Monday, May 22, 2017

Revisiting Christian Zionism

               This title is selected because I have written extensively in the past on the subject matter including my books Christian Zionism and the Scofield Reference Bible and The Israel Deception. My objective here is not so much to critically evaluate the doctrinal and prophetic heresies of Dispensational theology because that is covered extensively in my books. My intent in this writing will be more focused on the history of its origin, development and widespread acceptance in today’s religious world. I say religious because its doctrinal and prophetic conclusions are very wide of the mark of Biblical truth. It has completely engulphed and compromised that which is identified in today’s world as fundamentalist Christianity.
            This theological narrative had its origin with John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) an Englishmen with certain obvious intellectual acumen for he wrote extensively. Over several decades he drafted a totally new paradigm for interpreting the Bible.It came to be known originally as Darbyism but later after more refinement came to rest in the theological world as Dispensationalism.  He was enthusiastic about his new doctrines and traveled extensively in Europe to promote them.  He also made six trips to America and planted the seeds of his conclusions with evangelical preachers in the 1860s-70s. Many were affected and endorsed his teaching including such as Dwight Moody the well-known evangelist. As a very young convert with no spiritual or biblical background his theology was accepted by one Cyrus I Scofield. You will need to get my book to learn much more about Scofield including his history and character for that is not the subject matter here.We are focusing here on the creation of the Scofield Reference Bible and its long term effects on the Christian community since its original publication in 1909 and continuing even unto today.
            Cyrus Scofield pursued his ministry from 1879 until his death in 1921. He was awarded a license to preach only one year after his alleged conversion by the Congregational Church in Saint Louis, Missouri. After serving there he moved to Dallas, Texas and pastored a missionary church there for many years. He formulated his theological convictions from contemporaries who had been influenced by John Darby. He authored a Bible study correspondence course which became very popular both domestically and abroad. He developed a desire to prepare and publish a study Bible complete with massive foot notes and headnotes to promote his theological conclusions which were increasingly Zionist friendly. From Dallas he moved to New York where he met and befriended Samuel Untermeyer a very wealthy and influential Zionist Jewish attorney. They both were members of the Lotus Club in New York City for many years.
            Untermeyer was intimately involved in the budding Zionist movement and agenda which included in their long range plans the reestablishment of the nation-state of Israel. He also was closely connected to President Woodrow Wilson and he actually executed a bribe of Wilson based on the knowledge he had of an intimate affair involving Wilson. The bribe included a promise from Wilson that he would nominate a prominent Zionist to the Supreme Court. Wilson kept his promise later by nominating Louis Brandeis a Zionist Jew and head of the American Zionist Congress. The Zionists including prominent American and European activists were able to bring America into World War I using a promise from England that they would give Palestine to the Zionist Jews if they could successfully engage America in their war with Germany. They pulled it of successfully with the American traitor Woodrow Wilson and this resulted in the Balfour resolution at the end of the war. Now the Jews control what will eventually become the nation state of Israel after World War II (May 14, 1948).
            This all ties in with Untermeyer’s relationship with Scofield and his desire to get his dispensational and Zionist friendly Reference Bible published. Untermeyer also had connections and influence with Oxford University Press owned by Zionist interests. A perfect match was formed. The Zionist Jews could ask for nothing greater than to introduce a Trojan horse into fundamentalist Christianity favorable to the long term agenda of Zionism (the concept that a ‘chosen’ ethicality is to reign on earth for a millennium). The deal was stuck and powerful forces both financial and political were utilized to bring the Scofield Reference Bible to the market place in 1909. With unrestricted financial backing it went viral among evangelical Christians and eventually completely infiltrated Bible schools, seminaries and multiplied millions in the Christian community. The Scofield ‘Bible’ went through several revisions (1917, 1945, and reached its apex of deception with the 1967 edition.) This, of course was after the reestablishment of the state of Israel. Scofield died in 1921 so all of this activity was carried out by the owner of his reference Bible the Zionist Oxford University Press and its editorial committee. It literally went viral.
        The long term consequences of this gigantic fraud reach beyond comprehension. Heresy filled the pulpits and seminaries of America promoting a theological paradigm which completely compromised and neutralized the effect of a vibrant Christian testimony able to resist the works and deceptions of Satan. Multiplied tens of millions of professing Christians endorse, support and honor the resulting Zionist and terrorist state of Israel as a wonderful work of Gad and fulfillment of Biblical prophecy The Zionists have initiated multiple wars in the Middle East killing millions including Christians on behalf of Israel and they are applauded and supported by untold numbers of people claiming to be Christian. These wars are all about Israel. The apostasy existing in American Christendom owes much of its condition to the heresies perpetrated upon it by the Scofield Reference Bible and its Zionist sponsors. Christian reader if you are deluded and deceived  by this fraud  please obtain and read my books where sound doctrine and Biblical truth is clearly set forth in opposition to the Zionist agenda for word government and the emergence of Antichrist acting in harmony with and in support of the Israel deception.


