1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,320 Is biblical illiteracy giving rise to Christian antisemitism in the world today? 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,960 Hello everyone, I'm James Lasher with Charisma Media. 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,160 If you have been following the news recently, 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:15,240 you would have seen that Israel is still dominating the headlines. 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,400 But as many correctly pointed out, 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,480 the narrative rapidly turned against Israel 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,240 by the likes of mainstream media outlets, 8 00:00:23,240 --> 00:00:25,320 anti-Israel politicians, 9 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,520 brainwashed college students, 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:32,760 and Islamists that seek to form global caliphates and tear down the West. 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,520 Millions have marched against the nation of Israel worldwide, 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:38,560 and the protests are continuing. 13 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:44,760 Why? Because of the satanically driven hatred the world has for God's chosen people. 14 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:50,080 What honestly shocked me in all this chaos over Israel's right to simply exist 15 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,560 and protect herself from a terrorist organization 16 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:58,600 was how many who call themselves conservatives and Christians 17 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,080 have turned their backs on Israel. 18 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:07,400 Charisma columnist Dr. Michael Brown has addressed this surprising hostility towards Jews, 19 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:11,360 and he highlights multiple causations for this hostility, 20 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,760 a large factor being replacement theory. 21 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:19,400 To see his more in-depth analysis, there is a link below in the description. 22 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:23,120 But I stand with Dr. Brown, who is himself a Messianic Jew. 23 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,760 In saying that this theory that the Christian church 24 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:31,120 has somehow replaced the Jewish people as God's chosen people, 25 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:35,800 it's not mere folly, it is downright unbiblical. 26 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:40,200 And it reveals just how shallow the biblical roots really are 27 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,080 of many who claim to be Christians. 28 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:48,840 As Christians, we believe that when Jesus died and rose again, 29 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,680 He fulfilled the Mosaic covenant as the ultimate sacrifice 30 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,960 whose blood was shed to save mankind from sin and death. 31 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:05,640 It did not, nor did Jesus ever claim that it fulfilled the Abrahamic covenant. 32 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:10,040 The Bible says in Genesis 12 verse 1 through 3, 33 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,800 Now the Lord said to Abram, 34 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:20,960 Go from your country, your family, and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 35 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,800 I will make you a great nation. 36 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:30,080 I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 37 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:35,720 I will bless them who bless you and curse him who curses you. 38 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,720 And in you, all families of the earth will be blessed. 39 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,840 We're going to double back to this verse in just a minute. 40 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:48,040 Don't worry, much of the resistance to sending aid and support to Israel 41 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:52,840 is not located only on the anti-Semitic left side of the aisle. 42 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:58,160 There is a large movement on the right stemming from the America First movement 43 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,320 that is against this as well. 44 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:06,920 Let me say, first and foremost, there is nothing at all wrong with being patriotic. 45 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:13,760 After six years in the military, I still love my country and think she is worth fighting for. 46 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:21,400 But American greatness can never be restored without corporate repentance 47 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,720 before the Lord God in heaven. 48 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,560 It is impossible. 49 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:32,880 What the America First movement is missing is that if they truly want to see America 50 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:39,080 spiritually, economically, politically, and socially rejuvenated, 51 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:46,400 then it would be in our best interest to provide Israel with all the support they need. 52 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:51,560 Why? Because of the Bible verse we just read in Genesis. 53 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,920 The Lord will bless those who bless Israel. 54 00:03:54,920 --> 00:04:00,840 Now, that does not mean you blindly agree and go along with things that are unbiblical. 55 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:07,360 But as the saying goes, your best friends are the ones who tell you what you need to hear, 56 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,160 not what you want to hear. 57 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:15,720 America must be that friend for Israel as much of the world turns against her, 58 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:22,200 standing by her side even when we do not always agree with their decisions. 59 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:27,720 There is more than just the Abrahamic covenant to prove that the nation of Israel 60 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,560 is separate from the Church of Christ. 61 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:36,880 Just look through the multitude of end times prophecies in the Bible, 62 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,240 which discuss Israel and Jerusalem. 63 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:47,880 God puts in his word how Israel will be cleansed and restored, not replaced. 64 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:52,920 There is so much in the pages of the Bible that show this, 65 00:04:52,920 --> 00:05:00,120 and it highlights one of the greatest dangers facing both Israel and the Christian Church today. 66 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,080 Biblical illiteracy. 67 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:09,600 People are not digging deep down into the word and taking seriously what God put in the Bible. 68 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:14,320 We are allowing compromises to take place in the Church 69 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,720 instead of holding fast to God's design and principles. 70 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:24,400 If we were pressing into Scripture, society would not be in the shape it is in now. 71 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:30,160 There would not be the apostate churches rising up at incredible rates. 72 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,040 People would not be replacing the cross for the pride flag. 73 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:41,960 There would be Christian leadership shepherding people into repentance at altars that are filled to capacity 74 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:48,400 instead of giving watered down, feel-good messages in seeker-friendly churches. 75 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,760 Do not mistake what the Bible says. 76 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:55,840 If you preach the unaltered word of God, the world will hate you. 77 00:05:55,840 --> 00:06:00,800 If you stand by God's chosen people, the enemy will attack you. 78 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:06,400 It takes a strength given by the Holy Spirit to weather these attacks. 79 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,520 And without it, many have fallen into the snares of the devil. 80 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:14,080 So please, if you are hearing my voice today, 81 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:21,680 open up your Bible and see with your own eyes what the Word of God has to say about the nation of Israel. 82 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,840 We are living in quickened times. 83 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:27,800 Things are happening at a rate unseen before in human history. 84 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:34,720 And to truly understand the depth and critical importance of these days, 85 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,920 they must be viewed through a biblical lens. 86 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,200 Thank you for watching. 87 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,600 I'm James Lascha with Charisma Media. 88 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,200 God bless you.