WEBVTT - Dr. Susan Michael - Oct 31 - 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, hello, welcome to this week's Out of Zion podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>And I am your host, Dr. Susan Michael. And we

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<v Speaker 2>are in the middle of a series talking about the

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<v Speaker 2>problem of antisemitism. And so last week I shared the

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<v Speaker 2>biblical explanation for antisemitism. So it's so important that my

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<v Speaker 2>Christian audience understand that this is an evil spiritual force

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<v Speaker 2>and therefore we need to address it in prayer. But secondly,

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<v Speaker 2>we need to be very careful not to get caught

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<v Speaker 2>up in it. So if you haven't listened to last week's,

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<v Speaker 2>please go back and listen to last week's. It's very important.

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<v Speaker 2>This week, equally as important, I'm going to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>what makes some Christians vulnerable to anti-Semitism. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we see it. We see Christians around us falling for

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<v Speaker 2>this and repeating things that they're hearing online and It's

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<v Speaker 2>very distressing. So I want us to understand what are

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<v Speaker 2>some of the areas that make us vulnerable so that

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<v Speaker 2>we can guard against it and with our families and

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<v Speaker 2>our churches and our friends. All right. So I want

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<v Speaker 2>to just make a comment before we get started here

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<v Speaker 2>that last week I talked about the changing faces of

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<v Speaker 2>anti-Semitism throughout history. And I talked about that today the

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<v Speaker 2>prevalent face of anti-Semitism is is a political one. It's

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<v Speaker 2>called anti-Zionism and it kind of focuses on Israel and

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<v Speaker 2>then that makes the excuse to turn against the Jewish

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<v Speaker 2>people as a whole. There's another form of anti-Semitism that

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<v Speaker 2>was prevalent throughout centuries of history and it was Christian anti-Semitism.

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<v Speaker 2>And I talked about it last week, the definition of

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<v Speaker 2>Christian anti-Semitism is when a professing Christian uses the Christian

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<v Speaker 2>scriptures to denigrate Jews and to repeat anti-Semitic tropes and slogans.

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<v Speaker 2>So you may think, that's an oxymoron. You can't be

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<v Speaker 2>a Christian and be an anti-Semite. Oh, yes, you can.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish it was that simple. I wish we could

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<v Speaker 2>say a true Christian would not be anti-Semitic. How could

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<v Speaker 2>they be? Our Lord is Jewish. Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.

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<v Speaker 2>Our Bible is, most of it is the Hebrew Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>How could a Christian, a real Christian, be anti-Semitic? So

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about that today, how it could happen. First,

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<v Speaker 2>we have to start with the theology or the belief

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<v Speaker 2>in what we call Replacement Theology. Replacement theology is any theology,

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<v Speaker 2>it might be called something else, but any theology that

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<v Speaker 2>assumes that God's promises to and his covenants with the

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish people are no longer valid and that the church

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<v Speaker 2>has replaced the Jewish people in God's plans and purposes.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be a replacement theology. Replacement theology is once

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<v Speaker 2>again gaining traction in the Christian world, and it's very distressing.

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<v Speaker 2>The problem is that it makes the Christian vulnerable to anti-Semitism. Why?

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<v Speaker 2>Because if you believe that the Jews were so bad

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<v Speaker 2>that they have been rejected by God and they lost

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<v Speaker 2>their covenants and their standing with God, then you will

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<v Speaker 2>believe just about anything you hear about them. And you

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<v Speaker 2>may even take it up as a cause. to repeat

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<v Speaker 2>those things. So it's a real source of vulnerability. Replacement

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<v Speaker 2>theology was the theological foundation throughout most of Christian history

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<v Speaker 2>for the Christian anti-Semitism to grow out of it. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me say that again. It was the theological foundation for

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<v Speaker 2>centuries of Christian anti-Semitism. It was so bad that many

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<v Speaker 2>scholars agree that had it not been for the centuries

