"Is a Zionist Jew a True Jew?" by Harry Hitchcock

Posted by Pastor John MacDonald, Canon City Calvary Baptist Church

There's been a bit of confusion recently as to whether the people back in the physical state of Israel are the real Jews. They have been called the Zionists because they have wanted some land to avoid centuries of persecution. In fact many of them would have settled for some land in Africa that they were offered. They needed somewhere to go because of the persecution that had dogged them for centuries.

Although the size of the land is only one sixth of one percent (.16666%) compared to the rest of the land that the Arabs occupy, this still causes many people upset.

The reasons will become obvious.

GOD'S PROMISED LAND TO THE JEW

The Bible says "Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever." (Jeremiah 7:7)

Now we know that God doesn't lie and he will fulfill his promises.

HAVE ISRAEL FORGOTTEN GOD?

Yes. When have they not?

"Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number." (Jeremiah 2:32)

HAS GOD FORGOTTEN THE JEW?

No. Even though they would forget him, he will not forget them.

"Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. (Isaiah 49:15)

WHAT WAS ISRAEL'S ATTITUDE TO GOD WHEN THEY WERE IN THE LAND?

They were not grateful and they insulted God.

"Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was They were not grateful and they insulted God.

"Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman." (Ezekiel 36:17)

WHAT DID GOD DO THEN?

They were scattered to other lands – the ten Northern tribes in 722BC and the two Southern tribes finally in 586BC.

"Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them." (Ezekiel 36:18-19)

WHAT DID THE JEW DO THEN?

They brought God's name into shame.

"And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land." (Ezekiel 36:20)

WHAT WAS GOD'S REACTION?

He had pity on them.

"But I had pity for mine holy name…" (Ezekiel 36:21)

WHAT DID GOD DO THEN?

He has brought them back to the land of their fathers.

"And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God." (Ezekiel 36:28)

WHAT WILL HE DO WITH THEM THEN?

For his own name's sake, God will elevate and honor his own name.

"And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them..." (Ezekiel 36:23)

and "I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake…" (Ezekiel 36:22)

WHAT ELSE WILL HE DO?

Clean them up.

"Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you." (Ezekiel 36:25)

WHAT ELSE?

Give them a new heart.

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh." (Ezekiel 36:26)

WHAT ELSE?

Put his own Spirit into them.

"And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them." (Ezekiel 36:27)

BUT WHAT WILL HE DO FIRST?

Bring them into their own land.

"For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land." (Ezekiel 36:24)

SO GOD BRINGS THEM BACK INTO THE LAND FIRST?

Exactly.

WHEN DOES HE "CLEAN" THEM UP?

It is well into the seven year Tribulation when God shall open their eyes.

"And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn." (Zechariah 12:10)

DOESN'T THE RAPTURE HAPPEN FIRST AND THE CHRISTIANS ARE TAKEN AWAY?

Yes

THEN WE WON'T SEE GOD OPEN THEIR EYES?

No.

BUT GOD HAS BROUGHT THE JEW BACK INTO THEIR LAND EVEN THOUGH THEY HATE HIM BY REJECTING JESUS CHRIST?

Yes

HOW WOULD GOD DO THIS?

By allowing them to be killed, tortured, hunted and persecuted for many centuries, God has placed in their heart their need for a homeland and a place to call their own.

SO HAVE THEY COME BACK FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS?

No, initially their reasons have been purely political, economic and safety.

I'VE NEARLY GOT IT…

Over the centuries, the Jews that have been scattered around the world have lost the conviction that the land of Israel belonged to them. However, as a result of the persecution that they have suffered around the world, they have desired a safe haven and a land of their own. This has given rise to the Zionist movement. It just so happened that God gave them back the land of their fathers.

SO THE JEWISH ZIONIST MOVEMENT IS GOD ORDAINED AND DIRECTED?

Yes. Somehow, God has had to get them back into their land for starters. The Zionist Jew is truly the real Jew.

SO WHY DO PEOPLE HATE THE JEW BACK IN THEIR OWN GOD GIVEN LAND?

They won't study and believe their King James Bibles. The world hates God and the god of this world hates the Jew, along with the Roman Catholics, the Arabs, the UN, the church, the Hindus, Russia, China and eventually all nations.

FOR WHAT PURPOSE HAS GOD BROUGHT THEM BACK?

So God can rescue them against statistically impossible odds and prove his love to them one more time. In addition, he desires the love and worship of the "apple of his eye". Furthermore, he will literally destroy all nations that oppose the Jew.

THE REAL REASON FOR THEIR HATE?

Everyone says they love God but it is merely lip service. Why? They hate his word. People hate what God says in his written word – the King James Bible. "…for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." (Psalm 138:2). God elevates his own word over his name. Do you love God? Then love his word!

Harley Hitchcock