The success trap in business is that someone else is always bigger than us in a way that provokes fear,, envy, and competition, giants in our field! We often wonder why God promotes some and not others. The biggest enigma is the disproportionate success of those who say they are Jews. Evangelical theology has incorrectly attributed that success to the Abrahamic covenant, and Zionism in the church is the result: “whoever blesses Israel will be blessed.”  The Ted Cruz interview with Tucker Carlson was the first prophetic moment and Charlie Kirk was the second! So, let’s start there.

True Jews – Very simply, the DNA descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob have been dispersed over a dozen other nations, out of communication, and intermarried for 25 centuries. Multitudes converted to Judaism in Europe and joined a variety of Jewish brands that are not theologically consistent or genetic descendants. Sue and I vacationed in Israel and drove through downtown Jerusalem. The Jewish tour guide pointed out seven different Orthodox sects, all claiming the birthright. Most Jews today descend not from exiles of Judea but from diverse groups who converted to Judaism (e.g., Khazars, Berbers, Yemenites).

A Jewish historian has done a great job of making this case, The Invention of the Jewish People, by Shlomo Sand. Historically, Judaism was a religion, not a nation; treating Jews as a nation is a modern ideological construction. Secular Zionism has been hiding behind antisemitism since the Holocaust. It’s a major source of political fraud. Judaism, as a religion, survives very nicely even if Israel disappears. We need Israel, the Temple, the red heifer, and Palestine to support the deception of Dispensational Zionism in the Church.

Another important point is that secular Zionists within Israel are opposed to religious Jews, they are not the same (Rabbi Feldman Video Clip). Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism; Religious Jews feel Israel misrepresents their faith.

Biblically – The literal promises to the Jewish people were types and shadow of the real thing in a better covenant. Seeing that list of 21 metaphors is an eye-opener. Here are the first seven.

Paul and Jesus made the simple case God’s people all came through the door (Jesus). In fact, that’s the one thing that claiming a Jewish identity clearly communicates: I don’t believe in Jesus! It’s a conscious trade to be part of the anti-Jesus crowd that can lead to the antichrist spirit, giants. Paul defined true Jews eligible for God’s promises as followers of Jesus!

Rom 2:28 – A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,
nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.
29)      No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly;
  and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code.

Rom 9:8 – It is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,
but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.

Eph 2:11-22 – For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

Jesus said it in even stronger terms:

Jn 8:39 – “Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would do what Abraham did.
44)  You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires…
47)  Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.
The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

Rev 3:9 – I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan,
who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—
I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

Why are self-proclaimed Jews successful? – Pastors frequently cite the disproportionate success of Jews in business, banking, media, and politics as evidence of God’s blessing (on unsaved people). Are they really just giants under a deceptive anointing? It’s time to pull the curtain back on this false theology (dispensational Zionism). Jewishness, in part, is the hiding place for secularism, parts of which are totally evil (Epstein and Soros are both Jewish and sponsors of demonic agenda’s that may originate in Israel). Giants are intimidating because they are always BIGGER, better, more affluent, influential, and more visible. They are also food for sons and daughters; we are nourished by defeating the powers and principalities behind evil agendas (Jn 4:34).

Back to Business – The real point of pulling the curtain back on “Jewish” deception and the synagogue of Satan is learning to discern good and evil. It is our privilege as sons to be part of the warfare that takes down enemy strongholds and reveals those with an allegiance to the wrong Father. Sons realize self-proclaimed Jews are people, just like us, who need Jesus to set us free from captivity.

The Success Trap – The real message for businesspeople is that we are not immune from the same lure of identity, security, influence, belonging, wealth, and purpose. We have an enemy who really can make us offers that we can purchase to enhance our business – those spiritual trades do work! The dark offer implies selling part of our soul and free will. The opportunity for supernatural leverage to gain our dreams is clear, but the consequence of compromise is behind a future curtain that we cannot see.

Alignment with Father is exchanged for alignment with these temporal networks in the natural, and a different father in the spirit. It starts with legal compromises that lead to spiritual captivity and a violent, soulless allegiance to evil in the end.

It’s secularism, not just Jewish secularism (unsaved Jews whose identity is outside Jesus):

• Are easy targets for compromise (the whole progression of selling your soul).
• Have a willingness to sell their souls for success, ignorant of consequences.

Mt 16:26 – What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world,
yet forfeit their soul?
Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

Thought questions:

#1).  Can you leverage more success in the Spiritual Realm?

#2).  Can you trade all or part of your soul (identity) to get that success?

#3).  Can you buy your soul back once you sell it?

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Symptoms of Selling Your Soul (Identity)

Takeaway:  Selling your soul isn’t about a one-time pact with the devil; it’s a thousand little identity trades of truth for comfort, conscience for gain, identity for applause (Loss of authenticity, identity).

This blog was inspired by a Council conversation. You’ll feel invited to your own Council sessions.

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