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Part
3
Not Everyone’s Blind
One
of the most difficult aspects of the Israel Truth is to come
face to face with the fact that our long-held view that the
Jewish people are Israel is simply wrong. Initially there
is even a bit of sorrow that the blindness has been removed
from our eyes, as we think of our Jewish friends as pretenders.
Yet, we must remember that just as the vast majority of true
Israelites think of themselves as gentiles, with only a few
understanding their identity, the vast majority of Jewish
people sincerely believe they are Israelites and only a few
of them understand that most Jews are not. Don’t misunderstand,
some Jewish people are indeed Israelites, indeed, a goodly
number. Keep clearly in mind also that the vast majority of
Jewry are good people and should not be blamed because they
have innocently taken on the Israelite identity. Always remember,
the blindness on both sides was God-inspired. Ironically,
from a common sense standpoint, it is this blindness more
that anything that proves who is Israel and who is not. Contemplate
on this for a moment! Romans 11: 25 demonstrates that Israelites
were to be blind to their identity. So who is blind? Is it
the Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Scandinavian and kindred peoples?
Or is it the Jewish people, who claim to be the chosen ones?
Realistically, they couldn’t make this claim if they
were true Israel, for the Bible emphatically states that Israel
is to be blind to their identity. All this proves is that
both true Israel and the Jews are blind.
Part
2 outlines the many marks of identification of True Israel,
but very quickly, we should examine a few in greater light.
I say this because there is such a contrast between true Israel
and the Jewish people that any accurate study has to reflect
the contrast. For example, a most obvious one is “which
group was referred to by another name?” The Jewish people
have retained the name “Jews” throughout the centuries,
yet the Israelites were to have another name (Christian).
Isaiah 62: 2 and 65: 15 make this very clear. It follows that
if the Jews were the chosen people, they would have taken
on the new name. Then too, Hosea 1: 10 tells us that Israel
were to be a multitudinous people. Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Scandinavian
and kindred peoples are such a people. The Jewish people are
not, in fact, Jeremiah 15: 7, says they were to be bereft
of children.
Before
going on, let’s just look at just four more significant
contrasts.
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Jeremiah 31: 33 tell us that Israel was to come under the
New Covenant. The Jewish people remain under the old law.
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Hosea 1: 10 states that Israelites were to become the sons
of God, to accept Jesus Christ. The Jewish people continue
to reject Him as the Messiah.
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Israel was to have a monarchy that would last forever (Jeremiah
33: 17). The Jewish people have no king on earth.
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Both Isaiah 54: 17 and Leviticus 26: 6-8 say that Israel
was to be immune from defeat in war, yet the Jews have suffered
endless persecution.
It
is important to understand that even though true Israel is
blinded as to her identity, God made provision that there
would be a small remnant that would know their roots. There
are hundreds of examples but I have recorded a few of the
better-known names from the last few centuries. Most of these
were taken from Robert Alan Balaicius’ book, “Uncovering
the Mysteries of your Hidden Inheritance.”
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- Christopher
Columbus – Wrote King Ferdinand of
Spain in 1502, in regards to his discovery of America,
“Fully accomplished were the words of Isaiah…”
It was assumed he referred to Isaiah 49: 1-12.
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- E.
Raymond Capt – Archaeologist, Bible
scholar and prolific writer and film producer. Has
written of the Israel Truth in many of his books.
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- David
Davidson – Highly educated structural
engineer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. Received Christ as Saviour and accepted
Israel Truth after an exhaustive study of the measurements
of the Great Pyramid. A highly prolific writer and
lecturer, he once wrote, “….the time,
however, is fast approaching, when, according to
the prophecies, the identity of lost Israel is to
be disclosed to all nations together with the Revelation
of God’s purpose concerning Israel’s
relationship to all other races…”
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- Sir
Francis Drake – (1540-1596) Wrote
a letter to John Foxe (Foxe’s Book of Martyrs)
that said in part, “…God may be glorified,
His church, our Queen and country preserved, the
enemies of truth vanquished, that we might have
continual peace in Israel…”
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- Queen
Elizabeth I – Was known as the Light
of Israel during her reign (1558-1603). Knowledge
of her identity as a descendant of the House of
David was reflected in many of her messages.
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- King
George VI – Great wartime monarch.
Wrote in 1922 when he was Albert, the Duke of York,
“I am sure the British Israelite business
is true. I have read a lot about it lately and everything
no matter how large or small points to our being
the chosen race.”
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- King
James I – (reigned 1603-1625) He
referred to himself as King of Israel, had a coin
minted to reflect Ezekiel 37: 22. Commissioned the
King James Bible.
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- Thomas
Jefferson – A founder of America
and one of the great intellects of all time. He
wrote these words in talking about the death of
George Washington, “I felt on his death with
my countrymen, that verily a great man hath fallen
this day in Israel.”
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- Professor
Roger Rusk – (1906-1994) Highly educated,
former Professor of Physics at the University of
Tennessee. Brother of former Secretary of State
Dean Rusk and author of “The Other End of
the World,” a book expounding the Israel Truth.
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- Jonathon
Turnbull (1710-1785) As colonial governor
of Connecticut he wrote General George Washington
the following words, “Now therefore be strong
and very courageous, May the God of the Armies of
Israel shower down the blessings of His Divine Providence
upon you.”
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- General
Sir Walter Walker – Former Commander-In-Chief
of NATO, was highly decorated and a prolific author.
Wrote on Israel Truth.
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The British-Israel-World Federation website (www.britishisrael.co.uk)
lists the names of members of royalty, politicians, war
leaders, theologians and Bible scholars who came to believe
strongly in the Israel Truth. It is well worth reviewing.
Indeed,
dozens of other examples of high profile believers could
be listed, including Robert the Bruce (King Robert I of
Scotland), who, along with his nobles, issued the Scottish
Declaration of Independence of 1320, which clearly traces
their Israelite roots. Yet, perhaps more important are the
tens of thousands of not well-known Israelites who have
heard and embraced the Israel Truth over the centuries.
And in doing so, have had the pages of the Bible light up
as never before.
A
new book entitled “The New Jerusalem” throws
considerable light on the Israel Truth. Well-known, best-selling
author, Adrian Gilbert, wrote the book. It is carried by
most booksellers and is recommended reading.
By
the beginning of the twentieth century, there seemed to
be a need for more organization of small Israel Truth organizations
and one of the first was this association, then called the
British Israel Association. Part 4 deals a little bit with
early days.
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