| According to the rabbis, the "Lost Ten Tribes" are | | | | responsibilities and act accordingly. |
| for all intents and purposes "Gentiles." This | | | | Both Joseph and Judah need to get our House in |
| information constitutes further proof that the "Lost | | | | order that we may become filled with the Holy Spirit |
| Ten Tribes" are not those diverse claimants (African, | | | | of God and serve as His light to the nations. The |
| Indians, Burmese) who maintain remnants of Judaism | | | | House of Jacob-Israel must become the House of |
| from somebody's former conversion or contact with | | | | God, so help us God. |
| the religion of Judaism. | | | | Some members of Judaism have suggested I |
| Such truly Gentile claimants, unlike the Anglo-Saxons | | | | become a Noahide or convert to Judaism, even |
| and white Northwestern Europeans, don't bear a | | | | though they're opposed to any proselytizing for them |
| single biblical birthmark of fulfilled prophecy. Joseph | | | | to become Christians. I'm very aware of the |
| was an international leader and a feeder of the | | | | Noahides and of Judaism and consider both |
| nations - not some impoverished people in a jungle | | | | incomplete. I am graciously numbered among the |
| looking for a better life in this material world. Besides, | | | | pioneers, the chosen few, who have already |
| Joseph isn't Jewish! | | | | perceived who the Pierced One is, who are partakers |
| The birthmarks of fulfilled biblical prophecies include, | | | | in spirit of the prophesied renewed covenant, and |
| as the Jerusalem-based Brit Am Israel organization | | | | patiently await the political and religious rulers of |
| teaches: | | | | Jerusalem to look up and come around and have the |
| According to the Bible ten out of the twelve tribes | | | | necessary change of heart and attitude that |
| of Israel split away (1 Kings 12:19), formed their own | | | | Zechariah 12:8-14 foresees, preparing for the Blessed |
| kingdom of "Israel" (1 Kings 12:20) and were exiled by | | | | One who comes in the Name of the LORD - sent |
| the Assyrians (2 Kings 17:18). They forget their | | | | from Heaven above. |
| identity (Hosea 1:9, 7:8; Isaiah 49:21) and became the | | | | One in the spirit of Elijah (who is dead and buried |
| Lost Ten Tribes. In the future they will re-unite with | | | | according to the Bible) - a living descendant of King |
| the Jews (Ezekiel 37; Isaiah 11:13; Jeremiah 3:18) of | | | | David - will lead the Way to bring Israel and Judah to |
| "Judah", but until then they have a role of their own | | | | such a place, ready to receive our King, prepared to |
| to fulfill. They were destined to be situated at the | | | | meet our God. Such a scion of David will be the chief |
| continental extremities of the earth such as North | | | | spokesman between two witnesses who will testify |
| America, the British Isles, Scandinavia, the | | | | to these truths and offer hope and comfort to their |
| Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa | | | | captive audience. |
| (Deuteronomy 33:13; Isaiah 24:16, 26:15, 41:8-9, 49:6), | | | | Jews are free to believe whatever they want and I |
| to be the richest (Genesis 27:28, 49:25; Deuteronomy | | | | have never said otherwise, even if I call them (like |
| 33:13-16; Hosea 2:8), and most powerful (Numbers | | | | traditional Christianity) on certain inconsistent points, |
| 24:8-7; Micah 5:7-9) nations on earth and to control | | | | and encourage them to follow their Judaism to Israel |
| major international strategic bases (Genesis 22:16-17, | | | | rather than remain in a self-imposed exile. I believe |
| 24:60). All of these points together with numerous | | | | what I'm convinced of before God whether or not |
| others show that descendants of the Lost Ten | | | | Judaism or professing Christianity approves. God is |
| Tribes can only be found amongst Western Nations, | | | | my Judge. I just find it rather interesting that |
| especially the English-speaking ones. | | | | according to Judaism an atheist or Communist is still a |
| I don't denigrate those who are converts to Judaism, | | | | "Jew," yet some Jews (members of Judaism, not |
| however those who are legitimate ETHNIC Israelites | | | | necessarily from the Tribe of Judah) have the |
| have every reason to be concerned when we see | | | | chutzpah to deny the other tribes' inheritances and |
| hordes of converts pretending to be our specific | | | | reject their legitimate claims as Joes (Joseph) or |
| tribe (Indian converts pretending to be from | | | | whatever ETHNIC tribe they're from which remains |
| Manasseh) rather than acknowledge they're merely | | | | true regardless of religious affiliation. This anti-Semitic |
| descendants of converts to Judaism. | | | | attitude is represented and foretold: |
| If you study the Bible you will see converts are the | | | | Ezekiel 11:15 |
| exception to the rule, and yet some are attempting | | | | 15Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the |
| to force it to be the rule. It is not and never will be | | | | men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel |
| according to the Bible that rejects such replacement | | | | wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of |
| theology. The Bible continues to make the clear | | | | Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: |
| distinction between all Twelve Tribes and doesn't blur | | | | unto us is this land given in possession. |
| their identity into the tribe of Judah and neither | | | | Thankfully, such sibling rivalry will soon be history, as |
| should we. | | | | Isaiah assures us: |
| Whereas I believe some Israelites have merged with | | | | Isaiah 11:12-13 |
| those of the Kingdom of Judah, they are the | | | | 12And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and |
| exception and not the rule. Proof that the "Lost Ten | | | | shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather |
| Tribes" (represented by Joseph - the Joes) is not | | | | together the dispersed of Judah from the four |
| incorporated, as a rule, into Judah is the very clear | | | | corners of the earth. |
| and distinct prophecy of Ezekiel 37 that the two (not | | | | 13The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the |
| one) are represented as TWO STICKS - Joseph and | | | | adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim |
| Judah - who will again become "one" in the future. | | | | [Joseph] shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex |
| They're not one now despite all the attempts by | | | | Ephraim. |
| some to teach otherwise. | | | | Even as some Karaites and Orthodox Jews reject |
| I praise Judah within Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise | | | | the modern state of Israel (because it was founded |
| and Fall (at least those Jews to whom it applies) for | | | | by secular Jews - for the most part - and is far from |
| remaining faithful to their God-given understanding of | | | | holy) because they've failed to see or submit to the |
| the Sabbath, biblical festivals, dietary laws, preserving | | | | prophecies that reveal Jews would begin to be |
| the sacred calendar, and other holy responsibilities. | | | | restored in these latter days, with repentance |
| God has blessed the Jews to bless us all with such | | | | FOLLOWING that fact (once they're in the Land, in |
| knowledge. | | | | God's good time), so some stumble that the |
| The Gentilized Israelites (many Catholics and | | | | Gentilized Israelites aren't kosher enough according to |
| Protestants) must confess and forsake our baptized | | | | their "Jewish" standard rather than humbly |
| paganism, our whitewashed heathen customs that | | | | acknowledge them as brethren (having all the biblical |
| Roman wolves have polluted the world with and | | | | birthmarks of fulfilled prophecy), and patiently pray |
| misled the masses, and Judaism must reject its | | | | for whatever conversion or change of heart is |
| Babylonian relics of astrology, amulets, "hell" and | | | | necessary, one step at a time, leaving it all in God's |
| other religious lies, as Zechariah proves Judah isn't | | | | good hands who gathers the stick of Joseph and the |
| perfect either. Gentilized Jews, assimilated Jews, | | | | stick of Judah and makes us one (Ezekiel 37). |
| must remember their Hebrew roots and biblical | | | | |