THE PERPLEXING QUESTION OF WHY MOST AMERICAN JEWS ARE LIBERALS ANSWERED
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN A MOSTLY SECULAR JEWISH HOME, THE LORD PLACED A HUNGER IN ME TO REALLY KNOW HIM, FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE.
“Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.” Isaiah 63:1 (KJV)
I met the Messiah in 1983, and since then, my life has never been the same. It hasn’t been all wonderful. There were hurts and pain, but the difference was that I knew that the Lord was with me through everything. He became my life and His Word, my sustenance.
I had been taught in synagogue to be very proud of my heritage as a Jew, but it meant nothing to me back then. Actually, the constant anti-Semitic remarks by kids in my neighborhood and school; fist fights in the street over being called names — I wasn’t exactly ecstatic about being a Jew. Also, the Old Testament confused me when I attempted to read it.
I also learned in the synagogue that Christians hated us, and they always had. You see, Jews look at Christianity as one unit. They have no idea about being truly born again from above — having a heart of stone being made into a heart of flesh, and God’s own Holy Spirit coming and dwelling within us. Jews look back at history and see Jewish blood spilled in the name of Christianity. It was only on this side of the Cross, that I realized that being a Christian had nothing to do with denomination, or how ornate a church building was. None of that was important. My question to people was “Do you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior?” And it was only after knowing Jesus, that I appreciated and loved being a Jew.
The simple truth is that most Jews in America are secular Jews. They don’t believe the Bible and many are agnostic or atheists.
Jews heard about people like Corrie Ten Boom, but I truly believe that they just thought of Corrie as one of a kind – a special lady. They were unable to see that it was the Lord in Corrie’s life and heart who made her into the loving woman she was, willing to sacrifice herself for the Jewish people. My people could not discern that some people were truly Christian, while most were just going through the motions.
But I think that Israeli Jews are beginning to be able to discern the Evangelicals from all others at last. They see that there are certain Christians who really love Israel. Bibi knows it and many others too. I think this will be used by the Lord to bring more and more Jews to know Him.
Before I was saved, I had always had the feeling that the Catholics were the holy people. I suppose some of that came from their mass, which in many ways was like a service in the synagogue. Everything seemed so perfect, but I was searching for Jesus. I did go to a Catholic church to find Jesus, although that was short lived. I did not see Him there.
AMERICAN JEWS
I have heard so many born again believers ask why most Jews vote leftist, and why most of them stand with Obama, even in 2012, after all he has said and done against Israel. The answer is not complex. I wish it was complex. The simple truth is that most Jews in America are secular Jews. They don’t believe the Bible and many are agnostic or atheists.My own sisters do not believe in God, and they hate me for believing in Jesus.
I find it interesting that my older sisters never received any instruction in Judaism, but my parents decided to send me. I am grateful that they did. I believe that the Lord’s Hand was on me all through my life.
My dad had grown up in Boston, and was from an orthodox family. He read and spoke Hebrew fluently. My mom was totally secular. Her parents had been gamblers in D.C. and mom was regularly sent on a bus, at twelve years old, to pay off her parents’ debts. My parents met at the Jewish Community Center in D.C. at the beginning of WWII. They married soon after that.
Dad gave up his orthodox ways for mom. So there we were, a secular Jewish family.My parents had told us that as good Jews, we should be Democrats. It was expected. It was important. They made me believe that the Democrats were the party of compassion. I guess they missed the history of FDR sending away a ship of 900 frantic Jews from Europe, wanting to come into America to escape the coming slaughter. FDR told Congress that the U.S. had enough Jews. Those Jews went back to Europe, and eventually to the camps.
I guess they forgot that in the miraculous 6 day war of 1967, President Johnson (Democrat) said that Israel would stand alone if they defended themselves. He didn’t realize that God helped Israel. He didn’t care.
My dad, having had Hebrew instruction, and a love for Torah, was different. He loved Israel. I remember during the 1960’s, he had a picture of Nasser in our utility room — we threw darts at it. Dad loved Israel and sent money each year to them. I’m not sure if mom knew that he did this. But Dad was still a Democrat.
When God saved me in 1983, I had been a registered Democrat. It had never occurred to me to be anything else. But as I read the Word every day, I realized that I could not reconcile the platform of the Democrats with God’s Word. I changed my political affiliation to Republican.
