From Melanie Phillips:
"Two Israeli soldiers in the reserves are seeking to bring a private prosecution against those activists who took part in the first Gaza flotilla -- and who are planning to take part once again in the current one -- for the crimes of assault and soliciting aid for an attack."
Read the article HERE
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Seismic Shock has been monitoring the activities of Anglican Priest Stephen Sizer. You can read all about it HERE
Showing posts with label Christian Zionism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian Zionism. Show all posts
Friday, July 1, 2011
Friday, November 19, 2010
James Carroll’s Analytical Skills Stop at Christendom’s Edge
This is a thoughtful article from CAMERA that I've been meaning to post for a while:
During the months of July, August and September, author James Carroll authored a six-part series for The Boston Globe about the Arab-Israeli conflict as a precursor to soon-to-be published book Jerusalem, Jerusalem: The Ancient City that Ignited the Modern World.
The series titled, “Turning History into Hope,” was not a “sensation” by any stretch of the word, but it was an “event” worthy of note, largely because of Carroll's status as the author of Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews (Houghton Mifflin, 2001), an authoritative text on how Christian scripture, liturgical practices and theology contributed to the demonization of Jews in Europe and laid the groundwork for the Holocaust...keep reading
During the months of July, August and September, author James Carroll authored a six-part series for The Boston Globe about the Arab-Israeli conflict as a precursor to soon-to-be published book Jerusalem, Jerusalem: The Ancient City that Ignited the Modern World.
The series titled, “Turning History into Hope,” was not a “sensation” by any stretch of the word, but it was an “event” worthy of note, largely because of Carroll's status as the author of Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews (Houghton Mifflin, 2001), an authoritative text on how Christian scripture, liturgical practices and theology contributed to the demonization of Jews in Europe and laid the groundwork for the Holocaust...keep reading
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Pathology of Jewish Anti-Semitism
From FrontPageMag:
Jewish anti-Semitism. It sounds like a contradiction in terms, an oxymoron or a Jackie Mason joke. If only this were the case.
Jewish anti-Semitism is all around us, part of the political air we breathe, a modern disease. In the twenty-first century the world is experiencing an explosion of it, a virtual plague. Among the most malicious and venomous of all bigots, the Jewish anti-Semites are at the forefront of every smear campaign against Israel and every attempt to cow Jews of America and the West into guilty support for those in the Middle East who would like to annihilate them. Jews today are leaders in the campaigns to boycott and “divest from” Israel, and in the leadership of the “Solidarity with Terrorists” groups. They make pilgrimage to the camps of Hamas and the Hezb’Allah, cheering on terrorists and their atrocities against Jews. They pioneered the smear campaigns to paint Israel as an apartheid regime and to stigmatize it as the moral equivalent to Nazi Germany.
Western campuses are crawling with Jewish anti-Semites. Some even hold leadership positions in Hillel houses. Many others are tenured professors. An anti-Semitic Jewish judge (Richard Goldstone) chaired a UN commission demonizing Israel. A Jewish member of Britain’s Parliament (Gerald Kaufman) compared Hamas terrorists to Jewish fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto and denounced Israel as a Nazi entity. Nor is this only an American phenomenon: a shockingly large number of Jewish anti-Semites are Israelis or ex-Israelis...continue reading
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As I’ve often stated, the phenomenon of Jews attacking their own nation baffles me. Unfortunately, when this occurs it tends to legitimize anti-Semitic sentiment and inherent prejudice. In other words, if a Jew speaks out against Israel then there must be a good reason for it. But the worldwide condemnation of Israel by churches, organizations such as the UN and individuals is patently bizarre when you examine the facts and try to rationalize the behavior. As far as churches are concerned, I lay the blame squarely at the feet of a doctrine called Replacement Theology. But sometimes, eschatology can be the culprit.
