Time Is Running Short - Softcover

Roth, Sid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560430303 ISBN 13: 9781560430308

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers, 1991

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Sid Roth is a former account executive for Merril Lynch. He was raised in a traditional Jewish home, but when his life hit bottom in 1972, religious tradition had no answers to give him. With his life out of control and his mind and marriage in shambles, he was miraculously freed from demonic oppression through a supernatural encounter with the risen Messiah. His marriage and life restored, Sid began boldly proclaiming Jesus as the Jewish Messiah. In 1977 he started Messianic Vision which has grown to include nationally syndicated radio and television broadcasts as well as conferences and literature.

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(introduction, part 1 of 2) More than sixteen million Soviet Jews are slated for execution. (Soviet Jewish authorities estimate there are over sixteen million Soviet Jews with at least 25% Jewish blood.) I have just returned from a fact-finding trip to the Soviet Union. The situation is worse than I expected. Not only are there huge shortages, but everything the Soviets have built is literally falling apart. With all these problems a scapegoat is needed. Who has been chosen? From Soviet intellectuals to skinheads there is a consensus-the enemy is the Jew. Have you ever wondered, "Why do so many people hate the Jews?" Before Jesus came, the answer to this question was simple: Satan was using any means at his disposal to annihilate the people who would give birth to the Messiah. But why is satan still trying to destroy the Jews? And why should this concern Christians? Because the Jewish people hold the key to evangelizing the world, to Messiah's return, and to satan's final defeat. In Matthew 23:39, Jesus tells us the last biblical event necessary before His return: "For I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.'" Jesus will not return - and satan will not be put out of the way - until the Jewish people recognize Jesus as Messiah. Just as Jews were used mightily to initiate the gospel at the first coming of Jesus, they will be raised up as mighty witnesses to evangelize the world just before His return. Isaiah 2:3 tells us that in the last days "...the word of the LORD [will go out] from Jerusalem." Fiery end-time Jewish evangelists are now being prepared who will once again turn the world upside down with the good news of the Messiah. The Jew not only is essential to Messiah's return but also is God's instrument to bless - and curse - individuals and nations. God tells Abraham in Genesis 12:3:

"I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."

Jesus also says that all nations will be judged according to their actions toward the Jews.

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats (Matt. 25:31,32)."

Do you know the major difference between a sheep and goat? A goat has a mind of its own, while a sheep follows the shepherd. What will be the single issue of obedience that will cause this distinction? The issue of division is found in Matthew 25:40. Jesus, our Shepherd, says: "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." Who are His brothers? In context, He is speaking of His brothers after the flesh, the Jewish people. Yes, you can apply this promise to the future spiritual seed of Abraham (Christians), but at that moment in time He was clearly talking about the physical Jew. Even the Greek word used here for "brother" literally means, "from the womb." The whole world is out of kilter when the Jew is out of God's predetermined plan. Even the boundaries of nations are based on the Jewish nation being in place.

"When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel" (Deut. 32:8).

When the Jews are out of God's assigned boundaries (Israel) they are under a curse (Deut. 28:36). Conversely, God says He will bless the Jewish people when they are in the land (Deut. 28:8b). But not only the Jewish people will be blessed when they are in place physically and spiritually; the whole world will be blessed. In that day, Israel will become like the garden of Eden (Ezek. 36:35)! And the Messiah will rule the world from Jerusalem (Zech. 14). No wonder satan and his followers are trying to eliminate the Jews! But just as satan has a strategy to destroy all the Jewish people, God has a strategy to preserve them. Perhaps the best presentation of the conflict between these two strategies and its inevitable conclusion is contained in the book of Esther where God delivered His people from an enemy bent on their total destruction.

Edition details

• Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560430303
• ISBN 13: 9781560430308
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238