Interview on Deep Shallow Dive Podcast

 

 I really enjoyed doing this interview! We talked about:

Salvation by faith alone

Why modern evangelicals support Israel

The truth behind the Scofield Bible

Mormonism, Islam & Jehovah’s Witnesses

Marching to Zion film

9/11, JFK, and America’s spiritual decline

 

 

2nd Annual Anti-Anderson Conference

Recently there was a Ruckmanite conference at Victory Baptist Church in Hartford, MI, which I watched online. Since this took place almost exactly one year after the conference Keith Gomez and Sam Gipp held to attack yours truly, I can’t help but assume this was the second annual “Anti-Anderson conference.” I’m calling it that because Ruckmanite ring-leader, Sam Gipp, is clearly obsessed with me. Listen to how many times he mentions me and even addresses me directly throughout the conference:


Although I jokingly refer to their little pro-Israel conference as an anti-Anderson conference, I realize that the entire conference wasn’t about me. Haha. There were several other surprising themes including glorification of violence toward Muslims and also something for all the sci-fi buffs out there.

Although I had the most pulpit mentions, I’m not the only pastor these guys have a beef with. Pastor Bill Grady, one of the keynote speakers at the conference told a story about Pastor McMurtry asking him some questions on the phone about the Jews. Grady likes to say that Pastor McMurtry wasted his time, when Grady was actually the one that called Pastor McMurtry trying to sell him his new book! You can hear that clip here and a lot of other places since Grady has told this same story at many different churches:


The above sermon clip was brought to you by Jimmy John’s. Just kidding, but that story is getting old, Grady. Am I the only one craving a turkey sandwich after all that repetition?

Grady also seems to think we will all be coming back for the Millennium in wedding dresses. Speak for yourself buddy-- I’ll be in a white robe like the Bible says. Listen to this clip for that little gem along with more of Grady’s low points, including him saying that God will break his own word:



One of the craziest statements from the conference came from Pastor Rick Sowell when he said, “I think God’s plan is to populate this entire universe.” Who sits in a church service and listens to this stuff? Perhaps this expansion of the universe thing somehow ties in with evolution and the Gap Theory, which Ruckmanites refer to as the “Gap fact.” Listen to this clip where Sowell twists the scriptures to somehow to try to prove that 298 million planets will eventually be populated! Haven’t we heard something like this before from a man named Joseph Smith? This other planets thing definitely resembles Mormonism. Notice how the Devil repackages a lot of the same lies for different false teachers.



As if all that weren’t bizarre enough, Sam Gipp made an extremely inappropriate joke about handing out tracts at Hooters, a restaurant known as a place to ogle scantily clad waitresses. How would you like to be a woman in that audience hearing this disrespectful and crass reference?

“Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.” Proverbs 14:9


The irony is that in the same sermon, Grady condemns Faithful Word Baptist Church for allowing women to breastfeed in the services.

It’s hard to pick out the absolute worst moment of the conference, but for me personally, the most disgusting part was listening to an Israeli soldier talking about kidnapping and blowing people up and finding a piece of someone’s brain, which he describes as “fun” and “good times.” The pastors acted like giddy schoolgirls as they hung on the Israeli soldier’s every word. And yes, a love offering was taken for their hero.



It almost seemed surreal watching a band of Baptist children perform Hava Nagila in a Christian church.

I’m hoping that mainstream fundamental Baptists listen to what was said at that conference since Brother Hyles and many of the churches in the Hyles camp were attacked for not embracing Peter Ruckman’s hyper-dispensational doctrine. These Rucktards have a lot of nerve attacking most of fundamentalism for not drinking the Koolaid of Ruckmanism.

Newsflash: Peter Ruckman may have been KJV only, but the guy was a quack! Ruckman went into great detail about aliens from other planets, claimed abortion isn’t murder, and has referred to black people as “monkey men” in his insane writings. More famously, Ruckman taught that there are seven dispensations and that people were saved by works in the Old Testament. The independent fundamental Baptist movement as a whole has rejected Ruckmanism, but lately, it seems to be gaining in popularity in certain circles.

Braindead Ruckmanites are calling the new IFB movement a “Christian cult,” but they are the ones recommending that we get our doctrine from a man! If you are a real Baptist, the Bible is your authority, not some man.

Here is the documentary that provoked the Anti-Anderson Conference Series

Upcoming Anti-Anderson Conference

Sam Gipp

Well it looks like Sam Gipp and Keith Gomez are planning a conference all about fighting yours truly. Many preachers across America have recently expressed appreciation for the preaching and soul-winning being done by our church and other churches in our movement, but as usual, a few are envious. In this case, one is a hyper-dispensationalist and the other pushes "repent of your sins" salvation.

The following is copied and pasted from an e-mail forwarded to me by another pastor:

The Bible Answer to Post-Trib: Presented by Dr. Sam Gipp

The doctrine of a pretribulational rapture has been under attack recently by a pastor in Arizona, Steven Anderson.