Just recently I’ve been reading materials by Steve Wohlberg who is a prolific writer and front man for the Seventh Day Adventist church and who has written a book called “Exploding The Israel Deception”. In his case, the motivation for replacing Israel with the church runs much deeper than RT because his eschatology owes much to the teachings of SDA prophetess Ellen G White.
I’ve read some of Wohlberg’s articles on his WEBSITE – he’s articulate and clever but he’s no exegete. He cherry picks verses that he feels support his presuppositions. He has been called courageous by his readers for speaking out against Zionism and Dispensational errors regarding Israel. But far from being brave; he’s joined the biggest club in the world.
His understanding of Dispensationalism appears to be incomplete. There seems to be some confusion as to what Dispensationalism teaches about salvation and Israel. There is only One Way to salvation - for Israel and Gentiles. I am a Christian and belong to the body of the Church but I will never be an Israelite. My ethnic background is Gentile. A Jew can be saved, become a member of the Church and still be an Israelite inheriting all the promises extended to that nation that have NOT been abrogated. However, I realize this is a complex issue that covers much more ground than that.
Also, contrary to popular opinion, Dispensationalists do not think Israel can do no wrong. The purpose in God’s divine plan is to bring the nation back to Himself despite her failings. That will occur when she acknowledges the true Messiah. This is one of the purposes of the Great Tribulation. But judging by what I’ve been reading, I rather think that some people are seeking to find innovative ways to denigrate Israel and hold her up to a standard not applied to any other nation in the world.
One last thing, Wohlberg’s Jewish heritage has been touted as some sort of credibility factor to support the contentions found in “Exploding The Israel Deception”.
My counter to Wohlberg’s 128 page book is to recommend Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum’s 1000 + page “Israelology” which was his doctrinal thesis. Dr Frucht’s bio.
Jer 31:34-37 "They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them," declares the LORD, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The LORD of hosts is His name: "If this fixed order departs From before Me," declares the LORD, "Then the offspring of Israel also will cease From being a nation before Me forever." Thus says the LORD, "If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel For all that they have done," declares the LORD.
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Jewish anti-Semitism. It sounds like a contradiction in terms, an oxymoron or a Jackie Mason joke. If only this were the case.
Jewish anti-Semitism is all around us, part of the political air we breathe, a modern disease. In the twenty-first century the world is experiencing an explosion of it, a virtual plague. Among the most malicious and venomous of all bigots, the Jewish anti-Semites are at the forefront of every smear campaign against Israel and every attempt to cow Jews of America and the West into guilty support for those in the Middle East who would like to annihilate them. Jews today are leaders in the campaigns to boycott and “divest from” Israel, and in the leadership of the “Solidarity with Terrorists” groups. They make pilgrimage to the camps of Hamas and the Hezb’Allah, cheering on terrorists and their atrocities against Jews. They pioneered the smear campaigns to paint Israel as an apartheid regime and to stigmatize it as the moral equivalent to Nazi Germany.
Western campuses are crawling with Jewish anti-Semites. Some even hold leadership positions in Hillel houses. Many others are tenured professors. An anti-Semitic Jewish judge (Richard Goldstone) chaired a UN commission demonizing Israel. A Jewish member of Britain’s Parliament (Gerald Kaufman) compared Hamas terrorists to Jewish fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto and denounced Israel as a Nazi entity. Nor is this only an American phenomenon: a shockingly large number of Jewish anti-Semites are Israelis or ex-Israelis...continue reading
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As I’ve often stated, the phenomenon of Jews attacking their own nation baffles me. Unfortunately, when this occurs it tends to legitimize anti-Semitic sentiment and inherent prejudice. In other words, if a Jew speaks out against Israel then there must be a good reason for it. But the worldwide condemnation of Israel by churches, organizations such as the UN and individuals is patently bizarre when you examine the facts and try to rationalize the behavior. As far as churches are concerned, I lay the blame squarely at the feet of a doctrine called Replacement Theology. But sometimes, eschatology can be the culprit.
