Breaking Israeli News – by Bradley Martin/JNS.org
Bishop John E. Putnam stood at the podium and exclaimed to the crowd, “Who here loves Israel and the Jewish people?” The thunderous applause indicated the ecstatic approval by more than 500 pastors, ministers, and their families attending a recent conference of United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI). Putnam, superintendent of UPCI’s Wisconsin District, had fired up the crowd, exhorting them to incorporate biblical principles in their everyday lives.
A major aspect of the conference—held from April 5-7 in Elkhart Lake, Wis.—was reaffirming Pentecostal support for the State of Israel. Just outside the main hall was a large booth containing informational brochures published by Israel’s Ministry of Tourism. Bilingual Spanish and English tours to the Holy Land were marketed towards pastors in order to encourage more churches to bring their congregations to Israel.
According to the American Political Science Association, Pentecostalism is the world’s fastest-growing religious movement. A Pew Forum analysis estimates that there are about 279 million Pentecostal Christians internationally. UPCI has 4,602 member churches in North America and 9,085 ministers. Worldwide, UPCI counts a total membership of about 3 million adherents.
Jewish ritual items such as mezuzah cases and tallitot (prayer shawls) were on sale at the conference. Olivewood statues made in Bethlehem were on display, depicting biblical scenes such as a priestly procession of the Ark of the Covenant and baby Jesus in the arms of Mary.
“I’ve never been to Israel, although I’ve always wanted to go,” said one woman seeking more information on the tours. Though support for Israel is strong among the participants of the conference, many have yet to visit the country.
“Over the years, we have organized hundreds of trips. Many more are on the way,” said Putnam. “An average trip takes about 10 days. We usually make it a point to go to Jerusalem, the Sea of Galilee, Caesarea, Tiberius, Beit She’an, Mount Carmel, and the Dead Sea.” The bishop had particularly fond memories of the Dead Sea, sharing pictures of his family during their last visit to Israel. After having visited Israel earlier this year, Putnam feels an even greater attachment to the Jewish state.
“But if I had to choose, my favorite place would be the Sea of Galilee,” Putnam said. “Our group had a wonderful boat ride on the water and it just had a special meaning for me.” After the experience he had while visiting the Holy Land, the bishop firmly believes that it is incumbent on every Christian to visit and support Israel.
Pentecostal support for Israel is rooted in a strong belief that Christianity must return to its roots, as outlined in the Hebrew Bible. According to Pastor Stan Gleason of The Life Church in Kansas City, Mo., it is a conscious effort to return to the faith of 1st-century Judea and encourage Christians to return to their Hebraic roots.
“I was amazed how safe I always felt,” Gleason said when describing his recent visit to Israel. “You can feel the presence of God in that land and it is quite an amazing feeling to walk through the places mentioned in the Bible and see it through your own eyes.”
“I believe we have a God-mandated call to support Israel,” said Senior Pastor Ed Herman of TurnPoint Pentecostal Church. Citing Genesis 12:3, he said it is “rooted in the Abrahamic Covenant, those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse Israel will be cursed.” His wife Paula added, “Our people pray for Israel all the time.” Herman also conveyed his strong interest in and knowledge of Israeli history, citing the late Israeli political adviser Yehuda Avner’s “The Prime Ministers” as one of his favorite books.
“We are so grateful for the Jewish community,” Putnam said, recalling to the audience his experience at the Western Wall. “We are grafted from the same tree; our roots come from the Bible. We owe a great debt to Israel and the Jewish people.”
Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/65751/pentecostal-christian-movement-enthusiastically-affirms-support-israel/#oLbspL5wVPkiQGyt.99
“We owe a great debt to israel and the jewish people”. Oy, you have no idea you goyim shmucks!
KISSING JEWISH ASS IS AGAINST THE NT.SPEAKING TO THE CHURCH HE SAYS,”Gal_3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. ”
THERE IS NO SEPERATION NOW BETWEEN “JEW AND GENTILE”. WE ARE ALL HELD TO THE SAME NEW COVENANT………….Rom 2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
Rom 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Rom 2:8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Rom 2:9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
Rom 2:10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
Rom 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
Act 17:23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Act 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Act 17:25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Act 17:26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Act 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Act 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Act 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
Act 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Act 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
“I believe we have a God mandated call to support Israel”, said a bat-$hit lunatic attending the conference. Yes knucklehead, let’s support murder, genocide, and financial terrorism, you go right ahead and join them in the “Lake of Fire”. Remember, they’re the self-proclaimed “God’s Chosen Ones”. Talk about arrogance.