Many pastors across the nation have voiced their concern over this issue...some have lost church members as a result of this doctrinal error.

I am aware of even some young preachers who are falling for Anderson's false teaching.

You may not think your church is being influenced by this heresy...but it is!

On May 8-10, 2017 (Monday-Wednesday), Dr. Sam Gipp will be presenting the Bible Answer to Post-Trib Theology.

I encourage you to attend this much needed and requested meeting in just a few weeks.

Morning sessions: 9AM to 12PM at the campus of Providence Baptist College (345 W River Rd, Elgin, IL 60123).

Evening sessions: 7PM at Northwest Bible Baptist Church (9N889 Nesler Rd, Elgin, IL 60124).

Issues being addressed: Post-tribulation rapture, replacement theology and anti-dispensationalism

The evening sessions will be live streamed and also recorded. You can request your free copy in advance by replying to this email.

Dr. Keith Gomez
Pastor
Northwest Bible Baptist Church (Elgin, IL)

Complimentary lodging at PBC is available on a limited basis for pastors (and spouses) attending this meeting. Reply to this email by May 1 to request a room.

I couldn’t find anything about this meeting online, but apparently, this e-mail was sent out to pastors in their circle and in their geographic area. It’s on their church’s calendar simply as “Evangelist Sam Gipp,” so I guess they don't want people in our movement to get wind of it and show up at the conference or participate in the live stream.

I guarantee that the conference is going to backfire. Most independent fundamental Baptist pastors (even the ones who are dispensational) do not believe in the radical hyper-dispensationalism taught by Sam Gipp. Anyone at the conference who is actually saved and indwelled by the Holy Spirit is not going to fall for Gipp's "multiple Gospel" garbage (i.e. that Jesus taught a different Gospel than Paul, etc). After listening to 4 hours per day of Gipp's teachings on dispensationalism, many of them will never want anything to do with him again. Most IFBs don't realize how radical and heretical he is on these subjects. In our film, Marching to Zion, we even documented him saying that Jesus is not his Messiah!

Not only that, but "Doctor" Sam Gipp is one of the least intelligent preachers I have ever heard. Why would Keith Gomez pick the dumbest possible preacher to defend this doctrine? At least Sam Gipp's mentor Peter Ruckman (also a heretic) was extremely intelligent. Sam Gipp is like Peter Ruckman without the brains. Talk about the worst of both worlds! In a typical one hour sermon from Gipp, he puts his foot in his mouth about 10 times.  This video provides a small sample of his intellectual deficit:



The bottom line is that I believe that this wicked conference will backfire, and that it will ultimately be used for God's glory by exposing more people to the truths found in After the Tribulation and Marching to Zion. Once any saved pastor delves into the issues surrounding Israel, the tribulation, the rapture, etc, he is going to come to the same conclusions that we have because we all have the same Bible and the same Holy Spirit. I welcome the controversy because at least pastors will start digging into the Bible and getting to the bottom of these subjects. If they are sincere, the Holy Ghost will guide them into all truth.

Framing the World

For those of you who don’t know Paul Wittenberger, he is the director and producer of several high quality films that I’ve participated in over the last few years. These films include: After the Tribulation, New World Order Bible Versions, Marching to Zion, the Revelation series, and the upcoming film, Babylon U.S.A.

Paul Wittenberger is a professional filmmaker, and his business is called Framing the World Productions. Framing the World has a website where you can purchase movies, CDs, flash drives, books, cool tee-shirts, etc. For some reason, Paul has been criticized lately for making money on these movies and other products, which he sells on his website.

We do not sell anything at Faithful Word Baptist Church because God’s house shouldn’t be a “house of merchandise,” but there is a difference between a church and a business. As the pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church, I have made a few of my own mini-documentaries, but honestly, my own videos are very amateurish. Paul is a professional, and he does a great job.

People will ask why Paul doesn’t just give everything away for free. He not only has to recover the expense that he pays out of his own pocket to make his high quality films, but he also has to earn a living. People will try to compare Faithful Word with Framing the World, but Framing the World is a for profit business, whereas FWBC is a church, which is a non-profit organization. If you are a plumber, why don’t you just travel around the country, fixing the plumbing in church buildings for free, and pay for all of your own expenses? There are wealthy people out there who do things like that, but most of us have to make a living. Just like an electrician or a plumber, Paul has to make a living at what he does.

Other people will wrongly assume that when they buy something from Framing the World, that the money is going to me or to Faithful Word Baptist Church. When they find out Paul Wittenberger is the owner of that business, and that I’m not making any money on these projects, they no longer want to purchase anything. This is the wrong attitude to have because Framing the World Productions is a great cause to support!

Paul Wittenberger used to work in Hollywood but now chooses to produce more important films, which is why the motto of his business is “Movies that Matter.” Because of what Paul does through his business, we have been able to reach millions more people with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Without Paul Wittenberger there would be no After the Tribulation movie. There would be no New World Order Bible Versions movie, and there would be no Marching to Zion. I, for one, am extremely thankful that my friend Paul is using his talent for the Lord.

