Anti-Semitic? Who are the Semites?
by Dr. Ken Matto
This article is not a debate on whether National Israel
is the great prophetic hot bed (it isn’t) which the Christian should keep its
eye on but rather who has right to the claim of the name Semite. I have already
written a rather extensive work on the subject of The Israel of God (available
on this site, link below) and the biblical conclusion is that the true Israel of God is the
redeemed of God or better known as True Christians which contain both redeemed
Gentiles and Jews.
Wherefore
henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ
after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. (2 Corinthians
5:16)
The above term teaches us that when we become a true
Christian, that no longer are we to view each other according to the flesh. For
example, I am Hungarian but that does not mean my new title in Christ is
Hungarian-Christian or Messianic Magyar (Hungarian). Therefore, the moniker of
Messianic Jew is absolutely inconsistent with the teachings of Scripture. The
title given to every redeemed of God is "Christian" and that is it. The title
'Messianic Jew" is nothing more than an attempt to have one foot in the church
and the other with the identifying of National Israel which is no friend of
Christianity.
Christians have
been duped
Preachers like John Hagee and the free-will, Pro-Israel
church people have been duped by their pastors and radio preachers to believe
that the Jews are God's "chosen people." That term was started by a Presbyterian
Laymen in 1956 (Read Prophecy and Politics by Grace Halsell) and it is not a
biblical statement or fact. The problem is that if someone opposes a Jew on
anything whether they are saved or not, is labeled Anti-Semitic and quite
frankly I am sick of seeing doltish Christians defend the enemies of Christ (and
all unsaved are) against other Christians. The greatest source of lies and
deceit are found in prophecy books written by preachers who are so entwined with
Zionist politics and the Zionist Lobby that they have completely lost their
ability to discern truth. Yet, Christians buy these Hollywood-style scripts by
the millions and then interpret the Bible according to them.
What is a
Political Semite?
The political definition of a Semite is one who is a
member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews,
and Arabs. It is one who is a descendant of these people. They are a
member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language.
Did you notice the number of groups? Four not One! These
four groups make up the Semitic peoples of the earth. I have already checked the
following out in two dictionaries. The term Anti-Semitic is used only of those
who dislike or hate Jews, or as a weapon against whoever the Jews don't like.
Hey, wait a minute, there are four groups who are considered Semitic. If I hate
the Arabs it is not Anti-Semitism but if I hate the Jews it is? Someone is
selling the literary world a bill of goods in the dictionaries. If the Semitic
people are comprised of four groups, then any hate toward any group needs to be
classified as Anti-Semitism. Therefore, if the Jews hate the Arabs, then they
are being Anti-Semitic, if the Phoenicians hate the Akkadians, it is
Anti-Semitism. Eclectic definitions of Anti-Semitism must not be tolerated in
favor of one religion and they are a religion, not a race. It is obvious then
that the term Anti-Semitism has been fostered on the non-thinking public as only
alluding to the Jews which makes the modern definition a well-planned deception.
The other well-planned deception is that if you oppose
Israel, you oppose God. Nothing could be further from the truth. Hebrews 1:1-2
says that in the last days God spoke to us through His Son, not the nation of
Israel. Mention the name of Jesus Christ in Israel and you will get arrested or
killed. Any Christian who supports Israel is supporting the enemies of Christ,
whether by ignorance or not. I am not calling for the elimination of Israel,
perish the thought because there are many of God's elect in Israel but that
nation should not be looked upon as special in God's sight because nowhere in
the Bible is it set apart as a special nation in the latter days (post-ascension
era). God is dealing with His elect, the Israel of God, throughout the whole
world and no longer with one nation as He did in the pre-Bethlehem days. His
eyes are on the church, the TRUE ISRAEL OF GOD.
The Biblical
Semites
One group which has been omitted from the term Semite is
the very group which is normally persecuted by other groups especially followers
of Judaism. However, this group is not of this world and that group is the
Christians. How do I arrive at that Biblical conclusion? It is very simple.
