WEBVTT - Dr. Susan Michael - Oct 24 - 1:30 pm

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Israel Answers series, connecting Israel, the Bible,

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<v Speaker 1>and you. Join Susan Michael as she explores timely issues

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's join Susan with your Israel Answers.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, hey there, welcome to this week's Out of Zion podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm your host, Dr. Susan Michael. And today we are

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<v Speaker 2>gonna continue our series talking about the problem of antisemitism.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is really important today. I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>stick with me as we're going to talk about the

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<v Speaker 2>biblical explanation for antisemitism. I know that most of my

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<v Speaker 2>listening audience are Christian. It's really important that you understand

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<v Speaker 2>the spiritual background to antisemitism so that you know what

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<v Speaker 2>to do. So let's review, first of all, the problem

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<v Speaker 2>in case you haven't been listening the last few weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Antisemitism is just absolutely exploding around the world since the

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<v Speaker 2>October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. And a new survey

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<v Speaker 2>released by Combat Antisemitism Movement found that 57% of Jewish

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<v Speaker 2>Americans have experienced anti-Semitism in the last year. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>the equivalent of like 3.3 million adults and maybe 250,000

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<v Speaker 2>children have experienced anti-Semitism here in the United States. That's

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<v Speaker 2>just unacceptable. It's astounding. And this is why it's so

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<v Speaker 2>important that we understand the problem. anti-Semitism is no longer

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<v Speaker 2>just out in the fringes, whether it's the far right

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<v Speaker 2>or the far left. It's now moving into the mainstream.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's where you and I live. And that's why

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<v Speaker 2>we need to understand it and guard against it. Recent

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<v Speaker 2>elections in New York and in Michigan prove that it's

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<v Speaker 2>moving into the mainstream. It's now a part of political

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<v Speaker 2>discourse and campaigns. On the right, We have significant voices

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<v Speaker 2>claiming to be Christian and yet espousing anti-Semitism. So how

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<v Speaker 2>is all this happening? Because we have foreign funding and

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<v Speaker 2>we have the invasive influence of social media. We talked

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<v Speaker 2>all about this in the last two weeks. So today

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to reiterate how big the problem is

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<v Speaker 2>that we have here in the United States, even in

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<v Speaker 2>K-12 and in our education system, we have anti-Semitism so

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<v Speaker 2>bad that our teachers' unions are espousing it. So, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>coming up in the ranks here in America is a

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<v Speaker 2>new generation who have been schooled in socialism, Marxism, Islamist,

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<v Speaker 2>jihadist ideology and anti-Israel So they're skeptical of Christianity. They're

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<v Speaker 2>skeptical of America, of Israel, of Western civilization even. Some

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<v Speaker 2>of them are even being primed to want revolution. So

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<v Speaker 2>I may be looking at a glass half empty, and

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<v Speaker 2>you prefer to look at it as half full. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not all that bad. But I must sound the alarm

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<v Speaker 2>that we have a big problem, and this is why

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<v Speaker 2>I want to make sure that as Christians we understand it. Because,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the people that committed the worst crime in

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<v Speaker 2>human history, which was the Holocaust of six million women, men, children, babies,

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<v Speaker 2>elderly Jews, the people that perpetrated that, they were not

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<v Speaker 2>monsters or from another planet. They were often highly educated,

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<v Speaker 2>cultured people. But they had been brainwashed to think that

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<v Speaker 2>what they were doing was right. So if they live today...

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<v Speaker 2>They would probably tell you how that they're doing this

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<v Speaker 2>in the name of helping the Palestinian people or that

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<v Speaker 2>they're stopping genocide or some other trumped up charge. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>Nazi soldiers had their minds poisoned by anti-Semitism and they

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<v Speaker 2>chose to commit the most heinous of crimes in human

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<v Speaker 2>history in the name of a greater good. So don't

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<v Speaker 2>think that it cannot happen again. It can. And unless

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<v Speaker 2>we do something to stop current trends, I'm really afraid

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<v Speaker 2>that it will happen. So first, let's start with what

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<v Speaker 2>is anti-Semitism? It is bigotry towards Jews. It's hatred of

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish people. Then there's something called Christian anti-Semitism. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>when a professing Christian uses the Christian scriptures to denigrate

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish people. and support anti-Semitic tropes and conspiracy theories. So

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to lay those definitions out there. And now,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I want to talk about the nature of anti-Semitism.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's a reason why the historian Robert Wisterich calls