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<v Speaker 2>of Christian anti-Semitism, the Holocaust could have never happened. Now, therefore,

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<v Speaker 2>we need to be very, very concerned about the growth

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<v Speaker 2>of replacement theology and learn how to refute it. We

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<v Speaker 2>do not want to repeat that history. Very, very clear

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<v Speaker 2>that the Apostle Paul said in Romans 11, God had

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<v Speaker 2>not rejected his people. And he went on to say

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<v Speaker 2>that even though they may be enemies of the gospel,

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<v Speaker 2>but concerning their election, they are beloved for the sake

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<v Speaker 2>of the fathers. And then he said specifically, their calling

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<v Speaker 2>is irrevocable. Their calling is irrevocable. So do not fall

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<v Speaker 2>for this lie that because the Jews rejected Jesus, God

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<v Speaker 2>rejected them and it's all over for them and they've

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<v Speaker 2>been replaced with the Christian church. It's just not the case.

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<v Speaker 2>Thousands of Jews accepted Jesus and that was the ignition

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<v Speaker 2>of the church. It was by the Jews that accepted Jesus. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>there were Jewish leaders who that turned him over to

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<v Speaker 2>the Romans for execution. That is true. That's historical record.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's not the end of the story. And so

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<v Speaker 2>we need to always go back to Romans 11 and

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<v Speaker 2>the Apostle Paul's words, even though they may be the

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<v Speaker 2>enemy to the gospel, but for the sake of their election,

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<v Speaker 2>they are beloved.

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>God made promises to Abraham, to Moses, to David. He's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to break his promises. And many of those

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<v Speaker 2>promises were unconditional. They were unconditional. All right, so that's

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<v Speaker 2>replacement theology. There's another area of vulnerability today, and that

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<v Speaker 2>is growing biblical illiteracy. This is also leaving the church

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<v Speaker 2>vulnerable to these lies about the Jewish people. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>because we have generally American society is just far more

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<v Speaker 2>secular now than it used to be. Like when I

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<v Speaker 2>was growing up and we went to Sunday school and

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible stories, you learned them. Today, our society doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>have that biblical foundation. And our churches are battling with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Our Christian schools are battling with it. One of the

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<v Speaker 2>core tenets of evangelical life Christianity is the belief in

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<v Speaker 2>scripture alone as the infallible source of doctrinal truth. However,

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<v Speaker 2>our pastors and our churches are combating this growing biblical

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<v Speaker 2>illiteracy in society, and it's producing a new generation of

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<v Speaker 2>Christians coming to church without that basic knowledge of the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>they also are facing growing what I call biblical skepticism

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<v Speaker 2>in society. So a lot of our young people, they

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<v Speaker 2>grew up in secular schools and went to secular colleges

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<v Speaker 2>and the Christian faith and the Christian Bible were totally

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<v Speaker 2>beat up on every day. And many, many Christian students

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to be associated with it because of the

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<v Speaker 2>ridicule that they would go through. So they're skeptical of

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible also. They've heard all these accusations against it.

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<v Speaker 2>And so our churches and our schools are really battling

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<v Speaker 2>to bring a knowledge of and an appreciation of the Bible. So,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, as a result, we also have some of

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<v Speaker 2>our evangelical pastors are even compromising on things in the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible because it's hard to convey to young people who

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<v Speaker 2>have this skepticism. And so we've had one major evangelical

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<v Speaker 2>leader that just came out and said, well, just forget

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<v Speaker 2>the Old Testament. It's irrelevant to the Christian faith. And

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's a core tenet of the evangelical faith

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<v Speaker 2>is the belief in the So because of this is

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<v Speaker 2>why I wrote my book, Encounter the 3D Bible, how

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<v Speaker 2>to read the Bible so it comes to life. Because

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<v Speaker 2>I saw that this younger generation, and it's not just them,

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<v Speaker 2>it's all of us, need just a basic introduction to

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible so that when we start to read it,

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<v Speaker 2>we understand so much more about it. So first of all,

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<v Speaker 2>I tell the story of the Bible. What is the

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<v Speaker 2>story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation? Once you

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<v Speaker 2>get the story and the timeline, then you can go

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<v Speaker 2>in and you start studying, well, who are the people

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<v Speaker 2>of the Bible? Who are the Jews? Who's the Christians?

