Just where do you think that the missing tribes of Israel are? Is it not written, that ALL ISRAEL SHALL BE SAVED? Where are these missing tribes? E. Raymond Capt (Australian Archeologist) has re-interpreted the Assyrian tablets, and supports the thread that I wrote. Who am I to argue his findings? I don’t fear purgatory since I’m in the very presence of God. Catholics that fear purgatory, from my point of view, are not as knowledgable about it or the character of God.
Thank you for your response. I also believe, that any corrections to the Word of God, will come by way of the Israelite prophets/saints, as they have in the past per the Bible (prophets, Jesus Christ, apostles, disciples, etc., etc.). Why would God choose a prophet other than an Israelite to teach His anointed, chosen people? A person of reason. I would hope you are a person of reason. The “lost tribes of Isreal” have been mixed in with other populations. But a little study of Judean history will show you that all the tribes eventually were represented in Judah because many left the northern tribes and moved to the more stable and faithful southern tribal areas. So a statement about “true Jews” wiping out “false Jews or Israelis” is just scary. Which is why I brought up Wagner. I did it to be kind. However, in this age of information and access to all sorts of history I find it strange that people hold to these beliefs.
I feel the same way.
It’s not that God “allows” Protestantism. Man is imbued with free will. Protestants are those who protested the Church, and formed their own worship systems after falling into heresy. Each of the various schools has a founder who was a man. A human being. That man was in possession of free will, and chose to use that free will to leave the Church. I’m not sure the Church is difficult. I guess you’d need to explain that a little bit. The Church is founded by Jesus Christ, who we believe to be God incarnate among men. He had a system and a way to achieve eternal life, and though it may seem to be complicated, it is really startlingly simple in instruction. So long as you accept the teaching, the authority and the justification of the Church, you can decide how complicated your own journey is. One of the most beautiful aspects of the Church is that once the fundamentals are understood at the level of the heart, and we are living those principles, the complexity is up to us. Personally, I love the richness and fullness of Church history, the intricate philosophical mosaic presented by the Doctors of the Church, and many other aspects that I choose to delve into with my own incurable thirst for knowledge of my Lord in every manner. But I know people in our Church, who will be at the side of our Father long before I’m finished cleansing my soul, who are quite happy without all the study, and writing etc. They simply live the gospels, and that’s fine too. In fact, they have my deepest admiration. God laid out this Kingdom for us all, and told us how to get here. He provided a familial network with his Church, and left us the Holy Spirit as an advocate and guide. Beyond that, however, God wants man to CHOOSE Him. To choose His path, and that includes His Church. Our journeys in getting there are entirely our own. He neither allows, nor forbids our journeys. He just loves us, and calls us to come home
I only have 1 reason - God allowed Protestantism just like He allowed Adam & Eve to sin…He gave us free will and we human beings are free to use it for the Glory of God or for the glory of ourselves. We are free. Protestantism is not the Will of God, but He allows it because humans are free to accept or reject His Church.
It is written, that the Israelites will come from all corners of the earth in order to return to their homeland. It is also written, that on that day, all Israel will rejoice and it will be even greater than the day when they were led out of Egypt (the annual passover celebration). Think also of the converse of the statement, “There are those that say they are Jews, but are not.” (ie. There are those that think they are gentiles, but are in fact descendants of the lost tribes of Israel.). The historical battles, slavery, etc. since the 1600’s tend to point in the direction of my original thread response. Speculation and Fantasy. Where is it writen? Not authoritative I can assure you.
The culmination of the redeeming of the human soul was at the cross.
When it comes to the things of God, I am dead serious!
i agree except that i have a problem with that statement that God “wants us to worship Him”… Yes, He does. . but i think it would be better to say that He wants us to be WITH Him in Heaven for eternity and of course, we must love/worship Him to do that… A lot of non-believers think that if God is all powerful, and all that… why would he require us to worship Him? That’s why i am making this point… and i never understood that word myself, or that idea: why we should worship Him… worship per se… I guess i get this picture in my mind of pagan worship (?)… I don’t know… i guess what i am saying is that some people have a problem with that word…
You’ve actually said nothing nor is it a real reply. The only thing said is you take the things of God seriously but this fantasy that the Vikings and the Germanic tribes are true Jews while the Jews tortured by them are not is troubling. Are you in favor of separating the races into their ethnicity and letting them fight it out? Just curious.
What is important is what you believe, never mind what others believe.
The bible does speak of the return to Israel.
The Assyrian tablets apparently ‘track’ the movements of the Israelites (all the way into mainland Europe, British Isles, etc. My referral to the holocaust, is stated as a potential, only. It would however, make perfect sense, if the Germanic tribes are in fact Israelites. What kind of whimsical theory is this? What are these “Assyrian Tablets”? Can you give a link to a well-recognized scientific site?
That makes no sense whatsoever - they are not even remotely Semitic.