Just recently I’ve been reading materials by Steve Wohlberg who is a prolific writer and front man for the Seventh Day Adventist church and who has written a book called “Exploding The Israel Deception”. In his case, the motivation for replacing Israel with the church runs much deeper than RT because his eschatology owes much to the teachings of SDA prophetess Ellen G White.
I’ve read some of Wohlberg’s articles on his WEBSITE – he’s articulate and clever but he’s no exegete. He cherry picks verses that he feels support his presuppositions. He has been called courageous by his readers for speaking out against Zionism and Dispensational errors regarding Israel. But far from being brave; he’s joined the biggest club in the world.
His understanding of Dispensationalism appears to be incomplete. There seems to be some confusion as to what Dispensationalism teaches about salvation and Israel. There is only One Way to salvation - for Israel and Gentiles. I am a Christian and belong to the body of the Church but I will never be an Israelite. My ethnic background is Gentile. A Jew can be saved, become a member of the Church and still be an Israelite inheriting all the promises extended to that nation that have NOT been abrogated. However, I realize this is a complex issue that covers much more ground than that.
Also, contrary to popular opinion, Dispensationalists do not think Israel can do no wrong. The purpose in God’s divine plan is to bring the nation back to Himself despite her failings. That will occur when she acknowledges the true Messiah. This is one of the purposes of the Great Tribulation. But judging by what I’ve been reading, I rather think that some people are seeking to find innovative ways to denigrate Israel and hold her up to a standard not applied to any other nation in the world.
One last thing, Wohlberg’s Jewish heritage has been touted as some sort of credibility factor to support the contentions found in “Exploding The Israel Deception”.
My counter to Wohlberg’s 128 page book is to recommend Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum’s 1000 + page “Israelology” which was his doctrinal thesis. Dr Frucht’s bio.
Jer 31:34-37 "They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them," declares the LORD, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The LORD of hosts is His name: "If this fixed order departs From before Me," declares the LORD, "Then the offspring of Israel also will cease From being a nation before Me forever." Thus says the LORD, "If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel For all that they have done," declares the LORD.
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Don't forget to read the latest Off the Wall News
Friday, September 11, 2009
Browsing the Shadow Library
Another good article from FrontPageMag:
It’s an old story by this time. Everywhere we look we see that Jews are once again being garrotted, either as warmongering Israelis, conniving Zionists or members of some immoral “lobby” subtly dominating the public arena. There is now a rapidly growing library of anti-Israeli articles, essays and books which abound with such malevolent tropes. Indeed, it would require a veritable Bodleian to accommodate them all. Here I have only the space to mention a few of these tainted diatribes.
Who can forget Tony Judt’s article in The Nation (January 3, 2005), “Goodbye to All That?”—one among many of his disreputable comminations—in which he asserted that contemporary U.S. foreign policy “is in some respects mortgaged to Israel” and that “to say that Israel and its lobbyists have an excessive and disastrous influence on the policies of the world’s superpower is a statement of fact”? The discrepancy between the moderate “in some respects” and the intemperate “excessive and disastrous” is typical of Judt’s writerly stance, in which a raw personal animus breaks through the veneer of scholarly pretence. The initial deference to his subject was always a sham and disqualifies him as a respectable analyst who might be taken seriously. And in any case, President Obama’s Middle East policy has clearly put the lie to what was indisputably a gross exaggeration to begin with. But Judt is obviously learn-proof...read more
There is one book that is Israel friendly and that I'd like to plug. It's called:
For Zion's Sake: Christian Zionism and the Role of John Nelson Darby
Here are some sample questions Dr Wilkinson was asked:
Very briefly, please explain what the book is about.
The book aims to dispel the confusion surrounding Christian Zionism by defining it, charting its historical development, locating it firmly within the Evangelical tradition, and emphasising the pivotal role played by John Nelson Darby.
In a nutshell, what is your central thesis or argument in the book? How does this contribute to the current literature on the topic?
