There are, however, a number of organizations called “Messianic synagogues” or “congregations” where the majority are Gentiles practicing some form of modern day Christianity called Pentecostalism. They are outreaches (or experiments) of Baptists and Charismatic movements. These institutions were set up to make what was thought to be more of a comfortable atmosphere to the myriad of  Jews entering Messianism or to “teach Christians the roots of their faith.” However, the upshot was a massive Yiddish proverb: Az mir lotz a khazer aruf ahfen bank vil er ahfen tish.

     There is some reticence here at Nabion to have this site introduced as a “Messianic” Jewish site-- not because of Jesus, of course, but because of the erroneous reputation that is becoming “Messianic Jew.” If this reputation stemmed from the derogatory remarks of others, this would be nothing. But much of it is stemming from those claiming the distinction “Messianic Jew” and therefore Nabion must be set apart. The prophets were always and always shall be “outside the camp.” God would not speak from within the establishment. God is not given form through consensus or tradition. And I assure you Nabion is about as far as you can get from the holy rollers and modern day Charismatics and Baptists. In some of these “synagogues”  the minority who are ethnic Messianic Jews --i.e. Hebrews-- are little different than the Gentile majority. They preach “Jewishness,”  talk Yeshua, sell Yeshua, speak of David’s “greatest son” and preach and make as a condition for acceptance into their groups “the love of the Jewish people” and the “nation of Israel”-- something that not only drives Jews crazy but it is clearly not the good news of redemption.

   This attitude and outlook found its way into such “synagogues” because they are deeply fundamental to the holy rollers who believe that they obtain some blessing by blessing a Jew. They are also saturated with eschatology and believe that almost anything that happens in Israel is some biblical sign. Hebrews form a minority of a few people in the greater mass of jive Gentiles. Many of the more traditional Christian churches stemming from the Reformation (and the Catholic) consider these organizations and movements to be heretical-- you know, the places where a squirrel runs up a lady’s leg and she jumps up “Something’s got a hold of me!” thinking the spirit is upon her just like the commercial.

     Given the adoration of the Jew by these holy rollers, it is not surprising that many Jews entered Christianity through these denominations or those that were already in Christianity gravitated to these denominations. Believing in a golden age coming for Jews, it is also not surprising that many holy rollers found a chance to be a part of this by being “Jews” or close thereto.

   There is a “Catch 22.” Enough Jews came so that some actual Messianic Synagogues were formed comprised largely of Hebrews and not the product of Baptist outreaches. Other Jews gravitated toward these because they didn’t see the fundamentals of Biblical and Gospeline Jewry in the Baptist outreaches. The result was to leave many of the holy roller outreaches denuded of actual Jews. Jews are mercifully continuing to filter out of those Baptist experiments and the word is getting out and around, and it isn’t always good.

   Six months after this site went up, I browsed the web for “Messianic Jewish.” I had never done that before. What I discovered was quite alarming.

   Mainstream Jews are aghast that many “Messianic synagogues” have very few ethnic Jews in them. They are openly accused of being Pentecostal and Assembly of God denominational hangouts trying to suck Jews in to convert them to their holy roller BS. Rabbis aren’t rabbis; they are holy roller knockoffs. Some Messianic synagogues are the back doors of, hush, Southern Baptist schlange (snake, in this context) fondling weirdo churches.

   Unfortunately, this still appears to be the truth of many of these places. For all their grand claims, “di kro flit hoich und setz sich oif a khazer” rings true. Therefore it is best that Messianic Jews -- Hebrews-- make a clear distinction. The call of Elijah, as it is called, “to turn the hearts of the sons to the fathers” is being made on this site. Jews should come out of those places. If in sufficient number, it would be best to form a real synagogue. The question of a rabbi is obviously serious. To be a Jew is more than a few outside rituals with which these Pentecostals and Baptists robe themselves to fool themselves that they are learning the “Jewish roots” of their faith. The roots they are often led to are fashimeled.

