Judaism does not need Christianity to exist, but Christianity would not exist without Jesus of Nazareth. If Israel did not exist, there would have been no patriarchs, no prophets, no apostles, no Bible, and no Savior. Pastor has preached many messages on Israel over the years, but there are some highlights that have recurring themes: Judaism did not come to an end with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, nor was it displaced by the birth of Christianity. This is when he met Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg, and the two became lifelong friends, learning from one another, sharing ideas about life, love, culture, religion, and every topic in between. Pastor became a true scholar on the subject of Israel and her people. Like anything Pastor is passionate about, he started researching, studying, and reading voraciously to dig in a little deeper searching for a solution to support the Jewish people in his local community as well as on a global scale. Why would the Jewish people have reason to trust a Christian pastor?
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Pastor was driven by a mission etched on his soul by God, to bring Christians and Jews together in an atmosphere of mutual esteem and unconditional love.īut, in that moment, he had no idea how to accomplish this mission without starting an ecumenical riot. Pastor arrived in Israel as an intrigued tourist and came home a passionate Zionist! Having traveled the world, the cobblestone streets of the Holy City instantly made him feel as if he was at home.Īs Pastor prayed at the Western Wall, he noticed an elderly Orthodox Jewish man praying with great passion, rocking back and forth, reciting Scripture and thought to himself, “Here we are at the same holy place, praying to the same God, quoting the same Scripture…yet I know nothing about this man or his faith.” All of that was about to change. In June of 1978, Pastor Hagee embarked on his first trip to Israel as a tourist, excited to walk down the same cobblestone streets that Jesus preached on…and heartbroken to walk down the Via Dolorosa where Christ was forced to drag the Cross to Golgotha’s Hill. This is where Jesus was born, and where he will return to rule and reign for 1,000 years. The boundaries of this settlement are recorded by God in Numbers 34:2-15. Anything that Scripture records is centered around Israel. Israel is the epicenter of the universe for God. In the beginning of time, when God established the nations of the world, He began with Israel. It is important to distinguish that the Jewish people do not occupy the land of Israel-they own the land. This was a literal covenant for a literal land therefore, this title deed to Israel stood when it was made between God and Abraham, and it stands today and forever. As Creator of heaven and earth (Genesis 1:1), God gave Israel to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Israel is the only nation on the face of the earth created by a sovereign act of God. It was a time of great celebration all over the world as Jewish people gathered to celebrate this significant landmark occasion.Īs Christians, it is imperative that we celebrate with Israel and stand united with our Jewish brethren. On April 25-26, Israel celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut, their Independence Day.
This year commemorates Israel’s 75th Anniversary of statehood, granted on May 14, 1948, when David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of Israel and President Harry Truman, 11 minutes later, recognized the new nation.
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