 222 00:17:18,150 --> 00:17:22,890 Speaker 2: end times. So these frogs have gone out to repeat 223 00:17:23,150 --> 00:17:27,980 Speaker 2: these accusations and these slogans. And their goal is is 224 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:34,230 Speaker 2: to get the nations to turn against Israel. Another great 225 00:17:34,350 --> 00:17:36,270 Speaker 2: picture of what's going on. And, you know, I always 226 00:17:36,290 --> 00:17:38,929 Speaker 2: think of frogs. What do you think of when you 227 00:17:38,950 --> 00:17:43,859 Speaker 2: think of a frog? I think of just their... You know, 228 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 2: it sounds like they're just croaking all night long, the 229 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:52,220 Speaker 2: same thing over and over. And I just picture this evil... 230 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:56,540 Speaker 2: spirit it says that they are spirits of demons is 231 00:17:56,580 --> 00:18:00,070 Speaker 2: what revelation 16 calls him has gone out around the 232 00:18:00,109 --> 00:18:06,310 Speaker 2: world repeating these accusations and slogans and anti-semitic tropes against 233 00:18:06,369 --> 00:18:09,310 Speaker 2: the people of israel and against any of us that 234 00:18:09,369 --> 00:18:14,929 Speaker 2: stand with them or support them so that is the 235 00:18:15,010 --> 00:18:18,550 Speaker 2: best biblical explanation of what we have happening in our 236 00:18:18,570 --> 00:18:20,990 Speaker 2: day And I just want to bring this to a 237 00:18:21,050 --> 00:18:24,649 Speaker 2: close with a word of warning. Because the prophet Isaiah 238 00:18:25,090 --> 00:18:29,130 Speaker 2: talked about a day when the world would no longer 239 00:18:29,210 --> 00:18:36,350 Speaker 2: be based on truth and fact. Instead, in Isaiah 5.20, 240 00:18:36,350 --> 00:18:41,530 Speaker 2: he warns, he says, Woe to those who call evil 241 00:18:41,630 --> 00:18:46,469 Speaker 2: good and good evil, who put darkness for light and 242 00:18:46,550 --> 00:18:51,340 Speaker 2: light for darkness. who put bitter for sweet, and sweet 243 00:18:51,420 --> 00:18:55,020 Speaker 2: for bitter. So I just want to warn you, I 244 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:01,129 Speaker 2: hope students are listening to me, young people, don't repeat 245 00:19:01,230 --> 00:19:06,390 Speaker 2: these lies and slogans that you're hearing. Inform yourself, because 246 00:19:06,530 --> 00:19:09,980 Speaker 2: this evil dragon is not just a threat to the 247 00:19:10,020 --> 00:19:13,219 Speaker 2: Jewish people, but to all of us. He wants to 248 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:17,590 Speaker 2: deceive the whole world. Revelation 12 says he wants to 249 00:19:17,670 --> 00:19:20,750 Speaker 2: deceive the whole world, and he wants to turn that 250 00:19:20,790 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 2: world against Israel. So don't fall for his lies. Don't 251 00:19:25,180 --> 00:19:29,260 Speaker 2: let him use you in this scheme. And stand against 252 00:19:29,740 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 2: the wiles of the enemy. First in prayer, I want 253 00:19:33,340 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 2: to invite you to participate in the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. 254 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 2: We have a daily prayer meeting by Zoom every morning, U.S. time. 255 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,810 Speaker 2: It's led by our Jerusalem headquarters. We also have an 256 00:19:47,030 --> 00:19:50,980 Speaker 2: ongoing prayer watch and the U.S. branch takes three or 257 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,780 Speaker 2: four hours every week as a part of that watch. 258 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,700 Speaker 2: So if you want to get information on our prayer 259 00:19:56,850 --> 00:20:00,490 Speaker 2: activities so you can be a part of actually praying 260 00:20:00,530 --> 00:20:03,190 Speaker 2: with others and being part of an army and not 261 00:20:03,270 --> 00:20:06,530 Speaker 2: be there just by yourself, we'll try to put a 262 00:20:06,590 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 2: link in today's show notes You can just go to 263 00:20:09,300 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 2: our website, I-C-E-J-U-S-A dot org, and look under events and 264 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 2: for our prayer events. But secondly, beyond prayer, I really 265 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 2: encourage you to inform yourself. So we have a free 266 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:29,010 Speaker 2: download for you on anti-Semitism. I urge you to get it. 267 00:20:29,550 --> 00:20:33,050 Speaker 2: Pass it out to your friends, to your friends in 268 00:20:33,090 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 2: your Bible study, at your church, on your campus. sign 269 00:20:36,900 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 2: up for our emails, get our books. We have so 270 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 2: many resources. We really have more resources than any Christian 271 00:20:44,380 --> 00:20:48,370 Speaker 2: organization working in support of Israel and with the Jewish people. 272 00:20:49,130 --> 00:20:53,070 Speaker 2: So I encourage you, inform yourself. Do not be caught 273 00:20:53,190 --> 00:20:57,109 Speaker 2: up by this evil scheme. So now, next week, I'm 274 00:20:57,130 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 2: going to be talking about what is actually making some 275 00:21:01,020 --> 00:21:07,290 Speaker 2: Christians vulnerable to antisemitism. Very important. So I invite you 276 00:21:07,330 --> 00:21:11,330 Speaker 2: back here next week. And until then, God bless. 277 00:21:13,510 --> 00:21:16,090 Speaker 1: We hope you have enjoyed this episode of Out of 278 00:21:16,150 --> 00:21:19,810 Speaker 1: Zion with Susan Michael. Be sure to subscribe to Out 279 00:21:19,850 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: of Zion now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Pray.com, Salem OnePlace, 280 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,490 Speaker 1: Salem Life Audio, and Out of Zion with Susan Michael 281 00:21:31,750 --> 00:21:38,810 Speaker 1: is a production of ICEJ USA, all rights reserved. This 282 00:21:38,869 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: podcast is presented in partnership with Life Audio. 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