Mom told me in a stern voice, that she could take my believing in Jesus, but she could not accept me being a Republican. She exclaimed “I can’t believe I gave birth to a Republican!”
Before dad died in 1997, the Lord allowed me to lead him in prayer to be saved. I had witnessed a lot to Dad when they moved to Florida for retirement. I sent him books and letters about Yeshua.
He wrote back to me that he was so proud that one of his children loved the Ten Commandments. He didn’t mention Jesus, but on his deathbed he prayed the prayer of repentance and trusted Yeshua for his salvation.
ISRAELI JEWS
In Jerusalem, there are quite a few orthodox Jews. They are conservative. They believe the Old Testament, and they know that God promised the land of Israel to Abraham and his descendants through Isaac. About 10% of Israel is orthodox.
In contrast to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv is much like the majority of Jews here in America. Some of them want to split Israel and even Jerusalem for peace. They have no idea that it will not bring peace. They have no idea that it angers God when His land is divided.
And then there are the moderates, who love Israel and know the dangers which encircle them. They want to be safe. They don’t want to die. They want a strong leader like Netanyahu.
WHAT IS COMING
No person knows the time of the Rapture of the Church. But we do see the signs that this world is getting ready for something big. Anti Semitism is at its highest point, worldwide. There are wars and rumors of wars all around. There are earthquakes and all sorts of natural disasters. One of the most important fulfillments of prophecy was in 1948, when God brought His people from the four corners of the earth, back to their own land.
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.” Amos 9:13-15 (KJV)
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” Matthew 23: 37-39 (KJV)
I believe that those words will be among the sweetest that our Lord will ever hear.
My Jewish brothers and sisters, my prayer for you is that your eyes will be opened, and that you will understand that your Messiah came, and you knew Him not. He is Yeshua (Jesus). He gave his life for you. You were hardened for a time, so that the Gentiles could come into the Kingdom. You see, the plan of God was that through us (Jews) the whole world would be offered Salvation.
“And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:” Romans 11:26 (KJV)
When the last Gentile comes in, then your eyes will be opened and you will see Him clearly. He adores you!
I don’t know why He revealed Himself to me at this time. I’m so glad He did, so that I can tell you that this is TRUTH. Now do you understand why the born-again Christians love Israel so much? The Law, the prophets and Yeshua came from the Jewish people!
What’s not to love?
I pray that many will read this, and that the Lord will draw them to Himself and they will be saved.
Am Yisrael Chai!
Shalom b’Yeshua!
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Born into a Jewish family in Maryland, I was always searching for the truth about Jesus. I knew that He had to be someone so very special. My dad would say "He was a good man, but not who he said he was." So a good man would lie? At the age of 31, I finally met Yeshua, and He became my Lord and Savior. I am a Jew who has been made complete in Him. I am now anxiously awaiting His Glorious return to rapture His church! Maranatha!61 COMMENTS ON "THE PERPLEXING QUESTION OF WHY MOST AMERICAN JEWS ARE LIBERALS ANSWERED"
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After seeing Jesus fulfill the first four I’m led to think that this might be the rapture. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
This is what Jehovah says,
‘For three revolts of Israel, and for four, I will not reverse it,
Because they sell the righteous for silver,
And the poor for a pair of sandals.
‘Look! The days are coming,’ declares the Sovereign Lord Jehovah,
‘When I will send a famine into the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But for hearing the words of Jehovah.
12 They will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north to the east.
They will rove about searching for the word of Jehovah, but they will not find it.
Christ’s “presence” since 1914 has gone unnoticed by most of earth’s inhabitants. (2 Pet. 3:3, 4) Soon, however, he will make his presence manifest by executing Jehovah’s judgments on the various elements of Satan’s system of things. The destruction of “the man of lawlessness,” the clergy of Christendom, will be an unmistakable “manifestation of his presence.” (Read 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 8.-{ Let no one lead you astray* in any way, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction.) It will furnish concrete proof that Christ has moved into action as Jehovah’s appointed Judge. (Read 2 Timothy 4:1-{ I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his manifestation and his God’s Kingdom-{Not here in Earthly Kingdom like our United Nation} The annihilation of the most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great-{World Religions) will serve as a prelude to the total destruction of that wicked world empire of false religion. Jehovah will put it into the hearts of political leaders to devastate this spiritual harlot-World Religions. (Rev. 17:15-18) That will be the first part of the “great tribulation.”—Matt. 24:21-{for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.)
in 1983 & have learned & proclaim the true meaning of Salvation &
thank you for your daily emails. Yes I am a born again Christian &
a Gentile. Thanks for sharing Jesus with me.
