I'm interested in rational/intelligent discussion and others' thoughts on this issue.1. Does it matter who the real Israelites are? The "mainstream" Christian pastors would have us believe that the "Jews" are the Israelites, and place importance on this. Although this is not widely known or taught in the "mainstream" churches, the Bible places a lot of importance on race. If you stop to think about it, the Bible is essentially a book written to one group (or race) of people (ie, the Israelites). The 10 Commandments and other laws of the Old Testament were only for the Israelites. This race of people was "God's Chosen People." God did not choose to interact with any other race in this way.This may shock some, but "Jesus" (or Yahshua) was only sent to the Israelites (not all the people of earth, as has been falsely taught). Don't believe me?Matthew 15:22-24: "And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."Matthew 10:5-6: "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."And this makes perfect sense. It was only the Israelites who were under the law and needed a "savior." The "mainstream" churches try to explain this away by talking about a "spiritual Israel", but this interpretation is incorrrect. From the original scripture, it is clear that these passages (and others using the same original Greek words) are talking about the physical Israelites. By the way, John 3:16 was likely inserted into the Bible much later by a translator.2. What about the fact that the so-called "Jews" may NOT, in fact, be racial Israelites? Several prominent Jewish scholars have admitted that most Jews are not racial Israelites. The 1925 edition of the Jewish Encyclopedia stated that “Edom is modern Jewry.” The people known as "Jews" may, in fact, be a mix of other races, including Canaanites, Edomites, Khazars, Turks, Asiatics, and others.3. Even if you believe that the "Jews" are racial Israelites, is it not true that they are not ALL of the descendants of Israel? There is still the issue of what happened to the bulk of other Israelites (ie, the "lost tribes of Israel). The word "Jew" originates from the name of "Judah", one of the sons of Israel. Long before the time of Jesus, the nation of Israel split into two kingdoms. "Jew" refers to those who were of the southern nation of "Judah" (which included the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and some of Levi). The other 10 tribes of Israel were in the northern nation of "Israel." These 10 tribes went into exile around 700 B.C. and never returned to Palestine. They are the bulk of those referred to as the "lost tribes of Israel." The southern nation of Judah also went into exile, and only a small portion of those returned to Palestine. Therefore, only a small portion of the Israelites were in Palestine at the time of Jesus. 4. What happened to these northern 10 tribes and the portion of Judah that did not return to Palestine (ie, the "lost tribes of Israel")? Did they simply die out, or can they be identified today? And let me mention that there are Biblical prophecies (including many end-time prophecies) relating to the "House of Israel" (as opposed to the House of Judah, talking about the southern kingdom of Judah), indicating that these people (ie, those of the 10-tribed northern nation of "Israel") would not cease to exist. There are also prophecies saying that from the Israelites would come many great nations, and that the Israelites would become a "great multitude" of people.[NOTE: This has been cleared with theDuke866. He has relaxed his rule restricting my posting ability, and I'm now allowed to post in my own threads--with the restriction that I cannot create more than one thread per week...or bttt more than one of my old (as-of-right now "old") threads per week.]
2/22/2006 9:30:59 AM
ok... someone bans you then puts those kind of restrictions on you... yet you still find the time and will power to post these long and convuluted threads? do you truly believe what you say that much?[Edited on February 22, 2006 at 9:34 AM. Reason : where does this unlimited time come from?]
2/22/2006 9:34:09 AM
I'm more interested in why you have a hard-on for all things jewish.
2/22/2006 9:34:59 AM
most rabbis interpret pesahim 87b to mean that jews were dispersed in order to seek new converts (and also to not all be killed) so of course they are going to not be "pure" israelites. judaism and christianity were drastically different from other religions of the time (in the middle east) in that their God was not location-specific.(btw i am not jewish, but am a fan however.)[Edited on February 22, 2006 at 9:40 AM. Reason : .]
2/22/2006 9:38:52 AM
2/22/2006 9:42:08 AM
I thought you had your very own thread to put these things in. I believe it was called "Salisburyboy's Very Own Thread." http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=382545V I didn't waste my time to read that far down. My bad, though he still could have just used his own thread.[Edited on February 22, 2006 at 10:20 AM. Reason : Yep.]
2/22/2006 10:13:32 AM
2/22/2006 10:15:53 AM
Da j00s be f00s.
