Podcast 10-19-18
Why The Scourge of Antisemitism? Part Two
TRUE EVIL MUST EXIST IN THIS WORLD
How can antisemitism continue to exist without true evil? This level of hatred cannot be explained in any other manner. It seems to be ubiquitous and almost constant. This level of evil hatred cannot be explained simply based on politics. We must ask ourselves, does true evil really exist? In our increasingly secular society this idea does not fit, but it is the only explanation. If God exists then the adversary, Satan also must exist. Who would Satan hate the most? The nation that gave us the Messiah and Savior of mankind. That nation is Israel and specifically Judah. What nation punctiliously preserved the written word of God? It was Israel. The Devil has tried to stamp out and prevent the words of God from being written and preserved.
John 4:21-22 NKJV 21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 "You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.
Daniel 10:12-14 NKJV 12 Then he said to me, "Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. 13 "But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. 14 "Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come."
Satan has tried to prevent prophesies from being revealed to great prophets of Judah like Daniel. Yet God would not allow His words to be blocked. If Satan cannot stop the preservation and accumulation of God's words He will attack the people who are the source of it. True evil hates the Jews and Bible believing Christians as well. We noted the extreme increase in attacks in the third world especially on Christians. Logic cannot explain this level of increasing hatred. It is estimated that 900,000 people were martyred for being Christians in the last decade and 90,000 have died in the last year. Our media ignores most of these stories. In many nations it is dangerous to own a Bible. This level of hatred is purely spiritual.
THE GROWTH OF ANTISEMITISM IS LIKE THE CANARY IN THE MINE
Hitler was the leader that led the world into the war that cost upwards of 70 million lives. He was driven by antisemitism. This venous hatred grew again in Europe in the 1930's leading up to WWII. If this hatred is growing again, what evil does it portend for the future? Dr. Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister, was a master of lies and hatred, slanting truth in the media for Central Europe during that time period. What are we finding more of in our media? Lies and distortion! Things are not that bad yet, but much of social media seems to be drifting further and further in those hateful directions. What forces are pushing this drift? We true believers should remember the teachings of our Jewish Messiah.
Matthew 5:44-46 NKJV 44 "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 "that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 "For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
Godly love is the theme of Jesus while hatred and revenge is the Devil's theme. Many young men seemingly for no real solid reason, get caught up in hatred and commit these explainable mass murders. It must be a spiritual infestation. We need spiritual remedies. More Biblical teachings and true worship of the Creator God is needed in the world. Few will recommend that solution. Most will say we need tighter gun laws or tighter limits on free speech. Those solutions will have at best, a small impact if any. Hatefully inspired men can use vehicles or home made bombs to murder.
Psalms 122:6-9 NKJV 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. 7 Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces." 8 For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, "Peace be within you." 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good.
Those that pray for the Jewish nation headquarters in Jerusalem will be blessed by God. Is the current American strong economy in part a blessing because of our support for Israel? Maybe? Countries that resist the evil of hatred of Jews and Biblical Christians will be blessed. Countries that foment hatred for Jews will be cursed. Germany of the 1940's suffered terribly, in part, because of antisemitism.
THE JEWISH PEOPLE LOVED JESUS
Jesus was so popular in the Jewish world that crowd control was a big issue. Vast numbers came to hear and adore Him almost wherever He appeared. Christ had to go into the mountains, at times, to get away from the adoring crowds. He was too popular.
John 7:31-32 NKJV 31 And many of the people believed in Him, and said, "When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?" 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him.
All those mentioned in John are Jewish so when it says, “the Jews”, John means the Jewish religious leaders. They were insanely jealous of Jesus.
Matthew 27:17-18 NKJV 17 Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?" 18 For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.
Jesus' teachings were so much better than those of leaders of the nation. They looked weak and shallow compared to Christ's. Jealousy was the avenue Satan used to manipulate those men of the Sanhedrin. Therefore those who try and make the death of Christ about the Jewish people are wrong. We all caused Jesus' death. He died because of all our sins and was very, very popular with the Jewish people.
John 1:29 NKJV 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Jesus was so loved by the Jewish people that the jealous leaders had to arrest Him by night.
Luke 22:1-8 NKJV 1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve....6 So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude.
They feared the people because of the popularity and esteem with which Jesus was held by the Jewish people.
MEASURING LEVELS OF HATRED AGAINST JUDAH AND ISRAEL ARE VITAL INDICATORS.
Those levels are foremost measures of Satanic activity in the world. Even the mainstream newspaper of record has been caught with a horrible, hateful anti-Jewish cartoon. It is similar to what the NAZI'S did in the propaganda program to prepare Europe for the holocaust. NAZIS are not conservative, they are socialists (NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY) and do not believe in individual freedom, but in big government. They instituted government managed and a totally controlled society. The beast or final dictator will be like Hitler and at least for a time, more successful. He will hate the truth of God, His people the Jews and Israel. This will include America. The growth of anti-Americanism is to increase as Satanic power increases. Many Americans are being taught by our universities to hate America. Patriotism is being undermined in higher education today. Antisemitism is growing on college campuses and within key political parties. These are dangerous prophetic indicators of the final evil empire coming. See Rev. 17:1-15. Satan used hatred to arouse Haman to try use the Persian Empire to commit genocide against the Jews. See Esther 3:6.
SPIRITUAL HATRED IS FOCUSED ON GOD'S PEOPLE
Historically this is always true. If this is Satan's world then whoever receives the most consistent hatred would be those Satan hates, God's people.
Revelation 12:1-5 NKJV 1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.
The Devil tried to devour Christ as a child and failed. His anger is expressed toward the nation that gave us Jesus and his followers. This anger and hatred will reach peaks at the end of the age right before the return of Jesus to rule in righteousness.
Revelation 13:16-17 NKJV 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
One method of enforcement of edict that a person cannot buy or sell without worshiping the evil emperor would be through peer pressure and hatred of those who defy him. Jews would not worship a man nor would Bible believing Christians. It would make black market purchases even harder with all the hatred.
Many Jews and Christians have long believed that evil, spiritual forces are behind this hatred of Jews. This phenomenon of endless recycling of persecution of Jews seems to defy any other explanation. It is the world's oldest, continuing hatred, by far. It is a wise policy to support little Israel. Antisemitism is like a canary in a mine. When this hatred increases so does spiritual evil in the world, look at Europe in the 1930's as an example. Evil is again rising in the world, beware! Pray FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM and safety of Christians worldwide. Soon Jesus Christ our Savior will return and bring paradise!
