Dear friends:

You may already know this, but I pass it along anyhow.  In so doing, I want to pay tribute to this great man and servant of God.  I met him a few years ago at a prophecy conference.  He was a dear soul and a great Bible teacher.  I was hoping God would leave him here for the rapture which he taught so convincingly (and as a soon-coming event), but God had better ideas.

I will miss him.

Jim
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Preacher Zola Levitt dies
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | April 19, 2006 2:21 p.m. Eastern

Jewish Christian preacher, Zola Levitt, died today after battling cancer, according to his ministry website.

Levitt, known for the tagline, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem," had a television program seen on the several Christian networks, "Zola Levitt Presents."

He died at home in Dallas, where he led the non-profit Zola Levitt Ministries, Inc.

Levitt was diagnosed with cancer Feb. 10, which had spread from his left lung to his liver and brain, according to his son, Mark Levitt, who posted updates on the ministry website.

Mark Levitt said in a recent post that in response to the illness, his father was "doubling his efforts to produce extra TV programs and create more informative and outspoken newsletters than ever."

"What a soldier's testimonial – to stay at his post until called awaay by Yeshua! Happy is the man whose work is his play," Mark Levitt wrote.

Responding to today's news, a follower of Levitt's ministry wrote: "I praise the Lord for the life He granted to Zola; for Zola's willingness to be used by God in great ways; for the thousands of lives he touched through his ministry and music; and for the grace and peace of knowing that Zola's reward can be ours, too, someday."