People have complained about the fact that Paul has released the extra footage from After the Tribulation and is charging for those special features. He already gave you the entire movie for free, folks! The aforementioned documentaries are all available for free viewing on YouTube. Even though Paul makes his living as a filmmaker, he allows us to post most of his stuff on YouTube because he wants to help spread the important message of these films. Unfortunately, the more you give some people, the more they start to expect EVERYTHING for free.

Faithful Word Baptist Church gives away free materials to people who attend the services in person, and we even have giveaways where we mail things out to our online listeners for free. Some of the church tithes are allocated for these giveaways, and we are happy that we are able to do that. That said, there is a finite amount of money that we are able to spend on giving out materials. That’s where Paul Wittenberger with Framing the World Productions comes in. His online business is an excellent resource for purchasing additional materials similar to what you would find on the back table of our church for free.

I used to run a business called Anderson Fire and Security, so I know the expenses involved in running a business. When Paul makes a movie, there’s a huge initial outlay on his part, so by pre-ordering or donating to a film, you are helping to keep him and his family afloat during the project. On behalf of my good friend, Paul, I’d like to thank those of you who have donated or purchased from his website. Framing the World is a business, and it’s a good business.

Here is a sermon on not selling things in church.

Jews are more Pro-abortion and Pro-homo than the Irreligious!

It turns out that Jews have even less godly morality than those with no religion at all. According to a Gallup poll that was just released, a greater percentage of Jews find abortion and homosexuality acceptable than those who have no religion at all. So much for "Judeo-Christian" morals! We'd better just stick with CHRISTIAN morals. Judaism is a wicked religion, and those who practice it are some of the most immoral people in the world. Yet Christians today have been deceived into believing that Jews are under the blessing of God!

Bible Preaching in the Languages of Scandinavia!

Danish

• "Marching to Zion" full movie in Danish
• "After the Tribulation" full movie in Danish
• "New World Order Bible Versions" full movie in Danish
• "Once Saved Always Saved" with Danish Subtitles

 

Finnish

• "Marssi Siioniin" (Marching to Zion) trailer
• "Marching to Zion" full movie in Finnish
• "After the Tribulation" full movie in Finnish
• "New World Order Bible Versions" full movie in Finnish
• "Once Saved Always Saved" with Finnish subtitles

 

Icelandic

• 'Marserað til Zíonar' - bíómynd tengivagn í íslensku
• 'Marserað til Zíonar' - fullur bíómynd í íslensku
• "New World Order Bible Versions" full movie with Icelandic subtitles

 

Norwegian

• "Marching to Zion" - trailer in Norwegian
• "Marching to Zion" - full movie in Norwegian

 

Swedish

• Efter Vedermödan - filmtrailer på svenska
• Marschen mot Sion - filmtrailer på svenska
• Marschen mot Sion - hela filmen på svenska
• "After the Tribulation" full movie with Swedish subtitles
• "New World Order Bible Versions" full movie with Swedish subtitles

The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the languages of Eastern Europe!

Albanian

• Marshimi drejt Zionit - Prezantimi i Dhjates te Vjeter shkurtimisht
• Marshimi drejt Zionit - full movie in Albanian
• "After the Tribulation" - full movie in Albanian
• "The Bible Way to Heaven" with Albanian subtitles

 

Bosnian

• "Marching to Zion" - trailer in Bosnian
• "Marširanje Sionu" (dio 1 od 5)
• "Marširanje Sionu" (dio 2 od 5)
• "Marširanje Sionu" (dio 3 od 5)

 

Bulgarian

• "Маршът към Цион" - трейлър на български език
• "Маршът към Цион" - Целият филм (част 1 от 5)
• "Маршът към Цион" - Целият филм (част 2 от 5)
• "Маршът към Цион" - Целият филм (част 3 от 5)
• "Маршът към Цион" - Целият филм (част 4 от 5)
• "Маршът към Цион" - Целият филм (част 5 от 5)
• "The Bible Way to Heaven" with Bulgarian subtitles

 

Croatian

• "Pohod na Sion" - Movie Trailer na hrvatskom jeziku
• "After the Tribulation" - full movie in Croatian

 

Czech

• "AIDS: Boží soud"
• "Pochod k Siónu" - trailer v českém jazyce
• "Pochod k Siónu" (část 1 z 5)
• "Pochod k Siónu" (část 2 z 5)
• "Pochod k Siónu" (část 3 z 5)
• "Pochod k Siónu" (část 4 z 5)
• "Pochod k Siónu" (část 5 z 5)
• "Pochod k Siónu" (celý film)
• CESTA DO NEBE DLE BIBLE

 

Estonian

• "Marching to Zion" trailer in Estonian
• "After the Tribulation" full movie in Estonian

 

Hungarian

• Az Ószövetség dióhéjban - „Útban Sion felé" film trailer
• Miután a Nyomorúság - film trailer
• Miután a Nyomorúság - teljes film

 