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<v Speaker 2>anti-Semitism the longest hatred, because this evil pursuit of the

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish people has continued for millennia, And every time it

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<v Speaker 2>seems to be dying out, it reinvents itself with a

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<v Speaker 2>different look, a different name for a different generation. But

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<v Speaker 2>we recognize it by its goal, which is always at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the day to rid the world of

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<v Speaker 2>the Jewish people. Now, no time, sorry, we don't have

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<v Speaker 2>time today to review the whole history of anti-Semitism. So

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<v Speaker 2>I can demonstrate to you how that in different times

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<v Speaker 2>in history, it came out like a virus. It mutated

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<v Speaker 2>and took a different look. That's why we have for

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<v Speaker 2>you today a free download on anti-Semitism. We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>link to it in the show notes below, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk about it again at the end of today's broadcast.

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<v Speaker 2>That little downloadable, it's very easy to read. It's quick,

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<v Speaker 2>but it will give you an overview of the history

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<v Speaker 2>and the different types of of anti-Semitism that we've seen

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<v Speaker 2>throughout history. So all that just to say that today,

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<v Speaker 2>the main face of anti-Semitism is political anti-Semitism. It's anti-Zionism.

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<v Speaker 2>It's against the Jewish state of Israel. And since a

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish state runs antithetical to the ruling philosophies of today,

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<v Speaker 2>what are the ruling philosophies? Secularism, and globalism. And so

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<v Speaker 2>Israel is a Jewish state, it's a religious state, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's a state, it's a nation. So it runs against

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<v Speaker 2>the grain of globalism and secularism. And that's one reason

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<v Speaker 2>that being anti-Israel is actually gaining wide acceptance today because

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<v Speaker 2>our young people are being schooled on the importance of

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<v Speaker 2>secularism and globalism along with other things. and Israel's made

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<v Speaker 2>to look like, you know, the bad guy. So now,

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<v Speaker 2>not all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic. However, criticism of

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<v Speaker 2>Israel crosses over and becomes anti-Semitic when it first delegitimizes

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<v Speaker 2>the state, it questions its right to exist, and when

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<v Speaker 2>it uses anti-Jewish rhetoric and stereotypes. And when it judges

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<v Speaker 2>Israel by a different standard than for other countries. And lastly,

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<v Speaker 2>when it becomes an excuse to attack local Jewish individuals

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<v Speaker 2>and institutions, that's when you know that it's not just

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<v Speaker 2>criticism of a policy, it's actually anti-Semitism questioning the right

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<v Speaker 2>of Israel to exist and accusing it of the most

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<v Speaker 2>horrendous violations of human rights. So one cannot demonize a nation, though,

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<v Speaker 2>without it being a demonization of the people. And that's why,

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<v Speaker 2>even though it's anti-Israel, it ends up being against the

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish individual as well, because the people of Israel are

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<v Speaker 2>a subset of the global Jewish people. And so demonizing

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<v Speaker 2>the state of Israel is demonizing the people that it

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<v Speaker 2>is made up of. Also, anti-Zionism is just legitimizing other

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<v Speaker 2>forms of anti-Semitism. So it's not the only form out

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<v Speaker 2>there today. No, no, no. There's all kinds of forms

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<v Speaker 2>of anti-Semitism. But anti-Zionism is unleashing them. It's giving them

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<v Speaker 2>the right to come out of the woodwork, to come

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<v Speaker 2>out of hiding, and to rear their ugly head. So today,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, during the Nazis, the... Heil Hitler was almost

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<v Speaker 2>a way of just saying we support his policies and

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<v Speaker 2>death to the Jews, but they would just say Heil Hitler. Today,

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<v Speaker 2>what's the slogan? Palestine will be free from the river

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<v Speaker 2>to the sea. Well, what's that? That's genocide of the

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<v Speaker 2>people of Israel. That's what that slogan is calling for.

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<v Speaker 2>But it sounds so much more acceptable when it's about

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<v Speaker 2>Palestine will be free. Yes, we want freedom for everybody, right?