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem,
Ham, and Japheth. (Genesis 5:32)
Shem was one of the three sons of Noah. His descendants
are called Shemites or as we know it, "Semites," as the word was anglicized. Now
let us look at how this conclusion is arrived at.
And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem,
and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. (Genesis 9:18)
After the flood the family of Noah began to leave the
safety of the Ark when the waters receded.
{23} And Shem and
Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went
backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were
backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. {24} And Noah awoke from
his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. {25} And he said,
Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. {26} And
he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem;
and Canaan shall be his servant. {27} God
shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan
shall be his servant. (Genesis 9:23-27)
After the flood Noah became drunk and knew that Canaan
looked upon his father's nakedness while Shem and Japheth refused to look upon
it and covered him as they walked backward. As a result Canaan was cursed but
Shem and Japheth were both blessed. Notice that God was making a declaration
that Japheth would be enlarged and dwell in the tents of Shem or in his camp.
God has fulfilled His promise as the Gentile nations descended from Japheth but
how are they dwelling in the tents of Shem? I am glad you asked.
Now these are the
generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the
flood. (Genesis 10:1)
(Genesis
11:10-26)
{10} These are the generations of
Shem: Shem was an hundred
years old, and begat Arphaxad two
years after the flood:
{11} And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred
years, and begat sons and daughters.
{12} And Arphaxad lived
five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
{13} And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred
and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
{14} And Salah lived
thirty years, and begat Eber:
{15} And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and
three years, and begat sons and daughters.
{16} And Eber lived
four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
{17} And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and
thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
{18} And Peleg lived
thirty years, and begat Reu:
{19} And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and
nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
{20} And Reu lived
two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
{21} And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and
seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
{22} And Serug lived
thirty years, and begat Nahor:
{23} And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred
years, and begat sons and daughters.
{24} And Nahor lived
nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
{25} And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and
nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
{26} And Terah lived
seventy years, and begat Abram,
Nahor, and Haran.
Are you beginning to get the picture? Abraham is in the
lineage of Shem and Japheth is going to dwell within the tents or lineage of
Shem. We know that Abraham had two sons: Isaac and Ishmael. Ishmael was the
beginning of the Arab people and are Shemites or Semites in the truest sense of
the term. Isaac begat Jacob who begat the twelve sons which began the twelve
tribes of Israel and they are Shemites or Semites in the truest sense of the
term. The Akkadians were dwellers in central Mesopotamia prior to 2000 B.C. and
were also Semites. Abraham was born in 2167 B.C. and no doubt had much knowledge
or interaction with these people because that is the very area which he lived
until he was called out by God.
Now how then do I arrive at the biblical conclusion that
Christians are Semites?
{6} Even
as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. {7} Know
ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
{8} And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through
faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. {9} So then they
which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. (Galatians 3:6-9)
{14} That the
blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we
might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. {15} Brethren, I speak
after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be
confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. {16} Now
to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as
of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. (Galatians
3:14-16)
The Conclusion is: If you are a Christian, then you are
in Christ making you of the seed of Abraham making you a spiritual Semite owing
to the spiritual lineage of Abraham. Therefore, anyone who hates Christians or
Christianity is Anti-Semitic. Anyone who hates Christ is Anti-Semitic!
The term Anti-Semitic began about 1883 just about the
time the Zionists were growing in popularity calling for an established home
land for the Jews. It was also the time
that Scofield came on the scene with his “false notes” Bible published in 1909.
It seemed that a term was needed to beat down everyone and anyone who
opposed the Zionists. That term was "Anti-Semitic" which is used to this very
day on anyone who opposes anything alluding to the nation of Israel or any
Jewish person. It is used as an intimidation and terror instrument defaming the
character of anyone. You will also find this term being thrown about in the
free-will, pre-Trib, Israel worshipping churches by Christians toward other
Christians who refuse to bow the knee to Israel or Messianic Judaism.