Christian Zionism lays the biblical foundation for Israel’s restoration and Christ’s return. The book gives the opposing movement, which is rooted in replacement theology and political revisionism, a proper name – Christian Palestinianism - and refutes the scholarship of men like John Stott and Stephen Sizer who have grossly misrepresented Christian Zionism.
Share with us what led you to write this book and why you believe it is important for Christians to read it.
I believe that the Lord led me to consider the 19th century, and the Christian response to the return of the Jewish people to their land. Darby and the early Brethren were instrumental in countering amillennial replacementism and postmillennial revivalism, and in restoring belief in the literal and future fulfilment of prophecy. The book is important because many Christians deny the miracle of Israel’s rebirth, others are confused about whether they should support Israel or not, and others that do support Israel often do not fully understand why.
Were there any aspects of your findings which particularly stood out or surprised you, or which you struggled with, during the research process?
The two most surprising aspects of my research were 1) to discover just how deep-rooted our Evangelical heritage is concerning belief in Israel’s promised restoration, and 2) to discover just how important a role dispensationalists have played in preserving this heritage.
You can read a review of the book HERE
Don't forget to check out Off The Wall News.
It’s an old story by this time. Everywhere we look we see that Jews are once again being garrotted, either as warmongering Israelis, conniving Zionists or members of some immoral “lobby” subtly dominating the public arena. There is now a rapidly growing library of anti-Israeli articles, essays and books which abound with such malevolent tropes. Indeed, it would require a veritable Bodleian to accommodate them all. Here I have only the space to mention a few of these tainted diatribes.
Who can forget Tony Judt’s article in The Nation (January 3, 2005), “Goodbye to All That?”—one among many of his disreputable comminations—in which he asserted that contemporary U.S. foreign policy “is in some respects mortgaged to Israel” and that “to say that Israel and its lobbyists have an excessive and disastrous influence on the policies of the world’s superpower is a statement of fact”? The discrepancy between the moderate “in some respects” and the intemperate “excessive and disastrous” is typical of Judt’s writerly stance, in which a raw personal animus breaks through the veneer of scholarly pretence. The initial deference to his subject was always a sham and disqualifies him as a respectable analyst who might be taken seriously. And in any case, President Obama’s Middle East policy has clearly put the lie to what was indisputably a gross exaggeration to begin with. But Judt is obviously learn-proof...read more
There is one book that is Israel friendly and that I'd like to plug. It's called:
For Zion's Sake: Christian Zionism and the Role of John Nelson Darby
Here are some sample questions Dr Wilkinson was asked:
Very briefly, please explain what the book is about.
The book aims to dispel the confusion surrounding Christian Zionism by defining it, charting its historical development, locating it firmly within the Evangelical tradition, and emphasising the pivotal role played by John Nelson Darby.
In a nutshell, what is your central thesis or argument in the book? How does this contribute to the current literature on the topic?
Christian Zionism lays the biblical foundation for Israel’s restoration and Christ’s return. The book gives the opposing movement, which is rooted in replacement theology and political revisionism, a proper name – Christian Palestinianism - and refutes the scholarship of men like John Stott and Stephen Sizer who have grossly misrepresented Christian Zionism.
Share with us what led you to write this book and why you believe it is important for Christians to read it.
I believe that the Lord led me to consider the 19th century, and the Christian response to the return of the Jewish people to their land. Darby and the early Brethren were instrumental in countering amillennial replacementism and postmillennial revivalism, and in restoring belief in the literal and future fulfilment of prophecy. The book is important because many Christians deny the miracle of Israel’s rebirth, others are confused about whether they should support Israel or not, and others that do support Israel often do not fully understand why.
Were there any aspects of your findings which particularly stood out or surprised you, or which you struggled with, during the research process?
The two most surprising aspects of my research were 1) to discover just how deep-rooted our Evangelical heritage is concerning belief in Israel’s promised restoration, and 2) to discover just how important a role dispensationalists have played in preserving this heritage.
You can read a review of the book HERE
Don't forget to check out Off The Wall News.
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