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<v Speaker 2>That's not what they mean. They mean that Palestine will

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<v Speaker 2>be free of the Jews. So now, after October the 7th, 2023,

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<v Speaker 2>there's just been an explosion of of antisemitism all around

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<v Speaker 2>the world. And even our Christian young people are being

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<v Speaker 2>bombarded with it constantly on social media and sometimes on

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<v Speaker 2>their college campuses. And so it's feeding a growing movement

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<v Speaker 2>within Christian circles of being anti-Israel. So this is now,

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<v Speaker 2>that's my introduction. Now I want to talk to you

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<v Speaker 2>about the biblical explanation for this. Anti-Semitism is not just

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<v Speaker 2>a social problem or an ancient hatred that acts like

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<v Speaker 2>a virus. It is spiritual. And this is what we

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<v Speaker 2>have to understand. It is an evil spiritual force. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why it's able to mutate. That's why it's able to

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<v Speaker 2>resist and exist and go in hiding and come out

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<v Speaker 2>because this is evil. And in Psalm 83, from the

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<v Speaker 2>Old Testament, Psalm 83, it talks about this war against

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<v Speaker 2>God himself. Just to paraphrase the first few verses, it says,

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<v Speaker 2>O God, those who hate you have declared, let us

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<v Speaker 2>cut them off as a nation, that the name of

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<v Speaker 2>Israel will be remembered no more. Now doesn't that sound familiar?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, those words were written, what, 3,000 years ago?

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<v Speaker 2>And yet the enemies of God are saying still today,

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<v Speaker 2>let's cut Israel off as a nation that her name

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<v Speaker 2>will be remembered no more and Palestine will be free

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<v Speaker 2>from the river to the sea. Wow. Wow. Another verse,

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<v Speaker 2>now I want to talk about a scripture out of

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<v Speaker 2>the New Testament, the book of Revelation. I know Revelation

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<v Speaker 2>is quite difficult to understand. It uses a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>imagery and allegory, and you don't know what was from

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<v Speaker 2>the past, what's from the future, what's from now, and

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<v Speaker 2>there's all kinds of different interpretations. But I want to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you, if you will sit down and read through

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<v Speaker 2>Revelation 12 tonight, I really recommend you do it. because

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<v Speaker 2>you will realize the imagery here is a reflection of

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<v Speaker 2>history and of what's happening today. It is astounding. So

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<v Speaker 2>the vision that John has here is of a pregnant woman,

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<v Speaker 2>and she's adorned by the sun and the moon and

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<v Speaker 2>the 12 stars. Well, the 12 stars, of course, depict

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<v Speaker 2>the 12 tribes of Israel. So this woman, the pregnant

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<v Speaker 2>woman who is to give birth, to the male child

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<v Speaker 2>who is destined to rule the world. Obviously, the pregnant

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<v Speaker 2>woman is Israel. She is going to give birth to

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<v Speaker 2>the male child. And it says, sitting at her feet

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<v Speaker 2>is an evil dragon. And he is there to devour

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<v Speaker 2>the male child. But what happens is, it says that

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<v Speaker 2>the male child is whisked up to heaven. And then

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<v Speaker 2>the woman is protected. And there's this great war going

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<v Speaker 2>and the dragon is cast down to earth, and it

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<v Speaker 2>says he goes after the woman, and he is so

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<v Speaker 2>enraged with her. And it says a flood comes out

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<v Speaker 2>of his mouth to get the woman, but he can't.

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<v Speaker 2>She's protected. The earth like swallows up the flood. Now

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<v Speaker 2>let's talk about this for a minute. What comes out

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<v Speaker 2>of a mouth? Words. Words. And here this dragon out

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<v Speaker 2>of his mouth is a flood coming after this woman.

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<v Speaker 2>And it says he had so enraged with her. Why?

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<v Speaker 2>Because of her connection to the male child. Right? And

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<v Speaker 2>her connection isn't over. Yes, she gave birth to the

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<v Speaker 2>male child. But we know that the Hebrew prophets all

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<v Speaker 2>foretell of the day when that Messiah, that male child,

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<v Speaker 2>comes to earth and rules and reigns. And that's the

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<v Speaker 2>day the evil in the world is over. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>why this dragon is so opposed to this. And it

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<v Speaker 2>says if he can't get to her, so what does

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<v Speaker 2>he do? He goes after her other offspring, those with

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<v Speaker 2>the testimony of Jesus. You see, Israel also gave birth

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<v Speaker 2>to the church. And we are also associated with that

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<v Speaker 2>male child. And so the same evil spirit that is

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<v Speaker 2>persecuting and going after the Jewish people, seeking to annihilate them,

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<v Speaker 2>is the same spirit persecuting the church around the world.

