Conversion of the Jews

There has been quite some fuss in much of the Israeli government, Jewish media about Christian efforts at converting the Jews to Christianity. The most recent efforts involve the Baptist church announcements of potential alliance with Messianic Jewish groups. This reminds me of when Martin Luther was all love to the Jews in his early protestant years, enough that other Christians called him half-Jew. But as it turned out the Jews weren't responding to his solicitation and he turned exactly 180 degrees against them. That when he composed "The Jews and their Lies", talk about not turning the other cheek. He was totally out of line in several aspects, the most egregious being the advocacy of physical force to drive the Jews out of Germany. Early Christians regarded the use of physical force to be what they would experience themselves, no thought be given to repaying in kind. Luther also composed a litany of how the Jews were so evil, so they deserved to be paid back in the present life, he probably drew that conclusion from Augustine who held that the Jews were being preserved, albeit down-trodden, in the world as an example of God's punishment of disbelievers. Then what's a good Christian to do but help God out by kicking them when they were down. (((very sad)))

I mention all this since their is the clear potential that Christian's today could do this same turn around as Luther. The missionaries of today are going to expect results. They might even be supportive of Israel and think Jewish-Christian dialogue is a good thing. When the Jews tell them to back off, as the ZOA is already doing, then how are they going to feel? Spurning God's love again ! ? Good time to throw the Jews (diaspora) and Israel to the wolves again.

The US is in reasonably good prosperous shape, everybody is fairly optimistic about the future. But... what if our economy goes south? What if Europe gets dragged down...let's see... oil shortages...terrorist attacks everywhere...who going to be blamed ? It's easy to see how the old path trodden will come alive....those Jews again ! Still controlling the banks, the media, politicians, etc. Henry Ford's book about the Jews may enjoy a renewed circulation.

The time for the many Jews to turn back to God isn't until the coming time called Jacob's trouble Jeremiah 30 and Joel 1. That's not Christian conversion either, it's simply going to be their return to the God of Israel, Moses prophesied that in Deut 32. To quote the writer at the Gamla website, it's in the book. It's time for Christians to really support the Jewish people, don't push them around with religious polemic, it's not going to work. Push against the real enemies of both Jews and Christians. Push against the present rulers of this world's darkness. Look for the redemption that's coming for everybody. God will send the Messiah to Israel when needed, the prophecies say that's coming.