David Lance Dean                       visit my website: authordavidlancedean.com                       

Monday, May 8, 2017

Dispensationalism's Roots Lie in Calvinism

         During the month of April I posted a five part series covering the five fundamental tenets of Calvinist theology. In review those five tenets are Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace and Perseverance of the Saints.  You may review these five points of Calvinism in that order in the April posts to gather a precise definition of each of the five tenets.  My
conclusions were that on each point examined Calvinism fails.  According to the definition that Calvinists have applied to their doctrines an examination in light of the Scripture proves them to be invalid. It is to be understood by a believer that to a greater or sometimes lesser degree Calvinism has had a prevailing influence on the Christian churches and denominations even up to the present time. Thankfully that influence although very significant has not been totally complete.
            In the continuance of this pervasive influence one of the more significant developments affected is that which has come to be known as dispensationalism.
Dispensational theology was literally invented by John Nelson Darby during the nineteenth century being first identified as Darbyism but after its refinement had taken place it became known in the theological world as dispensationalism. Darby, an Englishman, came to America at least a half dozen times in the 1860s and 1870s promoting his new theological paradigm. It was received by many American preachers including Dwight Moody the evangelist and was introduced to Cyrus Scofield when he was very young and immature in his Christian experience. Over several decades in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century Scofield was able to propagate the doctrines of dispensational theology widely in America and even abroad through his Bible study correspondence course. His efforts were culminated in 1909 with the publication of the Scofield Reference Bible published by Oxford University Press and it has subsequently gone through several revisions. His theological conclusions went viral throughout America and his doctrinal paradigm based on Calvinist tenets has corrupted the American religious world even to this present time. So let’s examine the heresies promoted extensively in the myriad of notes contained in the Scofield Reference Bible and having their roots in the tenants of Calvinism.
            At the root and core of dispensational theology lies unconditional election the second of Calvinism’s five point paradigm. This heresy would proclaim that the Jews are God’s ‘chosen people’ and that at some time in the future they will be revisited by God and converted experiencing salvation collectively and then be established for a millennial reign with Christ on this present earth because they are an elect people and have been unconditionally chosen. This concept would then be extended to the church also being privileged to reign in heaven for all eternity.  No prerequisite of faithfulness or perseverance is to be imposed on them because they are simply chosen of God through an act of irresistible grace to inherit these two separate kingdoms. Although the Scripture will not support these conclusions the notes in the Scofield Reference Bible will assure you that they must be true and of course they are widely preached and accepted. These heresies have been treated thoroughly in my book The Israel Deception.
            Adding to the above confusion we find modem day evangelicalism eagerly promotes the doctrine of Calvinism known as perseverance of the saints. They have placed another name on the doctrine that being ‘eternal security’. This very comforting doctrine tells the believer that being ‘born again’ is the equivalent of and is virtually the same as the Scriptural term salvation. It does not arrest them to say they or you have been “saved” when you may have only embarked on the spiritual path which could lead you to salvation. Let’s look at a few Scriptures which refute and disprove these false concepts which have so completely distorted the true gospel of Christ. Jesus said at Matthew 24:13: “He that endures to the end shall be saved.” Paul admonishes the Philippians at Phil.2:12 -13 in part……..”Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who worketh in you both to will and do his good pleasure.” At Colossians 1:21-23 we read: “Ad you which were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: if ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel…. " and  -“For many(beleivers-see context) walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping , that they ae the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and their glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.” (Phil.3:18-19). Paul is speaking here of those believers who became unfaithful. These verses and many more like them do not speak of or give support to unconditional election or the perseverance of the saints.
            The modern day evangelical church is replete with the teaching and preaching of doctrines which if heeded will lead one to destruction. A few further words of instruction are necessary because these concepts are not understood. We who are believers have been called into a covenant which requires faithfulness. We can and many do fall away from the faith for various carnal reasons. A God of justice and truth cannot and will not simply pass over willful transgression which amounts to doing despite unto Christ and the Holy Spirit.  If you read my studies on resurrection posted in March (See- A Better Resurection) you will learn that there is more than one resurrection (See Rev. 20:4-6).  Unfaithful believers even though ‘born gain’ will not participate in the first resurrection but will be subjected to God’s judgement. (See Heb.6:4-6 and Heb.10:26-30). The concepts of unconditional election and perseverance of the saints are heresy of the first order completely perverting the true gospel of Jesus Christ.


David Lance Dean              wevsite and blogs at: authordavidlancedean.com