Latvian

• "Ceļš uz Ciānu" - movie trailer latviešu valodā
• "Ceļš uz Ciānu" - pilna filma latviešu valodā
• "The Bible Way to Heaven" with Latvian subtitles

 

Lithuanian

• "Žygis į Sioną" - Movie Priekaba lietuvių kalba
• "After the Tribulation" full movie with Lithuanian subtitles
• "New World Order Bible Versions" full movie with Lithuanian subtitles

 

Macedonian

• 'Маршот кон Сион' - Превод на македонски јазик
• 'Маршот кон Сион' - full movie in Macedonian

 

Montenegrin

• "New World Order Bible Versions" with Montenegrin subtitles

 

Oravian Polish

• "The Bible Way to Heaven" (Oravian Polish subtitles)

 

Polish

• Stary Testament w pigułce - Maszerując do Syjonu - trailer filmu
• Po ucisku - trailer filmu w języku polskim
• "After the Tribulation" - Pełny film z polskimi napisami
• "New World Order Bible Versions" - Pełny film z polskimi napisami
• "Marching to Zion" - Pełny film z polskimi napisami
• Biblia – Droga do Nieba (The Bible Way to Heaven)
• Wygraj Duszę – Demonstracja (Basic Soul-winning Demonstration)

 

Romanian

• "The Bible Way to Heaven" (Pastor Anderson) Romanian subtitles
• "The Bible Way to Heaven" (Pastor Jimenez) Romanian subtitles
• Vechiul Testament pe scurt - trailer de film "Marșul către Sion"
• "Marșul către Sion" - film întreg în limba română
• „După necazul cel mare" - trailer de film în limba română
• „După necazul cel mare" - film întreg cu subtitrare în română
• "New World Order Bible Versions" - film întreg cu subtitrare în română

 

Russian

• "The Bible Way to Heaven" (Pastor Anderson) Russian subtitles
• "The Bible Way to Heaven" (Pastor Jimenez) Russian subtitles
• "Поход к Сиону" - трейлер фильма на английском языке
• "Поход к Сиону" - полный фильм (Часть 1 5)
• "Поход к Сиону" - полный фильм (Часть 2 5)
• "Поход к Сиону" - полный фильм (Часть 3 5)
• "Поход к Сиону" - полный фильм (Часть 4 5)
• "Поход к Сиону" - полный фильм (Часть 5 5)
• "After the Tribulation" full movie with Russian Subtitles
• "New World Order Bible Versions" full movie with Russian Subtitles

 

Serbian

• "Marš do Siona" - Траилер на српском језику
• "After the Tribulation" - full movie in Serbian
• "New World Order Bible Versions" - full movie in Serbian

 

Slovak

• "The Bible Way to Heaven" in Slovak
• "Once Saved Always Saved" in Slovak

 

Slovenian

• "Pot v Sion" trailer Film v slovenskem jeziku ("Marching to Zion")
• "Pot v Sion" full movie in Slovenian
• "Po Tribulaciji" poln film s slovenskimi podnapisi
• "New World Order Bible Versions" (Slovenian subtitles)

 

Ukrainian

• "The Bible Way to Heaven" (Pastor Anderson) Ukrainian subtitles
• "The Bible Way to Heaven" (Pastor Jimenez) Ukrainian subtitles
• "Похід до Сиона" трейлер фільму українською мовою
• "Похід до Сиона" full movie in Ukrainian
• "After the Tribulation" full movie with Ukrainian Subtitles
• "New World Order Bible Versions" full movie with Ukrainian subtitles

 

Yiddish

• "The Bible Way to Heaven" (Yiddish subtitles)

Video documenting Marching to Dearborn Event

Marching to Zion - Full Subtitles Now in 30 Languages

The full movie, Marching to Zion, now has subtitles in 30 languages! Here are the languages that are done so far:

Albanian
Arabic
Bulgarian
Chinese
Czech
Danish
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hindi
Icelandic
Italian
Japanese
Latvian
Macedonian
Norwegian
Persian
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Urdu
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Here are a few more languages that are in progress:

Bosnian
Dutch 
Estonian
Korean
Polish

Marching to Dearborn UPDATE

Marching to Zion - Full Subtitles Now in 19 Languages

The full movie, Marching to Zion, now has subtitles in 19 languages! Many more are on the way! Here is what we've got so far:

Albanian
Arabic
Bulgarian
Czech
Danish
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Persian
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Slovenian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Here are 12 more that are in progress, coming very soon:

Bosnian
Estonian
Chinese
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Latvian
Macedonian 
Norwegian
Swedish
Urdu
Vietnamese

Jewish Messiah Kills Everyone

Marching to Dearborn!

We are going to be having a soul-winning marathon in Dearborn, Michigan, on Friday, June 26th. In addition to winning souls, we will also be handing out hundreds of copies of the Arabic dubbed version of Marching To Zion on DVD.

Over 41% of the population are Arabs, which means that there are over 40,000 Arabs living in Dearborn. The mission field is right here in America!

