The Sunday Times recently published an editorial (17 June 2007) by the Chief Rabbi of South Africa, Warren Goldstein, entitled, “Look again: Israel is the victim, not the root of all evil”. In the sub-title to his article Goldstein writes, “Blaming the Middle Eastern conflict on the Jewish state is an error that could see […]
WHAT’S IN A NAME? | Controversy over the divine name
October 4, 2012 by
Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes true?” He replied, “Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding” (Judges 13:17-18) It has become fashionable in some Christian circles to revert to the Hebrew names of YHWH and […]
How will Israel be delivered? – the truth will set you free
October 4, 2012 by
Every year millions of Jews throughout the world celebrate the Passover as a reminder of how the LORD delivered the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt. The irony is that, figuratively speaking, many Jews remain enslaved in Egypt and Babylon to this day. Virtually the entire generation who partook of that first Passover in […]
The sins of the Fathers
October 4, 2012 by
At a recent Christian conference in Germany the issue of collective guilt over the holocaust was quite palpable. There was an emotional spectacle of German Christians kneeling before a handful of Jewish believers asking for forgiveness for the holocaust, which is, apparently, a recurring theme at conferences of this nature in Germany. It seems that, […]
The Seventieth Week of Daniel
October 4, 2012 by
“Seventy weeks (sevens) are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint the most holy one … He will confirm a covenant with many (one week). […]
The Mystery of the Olive Tree
October 4, 2012 by
“The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken” (Jeremiah 11:16). Israel – the Olive Tree The Lord referred to Israel as a beautiful and fruitful olive tree. The imagery […]
The Hope of Israel Part 2
October 4, 2012 by
ONE NATION UNDER ONE KING We will now consider the second part of Ezekiel chapter 37, the re-uniting of God’s holy nation under one King – a descendant of David (My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd). This is unquestionably a prophecy of the Messiah who would […]
The Hope of Israel | Ezekiel 37
October 4, 2012 by
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12) The modern Zionist movement was established as a direct response to anti-Semitism, born of the hope of establishing a Jewish state where Jews would be able to return to the land of their forefathers and live in peace […]
The heavenly Jerusalem
October 4, 2012 by
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy (Psalm 137:5-6). The Artscroll Tanach series on Ezekiel, vol.3 pg.670, with reference to God’s heavenly throne and […]
The Battle over Jerusalem
October 4, 2012 by
TRADITIONAL JEWS QUESTION EVANGELICAL SUPPORT OF “ISRAEL”… (full text below) This was the press release of an organisation calling itself “True torah Jews” in response to the screening of a three-part documentary on CNN entitled “God’s Warriors” dealing with the religious and political power struggle between Jews, Muslims and Christian Zionists. It reads as follows: “Brooklyn, NY, August 21, […]
