This is a succinct and comprehensive summary of Catholic teaching on the Zion/Israel controversy. It is the same position that Carrie Prejean Boller.
Catholics are being positioned as the enemy, and our teachings are being strategically and publicly misrepresented as “antisemitism”.
1. Jesus Christ fulfilled the Old Testament temple (John 2:19-21: "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" referring to His body).
2. With the fulfillment of the covenant, the Church is “God’s Israel” (Galatians 6)
3. A physical Third Temple, if ever built, would not restore valid sacrifices (Christ's sacrifice on the Cross was once-for-all, Hebrews 9-10).
4. Attempts to rebuild it are seen as misguided and even antichristic in spirit (rejecting Christ's fulfillment and end of sacrifices), with some historical precedents like Emperor Julian the Apostate's failed effort viewed as a type of Antichrist activity. Prominent voices (such as Fr. Chad Ripperger) argue the temple will never be rebuilt, as Christ ended the old sacrificial system.
5. The temple is the place where they made the animal sacrifices. Those are no longer necessary.
6. Only God knows the day of Revelation. (Matthew 24:36)
7. Followers of Christ are the new chosen people, grafted into the line of Abraham. (Roman’s 11:17)
8. No bloodline is ranked above another anymore. (Romans 3:22)
9. All are welcome in the church, with repentance, baptism, and a belief that Jesus is Lord. Jews and Gentiles alike. (Roman’s 3:22)
10. Vatican documents that interpret and expand upon the Catechism's teachings clarify that the existence of the State of Israel should be viewed strictly through the lens of international law, and not a religious or theological perspective as Jesus Christ fulfilled the covenants. Terms met.
A number of politicians disagree. That is their right, of course.
But it is NOT their right to screech "ANTI-SEMITE" at those who hold to this teaching.
But they do it, because their paymasters demand it. And because they really don't have the intellectual firepower to work their way through the arguments--and if they did, they would lose their Scofield-Protty supporters, too.
Then they would have to find real jobs......
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Apocalypse 19:15-16:
And out of His mouth proceedeth a sharp two-edged sword, that with it He may strike the nations. And He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God the Almighty. And He hath on His garment and on His thigh written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Jesus Christ is not just the Divine Physician, the Good Shepherd, and the Master of Love; He is King. And He is not just any King; He is the King of all Kings.
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To thee, O Prince of all that be,
Thou Christ, O King eternally;
O Framer of the mind and heart,
Our one true Judge we say thou art.
The wicked protest, wail and cry,
Christ Jesus’ reign they would deny;
Rejoice we at thy glorious name,
Thou Highest King we do proclaim.
O Christ! The Source of all our peace,
Make all our sinful thoughts to cease;
And still in us our loves misplaced,
As Thy one sheepfold be we embraced.
For this, hanging on cruel tree,
With arms outstretched, for all to see;
His heart is pierced by soldier’s spear,
Revealing burning love most dear.
From this the altar of the tree
Thy blood flows forth from Calvary;
As wine to us it doth appear,
To thine own heart it draws us near.
Thou Governor of all that be,
May all thy creatures honour thee;
All those who rule, O Lord renew!
Source of all precepts just and true.
To regal glory, all submit,
All crowns and honours we do remit;—
To thy scepter—so sweet and mild!
Submit we as a little child.
All glory be, Jesu, to thee,
Thy scepter over all that be;
All glory, as is ever meet,
To Father and to Paraclete.
Amen.
℣. His empire shall be multiplied.
℟. And there shall be no end of peace.
Words to live by.
“Even more unusual, in this particular political milieu, was Prejean Boller expressing compassion for Palestinian Muslims. She asked the panelists to stop making Islamophobic comments and wore a Palestinian flag pin at the event.
On social media, she has repeatedly advocated for a “free Palestine,” describing her advocacy for Palestinian civilians as her “calling.” She has described what is happening in Gaza as a “genocide.”
In the American Conservative interview, she articulated her criticism of Israel’s mass killing of civilians as part of her faith: “As a pro-life Christian, I couldn’t deny the horrific suffering that the Palestinians were enduring,” she said.”—
Why is Trump supporting genocide? Answer—He wants to build Trump Towers on Gaza land. Thanks, Bibi.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2032283100982485174
.......Ted Cruz says the phrase “Christ is King” has become offensive because it is now being used in an antisemitic way.
According to Cruz, the phrase is being twisted online into an anti-Jewish code used to target Jews.
He claims the groyper groups are using it as a rallying phrase to push a crusade against the Jewish people.......
The Church or the Bible |
by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J. (1815 - 1890)
…….The following sermon is as relevant today as it was over 100 years ago when it was first preached by Father Arnold Damen, S.J. This message was and still is a challenge to the many who pride themselves as being "Bible-and-Bible-Only Christians." (Like TedCruz)
One cannot have God for his Father, who will not have the Church for his Mother, and likewise, one cannot have the Word of God for his faith who will not have the Church for his teacher. It is the infallible teaching authority of the Church, as promised by Christ, which alone preserves God's Word from erroneous interpretation.
This is the essence of Fr. Damen's sermon.
Every sincere Bible reader deserves to know the true relation God has established between His Church and Holy Scripture. Therefore, we invite all who love the Bible, to read Father Damen's exposition with an open mind, lest while reading the Scriptures
"... the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction."
2 Peter 3:16
Read more at Link!
https://drbo.org/church2.htm
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