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May 22 - Fear the Jews, not the Islamofascists

There is a man gaining credibility and national attention and he troubles me
greatly. He claims to be an evangelical Christian and heads what is known as
the "National Prayer Network." He is fighting hate-crime legislation which
gives him an open mike on dozens of radio talk shows. I cannot judge his heart
as to his statement that he is a brother in the Lord, but I can tell you that
Ted Pike is a man to watch if you love Israel.

Pike was invited on my program, "Understanding the Times," this past April 21.
The program is posted to my "radio archives" here:
http://www.olivetreeviews.org/radio/mp3/ He was eager to come on air and not
talk so much about hate crimes but about his views on the Jews. Here are a few
items he believes:

*  Zionism is an American idol embraced by today's evangelical Christians and
Zionism is the political/ideological reasons Israel became a nation according
to Ted. Zionism tends to overlook God's role Pike would say. Christian
Zionists are the most deceived he believes, yet I do not know one Christian
lover of Israel, also correctly known as "Christian Zionists," who do not give
the credit to God for fulfilling scripture.

*  Pike believes it is a  "monumental lie" that Jews have an unconditional
covenant from God to be blessed by Him no matter what they do. Ted, that's
because the Bible uses the terms "unconditional" and "everlasting" dozens of
times as it pertains to His relationship with Israel.

* He believes "Christian Zionists" (Christian supporters of Israel) hold to an
"Israel--right or wrong!" sentiment. Not true. We criticize some issues
regularly. All mankind remains in a fallen state including God's "chosen
people."

*  Pike asserts that nowhere does the Bible suggest the heretical idea that
any person or group of people, rejecting and disparaging Christ can expect
blessing from God.  Yet an obligation to support unbelieving Jews is taught by
evangelicals and Jews as the law of God.  Ted, evangelicals believe this
because the Jews are the focus of the Bible from Genesis 12 to the end of
Revelation. They were called even though they were the least of the nations,
scattered due to disobedience, promised to be re-gathered at a later date,
promised a restored land of Israel even though they would come back to it in
unbelief (Ez. 37), and then God would do a spiritual work in them. Before
that, a remnant was consistently saved including many members of my own
family.

*  Pike states, "The greatest threat facing America is NOT the Islamic
extremism, but the Zionist idol that dominates not only America but the entire
world. There is no doubt we are experiencing an upsurge of arrogant Jewish
activism and ambition unrivalled in history."  Ted, Jews aren't flying
airplanes into buildings, planting car bombs among civilians, or planning on
taking the world back to the 7th century.  But that is exactly the goal of the
Islamofascists.

*  Zionists pushed their way into Palestine through violence, deceit, and
brutal dispossession of the Christians and Muslims living in the Promised Land
he contends.  Wait a minute! So now the "Promised Land" was created for
Muslims??

*  Judaism's most authoritative legal and spiritual guide, the Talmud,
repeatedly teaches Jews that they are entitled to lie, cheat, and cause the
death of Christians and Gentiles Pike concludes.  They use the occultic
Kaballah as a devious tool to erode Christian civilization. Time out needed: I
think I need a "hate-break."

* Liberal Jewish activists are the real cause of the hate-crimes Ted and
others are battling. Pike states that arrogant Jewish activism and ambition is
unrivaled in history other than the JEWISH Bolshevik takeover of Russia in
1917.

*  It would be political suicide for President Bush to antagonize the Jews
according to Pike, and thus the Jews get what they want according to Pike.
Seems to me the president has upset a lot of Jews and Christians with his
desire to see a Palestinian state.

* Pike acknowledges that "all Israel will be saved" at the end of the
Tribulation. Thus it is difficult to connect the dots of his theology and
eschatology as there are some truth-bits amidst a lot of error and heresy.

*  Pike does what a lot of anti-Semites do, even so-called "Christian
anti-Semites." I know, that really is an oxymoron but things have changed in
the 21st century.  God temporarily took His focus on the Jews away from them
and put the focus on the church.  What people like Pike believe is that they
were permanently disinherited which makes God a covenant breaker, something He
is not capable of doing.  Romans 11 reminds us that "the gifts and calling of
God are irrevocable." Throughout the Bible God states that "for the sake of
the fathers" (of Israel), he would keep all His promises to them. He remembers
His covenant with them FOREVER (Psalm 105).  The most frequent theme in the
Bible is the restoration of the land of Israel and His covenant people.

Genesis 17:6 says the land is given to the Jews as an "everlasting
possession." It says nothing about conditions or about a potential
disinheritance.  There are many verses that speak of a judgment of them but
the constant theme is that He will bring them back to this cherished land and
then begin that spiritual work in their hearts. And this is the case today.
The saved Jewish remnant is growing rapidly and daily!

Pray for Ted Pike. Even though he precedes almost every statement with "evil
Jewish leaders" and evil Jewish ( fill in the blank,) I don't believe Ted is
evil. He is grossly deceived. The danger is that he has the ear of tens of
thousands because of his National Prayer Network and his effort to stop
hate-crime legislation.  I have had some people ask that I have Ted on air to
talk about hate-crime legislation. I sort of complied: I had him on the air to
show how a person can actually become a "hate-crime" with such beliefs as his.

It would help you understand all of this if you visited the category of
Spiritual Deception at my Web site. Here is the link:
http://www.olivetreeviews.org/topics/spiritual_deception.shtml  Please view
some moving five minute film illustrations at the Israel category,
http://www.olivetreeviews.org/topics/israel.shtml for a better understanding
of the Ted Pikes of the world.

All of this is the fuel that drives "Replacement Theology," the belief that
the church is now God's chosen, the Jews are irrelevant, and Israel is just a
convenient ally in the Middle East. This theology is believed by many
denominations today; in fact, it is the primary teaching on Israel's role
today.

RADIO: Four hours of new programming is posted at "radio archives" as I sat in
for the drive-time guys on my home station, AM980 KKMS, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
MN last Friday, plus my regular weekend programming.

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Awaiting His return,
Jan Markell
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