Everybody is The Son of The Promise But The Son Of The Promise
In my last article The
Genesis, I gave a brief synopsis of how it is that I came to the conclusion
that Black Americans (those not of recent African immigration) but descendants
of slaves in the U.S. were the Israel of the ultimate dispersal. I stated that I had read books on the subject
so that it should be clear to the reader that this is not a new notion of Black
Americans being associated with Hebrew heritage. In her book The Truth About Black Biblical
Hebrew-Israelites (Jews), Ella J Hughley, reveals that William Saunders Crowdy
in 1896 founded America’s oldest and largest black Hebrew-Israelite –Judaic
congregation. Also, Ben Carter later
known as Ben Ami Ben Israel led a group of Black Americans who believed that
they were Hebrews to Israel in 1969, the year I would be making my own landing
here on earth. They became known
according to www.atlantablackstar.com
as the Black Hebrews.
Additionally, there are various other Black people and groups
who believe they are Israelites and have let their beliefs be known in writing
as well as have formed various Hebrew/ Torah observant groups. Some
of them are messianic and others are not.
In and of itself, none of these groups would have been able to convince
me of the validity of their claims to Hebrew heritage based solely on knowledge
alone. The reason I say this is because
there are people all over the world who claim a Jewish heritage. Some of these people reside in Africa such as
the Ethiopians and Lemba and perhaps others.
There are those in Arab countries if they haven’t been driven out or
killed. There are even Indian Jews. The primary issue with Black Americans is
that whatever connection we had with any Hebrew affinities were pretty much scrubbed. Interestingly, of all the countries where
Blacks were taken as slaves only in America were Blacks seemingly completely
divorced from African culture and customs. Yet somehow, we were able to embrace
the presentation of the sovereign God in the image of our captors.
I had a pastor who would say from time to time, that unlike Native
Americans the Black slaves were able to see beyond white people or the
messenger to embrace the message. How
they were able to do that speaks perhaps more to an ancestral memory than to
the ardent white evangelist , because on the face of it Blacks should not only
have been repelled by the “God” of their oppressors, but logically repulsed by
religion period. It would have been
perfectly understandable if Blacks had become Atheist. But instead we formed our own churches and
held on to Jesus as the one who could carry our burdens. Often Black Christians are mocked by other
Blacks who are not Christians because we accept a White Jesus. It is a paradox but not so much when you
consider that “he came unto his own, but his own received him not.” It is more like poetic justice.
So why is knowledge alone not enough to convince me of a
Black American Hebrew heritage? It is
because all of the aforementioned people had or have knowledge, but in none of
my readings did they have the answer to what fulfills the time of the
gentiles. People believe they simply
need to claim a Hebrew heritage and do things in some form of the old Hebrew
way however that may be to them but if they reject Jesus in favor of clinging
to the Torah and the Old testament they
miss the vehicle of their deliverance.
As for Christians, if they are ignorant of the centrality of Israel in
history, they miss the vehicle of their deliverance as well. A person can wear a hundred skull caps and
prayer shawls, but none of that addresses the question of what concludes the
age and fulfills the time of the gentiles. Christians can sing a thousand songs
and write a thousand books about Christ return and none of that answers the
question of what is it he is waiting on to return? Therefore, many have the treasure chest, but
not the key to open the chest because there is a lack of understanding about
the ages.
Getting back to Black Americans being the Israel of ultimate dispersal. If everybody is the son of the promise what
is it about Black Americans that would make them the son of the promise? I mentioned in my last article The Genesis
that there was one little detail that cemented my conclusion that Black
Americans are the Israel of the ultimate dispersal. This little detail is that Israel was/is
always in exile in the dominant empire of the time. This occurred with Assyria, Babylon and the
Persians. When the dust settled in the
Black diaspora, the dominant empire became America the symbolic Egypt of its
day. And just as Joseph was sold into
slavery into Egypt and his presence caused Potiphera’s house to be blessed (Gen
39:5) so it with America. America is
known as a blessed nation and it would be in keeping with the way of God to
bless the nation that held his people because among them are some Josephs.
Furthermore, whenever Israel was sent into exile God would
make sure that they would be hemmed in on all sides as he would bring all other nations into
subjection to that empire as he did with Assyria and Babylon. That is why the
whole Black world could not and cannot help Black Americans or any other nation
of color because God made sure any Black dominance, power or influence was broken so that everyone was now in subjection to
“white Japheth” the Babylon of their day.
Many of those Africans nations were doubtlessly brought into judgment
themselves for their role in the captivity and enslavement of the remnant of
Judah and shortly experienced their own colonization and dysfunctional
societies. Therefore, when people across
the internet spew that Black males are weak and powerless they are
correct. That tends to happen we your
hair is cut by uncircumcised Philistines and you lose your strength. And suffice it to say just as Israel’s
deliverance from the Egypt of old did not happen by military might or power neither will the
deliverance of the Israel of the ultimate dispersal occur by might or power. It was the spoken word that left Judah’s
house desolate and it is the spoken word which will deliver her.
What concludes the age and fulfills the time of the Gentiles? What fulfills the time of the Gentiles? What is it Yahshua (aka Jesus) is waiting on to return?
ReplyDeleteThese were the critical questions raised in the essay above. IMHO the age of the Gentiles has come to an end at the same time as blacks in America are coming into a knowledge of who they are. Many white Europeans are aware that the blacks of America are of Israel, just as many blacks are aware that whites are pawns of Satan the devil. Therefore, we are in transition right now.
What will trigger the "great tribulation" spoken of at Matthew 24:22 is still a question suspended without an answer? Yet, we know that our adversary Satan will not give up without a fight, just as he fought to have continued access to heaven and lost. (Revelation 12:7) The point is that "great tribulation" will happen and will threaten all life on the planet, requiring the intervention of the Most High to preserve "the elect". At this time, this is the best I can do to answer your questions, dear sister. Shalom to you and yours.