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<v Speaker 2>We are in this together. And I want to point

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<v Speaker 2>out something very, very interesting in the middle of this

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<v Speaker 2>description of this happening. It calls the evil dragon the

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<v Speaker 2>accuser of the brethren. Now, isn't that what anti-Semitism is

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<v Speaker 2>all about? False accusations against the woman. False accusations, lies, propaganda, slogans, accusations, accusations, accusations.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what this evil dragon does. is so good at. Interesting,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't it? To me, that is the greatest description and

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<v Speaker 2>imagery of the power and the nature of anti-Semitism. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>a few chapters later, in Revelation 16, there's another very

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<v Speaker 2>interesting vision that John has. And there are actually frogs

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<v Speaker 2>that come out of the mouth of the dragon, the

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<v Speaker 2>mouth of the beast, and the mouth of the false prophet.

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<v Speaker 2>Now once again, what comes out of mouths but words?

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<v Speaker 2>And it says that these frogs go out in order

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<v Speaker 2>to lead the nations to the great battle of the

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<v Speaker 2>end times. So these frogs have gone out to repeat

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<v Speaker 2>these accusations and these slogans. And their goal is is

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<v Speaker 2>to get the nations to turn against Israel. Another great

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<v Speaker 2>picture of what's going on. And, you know, I always

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<v Speaker 2>think of frogs. What do you think of when you

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<v Speaker 2>think of a frog? I think of just their.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it sounds like they're just croaking all night long,

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing over and over. And I just picture

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<v Speaker 2>this evil... spirit it says that they are spirits of

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<v Speaker 2>demons is what revelation 16 calls him has gone out

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<v Speaker 2>around the world repeating these accusations and slogans and anti-semitic

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<v Speaker 2>tropes against the people of israel and against any of

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<v Speaker 2>us that stand with them or support them so that

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<v Speaker 2>is the best biblical explanation of what we have happening

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<v Speaker 2>in our day And I just want to bring this

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<v Speaker 2>to a close with a word of warning. Because the

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<v Speaker 2>prophet Isaiah talked about a day when the world would

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<v Speaker 2>no longer be based on truth and fact. Instead, in

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<v Speaker 2>Isaiah 5.20, he warns, he says, Woe to those who

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<v Speaker 2>call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for

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<v Speaker 2>light and light for darkness. who put bitter for sweet

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<v Speaker 2>and sweet for bitter. So I just want to warn you.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope students are listening to me, young people. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>repeat these lies and slogans that you're hearing. Inform yourself

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<v Speaker 2>because this evil dragon is not just a threat to

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<v Speaker 2>the Jewish people, but to all of us. He wants

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<v Speaker 2>to deceive the whole world. Revelation 12 says he wants

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<v Speaker 2>to deceive the whole world, and he wants to turn

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<v Speaker 2>that world against Israel. So don't fall for his lies.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't let him use you in this scheme. And stand

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<v Speaker 2>against the wiles of the enemy. First in prayer, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to invite you to participate in the International Christian

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<v Speaker 2>Embassy Jerusalem. We have a daily prayer meeting by Zoom

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<v Speaker 2>every morning, U.S. time. It's led by our Jerusalem headquarters.

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<v Speaker 2>We also have an ongoing prayer watch, and the U.S.

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<v Speaker 2>branch takes three or four hours every week as a

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<v Speaker 2>part of that watch. So if you want to get

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<v Speaker 2>information on our prayer activities so you can be a

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<v Speaker 2>part of actually praying with others and being part of

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<v Speaker 2>an army and not be there just by yourself, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>try to put a link in today's show notes, or

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<v Speaker 2>you can just go to our website, icejusa.org, and look

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<v Speaker 2>under events and for our prayer events. But secondly, beyond prayer,

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<v Speaker 2>I really encourage you to inform yourself. So we have

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<v Speaker 2>a free download for you on anti-Semitism. I urge you

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<v Speaker 2>to get it, pass it out to your friends, to

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<v Speaker 2>your friends in your Bible study, at your church, on

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<v Speaker 2>your campus. Sign up for our emails. Get our books.

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<v Speaker 2>We have so many resources. We really have more resources

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<v Speaker 2>than any Christian organization working in support of Israel and

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<v Speaker 2>with the Jewish people. So I encourage you, inform yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>Do not be caught up by this evil scheme. So now,

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<v Speaker 2>next week, I'm going to be talking about what is

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<v Speaker 2>actually making some Christians vulnerable to anti-Semitism. Very important. So

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<v Speaker 2>I invite you back here next week. And until then,

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<v Speaker 2>God bless.

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