To “touch” someone indicates how one “brushes up against” or “how a person handles another”—either with kindness or disrespect. It was not only the Nazis, many civilizations have disgraced and humiliated the Jewish people during various wars, the Great Depression, and economic downturns. And up until today, too few churches have given the Jewish people the respect that is due to them. It is correct that there were times when Israel needed punishing for her sins against God, but it is God’s responsibility to respond to disobedience. God never gave any authority to anyone to punish His Chosen People. That was His task. His command was to bless and not curse the children of Israel.

Bible Prophecy, the Second Coming, and the Kingdom on earth fall into a prerequisite preparatory knowledge needed for the end times; especially, for all Christians. Every pulpit should be strengthening the Master’s sheep and laying the groundwork for the future. It has been said, “Israel is God’s Key to world redemption.” Why is there so much silence?

To the God of Israel, beginnings are significant. God tells us He created the heavens and the earth so that we would know more about the power and glory of His Supreme Being. Our faith had a foundational establishment, and its origin begins and ends in Jerusalem. All of us had a beginning. We advanced in life from somewhere, i.e., farms, villages, towns, cities, communities, and capitals. Returning to our roots gives us a spiritual perspective of our lives, where we have been, how we developed, and where we are today. Most of us do not omit our childhood beginnings. Then why do we not want to remember and include our spiritual foundations?

Since the beginning of world history, God has built into His world hope for mankind. “The world’s history is a Divine poem of which the history of every nation is a canto and every man a word. Its strains have been pealing down the centuries, and though there have been mingled discords of warring cannon and dying men, yet to the Christian…there has been a Divine melody running through the song which speaks of hope and halcyon days to come” (James A. Garfield, Klopsch, Many Thoughts of Many Minds).

My colleague Pastor Robbie, in an unmistakably concerned way, approached me recently and said, “Do you know what a widely known Bible teacher is saying about Israel on YouTube? I said, “No.” He responded with unease. He is now teaching “When Israel will Be No More” andsub-sequent teachings on the same subject. I was in utter unbelief and sat shocked to the core!” Why would anyone want to broadcast to all the nations that Israel will be no more needed in the future heavenly New Jerusalem?

Prevailing winds of antisemitism blow more brutally aggressive each week around the world. Opposing and unfavorable headlines soar. The vicious storm gusts, forceful enough to create strong opinions against Israel, appear both from the secular and religious worlds. Israel bashing seems to be one of the longest running themes of journalistic and media headlines in history. Our hearts are troubled at the continual assaults and antagonistic misinformation about Israel which we read on the internet news—much of which is twisted and outright lies.

As He respectfully completed the reading of the ancient Hebrew scrolls in the synagogues of His day, His identification with His Jewish nation remains with us in the Writings of the Apostles (New Testament). Yeshua was accustomed to allying Himself with His people as “we Jews”(John 4:22). Therefore with all due respect, I lovingly appeal to church leaders to ask, “When did He cease being a Jew?” His family tree was recorded in the first chapter of the book of Matthew. Could it have been placed at the beginning of the writings to cement the unbreakable connection with His earthly manhood years? We know the Lord treasures the nations; however at the same time He reminds the Gentiles to be a blessing to His Brethren (Matthew 25:40). Being in right relationship to Israel is not to be taken lightly, as He continually implied, “I am a Jew!” (Matthew 22:42; 2 Timothy 2:8). It is a fundamental truth with which the Church needs to come to grips. I will continue to remind us that “there is no Christian Messiah! He is either Jewish or He is not the Messiah” (Dr. Dwight Pryor). This basic point needs to be made clear so that followers will not fall into the trap of following “another Jesus” (2 Corinthians 11:4).

The persuasive rhetoric in the broadcasting of anti-Israel bias in the world media can be described as a pandemic of lies. The spiritual health of multitudes is being affected by those who are denouncing God’s chosen people, in widespread, epidemic proportions. International organizations and networks are hanging in the balance as they dangle on the edge of judgment (Deuteronomy 28:66).  Also many questionable leaders have chosen to castigate and scold the Jewish nation for rightfully defending her people. These leaders and their supporters have placed themselves in an extremely dangerous position with Almighty God and as far as the truth is concerned –remain with eyes closed.

The only Bible that Jesus would have schooled others from were Torah scrolls from which He stood up and read in the synagogues. There were simply no other means of understanding the Words of The Almighty at the time. There were no printing presses nor forms of printing works. The hand of the Jewish scribes meticulously penned the God-breathed words given by the Spirit of the Living God in Hebrew to holy Jewish men. Derek Prince taught us; we owe a great debt to the Jews for preserving God’s sacred words for all to read. With this great gift to mankind – it is heartbreaking to hear that some Christians still suggest that we need to  “toss the “Old” Testament in the dustbin of religious literature as “outdated.” Let us give our attention to the inspiring words of Godly Christians who walked in wisdom and understanding in relation to the Bible. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

While traveling the world, my husband and I were at times almost in unbelief at what we were hearing from congregations in different places on different continents. On our ministry journeys, we obtained a bird’s eye view of what the individual Christian’s  understanding of Jesus and His People was in different cultures. It soon became clear that most Christians had formed a Jesus  from their own imaginations…or a picture in their minds. Rather than shepherds teaching about His manhood, His childhood education, Jewish culture and beliefs, it does not seem to be too important, and centuries of ignorance developed. As a result, “Jesus became whatever they wanted Him to be for the intended audience in whatever era and culture they lived in.” (Dr. Tom Bradford, Torah Class) When we spoke about the Jewishness of Jesus, some of our precious Christian brothers and sisters came to us in tears, some in shock, and others could hardly believe their belief was in a Jew!  This is how we discovered the confusion in the church of who Jesus really was – as if a surprise – something they really had not thought about before or never had been told. We were amazed as we had not expected to encounter this cluelessness of the One and Only Redeemer of our souls.