I have what to me are some very important beliefs that I would like to share with you. I have a very important reason for wanting to do so and I hope to explain that reason towards the end before I finish explaining my beliefs.
So, to start with, I would like to share with you my beliefs about who the Bible was written to and about. Specifically, the covenant line leading up to Israel and then continuing along Israel’s descendants, how they fit into the overall picture of the Bible story in general, and especially how they relate to us today. The beliefs that I have are not of my own private interpretation and I believe that I did try to share these beliefs with you before I was given permission to court Naomi. However, I could be wrong, but I believe that both of us felt that these beliefs regarding Israel did not seem to be very relevant to the situation at hand and so neither of us felt that it was worthy of going really deep into the subject.
Later in my conversations with Naomi, I realized that my beliefs that I had tried to share with you earlier were indeed relevant, and as such I began to open up the subject with Naomi by asking for her views. I then asked her if she would like to hear my views. Naomi agreed, and I began to tell her my views as well. I tried to make it clear that my purpose was to share my mind with her about a subject that I felt was important.
However, out of respect for you and your family, I felt it necessary to contact you, so that I could discuss this subject with both of you at the same time, because I did not want to be the cause of any rifts or divisions. I hope that you can appreciate that fact even if you disagree with what I have planned to talk about.
Finding Israel:
To start with, I think it necessary to point out that I don’t believe that one can understand scripture or prophecy properly unless they know to whom it is written. I believe that this is as important as context is.
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I find it strange, that with everything in the Bible about Israel continuing forever as a Nation, people are quite happy to just let them fade away and vanish. They don’t seem to care about them.
However, I believe that this was GOD'S WILL TO HIDE THEM. Why? I believe that while people pointed at the Jews as God's chosen people, that God could do His work with the “Lost Tribes of Israel,” without them even knowing that they were THE PEOPLE of the Bible.
New Jerusalem
I believe that the Bible is clear that God placed “marks” on His people Israel birth marks if you will. So then, if we can discover the nations and people with Israel's marks, we have found the people. I believe that there is only one race, and one race alone, has all these marks. Nations within this race may have only a portion of them, but the race as a whole has them all.
There are actually lots (maybe 100 or more) of what I call the “marks of Israel”. However a few that I believe are interesting are there will be a:
Land of un-walled villages - (Ezekiel 38:11-12)
Land of un-walled villages and much cattle and men (Zechariah 2:4)
Land with an Eastern Sea and a Western Sea – (Zechariah 14:8) (Joel 2:20) (Amos 8:11-12)
I would like to read Zechariah 2:1-4:
“Zec 2:1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zec 2:2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Zec 2:3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Zec 2:4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:”
(Zechariah 2:1-4 KJV)
In the New American Standard Bible, the words “without walls” has a side note beside it, and the definition says “like unwalled villages.” So Jerusalem is going to consist of unwalled cities because of the multitude of men and the cattle within it.
There are more cattle in Keith County, Nebraska, than there is in the entire state of the Israelis. A county in what is called the “Great America Desert” which our people (Israelites) allowed to bloom. On July 4, 1776, a nation was born in one day. “Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.” (Isa 66:8 & 13)
“America” means “kingdom of heaven.” “Amer” is Old Gothic for “heaven.” “Ric” means “kingdom,” as in Germany’s Third Reich. And the “a” at the end makes it feminine. Thus by its very name, America is the “heavenly kingdom,” or the kingdom of heaven and America was founded as a Christian Nation. Even the very first statement made in the Mayflower compact says, “Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith”.
There was also sermon preached just before the Pilgrim’s set sail for the New World in what was to become the greatest mass migration in the history of the world. Maybe I should say, the greatest dispersion.
I would like to read a quote from (The Light and the Glory, by David Manuel, p157)
“go forth,” Cotton exhorted (John Cotton was a Puritan minister), “with a public spirit, with that care of universal helpfulness; have a tender care to your children that they do not degenerate as the Israelites did.”
Samuel Morrison put it thus: “Cotton’s sermon was of a nature to inspire these new children of Israel with the belief that they were the Lord’s chosen people, destined, if they kept the covenant with Him, to people and fruitify this new Canaan in the western wilderness.”
So even though there are Israelites that are in other countries, America is the home of millions of all of the tribes of Israel (E Pluribus Unum, out of many, one). As such, I believe that America is representative of the whole House of Jacob/Israel as the New Jerusalem, or Zion, which is His Holy Mountain.
The Law:
Now that I have shared with you a part of my beliefs about who Israel Truly is, I would like to say that I also believe that none of God’s law was abolished, and as such, I believe that all of the law of God is still in effect.
