While I do agree that Our Lord Jesus Christ is King of King and Lord of Lords and the Lion of Juda who will come swooping in on a White Horse at His Second Coming to Slay the Godless at Armageddon and all that, as per "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" but one must beware of putting too much stock in mystical metaphor. Our Lord Jesus Christ did many mysterious things. He spat into earth and made a paste for a blind man's eye- nobody ever suggested we imitate that- and wrote the sins of men in the dust of the earth before a condemned prostitute. He did call this Canaanite Woman a Dog not because he was racist nor exclusive, but in a roundabout way to commend her for having the Chutzpah to ask something of His Mercy.
One might recall that early on the Gospel of St John, He did not treat a promiscuous Samaritan Woman in the same way, but rather engaged her in a theological conversation that led to her conversion.
Meanwhile, comparing Our Lord to Hysterical Figures is fraught with danger. After Three Volumes of Don Jeffrey's Hidden History, we need to be constantly wary of the Fake and Ghey. Neither George Washington nor Robert Edgar Lee were the men of our history books. As for the Austrian Painter, he was little more than a Crisis Actor, and the British retreat from Dunkirk was all part of the plan to let Germany have France early on, to ensure a still bigger fireworks show and yet more slaughter in the years to come.
Well, OK. I see you have a very different view of history that the rest of us have been exposed to. And you're saying that he called her in a "roundabout way" to commend her? HUH? I think Nicholas did a great job of explaining his view. Which you obviously want to convolute into something that makes no sense. And isn't it HISTORICAL figures not HYSTERICAL?
I often use the word Hysterical as a pun on the word Historical. (Ever dealt with the local Hysterical Society that won't let you paint your house the colors you want, or let you park a van in the driveway?)
The point I was trying to make was that Our Lord Jesus Christ was indeed cosmopolitan in that He calls all Men and Women to salvation, while your article argues the opposite.
The article is making a point that has more merit than your one world belief system. HE said HE only came to the LOST SHEEP OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL. You can't take it any other way if you are honest with yourself. He doesn't say he came to the world. He doesn't say He came to the spiritual lost sheep whatever that would be. The BOOK is written to Israel starting in the book of Genesis and ends with the Israelites in the book of Revelation. You have to twist and distort verses to fit an 'every one" narrative in lieu of I ONLY CAME BUT TOTHE LOST SHEEP OF THE HOUSE OF what? who? ISRAEL.
God does indeed have a special predilection to the Seed of Abraham. Many do indeed try and "spiritualize" this predilection and claim the New Zion is the Community of All believers. That being said, how would you otherwise interpret the following verses:
"And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature [Mark 16:15] He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned."
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared in the top of mountains, and high above the hills: and people shall flow to it. And many nations shall come in haste, and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob: and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth out of Sion, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem." (Micah, Chapter 4)
"And in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared on the top of mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go, and say: Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall come forth from Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." (Isaiah, Chapter 2)
"But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name. Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." (John, Chapter 1)
"And other sheep I have, that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd." [John Chapter 10, verse 16]
I could multiply citations. I do think your outlook is parochial and erroneous.
"And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature [Mark 16:15] He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned."
The whole KNOWN world of the time. Surely it wasn't instructions to go to Austalia, or New Zealand or any of North or South America. Or even Africa. Taken in context it was the places Israel had been scattered. Every creature can't possibly mean EVERY CREATURE.
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared in the top of mountains, and high above the hills: and people shall flow to it. And many nations shall come in haste, and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob: and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth out of Sion, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem." (Micah, Chapter 4) When is the "last days' here? This iterates the NEW COVENANT. And Israel was said to have become MANY NATIONS. Israel would eventually become a multitude of nations. Genesis 17:4-6 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding* fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
"And in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared on the top of mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go, and say: Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall come forth from Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." (Isaiah, Chapter 2) I'm pretty sure this is a repeat of the chapter and verse of Micah. To which I would repeat my comment.
"But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name. Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." (John, Chapter 1) Interesting as I am already a Son of God by birth being able to go back to Adam who was a "son of God".
"And other sheep I have, that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd." [John Chapter 10, verse 16] What was "this fold?" A that time it was the Israelites who he was ministering to locally. Who were of the tribes that were scattered. We know that He was dealing with HIS people on the local level and His ENEMY were the religious leaders who wanted to usurp His authority. The other sheep I have were scattered among the other nations at that time. Think about it. WHO have brought the most blessings to this world? Has it been the Muslims? The Africans? The Chinese? The Indians? Take a compass and circle every country on a world map that has been predominately CHRISTIAN for the last two thousand years and you will figure out who was given the NEW COVENANT. Who was given the LAW on their heart. You will circle countries that are WHITE. Coincidence? Or divinely ordained?
National Marks
Israel would become a great and mighty nation. Genesis 12:1-3 1 Now Yahweh had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. When has modern Israel been a blessing?
Israel would become a vast multitude of people. Genesis 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; When has modern Israel fit this? Current statistics show the world population of “Jews” to be at 15.7 million. Hardly as the sand of the sea or the stars of heaven.