Other "Christian" groups have gone to Dearborn in the past with the goal of creating anger and controversy amongst the Muslims by being obnoxious. Our goal, on the other hand, will be to speak the truth in love and win people to Christ door-to-door. The Muslims are going to Hell, and they need to be saved by Jesus!

We will be meeting at the Panera Bread in Allen Park, MI, at 9am for an hour of breakfast and fellowship before heading out soul-winning.

If you're coming, please let me know in the comments, or R.S.V.P. to the Facebook event!

https://www.facebook.com/events/955859444434526/

Full "Marching to Zion" now on YouTube!

Share this movie everywhere! Like it, fave it, blog it, tweet it, email it, reddit, share it, MAKE IT VIRAL!

"Marching to Zion" Trailer now in 60 languages!

The translation project for our new film "Marching to Zion" continues! The goal is to get the trailer translated into the 100 most significant languages in the world and to get the full movie translated into 14 strategic languages. Here is what has been finished so far:

VIDEO:  Afrikaans, Assamese, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese (Myanmar), Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Croatian, Czech, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Malagasy, Malay, Marathi, Nepali, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Setswana, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese, and Yoruba

TEXT: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese (Myanmar), Cebuano (Bisaya), Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, Finnish, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Hausa, Hebrew, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Setswana, Sinhalese, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yoruba, and Zulu.

In addition, the first 17 minutes of the FULL MOVIE is now on YouTube in Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese!

"Marching to Zion" Trailer in 30 Languages So Far!

The translation project for our new film Marching to Zion has been going very well. So far the trailer has been translated into 29 other langauges. Here they are:

VIDEO:  Afrikaans, Bulgarian, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Czech, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Yoruba

TEXT: Afrikaans, Albanian, Bulgarian, Burmese (Myanmar), Cebuano (Bisaya), Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Czech, Dutch, French, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Setswana, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Yoruba

The trailer will continue to be translated into many more languages in the coming weeks, but we are also working on getting the FULL MOVIE dubbed into as many languages as possible. Which languages get the full movie will be dependent upon how many people step up to the plate to provide translation and especially voice recordings for the various characters in the film.

For example, the full movie will be coming very soon in Brazilian Portuguese because a couple of great volunteers have stepped up to the plate and been sending me awesome, high quality voice-over for the film. As a result, the Portuguese version is pretty much half done. If you would like to see the full movie in your language, contact me at the church email address, and let me know what you can help with.

If you do not have the ability to translate text or provide audio recordings, you can help by making a donation at the church website and specifying which language you would like your funds to go toward. Many of these translations and voice-overs are being done by volunteers, but most are being done by professionals. The more funds are available, the more we can do.

Let's get this important film out to everybody in the world!

Rabbis Stumped about Star of David (trailer for Marching to Zion)

Marching to Zion in Greek!

Πάνω από 4.000 χρόνια πριν, ο Θεός εμφανίστηκε στον Αβραάμ στη Μεσοποταμία και του είπε, "Άφησε την πατρίδα σου και το πατρικό σου σπίτι και πήγαινε σε μια χώρα που θα σου δείξω εγώ. Από τους απογόνους σου θα δημιουργηθεί ένα μεγάλο έθνος." Ο Αβραάμ υπάκουσε τον Κύριο και ήρθε στη γη της Επαγγελίας της Χαναάν, όπου έζησε μαζί με τον γιο του Ισαάκ και τον εγγονό του Ιακώβ, γη που αργότερα μετονομάστηκε "Ισραήλ."

Ο Ισραήλ και οι 12 γιοί του πορεύτηκαν στην Αίγυπτο λόγω λιμού στην γη της Χαναάν, και εκεί πολλαπλασιάστηκαν και έγιναν ισχυρό έθνος. Οι Αιγύπτιοι αισθάνθηκαν να απειλούνται από το ισχυρό έθνος του Ισραήλ που ζούσε ανάμεσά τους, με αποτέλεσμα να το υποδουλώσουν και να κάνουν τη ζωή του πολύ δύσκολη επιβάλλοντας του να δουλεύει σκληρά. Μετά από 430 χρόνια στην Αίγυπτο, οι Εβραίοι, οδηγούμενοι από τον Μωυσή, αποτίναξαν τα δεσμά της δουλείας και στη συνέχεια διέσχισαν την Ερυθρά θάλασσα και πήγαν στην Αραβία, όπου έλαβαν το νόμο του Θεού στο όρος Σινά.

Η γενιά των Ισραηλιτών, που έφυγε από την Αίγυπτο με τον Μωυσή δεν είχε το ελεύθερο να περάσει στη γη της Επαγγελίας διότι δεν πίστευε στον Κύριο. Αναγκάστηκαν να περιπλανηθούν στην έρημο για 40 χρόνια μέχρι να δημιουργηθεί μια νέα γενιά, που πίστευε στον Κύριο και αυτή η γενιά εισήλθε στη γη της Επαγγελίας με τον Ιησού του Ναυή.