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<v Speaker 2>Who's the nations? How do these three groups, how are

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<v Speaker 2>they addressed in the Bible? Why is the land of

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible so important? What's that all about? Who's the

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<v Speaker 2>God of the Bible? Is it a different God in

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<v Speaker 2>the Old Testament than the New? Of course not. But

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<v Speaker 2>I just give very simple explanations to a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>these things to help. So we have a free download

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<v Speaker 2>for you today. And it's a guide to how to

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<v Speaker 2>read the Bible. It's just a little introduction to some

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<v Speaker 2>of the material that's in that book. And then we

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<v Speaker 2>encourage you to also get the book. But please sign up.

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<v Speaker 2>and get that free download. You might be able to

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<v Speaker 2>give it to some of the young people in your

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<v Speaker 2>family or in your church in your Bible study. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I found it comical that Tucker Carlson, who recently assaulted

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<v Speaker 2>the biblical basis for support for Israel, he called it

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<v Speaker 2>a heresy. He admitted he had only just read through

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible for the first time. And so I'm kind

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<v Speaker 2>of like, I think you need to read it a

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<v Speaker 2>few more times. But we all do, don't we? And

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<v Speaker 2>that's why I wrote that book, to help all of

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<v Speaker 2>us to be able to spend more time in the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>Because if we think it's confusing or boring, we're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to want to read it. Actually, the Bible is

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<v Speaker 2>so exciting. Once you understand these pieces, it is so amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I invite you, please, get that free download. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, so we just talked about replacement theology. We

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<v Speaker 2>talked about biblical illiteracy. The next thing I want to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about is a new movement in the Christian far

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<v Speaker 2>right here in America. And it's called Christ is King

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<v Speaker 2>or the Dominion Movement. I want to talk about it

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<v Speaker 2>because it's getting a lot of followers from our young people,

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<v Speaker 2>especially white male Christians. And this is, it's a movement,

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<v Speaker 2>a radical Christian right movement that's built on what we

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<v Speaker 2>call a post-millennial view of the return of Jesus. And

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<v Speaker 2>so it believes that Jesus will only return after the

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<v Speaker 2>church has actually accomplished, you know, taking over society and

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<v Speaker 2>taking over the world and establishing a Christian faith. Kingdom

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<v Speaker 2>or a Christian nation. So this is real true Christian nationalism. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I know the term Christian nationalism is thrown around, especially

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<v Speaker 2>by the liberals. They'll call all of us a Christian nationalist.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're a Christian and you're patriotic, they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>call you a Christian nationalist. I'm not talking about that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not. This is true nationalism. Christian nationalism where they

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<v Speaker 2>believe in taking over in America and imposing a Christian

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<v Speaker 2>nation on everyone. And so you might say, well, what

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<v Speaker 2>does this have to do with Israel and the Jewish people? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>it's interesting because in this paradigm, it's the Jews that

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<v Speaker 2>are blamed for the church's failure in being able to

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<v Speaker 2>establish this Christian kingdom or Christian dominion for Jesus to return.

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<v Speaker 1>Why?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they blame the Jews for all the ideologies in

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<v Speaker 2>the world like feminism, communism, Marxism, socialism, etc. So this

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<v Speaker 2>movement is very fertile ground for all kinds of conspiracy

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<v Speaker 2>theories about the Jews because they are seen as the

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<v Speaker 2>evil opposers to the coming of Christ. by not allowing

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<v Speaker 2>this Christian nation to be established. So I bring it

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<v Speaker 2>up because on social media we see this all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>We keep getting these comments back when we're posting and

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<v Speaker 2>all they'll say is Christ is King. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe Christ is King also. You probably do too.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's not what they're talking about. They are saying

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<v Speaker 2>Christ is King over the Jews. And the Jews are

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<v Speaker 2>going to be put down, and this Christian kingdom is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be established. So be on guard. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>another area that is making Christians vulnerable is that there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of accusations going around in social media that

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<v Speaker 2>the Jews hate Christians and the Jews are persecuting Christians.

