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This material is part of a copyrighted document
by "Annelore",
founder and president of "Or Tzion", Inc.
Copyright ©1994-2003

INTRODUCTION

About 20 years ago the youth ministry of the large Metroplex church our family attended invited "Christian rock-groups" to their youth-camp meetings in order to draw "lost" youth to the Lord. I attended one meeting. What I saw was not the young people's souls but their flesh being drawn. Then the Lord spoke to my spirit: "Since when is Belial in the business of salvation? What fellowship has My Word with his music? It is by My Spirit that I draw the lost unto My Son, NOT by attracting the flesh." Today the leadership of this church is fallen and the congregants are scattered. By seeking to advance the Kingdom of G-d by carnal wisdom this ministry shipwrecked. 

If deception were not what it is, no one would be deceived. Therefore our Lord warned that in the last days it would lead astray, if possible, even the elect¹. G-d's people are in danger of perishing --- for lack of knowledge; of coming to ruin for lack of understanding². A deception is not apparent as error, as an outright evil. Its true nature is disguised with an appearance of true, good and just.*Jericho was the first of the cities of Canaan G-d delivered into the hands of His people Israel. It is the first of the cities of Judah delivered back unto the Canaanites by Israel's apostate leadership. Yet millions of nominal Christians, and even "Spirit-filled" ones, are duped into believing that these agreements will lead to a "just and comprehensive peace" in the Middle East. 

Even the leadership of the Trinity Broadcasting Network has fallen for Satan's deception. In a letter to a concerned lover of Israel Paul Crouch wrote: "We are sorry that you seem to misunderstand what we are trying to do in our contact with the PLO. We are not, in any sense, having "fellowship with a man who is a murderer." We have met with THE LEADER OF A GOVERNMENT that is in control of an area in the world that we would like very much to have a television ministry in. We have made contacts with the leaders of Israel, leaders in Egypt, leaders in Jordan, and NOW WE HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE PLO. Our only desire is that we might be able to establish a television station in that area to bring the Gospel there... Be aware of the fact that in the early church the leaders of the church made contact with local governments in order to establish their work in those areas. That is exactly what we have been doing, AND WE SHOULD NOT BE ACCUSED of trying to have fellowship with someone who is a known terrorist..." 

Who is it that misunderstands the purposes of G-d? Had Mr. Crouch understood Psalm 83 and 60:6-8; Joel 3:2, 4, 12-16, 19-21; Isaiah 34:5-9, 12; and Ezekiel 25:15-17 [Is 14:29-32; Am 1:6-8; Zeph. 2:4-7], he would have shrunk in holy dread from making a deal with one of G-d's worst enemies. Had he understood G-d's counsel in regard to Egypt³, he would not have repeated the error of Menachem Begin, "carrying out a plan, but not G-d's; making an agreement, but not of G-d's Spirit." He would not acknowledge Yasser Arafat's "government" over the very areas G-d calls His portion and scepter (Judah), and His firstborn and helmet (Samaria-Ephraim). He is deceived into justifying his contact with the PLO as being for the sake of the Gospel⁴, and that he merely follows the example of the early church leaders. Yet none of the apostles initiated contacts with wicked men for the sake of the Gospel, as Paul Crouch did. Rather, they were summoned by them, brought before their courts, or visited by them in prison. 

The enemies of Israel are the enemies of G-d. Friendship with the WORLD is enmity with G-d⁵. We are to love OUR PERSONAL enemies, NOT the enemies of G-d. On the contrary. "Do I not hate them that HATE THEE, O LORD? And do I not LOATHE them that rise up AGAINST THEE? I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them MY enemies⁶." Since when is the enemy of G-d and of Israel a participant in proclaiming the Gospel? What has the precious Gospel in common with this vile and contemptible person, who is a murderer and leader of a band of lawless men, who shall act deceitfully from the time an alliance is made with him by the ungodly leaders of Israel⁷? Yes, also Palestinians will be saved. But not by TBN making deals with G-d's enemies, but by the counsel and power and anointing of the Holy Spirit⁸.

The spirit of error, which disguises the "Jericho-Gaza-First" agreements as being G-d-willed, good and just, is a master in deception. Unless the saints are kept constantly informed and warned they are in serious danger of getting robbed of their inheritance without even knowing it.