Για περίπου 400 χρόνια, οι 12 φυλές του Ισραήλ διοικούνταν από τους Κριτές, σύμφωνα με το Νόμο του Μωυσή. Όταν θέλησαν να αποκτήσουν βασιλιά όπως όλα τα άλλα έθνη, ο Θεός διόρισε τον Σαούλ βασιλιά τους, ο οποίος παρέμεινε βασιλιάς για 40 χρόνια, τον διαδέχτηκε ο βασιλιάς Δαυίδ που βασίλευσε 40 χρόνια και στη συνέχεια ο γιος του Δαυίδ, ο Σολομώντας, που βασίλευσε 40 χρόνια. Κατά τη διάρκεια της βασιλείας του Σολομώντος το βασίλειο του Ισραήλ ήταν το πιο ένδοξο και τότε χτίστηκε ο πρώτος ναός, αλλά επειδή ο Σολομώντας απομακρύνθηκε από τον Κύριο στα γηρατειά του, ο Θεός του είπε ότι 10 από τις φυλές δεν θα είχαν τον γιο του βασιλιά.

Μετά τον θάνατο του Σολομώντα, το βασίλειο του Ισραήλ χωρίστηκε, και οι 10 φυλές του βορά διοικήθηκαν από διάφορους κακόβουλους βασιλείς, που δεν ήταν απόγονοι του Δαυίδ και του Σολομώντα. Το Βόρειο Βασίλειο διατήρησε το όνομα του Ισραήλ και είχε πρωτεύουσα τη Σαμάρεια. Το μικρότερο Νότιο Βασίλειο έγινε γνωστό ως βασίλειο του Ιούδα, είχε πρωτεύουσα την Ιερουσαλήμ και κυβερνήθηκε από τους απογόνους του Δαυίδ. Ξεκινώντας στο Βασιλέων Β' Κεφ. 16, ο λαός του Νότιου Βασιλείου έγινε γνωστός ως "Ιουδαίοι" ή "Εβραίοι" σύμφωνα με το όνομα του Βασιλείου του Ιούδα.

Εξαιτίας της έχθρας που έτρεφε γι' αυτούς το Βόρειο Βασίλειο του Ισραήλ, το βασίλειο ανατράπηκε και οι Ιουδαίοι αιχμαλωτίστηκαν από τους Ασσύριους. Οι Ισραηλίτες που απόμειναν «αναμίχθηκαν» με τα ειδωλολατρικά έθνη που εισέβαλαν και κατέλαβαν τη γη τους. Αυτοί οι άνθρωποι έγιναν γνωστοί ως Σαμαρείτες, και οι 10 φυλές του Βορείου Ισραήλ δεν έγιναν ποτέ ένα ενιαίο έθνος.

Οι υπήκοοι από Νότιο Βασίλειο του Ιούδα τελικά αιχμαλωτίσθηκαν και μεταφέρθηκαν αιχμάλωτοι στη Βαβυλώνα σαν τιμωρία επειδή πίστευαν σε άλλους θεούς και ο ναός τους καταστράφηκε, αλλά μετά από 70 χρόνια οι Ιουδαίοι επέστρεψαν στο Βασίλειο του Ιούδα, ξανάχτισαν το ναό στην Ιερουσαλήμ και συνέχισαν να κυβερνώνται από βασιλείς που ήταν απόγονοι του Δαυίδ.

Στους χρόνους που έζησε ο Χριστός, το έθνος του Ιούδα ήταν γνωστό ως Ιουδαία και ήταν υπό ρωμαϊκή κυριαρχία. Ο Ιησούς Χριστός και οι μαθητές του κήρυξαν το ευαγγέλιο σε όλη την Ιουδαία αναζητώντας τους απολωλότες αμνούς του οίκου του Ισραήλ. Μετά από τριάμισι έτη κηρύγματος, οι Ιουδαίοι απέρριψαν τον Ιησού ως Μεσσία τους και έπεισαν τον Ρωμαίο διοικητή να τον σταυρώσει. Τρεις ημέρες αργότερα, αναστήθηκε εκ νεκρών και εμφανίστηκε ζωντανός στους μαθητές του πριν αναστηθεί και καθίσει εκ δεξιών του Πατρός του στους Ουρανούς.

Λίγο πριν σταυρωθεί ο Ιησούς, προφήτευσε ότι θα τιμωρηθούν επειδή τον απέρριψαν και θα καιγόταν η Ιερουσαλήμ, θα καταστρεφόταν ο ναός, και ότι οι Εβραίοι θα οδηγηθούν μακριά αιχμάλωτοι σε όλα τα έθνη της γης. Αυτή η προφητεία εκπληρώθηκε το 70 μ.Χ όταν ο Ρωμαίος αυτοκράτορας Τίτος κατέκτησε την Ιερουσαλήμ. Για πάνω από 1800 χρόνια, οι Εβραίοι παρέμειναν διασκορπισμένοι σε όλα τα έθνη της γης.

