KFLCC / New Age Bible Versions - Gail Riplinger

The Synagogue of Satan

I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Revelation 2:9 Given this caution in Revelation, it is no surprise that New Agers and some Christians assert that "they are Jews." Elizabeth Claire Prophet claims her 'revelations' are a "fulfillment of the prophecy of Jeremiah concerning his covenant with the house of Israel. "53 Some 'Christians' believe the church replaced Israel. In Christ's words, this positions such people in the pews in "the synagogue of Satan." Origen and Eusebius were the headspring of this heresy. The cascade down to this century was carried by Augustine and Calvin. Hort and Westcott were the watercourse to this generation. Hort wrote in his commentary on I Peter, "The Christian Church is the true Israel. "54 Westcott calls the church the "New Israel and St. Peter, the leader of the New Israel "55 The riptide crests today with the Reconstruction, Kingdom Now, Dominion, and Identity theology movements, spotlit on Bill Moyer's three part television series. Their sentiments are represented by men such as James McKeever who says: Haman’s disregard for 'the seed' is now seen in books such as Bill Hamon's The Eternal Church and David Chilton's Days of Vengeance which states, "[T]he Kingdom has been transferred to His new people, the Church." Consequently Earl Paulk disagrees with those who "continue to be sympathetic toward national Israel. "57 The siege on the seed of Israel and the "incorruptible seed" has been unrelenting. In 1300 the Inquisition set its sights on the Jews and the bible, banishing both from Spain. The Crusades attempted to conquer Jerusalem in 1099. Saddam sent 40 skuds. Misguided Gentiles "the number of whom is as the sands of the sea" will continue their attempt to seize scriptures—and the throne of David until— It is vitally important for the body of Christ to realize that they are Israel .56