"Brit-Am Now"-794
Contents:
1. Randall Stiver: America & Britain in Bible Prophecy in html format
2. Brit-Am Anglo-Saxons, Noachides, Lebanon
3. New Entries
1. Randall Stiver: America & Britain in Bible Prophecy in html format
From: Randall Stiver <rpstiver@earthlink.net>
Subject: UCG booklet on America & Britain in html
Hello Yair,
Always enjoy reading the posts on your forum. On #792 Stephen Ray Hale referred to the UCG (United Church of God) free booklet America & Britain in Bible Prophecy.
Since I was on our editorial research team to produce it, I appreciated both Mr. Hale's and your positive comments about the value of the booklet (actually 48 full size pages long). You commented in your response that it's a pity that it is only available in pdf format. Good news - it's also accessible in html format at www.gnmagazine.org/booklets/US/ .
Hope this helps. And may I say that your significant and increasing body of research in tracking the tribes of Israel through history is and will continue to be a great benefit to all serious seekers of historical truth.
More grease to your elbows, my friend,
Randall Stiver
Pataskala, Ohio
2. Brit-Am Anglo-Saxons, Noachides, Lebanon
A friend who wishes to remain anonymous
made contact and requested that we clarify a few issues.
"Anglo-Saxons"
On the one hand Brit-Am frequently goes out of its way to defend Judah
On the other hand Brit-Am also speaks out on behalf of Joseph
and does its best to present the Joseph aspect of the "Anglo" peoples in a good light.
We do this as a matter of course.
We cannot be blamed for what others say especially when we are not aware of it.
Both "Judah" and "Joseph" represent major aspects of Israel.
We know this. Brit-Am takes it to heart and acts accordingly.
[Genesis 12:2] AND I WILL MAKE OF THEE A GREAT NATION, AND I WILL BLESS THEE, AND MAKE THY NAME GREAT; AND THOU SHALT BE A BLESSING:
He will become a great nation and be a source of blessing to all other peoples.
[Genesis 12:3] AND I WILL BLESS THEM THAT BLESS THEE, AND CURSE HIM THAT CURSETH THEE: AND IN THEE SHALL ALL FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED.
Those that seek your welfare will be blessed; those that seek your harm will be cursed.
Noachides
As we have said in the past we consider the Noachide Movement to be "Kosher"
but not necessarily suited for "Joseph".
Some of the Noachides identify with Brit-Am, many do not, some are against it.
Brit-Am does not identify with it. We do not oppose it while not considering it an
answer for Joseph.
We are in favor of Joseph accepting Biblical Practices
but do not wish to be involved in this at the practical level.
We are not qualified for
it as we have stated repeatedly.
Brit-Am does not want to be considered a religious movement beyond encouraging
Biblical Study with an emphasis on Brit-Am ancestral proof and direction.
Brit-Am concentrates on its three Rs (Research, Revelation, Reconciliation)
and that should be more than enough.
In the past, in the Brit-Am Commentary to Ezekiel we noted that the
Almighty has plans of HIS OWN for Israel.
http://britam.org/ezekiel/chapter16.html
[Ezekiel 16:58] THOU HAST BORNE THY LEWDNESS AND THINE ABOMINATIONS, SAITH THE LORD.
[Ezekiel 16:59] FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD; I WILL EVEN DEAL WITH THEE AS THOU HAST DONE, WHICH HAST DESPISED THE OATH IN BREAKING THE COVENANT.
[Ezekiel 16:60] NEVERTHELESS I WILL REMEMBER MY COVENANT WITH THEE IN THE DAYS OF THY YOUTH, AND I WILL ESTABLISH UNTO THEE AN EVERLASTING COVENANT.
[Ezekiel 16:61] THEN THOU SHALT REMEMBER THY WAYS, AND BE ASHAMED, WHEN THOU SHALT RECEIVE THY SISTERS, THINE ELDER AND THY YOUNGER: AND I WILL GIVE THEM UNTO THEE FOR DAUGHTERS, BUT NOT BY THY COVENANT.
Judah must seek to bring the Lost Ten Tribes back. God makes the participation of Judah in the process of returning the Lost Ten Tribes a prior condition for the rehabilitation of Judah herself!
<<I WILL GIVE THEM UNTO THEE FOR DAUGHTERS>>: Judah will have some degree of directional task to play in helping the Ten Tribes return and showing them the way in which they should go. Judah however is also obligated to reform.
<<BUT NOT BY THY COVENANT>>: The Lost Ten Tribes will not necessarily have to convert to Judaism in our sense of the word though they will renew the covenant between Israel and the Almighty and Judah is obligated to assist them.
This teaching is for the future and not for the present
at least not as far as the task of Brit-Am is concerned
which is limited only to research, revelation (i.e. teaching), and reconciliation.
[Ezekiel 16:62] AND I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH THEE; AND THOU SHALT KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD:
God will once again accept Judah and all Israel.
Brit-Am does not have all the answers and does not have to.
The truth of Israelite Ancestry needs to be revealed to both Judah and Joseph.
This is what Brit-Am has at least in part and is constantly working to improve upon.
This is the mission of Brit-Am.
Lebanon
In the article
DISCUSSION: The Return of "Ephraim"
http://britam.org/Return.html#DISCUSSION
at the end there was an exchange of dialogue (now reported with more detail)
in which some received the impression that Yair Davidiy was sending all the "Ephraimites"
to Lebanon to be with the Christians there.
This is mistaken.
First of all the Syrian and Lebanon options are indicated in Scripture.
These areas are part of the Promised Land of Israel and should not be abandoned.
http://britam.org/micah.html
[Micah 7:14] FEED THY PEOPLE WITH THY ROD, THE FLOCK OF THINE HERITAGE, WHICH DWELL SOLITARILY IN THE WOOD, IN THE MIDST OF CARMEL: LET THEM FEED IN BASHAN AND GILEAD, AS IN THE DAYS OF OLD.
<<BASHAN AND GILEAD>>: Mean the present-day regions of Syria and Jordan. Zechariah 10;10 says that Ephraim will possess Lebanon and Gilead meaning Lebanon and Syria! These areas actually also include parts of Turkey and Iraq.
Apart from that we are in favor of enabling Ephraimites to return to that
portion of the Land of Israel known as the State of Israel now populated
mainly by Judah.
We wished to emphasize that NOTHING in this regard can be done without
the support of Judah.
This means spreading the message of Brit-Am to both Joseph and Judah.
When and if Judah sees that elements within Joseph relate seriously to
Brit-Am then Judah too will be more receptive, and vice versa.
In the past unjustified expectations may have been aroused concerning
coming to Israel and there was a need to place
matters in perspective.
The message of Brit-Am needs to be go out and this is where much of the solution is to be found.
These matters are further discussed in new entries on our web-site,
see item no.3 New Entries below.
3. New Entries
Answers to Criticisms
c. 16. Brit-Am has Judaizing tendencies.
http://britam.org/Criticisms.html#Judaizing
Important Brit-Am DECLARATION
http://britam.org/Return.html#DECLARATION
Noachides
Lebanon
Publications
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