Jacket Cover Are we waiting for the Messiah, Or is he waiting for us? In our preparations is there anything we have overlooked? Get ready to be surprised! Christian Zionists -- the strongest supporters of Israel -- expect the Messiah to appear whenever two conditions have been fulfilled: (a) the two tribes of Judah (the Jews, being looked on as "representing" all twelve tribes of Israel) return to the land; and (b) they are converted to Christianity. But these ideas are based on a particular interpretation (not the only possible one) of a single verse. Actually there are other Bible verses on the subject. Taken together, they yield quite a different picture. The prophesied sequence of events is as follows: * Both houses of Israel return - not just the two tribes of the house of Judah (known as the Jews) - but also the ten lost tribes of the house of Ephraim. * They are then cleansed and purified by the Holy Spirit, * and raised to a new level of religious understanding. * Consequently the differences between them disappear. * Now they all welcome the messiah, who reunifies them, * and they assist him in straightening out the world. During the 20th century a series of archaeological and historical discoveries have made it possible to trace the path of the ten tribes who were exiled to Assyria. We can now identify European peoples among whom the largest number of them settled and mingled (see Part I). And among them and their colonies overseas we can recognize people who have fulfilled or are fulfilling three Bible prophecies about them, namely: They receive the Holy Spirit (Part II) They rise to world power (Part III) They join Judah in restoring Israel (Part IV) On this basis the probable members of at least two of the lost ten tribes can be identified. If the evidence is sufficiently convincing to them and to Israeli Jews, their return can now begin. This is the next step to prepare the way for the Messiah. And the book helps you discover what your part in the plan may be. Description and Purpose Biblical text comes alive in a compelling search to follow the trail of several of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel. If the house of Ephraim can be correctly identified, it points the way toward the return of the Lost Tribes and the dawning of the Messianic era. According to the evidence presented in this book most of the Spirit-filled Bible-believers in America - a large share of the population - are likely to be Ephraimites. And so are many of their relatives in Europe and other settlements overseas. They have long been the foundation of Zionist support for the restoration of Judah to the land of Israel. Part I Traces the geographic trail: where the Ephraimites known to have gone before they assimilated among the gentiles and lost track of their Israelite identity? Part II Picks up a religious trail, showing the impact of the Holy Spirit among peoples there. Part III Describes the fulfillment of the prophecy about the economic power of some of those peoples. Part IV Does the same for the prophecies of their participation in the restoration of Israel. Conclusion Any peoples which have lived all four of these experiences are obvious candidates for identification as tribes of the house of Ephraim. TABLE OF CONTENTS Titles / Subjects Pages / Chapters Introduction DO THE JEWS REPRESENT ALL ISRAEL? Chapters 1-2 1 Sequence of events prophesied for the end-time page 2 A. Return and purification of Ephraim and Judah B. The coming of the Spirit with power C. Higher truth leads to reconciliation D. Messianic rule 2 Mid-course correction for Christian Zionism? page 18 A. Side-stepping the problem of Ephraim's absence B. Too few Jews C. The Jews are still looking for Ephraim D. Timing of the reconciliation CLUES TO EPHRAIM'S IDENTITY Part I Where was Ephraim last seen? Chapters 3-10 Geographic evidence First, second and third prophecies page 29 3 Idolatry and exil page 32 A. God wants an obedient people B. Israelite idolatry C. Exile 4 Assyrian Empire page 46 A. What the Assyrians called the Ephraimites B. Settling on the northeast frontier C. Break-out 5 Rampage in Asia Minor page 59 A. Were the Cimmerians trying to reach Israel? B. Judah in suspense 6 The original Gog and Magog page 69 A. Recent historical discoveries B. How did Gog get to be so important? C. Struggle with the Cimmerians 7 Mystery River Sambatyon page 79 A. Jewish religious tradition B. How the Bosphorus stops C. How the stones were stilled D. How the location was forgotten 8 Show-down with Iranian leadership page 87 9 Loss of Ephraimite identity page 92 A. Brainwash B. Wandering and assimilation 10 Prophecy of return page 104 A. Seven or eight prophets B. Wayward wife of Hosea C. Christian vision