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The Cost of the Error of Replacement Theolog1, Through the Ages
Jews as God's Chosen People and that there Middle East peace efforts have been greatly uring the third century,
is no biblical significance to the nation of affected by this biblical error (as a member Christian theologians who
Israel. Nothing could be further from the of the Episcopalian and the Methodist D mistakenly misinterpreted
truth (refer to Romans 9, 10 and 11 in the churches). the Bible with regard to prophecy
Bible's New Testament). and the Jewish People ushered
Furthermore, in their efforts to influence a
These church organizations don't believe in in the beginning of biblical error peace settlement between Arabs and Israel,
the literal interpretation of Bible prophecy these church organizations continue to which has led to nearly 1800
call on Israel to leave the land God gave years of anti-Semitism and Jewish
to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their persecution. This error led to
descendants through the Abrahamic The Presbyterian Church is Jewish persecution from the third
Covenant, an everlasting covenant. Sadly, century up to the Crusades of the
their error has kept them from educating and divesting investments in any
eleventh and twelfth centuries; warning the US, the EU, the UN, Russia, and companies doing business with
the Arab nations on the biblical significance caused Jews to be blamed for the
of Israel's covenant land. Black Plague that devastated Europe Israel, and has written a white-
in the fourteenth century; led to the President George W. Bush discussed his paper condemniny Christian
Spanish Inquisition of the fifteenth Middle East peace efforts three times in
meetings with Pope John Paul II (the Pope century; led to the persecution of Zionists. The Episcopalian
signed an agreement with Yasser Arafat in Jews in Europe from the fifteenth
February 2000 that called on Jerusalem's to nineteenth centuries; and was Church is also consideriny
holy sites to be shared between the Muslims, used as the foundation for Adolph
Jews and Christians). similar actions. Hitler's activities which led to the
The National Council of Churches leadership horrific Holocaust in the twentieth
has written numerous letters to President century. and subsequently don't teach the importance
Bush and former Secretary of State Colin of Israel in God's redemptive plan for the
Powell condemning Israel for refusing to The Vatican, The WCC (World Council of world. Moreover, these church's members
leave the "occupied" land (instead of calling Churches) and the National Council of have no understanding of the prophetic
it disputed land). Churches are once again embracing the significance of the events in Israel and the
same biblical error regarding the Jewish Middle East today. In 2001, the WCC Executive Committee
People and today's Israel. These church recommended an international boycott of
organizations have mistakenly and grossly Due to this error, replacement theology goods produced in "illegal settlements" on
misinterpreted the role of the Church in churches, which make up 63% of the "occupied territory," and the WCC-related
the Bible, thinking erroneously that since American church attendees, have helped APRODEV agencies in Europe are now
most of the Jewish religious leaders rejected mislead national and international political working to have Israeli settlement products
Christ, that today's Church supplants the leaders. As a Christian, President Bush's fully and properly identified before shipment
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