2/22/2006 10:20:25 AM
i was just hoping i could destroy him with my jewnowledge. i consider myself an agnostic-zionist.
2/22/2006 10:24:12 AM
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2/22/2006 10:52:59 AM
i think the main problem with israel is that like sometime around 1947 all these jews just all the sudden got this land that other people were living on at the time
2/22/2006 10:56:39 AM
^^http://genomebiology.com/2002/3/7/comment/2007/abstractinteresting read
2/22/2006 11:02:28 AM
Salisbury, aren't you in violation of your parole or whatever? Aren't you only allowed to post in "Salisburyboy's very own thread" or something or other?
2/22/2006 11:03:39 AM
2/22/2006 11:08:15 AM
violation of parole...thats funny
2/22/2006 11:11:00 AM
k just checking. Carry on.[Edited on February 22, 2006 at 11:11 AM. Reason : it's obvious I didn't even read the first post ]
2/22/2006 11:11:18 AM
sounds like rufus was right. massive bible conspiracy.
2/22/2006 11:13:15 AM
I read on the intenret that the Native Americans are the lost tribe of Judah.
2/22/2006 11:14:13 AM
i fail to even see the point of this thread
2/22/2006 11:15:21 AM
someone is getting suspended
2/22/2006 11:49:29 AM
2/22/2006 11:56:51 AM
this will not do.
2/22/2006 12:16:19 PM
salisburyboy, what about Christ's response to the centurian?Matthew 8:10-13
2/22/2006 12:25:52 PM
2/22/2006 12:28:16 PM
Dammit, we'd better not have to dust off our cheese.
2/22/2006 12:35:27 PM
By way of actual reply...
2/22/2006 12:40:37 PM
2/22/2006 12:48:34 PM
You need to read the whole Bible, not just a few verses. Yes, Jesus was sent to the Israelites at first. Keep reading. There came a time (after the resurrection) where Jesus commanded his apostles:Matthew 28:19 - Go ye therefore, and teach all nations...Don't forget Acts chapter 10.Think about the meaning behind "the last shall be first and the first shall be last". The gospel of Jesus was first taught to the Jews and later to the Gentiles. Now the Gentiles have the gospel of Jesus and are teaching it to the Jews.I wouldn't go so far as to say that the Bible places emphasis on a race as I would say that it places emphasis on family/religion - it just so happens that this family grew into a sizable populace to the point where some consider it to be a race.[Edited on February 22, 2006 at 12:58 PM. Reason : -]
2/22/2006 12:53:58 PM
^^ Why on earth would Jesus tell a gentile centurian about the salvation of the Israelites?
2/22/2006 12:55:39 PM
2/22/2006 1:07:32 PM
*ahem* message_topic.aspx?topic=382545
2/22/2006 1:25:21 PM
user_logout.aspx
2/22/2006 1:34:59 PM
2/22/2006 1:39:42 PM
From your link:
2/22/2006 1:43:29 PM
2/22/2006 1:45:08 PM
No beef. I genuinely missed you. http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=385528&page=1#8317434
2/22/2006 1:49:40 PM
2/22/2006 3:27:23 PM
Salisburyboy, quit bitching about the offhand cheese remark and respond to the rest of my other post.Then, tell me by what possible evidence it can be accepted that all these "lost Jews" you're talking about ended up as a bunch of Nordic Europeans.
2/22/2006 3:36:09 PM
WHY DOES IT FUCKING MATTER?
2/22/2006 3:55:29 PM
I was anti-Semitic for a while. I couldn't get over the "chosen people" part (as a race), the politics of Israel, and the fact that they make it so damn hard for me to become one.I got over it and was anti-Semitic against all Semitic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam).But then I got over that.[Edited on February 22, 2006 at 4:06 PM. Reason : sss]
2/22/2006 4:05:39 PM
2/22/2006 4:06:22 PM
2/22/2006 4:10:40 PM
^he may only be able to post 1 thread a week, but if they get cheese bombed (essentially free bumps) then there is a chance that the soapbox will again become only about jews.
2/22/2006 4:11:21 PM
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2/22/2006 4:21:22 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
2/22/2006 4:33:45 PM
2/22/2006 4:36:15 PM
dude its just a fucking story in a bookIT DOESNT MEAN ANYTHING
2/22/2006 4:37:18 PM