Στη συνέχεια το 1948 συνέβη το αδύνατο. Ιδρύθηκε το κράτος του Ισραήλ, και οι Εβραίοι ήταν πλέον κάτοχοι της γης της επαγγελίας. Πολλοί Χριστιανοί δήλωσαν ότι επρόκειτο για θαύμα και ευλογία από τον Θεό, αλλά ήταν πραγματικά ευλογία του Κυρίου, ή εργάστηκαν κάποιες σκοτεινές δυνάμεις; Αυτή η ταινία θα σας δώσει την απάντηση.

Marching to Zion in Romanian!

Acum peste 4.000 de ani, Dumnezeu i-a apărut lui Abraham în Mesopotamia și i-a spus: „Ieși din țara ta, din rudenia ta, și din casa tatălui tău, și vino în țara pe care ți-o voi arăta. Voi face din tine un neam mare.” Abraham l-a ascultat pe Domnul și a mers pe pământul promis al Canaanului, unde a trăit împreună cu fiul său Isaac și cu nepotul său, Iacob, care mai târziu s-a numit „Israel”.

Israel și cei 12 fii ai săi au ajuns în Egipt din cauza foametei din Canaan și s-au înmulțit, devenind un popor puternic. Egiptenii s-au simțit amenințați de puternicul popor al lui Israel, care trăia printre ei, astfel încât i-au înrobit și le-au făcut viața amară prin asuprire cruntă. După 430 de ani în Egipt, au fost dezrobiți de Moise, apoi au traversat Marea Roșie și au ajuns în Arabia, unde au primit legile lui Dumnezeu pe Muntele Sinai.

Generației de israeliți care a părăsit Egiptul cu Moise nu i s-a permis să pășească pe tărâmul promis din cauza faptului că nu credeau în Dumnezeu. Astfel, s-au văzut nevoiți să pribegească în pustiu timp de 40 de ani, până s-a ivit o nouă generație care credea în Domnul și a intrat pe pământul promis cu Iosua.

Timp de aproape 400 de ani, cele 12 triburi ale Israelului au fost conduse de Judecători, după legea lui Moise. Când au vrut să aibă un rege, precum toate celelalte popoare, Dumnezeu l-a numit pe Saul să le fie rege. Saul a domnit peste aceștia timp de 40 de ani, urmat de Regele David, care a domnit timp de 40 de ani, și de fiul lui David, Solomon, care a domnit 40 de ani. În timpul domniei lui Solomon, regatul Israelului a atins perioada sa de glorie, și s-a construit primul templu, însă inima lui Solomon s-a întors de la Domnul la bătrânețe. Astfel, Domnul i-a spus că 10 dintre triburile sale nu aveau să fie conduse de fiul său.

După moartea lui Solomon, regatul Israelului s-a dezbinat, iar cele 10 triburi din nord au fost conduse de un șir de regi cumpliți, care nu se trăgeau din David și Solomon. Acest regat din nord și-a păstrat numele de Israel și în cele din urmă capitala sa a fost Samaria. Regatul mai mic, din sud, a fost cunoscut sub numele de Iudeea, având drept capitală Ierusalimul, și a fost condus de descendenții lui David. Începând cu Cartea a doua a regilor 16, cei din regatul de sud au fost cunoscuți sub numele de iudei, după denumirea regatului, Iuda.

Din cauza faptului că regatul Israelului de nord era un regat păcătos, a fost cucerit de asirieni. Israeliții care au rămas s-au amestecat cu națiunile păgâne care i-au cucerit și au ocupat pământul. Aceștia au fost cunoscuți mai târziu sub numele de samariteni, iar cele 10 triburi ale Israelului de nord nu au mai fost niciodată una și aceeași națiune.

Regatul din sud, Iuda, a fost cucerit, fiind integrat în Babilon, drept pedeapsă pentru că iudeii slujeau altor zei, iar templul a fost distrus. Însă după 70 de ani, iudeii s-au întors în Iudeea, au reconstruit templul la Ierusalim și au fost păstoriți în continuare de regi care se trăgeau din David.

În perioada în care a trăit Cristos, Iuda era cunoscută sub numele de Iudeea și se afla sub dominație romană. Iisus Hristos și apostolii săi au răspândit cuvântul Domnului în tot cuprinsul Iudeei, având grijă de oile pierdute ale Israelului. După 3 ani și jumătate de propovăduire, iudeii l-au respins pe Iisus ca Mesia și l-au convins pe guvernatorul roman să îl răstignească. După 3 zile, Iisus s-a ridicat din morți și li s-a arătat viu apostolilor înainte de a se ridica la cer la dreapta Tatălui.

La puțin timp după răstignire, Iisus a profețit că, drept pedeapsă pentru faptul că l-au respins, Ierusalimul va fi pârjolit, templul va fi distrus, iar iudeii vor fi duși în sclavie în toată lumea. Această profeție s-a îndeplinit în 70 d.Hr., când viitorul împărat roman Titus a cucerit Ierusalimul. Timp de peste 1.800 de ani, iudeii au rămas risipiți pretutindeni în lume.