Notice I said "Messianic Judaism" and not Christianity
and this is because the majority of saved Jews seem to place Israel above
Christ. I remember being in a Prophecy Conference at America's Keswick in the
early 80's (before God opened my spiritual ears to true biblical understanding)
and the speaker from the Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry warned the hearers
"Don't you be on the side of those who oppose Israel." Why? Will I lose my
salvation if I oppose Israel? Many messianic Jews will equate you with being
unsaved if you oppose Israel. Let them! You stand for Christ and the truth of
Scripture because you are the highest form of Semite, a spiritual Semite in the
line of Christ.
The reality is that not one Jew in this world that can
prove they are Semitic or can trace their roots back to ancient Israel since the
temple records were all destroyed in 70 A.D. That is why they reject
ancestry tests. So if you are
accused of Anti-Semitism then force that person to prove they are Semitic in
lineage. If they cannot prove it (and they can't) then there is no case
against you! Judaism does not equate to being a Semite. Judaism is a
false, Christ rejecting religion like Hinduism and that is it!
Those who claim to be physical Jews are nothing more than Gentiles that
have been converted to Judaism at some point in history in their past lineage.
If you notice people groups, those people like Arabs are slightly brown
skinned but if you notice all those who claim to be physical Jews are as white
as me and that is because their lineage is Gentile.
When ancient Israel was destroyed in 70 A.D. many of them were killed by
the Romans and the rest went into Rome and were dispersed throughout the Roman
Empire as slaves, so today, without those temple records, no one knows who they
are.
The modern nation of Israel is a total counterfeit and is
not a re-birth of the ancient nation of Israel because there are no such
teachings found in Scripture. That
belief arises out of intentionally false teachings from prophecy books which are
created to add sensationalism to the Scriptures.
Remember when God spoke to Elijah in 1 Kings 19:12, it was in a still
small voice and not fanfare.
And after the earthquake a fire;
but the LORD
was not in the fire: and after
the fire a still small voice. (1 Kings 19:12)
The Israel that God is building is the Israel of God which is the body of
believers in Christ.
Romans 2:28-29
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one
outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision
is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose
praise is not of men, but of God. (Romans 2:28-29)
The Bible has redefined the term "Jew."
The term "Jew" is a shortened term of the word "Judah."
It simple denotes an allusion to those who dwelt in Judah.
Now why did the Apostle Paul write Romans 2:28-29 the way he did?
It was because those who are truly saved are now the true Jews.
The Lord Jesus Christ came from the tribe of Judah and all those who are
in Christ are his spiritual descendants as we saw the descendants of Abraham
being spiritual Semites. Therefore
since Christ came from the tribe of Judah and if you are truly saved, then you
are a spiritual Jew. This term is
loathed by the pre-trib, dispensational, obsessed with Israel crowd yet it is in
the Bible and just because the vast majority of Christians reject it, does not
mean it is not true. Remember the
Bible is the word of God and if you do not like Romans 2:28-29, then you are an
apostate Christian who places their trust in prophecy books which endorse the
ungodly political philosophy of Zionism and you will never come to truth as long
as you are under their hypnotic Zionist trance.
Promise
And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the
heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all
thy soul, that thou mayest live. (Deuteronomy 30:6)
Fulfilled
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the
spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
(Philippians 3:3)
Promise
14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that
Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place
where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for
ever. (Genesis 13:14-15)
Fulfilled
44 And the LORD gave them rest round about,
according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of
all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their
hand. 45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had
spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. (Joshua 21:44-45)
Promise
And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD
rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice
over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked
from off the land whither thou goest to possess it. (Deuteronomy 28:63)
Fulfilled
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso
readeth, let him understand:) (Matthew 24:15)
Fulfilled in finality 70 A.D. as the end of the Mosaic
System replaced by the teaching of Grace.