Fighting Anti-Semitism...with Truth

Sheree & Perry Trotter

Back in early November, I wrote a post entitled, "Anti-Semitism is Not Absurd." A news article about a modern example of anti-Semitism commented that it was "absurd"; I stated it was evil and devilish. This morning, by way of The Berean Call's "Search the Scriptures 24/7" radio program, I discovered Perry Trotter, and his production of a work called              
Shadows of Shoah.

Please visit their website: shadowsofshoah.com

From the website....

Project History: While visiting friends at Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, Israel, in 2008, Perry and Sheree Trotter interviewed and photographed seven Holocaust survivors. More recently they met and photographed nineteen survivors in cooperation with Sydney Jewish Museum and Melbourne's Jewish Holocaust Centre and a smaller number here in New Zealand. At time of writing they have photographed over thirty five survivors. Shadows of Shoah photography and interviews will continue as long as there are survivors living.

Why is this important? I've been involved in public ministry for about 18 years now, since coming to faith in Jesus Christ back in 1995. Early on I ran into people - strange people - who held strange beliefs and philosophies. I can remember very clearly one man I was witnessing to on Shelden Avenue, the main west-bound street in the downtown area of the college town of Houghton, Michigan.  He classified people into groups by their eye color: blue eyes being superior, dark brown Semitic eyes being the lowest and most inferior, and shades in between being a mongrel mixture. He made some comment about mud...some strain of Aryanism perhaps? Since I was preaching on the street at the time, I used that as a springboard to show that it wasn't eye color or skin color, but a problem of sin that separates us from God, and that God will accept any person of any eye or skin color, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Aren't you glad that is true?

As ambassadors for the King of Kings, we need to expose lies and theological error when we encounter it. If you are reaching out to the lost world around you, as Jesus commands, you will run into this. Find and use resources to be prepared to answer or respond properly, speaking the truth in love, so that the error is exposed, the truth is made known, and ultimately, that we present the truth of God's word so that others understand and come to saving faith in the Lord Jesus.

Anti-Semitism is not "Absurd"

No.
It's not absurd.
It is Satanic; demonic; hellish; wrong.

Here's another in a parade of news articles describing another example of the hate directed at our Israeli friends:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/15/the-absurd-anti-semitic-argument-involving-rape-one-former-israeli-soldier-says-he-encountered-while-speaking-at-an-american-college/

The Almighty, speaking through the prophet Moses in Numbers 4:25-27 that the children of Israel would go after other gods, and the LORD would scatter them throughout the nations, and send the sword after them. But he also promised to bring them back into the land, and after near 2,500 years of non-existence, the nation of Israel is in the land today.

So why is Israel such a problem for the world? Why does the United Nations spend 30% of it's time on a nation that makes up 1/100th of the worlds population?

Throughout the both Old and New Testaments, we see the Serpent working through men & nations to foil the promise God made in Genesis 3, that a Deliverer and Savior would come, to save us from the consequences of sin. Satan worked through Pharaoh to try to wipe out Israel; through Haman, through the Philistines, through Assyria & Babylon (though they were God's instruments of judgment on His people). He worked through Herod and Rome, Hitler and Germany, and now through Islam. A future time is coming when Satan will deceive all nations, and lead all nations to battle against Jerusalem in the valley of Megiddo in a last ditch effort to defeat God. But he will fail, as usual.

The Lord Jesus has promised that he will return, and that there will be a Jewish people and nation to return to. Period. Until then, anti-Semitism will continue, spurred on by the god of this world, perhaps increasing as that time draws near.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. (Psalms 122:6)

Finally! The Long Awaited "Conversation with Joseph" Audio is Ready

Sound the trumpets!
Set off the fireworks!
Queue the resounding applause!

Yes, the loooong awaited, much anticipated "Conversation with Joseph" audio is up on Internet Archive and ready for your listening ears. Just go back to the article - about 4 or 5 articles back from this one - by that same title, and click on the link as directed (it's near the bottom half of the text...you can't miss it).

Whew. Glad that's done. Now Frank can finish the "cliffhanger." Hope you enjoy it. Remember this audio is taken out in the street, not in a studio: the distracting hustle, bustle, and noise reflects the way it is when you are sharing out in public. You have to listen carefully to catch everything Joseph is saying.

Share your thoughts via comments, if you wish. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback.
Paul