Apoi, în 1948, s-a întâmplat imposibilul. A fost înființat Statul Israel, iar iudeii au pus stăpânire din nou pe tărâmul promis. Mulți creștini au calificat acest lucru drept un miracol și o binecuvântare de la Dumnezeu. A fost oare chiar o binecuvântare de la Dumnezeu sau au lucrat de fapt forțe necurate? Acest film conține răspunsul.

Marching to Zion in French!

Il y a 4000 ans, Dieu apparut à Abraham en Mésopotamie et lui dit :

“Sors de ton pays, quitte ta famille et la maison de ton père, pour aller dans une contrée que je te montrerai. Et je ferai de toi une grande nation.”

Abraham obéit au Seigneur et vint dans la terre promise de Canaan, où il vit avec son fils Isaac et son petit-fils Jacob, qui fut plus tard rebaptisé “Israël”.

Israël et ses 12 fils descendirent en Egypte, à cause d’une famine dans la terre de Canaan, où ils se multiplièrent pour devenir une puissante nation. Les Egyptiens se sentaient menacés de la puissante nation d’Israël vivant parmi eux, donc ils les réduirent en esclavage et leurs vies devinrent amère servitude. Après 430 ans en Egypte, ils furent guidés hors de la servitude par Moïse, puis traversèrent la Mer Rouge et se rendirent en Arabie, où ils reçurent la loi de Dieu au Mont Sinaï.

La génération d’Israélites qui avaient quitté l’Egypte avec Moïse n’étaient pas autorisée à rejoindre la terre promise, à cause de leur manque de foi dans le Seigneur. Ils furent forcés d’errer dans les terres sauvages pendant 40 ans, jusqu’à ce qu’une nouvelle génération s’élève, qui fit confiance au Seigneur et pénétra en terre promise avec Joshua.

Pendant environ 400 ans, les 12 tribus d’Israël furent dirigées par des juges, selon la loi de Moïse. Quand ils voulurent avoir un roi comme toutes les autres nations, Dieu désigna Saul pour être leur roi, qui régna sur eux pendant 40 ans, suivi par le Roi David qui régna pendant 40 ans, puis le fils de David, Salomon, qui régna 40 ans. Pendant le règne de Salomon, le royaume d’Israël était au faîte de sa gloire et le premier temple fut construit, mais parce que le coeur de Salomon s’éloigna du Seigneur au crépuscule de sa vie, Dieu lui dit que 10 des tribus ne seraient pas sous le règne de son fils.

Après la mort de Salomon, le royaume d’Israël était divisé et les 10 tribus du nord furent dirigées par une série de rois iniques, qui ne descendaient pas de David et Salomon. Ce royaume du nord conserva le nom d’Israël et finalement pris Samarie comme capitale. Le royaume du sud, plus petit, fut alors connu sous le nom de Juda, avec Jérusalem comme capitale et eut les descendants de David comme rois. A partir du 2ème livre des rois chapitre 16, le peuple du royaume du sud devint connu sous le nom des “Juifs”, d’après le nom du royaume de Juda.

A cause de l’iniquité du Royaume du Nord d’Israël, celui-ci fut renversé et fait prisonnier par les Assyriens. Les Israelites qui restaient devinrent entremêlés avec les nations païennes qui étaient venues occuper les terres. Ceux-ci devinrent connus en tant que Samaritains et les 10 tribus de l’Israël du nord ne furent plus jamais une nation.

Le royaume du sud de Juda fut finalement emmené en captivité à Babylone, comme punition pour avoir servi d’autres dieux et le temple fut détruit, mais après 70 ans, les Juifs retournèrent en Juda, reconstruisirent le temple à Jérusalem et continuèrent le règne des rois descendant de David.

Au temps du Christ, la nation de Juda se fit connaître sous le nom de Judée, sous le règne romain. Jésus-Christ et ses disciples préchèrent la bonne nouvelle un peu partout en Judée, cherchant les brebis égarées de la maison d’Israël. Après trois ans et demi de prêche, les Juifs rejetèrent Jésus en tant que Messie et convainrent le gouverneur romain de le crucifier. Trois jours plus tard, il revint d’entre les morts et se montra vivant à ses disciples avant de monter aux cieux, à la droite de Dieu au Paradis. Peu avant que Jésus ne soit crucifié, il prophétisa que comme punition pour son rejet, Jérusalem serait brûlé, le temple serait détruit et les Juifs seraient chassés et rendus captifs dans toutes les nations. Cette prophécie fût accomplie en 70 après Jésus-Christ, lorsque le futur empereur romain Titus conquit Jérusalem. Pendant plus de 1800 ans, les Juifs restèrent dispersés parmi toutes les nations.

Puis, en 1948, l’impossible se produit. L’état d’Israël fut fondé et les Juifs possédèrent encore une fois la terre promise. De nombreux Chrétiens clamèrent que c’était un miracle et une bénédiction de Dieu, mais était-ce là réellement la bénédiction du Seigneur, ou est-ce que des forces plus sombres étaient en jeu ?

Ce film a la réponse.