Are you a premelaniast?(sp) I have found comfort in these days to
read I Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 10.
Jack Houts.
Mineola, Tx
What a blessing your article was to my heart. I was raised a Catholic (father) and also by the Baptist mother, I came to desire God from an early age. I studied at a Catholic seminary for three years, but left after both issues of seminarian abuse and conflict between scripture and institutional traditions became apparent. Just before college I left the seminary/Catholic church, but not God. I later became an evangelical Christian, and really began to learn that as a Christian I am a “wild branch” grafted into the vine of God and Abraham’s Israel. In 2004, my family and 90 others from our church visited Israel during the intifada to support Israel. My son is studying to be a pastor, has been taught and encouraged by me to never leave Israel alone and to teach this to his future students. I too, at my father’s death bed, with him who first taught me about Christ but did not have a relationship, led him in a prayer to accept Yeshua’s salvation for him personally. May Hashem protect all the Jewish people in the world from the scourges we see before us.
Blessings on all your days.
John in California.
Man is an imperfect creature; his ideas fall short of wisdom. Even so, God loves us and has made a way for us to avoid the permanent death that comes from the damage we have done to our spirits with sin. Our spirits need to be born again; made alive in Christ.
I too have Jewish ancestry, along with Scots. I too was raised Catholic and left that because of all the cant and hypocrisy. I too am born again.
Christ’s “presence” since 1914 has gone unnoticed by most of earth’s inhabitants. (2 Pet. 3:3, 4) Soon, however, he will make his presence manifest by executing Jehovah’s judgments on the various elements of Satan’s system of things. The destruction of “the man of lawlessness,” the clergy of Christendom, will be an unmistakable “manifestation of his presence.” (Read 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 8.-{ Let no one lead you astray* in any way, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction.) It will furnish concrete proof that Christ has moved into action as Jehovah’s appointed Judge. (Read 2 Timothy 4:1-{ I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his manifestation and his God’s Kingdom-{Not here in Earthly Kingdom like our United Nation} The annihilation of the most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great-{World Religions) will serve as a prelude to the total destruction of that wicked world empire of false religion. Jehovah will put it into the hearts of political leaders to devastate this spiritual harlot-World Religions. (Rev. 17:15-18) That will be the first part of the “great tribulation.”—Matt. 24:21-{for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.)
This is what Jehovah says,
‘For three revolts of Israel, and for four, I will not reverse it,
Because they sell the righteous for silver,
And the poor for a pair of sandals.
‘Look! The days are coming,’ declares the Sovereign Lord Jehovah,
‘When I will send a famine into the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But for hearing the words of Jehovah.
12 They will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north to the east.
They will rove about searching for the word of Jehovah, but they will not find it.
Christ’s “presence” since 1914 has gone unnoticed by most of earth’s inhabitants. (2 Pet. 3:3, 4) Soon, however, he will make his presence manifest by executing Jehovah’s judgments on the various elements of Satan’s system of things. The destruction of “the man of lawlessness,” the clergy of Christendom, will be an unmistakable “manifestation of his presence.” (Read 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 8.-{ Let no one lead you astray* in any way, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction.) It will furnish concrete proof that Christ has moved into action as Jehovah’s appointed Judge. (Read 2 Timothy 4:1-{ I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his manifestation and his God’s Kingdom-{Not here in Earthly Kingdom like our United Nation} The annihilation of the most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great-{World Religions) will serve as a prelude to the total destruction of that wicked world empire of false religion. Jehovah will put it into the hearts of political leaders to devastate this spiritual harlot-World Religions. (Rev. 17:15-18) That will be the first part of the “great tribulation.”—Matt. 24:21-{for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.)
to discern the Evangelicals from all others at last.