Israel would eventually become a multitude of nations. Genesis 17:4-6 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding* fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. Is the Israel in the middle east a “multitude of nations”? Have kings EVER come out of them?
Israel would rule over other nations. Deuteronomy 15:6 For Yahweh thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. Does this in the least bit fit the Israel of the middle east?
Israel would be blessing to all nations. Genesis 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. Do the “Jews” of today fit that statement from God? I know many think of seed in the singular as Jesus, but was it really singular?
Spiritual Marks
Israel would be blind to her identity. Isaiah 42:16-19 16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as Yahweh’S servant?
Can we not see how blind we are and how this verse pertains to His people even to this day? Or is it those 15 million Jews who Yahweh is speaking of? I think not!
Israel would be called by a new name. Isaiah 62:1-2 1 For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth 2 And the Gentiles (Nations) shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the YHVH shall name. Is not that new name CHRISTIAN? And are not those people the ones that Yahshua came to? That were scattered among the Nations (Gentiles?)
Israel would be given a new Covenant and be saved by Yahweh. Jeremiah 31:7 For thus saith Yahweh; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel., 31-37 31 Behold, the days come, saith Yahweh, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith Yahweh:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith Yahweh, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know Yahweh: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Yahweh: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. 35 Thus saith Yahweh, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; Yahweh of hosts is his name: 36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith Yahweh, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. 37 Thus saith Yahweh; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith Yahweh. The law written on their hearts, is this not the “common law” of which “ignorance of the law is no excuse” that was the founding law of all Christian nations? Is not the New Covenant the same as the “New Testament” which Christians read and follow the words of Yahshua from?
Israel would be the instrument through which the gospel would be taken to all the world. (Isaiah 49:3-6) Israel would be the only nation given Yahweh's Law. (Psalm 147:19-20)
Taken as a whole, these marks identify only one people - and it is certainly not today's Jews. These identifying marks describe the Celtic, Germanic, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, and kindred peoples (hereafter Celto-Saxons): the multitude of people who became a multitude of nations, with a new covenant, and who have shared the blessing of the gospel (among other things) with the world. Jeremiah 31:31-33 alone proves that either the Celto-Saxons comprise Israel, or Yahweh has not been true to His Word. Because Yahweh is always true to His Word (Numbers 23:19), He has made the New Covenant with Israelites.
So what you are saying is that He lied when He said I HAVE ONLY COME BU TTO THE LOST SHEEP OF ISRAEL? Do you realize that the word "gentiles' means nations? What else are you suggesting Nancy? I think Nicholas hit it right on the head.
While I do agree that Our Lord Jesus Christ is King of King and Lord of Lords and the Lion of Juda who will come swooping in on a White Horse at His Second Coming to Slay the Godless at Armageddon and all that, as per "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" but one must beware of putting too much stock in mystical metaphor. Our Lord Jesus Christ did many mysterious things. He spat into earth and made a paste for a blind man's eye- nobody ever suggested we imitate that- and wrote the sins of men in the dust of the earth before a condemned prostitute. He did call this Canaanite Woman a Dog not because he was racist nor exclusive, but in a roundabout way to commend her for having the Chutzpah to ask something of His Mercy.
One might recall that early on the Gospel of St John, He did not treat a promiscuous Samaritan Woman in the same way, but rather engaged her in a theological conversation that led to her conversion.
Meanwhile, comparing Our Lord to Hysterical Figures is fraught with danger. After Three Volumes of Don Jeffrey's Hidden History, we need to be constantly wary of the Fake and Ghey. Neither George Washington nor Robert Edgar Lee were the men of our history books. As for the Austrian Painter, he was little more than a Crisis Actor, and the British retreat from Dunkirk was all part of the plan to let Germany have France early on, to ensure a still bigger fireworks show and yet more slaughter in the years to come.
In the Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Well, OK. I see you have a very different view of history that the rest of us have been exposed to. And you're saying that he called her in a "roundabout way" to commend her? HUH? I think Nicholas did a great job of explaining his view. Which you obviously want to convolute into something that makes no sense. And isn't it HISTORICAL figures not HYSTERICAL?
I often use the word Hysterical as a pun on the word Historical. (Ever dealt with the local Hysterical Society that won't let you paint your house the colors you want, or let you park a van in the driveway?)
The point I was trying to make was that Our Lord Jesus Christ was indeed cosmopolitan in that He calls all Men and Women to salvation, while your article argues the opposite.
regards.
The article is making a point that has more merit than your one world belief system. HE said HE only came to the LOST SHEEP OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL. You can't take it any other way if you are honest with yourself. He doesn't say he came to the world. He doesn't say He came to the spiritual lost sheep whatever that would be. The BOOK is written to Israel starting in the book of Genesis and ends with the Israelites in the book of Revelation. You have to twist and distort verses to fit an 'every one" narrative in lieu of I ONLY CAME BUT TOTHE LOST SHEEP OF THE HOUSE OF what? who? ISRAEL.
God does indeed have a special predilection to the Seed of Abraham. Many do indeed try and "spiritualize" this predilection and claim the New Zion is the Community of All believers. That being said, how would you otherwise interpret the following verses:
"And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature [Mark 16:15] He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned."