of the tribes in triumph D. Why are the tribes to receive such honor? Part II Smitten by the Holy Spirit Chapters 11-19 Religious evidence Fourth prophecy page 121 11 New way to recognize Ephraimites page 125 A. Spiritual compatibility B. Congregation C. Selection D. "By their fruits" 12 Role of Judah page 140 A. Judah and the word B. Interlocking roles of Ephraim and Judah 13 Jesus launches the search page 148 A. Bringing the New Covenant into effect B. Two ladies -- Canaanite and Samaritan C. The good Samaritan D. Quest for the lost sheep E. Focus on the ten tribes 14 Authorities oppose the Holy Spirit page 171 A. Early Christian experience of the Spirit B. Constantine seeks religious unity C. Replacement theology D. Government-sponsored church 15 Ephraim turns to Judah for the Bible page 186 A. Catholics lose credibility at the millennium B. "Ten men . . . grasp the garment" 16 Catholics exterminate Ephraimites page193 A. Massacre of Waldensians B. Inquisition C. Trials of Wycliffe and Hus 17 Catholics isolate Jews page 206 A. Segregation and expulsion B. But Jews continue support of Protestants 18 Military impact of Luther page 214 A. National Protestant churches challenge the Papacy B. Religious wars of annihilation 19 National Protestant churches attack believers page 228 A. Compulsory church B. Flight to the colonies C. Prophecy fulfilled Part III Rising to world power Chapters 20-27 Economic evidence Fifth prophecy page 246 20 Bible-readers and material progress page 248 A. Europe on the brink of oblivion B. Decisive improvements in technology 21 Acceleration after the Protestant Reformation page 258 A. Industrial Revolution B. Nobel prizes in science 22 Protestant interaction with Catholic peoples page 271 A. Unwelcome influence B. France and Belgium C. Austro-Hungarian Empire D. Italy and Argentina 23 Jewish individuals page 284 A. Nobel prizes in science B. Constraints on Jewish performance 24 Jewish interaction with Protestant peoples page 293 A. Germany B. Anglo-American nations 25 Protestant haven for science and invention page 303 26 How can religion make the difference? page 307 A. Alternative theories B. Honesty and fairness C. Individualism among Protestants and Jews 27 Fulfilling prophecies page 319 A. Wealth B. Avoiding plague, famine and enemies C. World power Part IV Restoring Israel Chapters 28-37 Military evidence Sixth prophecy page 329 Part IVa BRITAIN LEADS THE WAY 28 Early Protestant Zionism page 330 A. On the heels of the Reformation B. Plymouth Brethren and other Bible-believers 29 Accommodation with the British Empire page 340 A. Lord Ashley B. British pressure on Turkey C. Evolution of Jewish Zionism 30 Driving out the Turks page 351 31 "Into the wilderness of the peoples" page 361 A. Flight from Germany B. Arab Revolt C. White Paper D. Evian conference 32 God and Hitler page 374 A. Warning B. Nazi drive to the east Mediterranean C. Two mistakes 33 Dissolving an empire page 388 A. Jewish terrorism B. British voters intervene 34 Partition of Palestine page 395 A. Results of fishing and hunting B. War of Independence Part IVb AMERICA GETS INVOLVED 35 Conflicting U.S. interests page 404 A. Contradictory policies B. Big oil gets bigger C. Bible-believers mobilize D. "Even-handed" approach 36 Moslem reaction page 418 A. Terrorism B. Quest for weapons of mass destruction 37 America escalates page 425 A. Reagan legacy B. An oil-man becomes President C. Gulf War I D. New political combination E. Another strange alliance Conclusion: NEXT STEPS Chapters 38-40 Seventh prophecy 38 Identifying the more obvious Ephraimites page 442 A. Location of many of them B. Judah votes with his feet 39 Can the two houses get along? page 455 A. Religious confrontation B. Ephraimite ghettos? 40 Preparing the return of Ephraim page 464 A. Committee B. Selecting settlers C. God's timing Appendixes A Assyrian name of the Ephraimites page 475 1. Assyrians apply the name of Humriaa 2. Humriaa becomes Gamirraa in Media 3. Humriaa becomes Kimmerioi in Greece 4. Kimmerioi becomes Cimmerians in west Europe B Greek historians versus Assyrian scribes page 482 1. Discrepancies in the Greek histories 2. More accurate data in the Assyrian files C Agony of Jonah page 488 1. Proposed explanation of the book 2. Comparison with the traditional explanation D ". . . upon all flesh" in context page 495 E Is wealth the key to science and invention? page 500 1. Greece vs. Rome 2. Europe vs. China and Islam 3. USA vs. USSR F Is democracy the key to science and invention? page 508 G Where were the churches in Nazi Germany? page 514 Tables on inventions and discoveries page 518 References page 534 Names of the two houses of Israel page 540 |
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