I want to read from Mathew 5:17-19
Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Since God’s Law was and is God’s Word (John 1:1), If God were to abolish His Law than that would mean that He would have changed, and that I believe is impossible, because it is impossible for God to lie (Hebrews 6:18) and God said “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” (Malachi 3:6 KJV)
Since I believe that Jesus did not come to abolish but to fulfill; I try to look at if and how each law was affect by Jesus Christ, in order to see if it was fulfilled.
For example, where the law requires a blood sacrifice for atonement of sins, Jesus Christ paid the price with His blood, since He was a perfect sacrifice.
I believe that “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.” (1 John 3:4 KJV) So since sin is transgression of the law, then I believe that we are still required to follow those laws which Jesus did not fulfill (such as thou shalt not murder etc). I believe that if the law was not in effect, then there would be no sin, if there were no sin then there would be no need for grace (Romans 6:1), and if there is no need for grace, then I can’t see that there would be any need for Christ. I believe that we do need Jesus Christ because we need His saving grace. We need His grace because we do sin. We do sin because we transgress God’s law.
Notes:
Isa 52:3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Rom 9:25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
NASB says Race
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1Pe 2:10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Jews
One of three things
By Heritage as in Judahites (Of Judah)
By Nationality as in Judeans (of Judea)
By Religion as in Judaism
Gentiles
(A nationality of Heathen people that can include Israel but not Judah or Benjamin)
“And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.” (Micah 5:8 KJV)
“Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?” (John 7:35 KJV)
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.” (James 1:1 KJV)
G1290 διασπορά diaspora dee-as-por-ah'
From G1289; dispersion, that is, (specifically and concretely) the (converted) Israelites resident in Gentile countries: - (which are) scattered (abroad).
Greeks (as referred to in the Bible)
(Gentiles in the land of Greece) NASB says Greeks (Strongs says Greeks as well)
“Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?” (John 7:35 KJV)
The Reason Why I am sharing my beliefs with you
When I was first talking to you before I was given permission to court Naomi, I mentioned my beliefs regarding Israel, and other similar subjects.
However, I didn’t feel that my beliefs regarding Israel were really relevant to the situation at hand, which is why I did not push the issue.
I did not want to get into a debate on beliefs at that time. However, I mentioned earlier that I had a very important reason for wanting to share my beliefs with both of you today.
Before I explain my reason to you, I feel that it is important to tell you that my beliefs regarding Israel and who they are today are very strong, and I have studied this subject deeply.
I know that I have more to learn and I also know that I am not infallible. However, I believe that a person should be fully convinced in his own mind (Romans 14:5) and that he should stand by his beliefs unless or until they are proven wrong.
About 15 years ago was the first time that I heard anything about who Israel actually was. Since then I have read many studies on the subject, I have met the authors of many of those studies and have also made many of my own studies and some of my own write-ups. About 10 years ago, I started a huge project in which I began charting the lineages, heritage, families and nationalities of every single name mentioned in the Bible and then I connected that database into other historical sources of information, such as the Book of Jasher etc.
I remember you telling me that marriage is the combining of two families and throughout history shows that heritage is an important part of marriage. Almost every single Bible has a place in the front pages for a family tree and there are many scriptures in the Bible where God told Israel to remain separate from the other peoples of the land.
Even the kings of old had to prove their lineages were of royal blood and they used to sing their lineages. These traditions by themselves would mean nothing, however, they have an origin that goes back all the way to the Bible. Jesus Christ himself had his lineage placed throughout the Bible in the old testament and the new testament. Matter of fact the very beginning of the New Testament begins with “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” (Mathew 1:1 KJV)
Right now, at this moment in time, I can only see one obstacle between myself and Naomi. I saw meeting Naomi as Providential and I never even considered that heritage would be an issue. However, Naomi mentioned to me that she was part Indian and it sort of surprised me but I did not want to react rashly so I studied and prayed about it and then decided to ask Naomi if she was sure about whether or not she was part Indian. I also asked her if she had any pictures or family history that she could share.
Naomi said that she could send me some pictures and possibly send me some sort of a family history that she said you had. So I sent Naomi the pictures and family information that I had and waited for her’s. I was not leading Naomi on, I was having hope that God would show me how to get past this obstacle. I was being discreet because I wasn’t prepared to have this conversation with her because I was trying to respect your advice about not using this time of courtship to proselytize.
However, the thought occurred to me that God was testing me. Why, I don’t know, but the test that came to mind was when Abraham was told to sacrifice his son Isaac in Genesis 22. I remember that Abraham was obedient to the point that he was willing to prove that his faith and love of God was greater than even the love of his only begotten son.