They see that there are certain Christians who really
love Israel. Bibi knows it and many others too. I think
this will be used by the Lord to bring more and more
Jews to know Him.”
God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of
Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
This is what Jehovah says,
‘For three revolts of Israel, and for four, I will not reverse it,
Because they sell the righteous for silver,
And the poor for a pair of sandals.
‘Look! The days are coming,’ declares the Sovereign Lord Jehovah,
‘When I will send a famine into the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But for hearing the words of Jehovah.
12 They will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north to the east.
They will rove about searching for the word of Jehovah, but they will not find it.
Christ’s “presence” since 1914 has gone unnoticed by most of earth’s inhabitants. (2 Pet. 3:3, 4) Soon, however, he will make his presence manifest by executing Jehovah’s judgments on the various elements of Satan’s system of things. The destruction of “the man of lawlessness,” the clergy of Christendom, will be an unmistakable “manifestation of his presence.” (Read 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 8.-{ Let no one lead you astray* in any way, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction.) It will furnish concrete proof that Christ has moved into action as Jehovah’s appointed Judge. (Read 2 Timothy 4:1-{ I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his manifestation and his God’s Kingdom-{Not here in Earthly Kingdom like our United Nation} The annihilation of the most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great-{World Religions) will serve as a prelude to the total destruction of that wicked world empire of false religion. Jehovah will put it into the hearts of political leaders to devastate this spiritual harlot-World Religions. (Rev. 17:15-18) That will be the first part of the “great tribulation.”—Matt. 24:21-{for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.)
saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The
LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel
out of the land of Egypt;
of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands
whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into
their land that I gave unto their fathers.
fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try
them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will
hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say,
The LORD is my God.
who they are !…..God himself will refine the Jews in the great
tribulation !!…….The Jews WILL be saved !!!
Amos 2:6
This is what Jehovah says,
‘For three revolts of Israel, and for four, I will not reverse it,
Because they sell the righteous for silver,
And the poor for a pair of sandals.
‘Look! The days are coming,’ declares the Sovereign Lord Jehovah,
‘When I will send a famine into the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But for hearing the words of Jehovah.
12 They will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north to the east.
They will rove about searching for the word of Jehovah, but they will not find it.
Christ’s “presence” since 1914 has gone unnoticed by most of earth’s inhabitants. (2 Pet. 3:3, 4) Soon, however, he will make his presence manifest by executing Jehovah’s judgments on the various elements of Satan’s system of things. The destruction of “the man of lawlessness,” the clergy of Christendom, will be an unmistakable “manifestation of his presence.” (Read 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 8.-{ Let no one lead you astray* in any way, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction.) It will furnish concrete proof that Christ has moved into action as Jehovah’s appointed Judge. (Read 2 Timothy 4:1-{ I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his manifestation and his God’s Kingdom-{Not here in Earthly Kingdom like our United Nation} The annihilation of the most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great-{World Religions) will serve as a prelude to the total destruction of that wicked world empire of false religion. Jehovah will put it into the hearts of political leaders to devastate this spiritual harlot-World Religions. (Rev. 17:15-18) That will be the first part of the “great tribulation.”—Matt. 24:21-{for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.)
This is what Jehovah says,
‘For three revolts of Israel, and for four, I will not reverse it,
Because they sell the righteous for silver,
And the poor for a pair of sandals.
‘Look! The days are coming,’ declares the Sovereign Lord Jehovah,
‘When I will send a famine into the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But for hearing the words of Jehovah.
12 They will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north to the east.
They will rove about searching for the word of Jehovah, but they will not find it.
Christ’s “presence” since 1914 has gone unnoticed by most of earth’s inhabitants. (2 Pet. 3:3, 4) Soon, however, he will make his presence manifest by executing Jehovah’s judgments on the various elements of Satan’s system of things. The destruction of “the man of lawlessness,” the clergy of Christendom, will be an unmistakable “manifestation of his presence.” (Read 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 8.-{ Let no one lead you astray* in any way, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction.) It will furnish concrete proof that Christ has moved into action as Jehovah’s appointed Judge. (Read 2 Timothy 4:1-{ I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his manifestation and his God’s Kingdom-{Not here in Earthly Kingdom like our United Nation} The annihilation of the most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great-{World Religions) will serve as a prelude to the total destruction of that wicked world empire of false religion. Jehovah will put it into the hearts of political leaders to devastate this spiritual harlot-World Religions. (Rev. 17:15-18) That will be the first part of the “great tribulation.”—Matt. 24:21-{for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.)