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared in the top of mountains, and high above the hills: and people shall flow to it. And many nations shall come in haste, and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob: and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth out of Sion, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem." (Micah, Chapter 4)
"And in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared on the top of mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go, and say: Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall come forth from Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." (Isaiah, Chapter 2)
"But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name. Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." (John, Chapter 1)
"And other sheep I have, that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd." [John Chapter 10, verse 16]
I could multiply citations. I do think your outlook is parochial and erroneous.
In the Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
"And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature [Mark 16:15] He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned."
The whole KNOWN world of the time. Surely it wasn't instructions to go to Austalia, or New Zealand or any of North or South America. Or even Africa. Taken in context it was the places Israel had been scattered. Every creature can't possibly mean EVERY CREATURE.
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared in the top of mountains, and high above the hills: and people shall flow to it. And many nations shall come in haste, and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob: and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth out of Sion, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem." (Micah, Chapter 4) When is the "last days' here? This iterates the NEW COVENANT. And Israel was said to have become MANY NATIONS. Israel would eventually become a multitude of nations. Genesis 17:4-6 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding* fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
"And in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared on the top of mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go, and say: Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall come forth from Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." (Isaiah, Chapter 2) I'm pretty sure this is a repeat of the chapter and verse of Micah. To which I would repeat my comment.
"But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name. Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." (John, Chapter 1) Interesting as I am already a Son of God by birth being able to go back to Adam who was a "son of God".
"And other sheep I have, that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd." [John Chapter 10, verse 16] What was "this fold?" A that time it was the Israelites who he was ministering to locally. Who were of the tribes that were scattered. We know that He was dealing with HIS people on the local level and His ENEMY were the religious leaders who wanted to usurp His authority. The other sheep I have were scattered among the other nations at that time. Think about it. WHO have brought the most blessings to this world? Has it been the Muslims? The Africans? The Chinese? The Indians? Take a compass and circle every country on a world map that has been predominately CHRISTIAN for the last two thousand years and you will figure out who was given the NEW COVENANT. Who was given the LAW on their heart. You will circle countries that are WHITE. Coincidence? Or divinely ordained?
National Marks
Israel would become a great and mighty nation. Genesis 12:1-3 1 Now Yahweh had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. When has modern Israel been a blessing?
Israel would become a vast multitude of people. Genesis 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; When has modern Israel fit this? Current statistics show the world population of “Jews” to be at 15.7 million. Hardly as the sand of the sea or the stars of heaven.
Israel would eventually become a multitude of nations. Genesis 17:4-6 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding* fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. Is the Israel in the middle east a “multitude of nations”? Have kings EVER come out of them?
Israel would rule over other nations. Deuteronomy 15:6 For Yahweh thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. Does this in the least bit fit the Israel of the middle east?
Israel would be blessing to all nations. Genesis 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. Do the “Jews” of today fit that statement from God? I know many think of seed in the singular as Jesus, but was it really singular?
Spiritual Marks
Israel would be blind to her identity. Isaiah 42:16-19 16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as Yahweh’S servant?
Can we not see how blind we are and how this verse pertains to His people even to this day? Or is it those 15 million Jews who Yahweh is speaking of? I think not!
Israel would be called by a new name. Isaiah 62:1-2 1 For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth 2 And the Gentiles (Nations) shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the YHVH shall name. Is not that new name CHRISTIAN? And are not those people the ones that Yahshua came to? That were scattered among the Nations (Gentiles?)
Israel would be given a new Covenant and be saved by Yahweh. Jeremiah 31:7 For thus saith Yahweh; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel., 31-37 31 Behold, the days come, saith Yahweh, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith Yahweh:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith Yahweh, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know Yahweh: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Yahweh: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. 35 Thus saith Yahweh, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; Yahweh of hosts is his name: 36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith Yahweh, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. 37 Thus saith Yahweh; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith Yahweh. The law written on their hearts, is this not the “common law” of which “ignorance of the law is no excuse” that was the founding law of all Christian nations? Is not the New Covenant the same as the “New Testament” which Christians read and follow the words of Yahshua from?
Israel would be the instrument through which the gospel would be taken to all the world. (Isaiah 49:3-6) Israel would be the only nation given Yahweh's Law. (Psalm 147:19-20)
Taken as a whole, these marks identify only one people - and it is certainly not today's Jews. These identifying marks describe the Celtic, Germanic, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, and kindred peoples (hereafter Celto-Saxons): the multitude of people who became a multitude of nations, with a new covenant, and who have shared the blessing of the gospel (among other things) with the world. Jeremiah 31:31-33 alone proves that either the Celto-Saxons comprise Israel, or Yahweh has not been true to His Word. Because Yahweh is always true to His Word (Numbers 23:19), He has made the New Covenant with Israelites.
You have left out that Jesus took the gift from Israel and gave it to the gentiles the dogs as you put it.
So what you are saying is that He lied when He said I HAVE ONLY COME BU TTO THE LOST SHEEP OF ISRAEL? Do you realize that the word "gentiles' means nations? What else are you suggesting Nancy? I think Nicholas hit it right on the head.
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