   There will always be contentions at the beginning of a vast movement, and much of the acrimony is based on misunderstanding. Remember, the Romans were certain that early Christians were cannibals and atheists, and they saw it as their duty to civilization to wipe this out. But at the same time the misunderstanding was fostered by elements of error in Greek/Roman Christianity -- namely, transubstantiation; that is, the belief that the bread of the Eucharist or Lord’s Supper actually becomes his flesh upon ingestion and likewise the wine becomes his blood. There were no doubt thousands of Greek and Romans who were interested in Christianity and who attended services but then never converted. Snippets of information finally wended their way, even innocently, to Roman officials about some of the rituals of the Christian service. Over time this became distorted into cannibalism, and the snowballing rumor became its own reality.

   Although the distinction between Messianic Jews and Gentile institutions claiming that distinction has wafted out to the mainstream Jewish community, Messianic Jewry must still paint a solid white line where it stands. It cannot do this while the problems within Messianic Jewry remain: their eschatology is still thinly veiled Charismatic and it is influenced by questionable Gentile prophets. The holy rollers loved the whole concept of a Jewish golden age, dousing converts with how great it is to be a Jew; you’re going to kick Gog and Magog in the gezinkas. They proffer a weird eschatology (“end times” view) about Jesus coming back in the flesh and ruling from Jerusalem for 1000 years called the Millennium. They believe he can’t do this until the Jews believe upon him. And they are desperate to usher in the Millennium-- hence convert the Jews. They believe in a strange heavenly language called “tongues” in which a person so afflicted (or endowed) utters gibberish as a sign the holy spirit of God is with them. This actually began with a Swedish prophetess in the late 19th century during that strange era of spiritualism. She was later deported because her meetings became so unruly. Messianic Jews mistook much of the teachings within these denominations as established Christianity, which unfortunately those institutions have become, and have carried this mindset over.

   None of this has a basis in the New Testament and certainly not in scripture. It is a latter day corruption which has almost entirely become Christianity. Its equivalent is found in Jeremiah 23 where everybody in ancient Judah was claiming they had the burden of the word of the LORD and they needed not to inquire of the true prophets. God spoke to each, justifying each and being a right handy servant to call on to do what the person wanted done. Each proclaimed peace and happiness despite their corruption. But God warned of destruction through Jeremiah. And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house. Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken? And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. By ordering this, God made it plain that one is to inquire of the LORD, and if one has the word of the LORD one is to declare it as such: “Thus saith the LORD.” One is not to assume they have the burden (crux or general meaning) of his word by deduction and observing times. What has the LORD said implies his will is to be inquired of, not deduced or distilled by popular opinion and hearsay, “verse by verse” Bible studies and coalescing any number of non related scriptures.

   The Pentecostal and Charismatic movements (thus the majority of Christianity) are rife with such “prophets” and receiver of dreams and speakers in tongues.  The major “prophets” are openly declared prophets. I was shocked to find that at a meeting called the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism major prophets names are given, all of them Gentiles of the Charismatic movement. The website states:

   It should be noted that Rick Joyner announced in 1997 that prophets are not required to be accurate for the following reasons: (1) prophecy is a learning experience and (2) the Church isn't mature enough to know and handle the truth.

• "Bob [Jones] was told that the general level of prophetic revelation in the church was about 65% accurate at this time. Some are only about 10% accurate, a very few of the most mature prophets are approaching 85% to 95% accuracy. Prophecy is increasing in purity, but there is still a long way to go for those who walk in this ministry. This is actually grace for the church now, because 100% accuracy in this ministry will bring a level of accountability to the church, which she is too immature to bear at this time; it would result in too many 'Ananias and Sapphiras.' That so many the (sic) prophetic ministries are still missing so much is also meant to work humility and wisdom in them so that they will be able to handle the authority and power coming in the near future."
   

     What a way to justify failure! What Shvitsers! What does the word of the LORD declare? Deuteronomy 18 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

   What is Nabion’s place in Messianic Judaism and all this?

   That question and heading must be inserted here. The answer is: Nabion has no association with any such movements or groups. Nabion cannot order, ordain or control. It does not sift consensus nor justify the general mood of the times. It has nothing to do with any association non Jewish, ecumenical or cross between. As the house of the prophets, the duty of Nabion is to proclaim the word of the LORD to all, for he is the God of all flesh. However, since the prophets must be outside of the camp, it is accurate to say that Nabion cannot have anything to do with any organization and does not and cannot receive any donations. It will never hold meetings at swank Swiss retreats, even if it could afford to. “What went ye out into the desert to see?” A prophet’s calling is not a desirable or convenient one from the eyes of the world.