Whenever some Christian Zionists–and there are boatloads of them in my neck of the woods–tell me that I am “cursing” Israel by telling them that Jews MUST accept Christ, or telling them God’s Israel is in fact believers in Christ, that is, spiritual Israel, not just “Jews” or tell them Israel must follow the Torah and stop oppressing Palestinians, what I tell them goes something like this: just how is wanting Jews to accept Christ, try to get along with Palestinians, stop telling the United States what to do all the time, stop threatening Iran and Syria, and stop invading Lebanon to steal the Litani River–how is that “cursing” Israel? And then I tell them, “I don’t need to curse Israel–THEY CURSE THEMSELVES EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY!”
These morons don’t even understand their own Bible — assuming they’ve even read it. Practically the entire New Testament revolves around the message that what makes an individual one of “God’s People” isn’t physical descent from Abraham, but doing God’s will and especially following Christ.
Indeed. And I am amazed at what I read and hear on podcasts from so-called Bible Scholars…while claiming what Paul (Romans 2:28-29; Romans 8-11; Galatians chapter 3) and 1 John 2:23 says regarding whom God’s Israel really is, they keep on with the “Jews are God’s Chosen” crap though they neither follow Christ, nor even the Torah (they follow the Talmud, not the Torah! If they followed the Torah they would not be oppressing Palestinians, nor genociding them…see Exodus 22:21 and 23:9 about not oppressing strangers/foreigners), nor are they descended from Biblical Israel (since they are mostly descended from Khazars).
But the very worst thing Christian Zionists do is deny that the Jews need Christ! By denying the Jews need Christ for salvation, they are condemning the Jews to the Lake of Fire–as well as themselves of course! Talk about being anti-Semitic!
Sorry about calling them Christian Zionists…they are now called Hebraic Roots, which indeed does work with rituals and prayer shawls–which are IDOLS that the Bible Word of God forbids to be used in prayer and services!
So basically, Hebraic Roots means that as with ancient Israel following idols and false gods, so do the Hebraic Roots people…apostacy is as apostacy does!
They are pagan idol worshippers.
I can’t sum it up any better then that.
Killers.
Adulterers.
Money lovers.
Pedophiles.
Rapists.
Snakes , and human flesh and soul eaters.
Vampires.
Liars and word twisting usurpers.
Did I forget anything…?
Yes, that Zionist Israel is the ‘Image of and to the Beast’, and that this ‘created image of gold’ fully exhibits the characteristics of ‘the Beast’, thus, Judeo-Christian Zionists created this IMAGE by false doctrines inculcated through the false prophet Judeo-Christian teachers and preachers…that this whore lies in bed with the ‘beast from the bottomless pit’. She is a pit dwelling viper guilty of all the blood shed upon the earth. So do not be amazed when God judges her and the kings turn on her and burn her with fire! BDS
WELL SAID BILL
Want to know how good God is? I was raised in this false religion and God delivered me. Pentecostalism is the culmination of Satan’s false religions. Like the fake Khazar Jews that he created, this is his creation entirely. It is made to mimic the true church, but subtly reverses most of God’s teachings and will worship the antichrist joyfully.
Pioneer, Totally agree and the Assembly of God had me in bondage to their deceptive and demonic doctrines of Zionism for a number of years. God delivered me from several of these whore denominations that enslaved my soul to false doctrines…praise Jesus Christ. God will bring all men who truly desire the Truth to the point where they can tread and serpents and scorpions; proving no evil thing formed against us will prosper. Caveat: we must endure these trials in order to grow in Christ Jesus and have his mind. This is a process that separates wheat and chaff. When I look back it makes me marvel at the enormous grace and ability of the Holy Spirit to keep and guide us.
I’ve met Pentecostal Christians before. They are so primitive and cognitively challenged, they probably still have tails (short ones like Bobcats).
Tedx, cognitively challenged is an understatement. What is truly sad and also truly amazing is they can no longer reason when you present solid, verifiable evidence. These Christian Pharisees they throw it back in your face by their indifference and/or hatred. These whores could not even bring opposing viewpoints to bear but bury the truth in lies, disinformation and obfuscation, just as the main stream media does…they ignore you, vilify you and even plot to destroy you with their poison pens and mouths. Ultimately because they bear the name or mark or number of the beast and they listen to the Zionist Image that trash talks…these same bastards want to use the beast to murder, steal and destroy all that is called of God.