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