     Jews hopefully still have some knowledge of the Torah and what is the requirement for a prophet. If so, it explains why Jews are leaving this type of  Christianity and leading Gentiles back to the scriptures. The church is near 2000 years old. It is not young. These modern false prophets’ movements are the only thing young, a movement that is hit and miss like spiritualists or palmists in the making. I was shocked to see this. If God raises up a prophet he is 100% accurate. God’s holy spirit speaks through that prophet. The above quotations make it plain what the Gentiles now consider prophecy: “observing of times.”

   As before with corrupt and ancient Judah, the false prophets speak peace and justify their failure.

     The Consultation on Jewish Evangelism continues with:

However, help is on the way -- from the Messianic Jews whose calling, Joyner prophesied at Messiah '99, is to restore the Church:

• "And you know I believe one of your ultimate callings, I personally believe and I may be saying this jealously, your ultimate calling is to the Church. To help us. To help us. We’re not going to get there without what you’ve got. And to be honest with you, I don’t think you really know what you’ve got yet. I really don’t. I don’t think it’s clear to you yet. I believe it’s getting clear. But we’re not going to get where we’re supposed to be without you."

     Anybody out there can see what the trend is: that Jews are entering Christianity and that Christianity is noticing how much it has wandered from the truth. It is not prophecy to declare the current trend and hope for the best. As the proverb says: “Even the blind sow that roots around long enough will find the acorn.”  Did these prophets see their destruction at the hands of Biblical Judaism?

   Jeremiah 23 requires that a prophet declare the word of the LORD properly. “What is the chaff to the wheat?” If you have it, faithfully and appropriately declare it in the name of the LORD. Those above don’t. But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. Those above still proclaim a false future and they make excuses when they are often wrong. In Jeremiah 23 God intentionally backed all such into a corner with Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken? This makes all such claiming to have the crux of the LORD’s will at their disposal reply “God hath said” and “thus saith the LORD,” which silences those who by deduction and sifting think they carry the intentions of God, as few will dare to walk out on that limb and declare “thus saith the LORD” unless they are true prophets. And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.

   Jews indeed are turning, but it is by the Spirit of God. And if the Charismatic movement is contributing it is by how Jews are repelling away from them into the truth of Biblical and Gospeline Judaism and its fulfillment in Jesus— not all this latter day Charismatic rubbish.

   Indeed the church, as evidenced in Pentecostalism, Charismatics, immorality, etc.  is as corrupt as ancient Judah in the times of Jeremiah. Nabion stands opposed to this, and shall declare the words of the LORD. It shall teach of Jesus from the scriptures, not from Greek rationalizing. The “Mighty God” of Isaiah 9 shall be declared. Nabion also presents the modern books of prophecy, which, as in the case of the book of Jochanan ben Kathryn, the word of the LORD is declared properly. This word, mixed with the beauty of God, is one of impending judgment on the nations and Israel. Warning of God’s judgment is not  a popular thing to do in this climate. It is obviously not derived from observing the times.

   Messianic Jewry must not bear the imprint of corrupt non biblical Christianity. Nor can it believe God is found only in strictures and gezeirah. It must worship the LORD and all must be faithful in their generation, as faithful Moses and Abraham. They tempered the laws of God with his own merciful spirit, and they sought God with a right heart, not along the narrow revelation of rules and regulations. Moses, the man of God, would not even circumcise the children of Israel for 40 years in the desert because, presumably, the lack of water to keep the wounds clean and properly bandaged. For a thousand years our fathers did not keep faithfully to all the feasts, from the passing of Joshua the son of Nun unto Ezra, yet within that time David lived and had God’s own heart.

   Pray deeply unto God for knowledge. Read the Scriptures, dwell on them and learn them and see the example of God speaking to us clearly in the gospels. Believe, finally, that he has come. Go, finally teach the nations. Do judgment and administer with mercy. Remove the yoke and declare ye the word of the LORD by his doings.