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yeru-shaláy-im
y-r-v-sh-l-y-m
ר Reysh, the head, THE HIGHEST Sym (Head of a man)
וּ Vav, to add, to secure, ESTABLISH. Sym (a nail)
שָׁ Sheen, to consume, to DESTROY. Sum (teeth)
לַ Lamed, control, THE AUTHORITY. Sym (shepards staff)
יִ Yad, a work, a deed, TO MAKE. Sym (a closed fist)
ם Mem, liquid, massive, CHAOS. Sym (water)
(THE) DESTR/UCTION – (OF) THE AUTHORITY
(THAT) MAKE/S – CHAOS
– the destruction – of the authority – that makes chaos.
Peace
לַ. Lamed, control, authority Sym (animal , shepard’s staff)
וּ. Vav, to add, to secure, establish Sym (a nail)
ם Mem, liquid, massive, chaos Sym (water)
PEACE WILL COME WHEN GOD DESTROYS SATAN AND HIS FOLLOWERS
John
Ed
Do you know Jesus Christ? Do you know that you can have a personal, one-on-one relationshp with Him? With so little time here, I’d like to encourage you to EARNESTLY seek Him. He promises to be found by you, through faith. Open yourselves up to reading the Bible, realising who He is and what He’s done for you. You will NEVER regret it!
Thank you for your testimomy. God/Jesus does work in mysterious ways, for good to those that love him. My only point of correction for you is that the Zionists had made a deal with Hitler to remove German Jews to Palestine. At the same time the Zionists told world governments, including FDR’s, not to accept Jews to America or any other country except into Palestine. The ports /harbours worldwide were closed to Jews except to Palestine. Since most Jews did not want to go to a worthless desert, they ended up going back to Europe. That is the real history. Then because not enough jews went to Palestine, the Zionists conspired against Hitler to cause WW2 and the result was that jews were killed in WW2. However, jews were not killed by Nazis per say, but by Allied bombing raids that cutoff supply lines to the Labour Camps. As a result, both German officers and Labour Camp workers, including Jews, were starved to death en masse by the end of WW2. That again is true history, but the victors of war and Zionist historical revionists, wrote the books that we used in school. Thus the history they present is wrong. Hitler was at war because he was fighting the Rothschild Zionist Banksters of Wall Street and City of London square mile. Hitler showed the world an Economic miracle, 1933 – 1938, that the Banksters had to destroy because their Federal Reserve Ponzi scheme of Usury was threatened by Hitler’s success. To find out this history you must get passed the historical gatekeepers that feed humanity lies concerning WW1 and WW2 history. This is the truth and Hitler will be in heaven before the likes of Winston Churchill, Roosevelt or Stalin ever will. If you seek, you shall find. Thanks, Norbert.
Do you know Jesus Christ? Do you know that you can have a personal, one-on-one relationshp with Him? With so little time here, I’d like to encourage you to EARNESTLY seek Him. He promises to be found by you, through faith. Open yourselves up to reading the Bible, realising who He is and what He’s done for you. You will NEVER regret it!
https://politicalconnection.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/jesuits-may-we-never-forget/
With all due respect to you, NOWHERE in the Bible is Mary mentioned as having anything to do with our salvation, which is through faith in Christ alone regarding his death on the cross for us. (And He IS ALIVE, as well, no longer nailed to that cruel tree. The cross is no longer holds Him…)
The Lord wants our worship ALONE, not shared by any other human, for HE ALONE IS WORTHY.
I’m a bible teacher from the UK who is awaiting the the ” Lord Himself shall descend with a shout ( summons)with the voice of the Archangel and with the trump of GOD”
Your article was a great help and encouragement to me and I thank you very much. May you know the continued blessing and guidance of Yeshua on your life and service for Him.
I have taken a few moments of my day to intercede for your family and agree with your prayers for the Lord to reach and touch them.
Reading through all of the Bible my eyes were truly opened as to how great is God’s Love for all of His Creation.. His greatest desire is that all would humble themselves, acknowledging that we need a savior.