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<v Speaker 2>and they tend to quote the Talmud on this. So

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to take a minute to explain what

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<v Speaker 2>is the Talmud? Well, it is not the Bible, okay?

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<v Speaker 2>So the Bible in Hebrew is called the Tanakh. It

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<v Speaker 2>stands for the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's the Tanakh. The Talmud is a massive compilation. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like 20 volumes long, 6,000 pages of opinions and commentary

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<v Speaker 2>and disagreements of thousands of rabbis on a variety of

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<v Speaker 2>subjects like Jewish law, ethics, customs, folklore, history, many, many topics.

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<v Speaker 2>And there are some quotes buried deep in some of

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<v Speaker 2>there about Jesus or Christianity, some are negative and they're genuine,

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<v Speaker 2>but there's others that are being taken out of context

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<v Speaker 2>and there are others that are just outright false lies.

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<v Speaker 2>So now, why would there be a negative comment about

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<v Speaker 2>Christianity in the Talmud? Well, I want you to remember

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<v Speaker 2>that some of this was written in the Middle Ages

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<v Speaker 2>when the church was the enemy of the Jewish people.

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<v Speaker 2>We were persecuting them. We were teaching contempt of the Jews.

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<v Speaker 2>Our state churches were led by the king of the state,

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<v Speaker 2>and he was then putting into place anti-Jewish legislation because

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<v Speaker 2>of what the church was teaching. So we were the enemy,

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<v Speaker 2>and they did see Jesus in a very negative light.

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<v Speaker 2>So you have to understand the context of this. But remember,

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<v Speaker 2>the Talmud is not the Bible. Now, the second thing

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<v Speaker 2>that's being said is that if you go to Israel,

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<v Speaker 2>the Jews are spitting on the Christians. You see this

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<v Speaker 2>a lot. I just want to be very clear. There

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<v Speaker 2>is a small spitting problem, but it's very, very limited,

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<v Speaker 2>and it happens in the very close quarters of the

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<v Speaker 2>Old City where this sect of highly religious, ultra-Orthodox Jews,

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<v Speaker 2>under the teaching of a certain rabbi, certain school of thought,

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<v Speaker 2>are still living in the Middle Ages. They're still living

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<v Speaker 2>there where they believe that Christianity is their enemy and

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<v Speaker 2>is out to kill them. And so, yes, they see

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<v Speaker 2>the Christians as unclean, and there may be an incident

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<v Speaker 2>of this, but I want you to know it is

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<v Speaker 2>very limited. I've been going to Israel for 48 years

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<v Speaker 2>and never had that happen, and that You know, there

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<v Speaker 2>is a Jewish organization that is actually exposing this because

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<v Speaker 2>they said this is not Jewish. This is unacceptable. So

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<v Speaker 2>they're the ones exposing it. It's not the Christians. And

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<v Speaker 2>so don't fall for that one. So now that's our

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<v Speaker 2>fourth weakness. We've talked about replacement theology, biblical illiteracy, and

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<v Speaker 2>biblical skepticism. We talked about the Christ is King movement.

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<v Speaker 2>And now we've talked about these accusations that the Jews

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<v Speaker 2>hate Christians and this stuff. So I'm going to come

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<v Speaker 2>now to the fifth area of vulnerability. And this is

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<v Speaker 2>a very, very common accusation. And I'm sure every one

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<v Speaker 2>of you have heard it. And it's calling the Jews

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<v Speaker 2>Christ killers. Now, what is this talking about? This is

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<v Speaker 2>not talking about the historical narrative of the New Testament

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<v Speaker 2>that tells a story of what happened 2,000 years ago

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<v Speaker 2>when certain Jewish leaders turned Jesus over to the Romans

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<v Speaker 2>for execution. This is saying that Jews alive today are

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<v Speaker 2>guilty for killing Christ. That's what it's saying. And that's absurd.

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<v Speaker 2>And do you know that for centuries, The most dangerous

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<v Speaker 2>day of the year for the Jewish people was Good

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<v Speaker 2>Friday because in the churches, in the masses, the Christian

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<v Speaker 2>worshipers heard all these very bad things about the Jewish people.

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<v Speaker 2>And when they'd leave church and they're out in the

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<v Speaker 2>street going home, they would sometimes then persecute or attack

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish people as Christ killers. Thankfully, after the Holocaust, The

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<v Speaker 2>Catholic Church re-evaluated and they changed their Good Friday liturgy,

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<v Speaker 2>but we do still have a tendency to fall for

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<v Speaker 2>this and and not rightly discern that what happened 2

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<v Speaker 2>000 years ago is one thing and yes they would

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<v Speaker 2>be guilty of that 2 000 years ago but you

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<v Speaker 2>can't blame every generation of jews and including the jews

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<v Speaker 2>of today so we see this more and more online

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<v Speaker 2>um We get lots of comments about that they are

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<v Speaker 2>Christ killers. And why are we supporting them? They're Christ killers.

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<v Speaker 2>So those are five areas of vulnerability that I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to highlight today so that we can all be on

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<v Speaker 2>guard for these things in our homes, in our churches,

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<v Speaker 2>in our schools, in our friends, and really steer them

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<v Speaker 2>away from that so that they're not vulnerable to anti-Semitism anymore. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, anti-Semitism is not just a danger to the Jews.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a danger to the church, too, because if we

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<v Speaker 2>allow anti-Semitism to take root, what it does is it

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<v Speaker 2>severs the church from its Jewish roots. It severs us

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<v Speaker 2>from the very people that live out and demonstrate God's

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<v Speaker 2>covenants and God's promises. And the very people that gave

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<v Speaker 2>us the Bible, that gave us the Messiah, that gave

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<v Speaker 2>us the covenants, that we learn all of this from

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<v Speaker 2>them to understand who God is, to understand how to

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<v Speaker 2>have a relationship with him. We gain all of this.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything we hold dear as Christians comes from the Jewish people.

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<v Speaker 2>And so if we allow the church to become anti-Semitic,

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<v Speaker 2>it will cut us off from the very root that

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<v Speaker 2>sustains us. And the Apostle Paul warned against that, of

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<v Speaker 2>being cut off because it would mean spiritual death. We're

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<v Speaker 2>supported by the root. That's where we receive our sustenance.

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<v Speaker 2>So the spiritual battle, again, in this evil ideology, it's

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<v Speaker 2>our battle. And Jews and Christians both will be destroyed

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<v Speaker 2>if we don't wake up to it. So it behooves

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<v Speaker 2>us to do everything we can to protect our churches

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<v Speaker 2>and and to stand against this evil. So once again,

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<v Speaker 2>in today's show notes, we have a free downloadable for you,

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<v Speaker 2>how to read the Bible so it comes to life.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just really encourage you to go to the

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<v Speaker 2>show notes. If we don't have show notes on today's

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<v Speaker 2>platform down below, go to our website show notes at

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<v Speaker 2>icejusa.org forward slash show. show notes. And there you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to find all the links for all of our free

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<v Speaker 2>downloadables and today's offer of how to read the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>so it comes to life. Next week, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>talk just a little bit more about the problem of

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<v Speaker 2>biblical illiteracy and some of the ramifications of that so

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<v Speaker 2>that we can give that a bit more attention than

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<v Speaker 2>we were able to today. Alright, so I look forward

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<v Speaker 2>to seeing you back here Next week and in the meantime,

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<v Speaker 2>God bless.

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