RAVI ZACHARIAS THE DEFENDER OF CHRISTIAN FAITH IS NO MORE! uuu FULL STORY ON -02 MAY 2020 3 29 14 STATUE OF CHRIST THE REMEDEER IN BRAZIL, NOW CHRIST THE MEDICINE THE DANISH BIBLE uuu FULL STORY ON - 07 CONTROVERSY: THE WORD ISRAEL YOUNG CHRISTIAN GIRL ASSAULTED OMITTED! IN PAKISTAN’S PUNJAB PROVINCE The Danish Bible Society has omitted doz- ens of references to Israel On April 11, Nadia, a young Christian girl, fromtranslations of the Hebrew Bible and was discovered to be missing at 7 p.m. the New Testament.Defending the dele- when her father BootaMasih returned home. Immediately, Masih and other uuu FULL STORY ON - 05 neighbors began to search for Nadia. Ghulam Sabir, a Muslim resident of Talwandi, heard a cry coming from a nearby wheat field. There, Sabir found Nadia, who had been beaten and sexu- ally assaulted, and her assailant, Muhammad Shoaib. Shoaib tried to es- cape, but he was captured, taken into cus- tody, and formally arrested by local Pakistan– On April 11, a 7-year-old Christian girl police.“Iliveinahousewithoutaboundary wall,” from Talwandi village, located in the Kasur dis- Masih explained to International Christian Con- trict of Pakistan’s Punjab province, was kid- cern (ICC). “I am a single parent as Nadia’s napped and assaulted by a Muslim man. Accord- mother died a few years back.” ing to local reports, the Christian girl was recov- Assaults on women and girls from Pakistan’s ered by local villagers and the assailant was religious minority communities are unfortunately taken into custody. uuu FULL STORY ON - 07
2Editorial Rev. Manuel Joseph Th.M. Sub-editor, End-Time News For Christians all over the world RAVI ZACHARIAS this week was a sad one, as apologist and THE DEFENDER OF CHRISTIAN FAITH IS NO MORE! influential Christian author Ravi Zacharias died on Tuesday (19th May 2020) of cancer. He was a native of India and remained in United States. When he was 17 years old, He was 74 and he died at his home in the country till the age of 19 and then his he wanted to end his life as he was Atlanta, USA. He was one of the world’s family moved to North America and convinced that his life had no value in the most influential Christian authors, one of obtained citizenship in Canada and the several reasons why he had such a following uuu FULL STORY ON - 08 among the worldwide Christian community. EDITORIAL BOARD CHIEF EDITOR MANAGER ADVISORY BOARD Baiju Yacob Edavila USA Bovas Sreekaryam Pastor Shibu Thomas USA Pastor Asokan Eranakulam SUB EDITORS CO-ORDINATORS M.Jacob Trivandrum Manuel Joseph John Francis (Dallas) Daniel Jacob Br.Syam USA PO.box 125 EDITORS Sis.Saritha Wheat land,6920.S. manin st Sis.Simi Oklahoma Pastor A Anilkumar box zip code-73097 Rev. Joseph Chacko Sis.Lesley Yacob PH-(405) 745-786(H) Mob-001(405)778-4341(Whats app) Sis.Sherly REPORTERS Miniesh Kumar(Baharin) Pastor Stephen Disclaimer The views expressed in this online newspaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of HSM End Time News. The online newspaper will not bear any responsibility whatsoever for them. The images used in the newspaper have been downloaded from the Internet and we acknowledge that the copyright of those images remain with the original owners. HSM End Time News does not claim any copyright for them and does not intend to use them for commercial purposes.
3News REVELATION OF NIGERIAN SEMINARY STUDENT'S ASSASSIN: FREQUEST PROCLAMATION OF CHRIST, THE REASON OF KILLING. The reason for the death of seminary stu- that Michael was killed because of his con- without fear when he was in bondage. dent Michael Nadi, who was found abducted stant proclamation of Christ despite being Michael looked at me in the face in the wrong and murdered in the African country of Nige- bound. He made the disclosure in a telephone way. “We have a lot of people here,” said ria, has been revealed. The Nigerian news- interview with the permission of the jail au- Mohammed Mustafa, a 26-year-old leader of paper Daily Sun reports that the murderer, thorities. the gang. With the revelation, it is clear that Mohammed Mustafa, has revealed in prison “Michael was preaching the gospel of Christ Michael’s death was martyrdom. About ten o’clock on the night of January 8, armed men attacked the Good Shepherd Major Seminary and shot and killed the stu- dents. Michael’s body was found on Febru- ary 1, although three of the kidnapped, es- caped with serious injuries. According to a recent report by the Christian charity organi- zation, Open Doors, Nigeria ranks 12th on the list of countries with the highest number of Christian persecution cases. MALAYALEE IFS OFFICER SIBI GEORGE THE NEW INDIAN AMBAS- SADOR TO KUWAIT India appointed new Ambassador to Kuwait. to the Indian High Commission in Pakistan, and later as Political Malayali IFS officer Sibi George will be the Counselor and Commercial Counselor in the United States. next ambassador for Kuwait. The decision He also served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Saudi Arabia and Iran. was taken yesterday by the Foreign Ministry He was the coordinator of the East-Asia Division and the Indo-Af- to reinstate ambassadors from several rica Forum Summit at the Foreign Ministry Headquarters in Delhi. countries.Current Kuwait Ambassador K Siby George, who specializes in Arabic language, was awarded the Jeevasagar is retiring at the end of next SK Sing Award for Excellence in IFS in 2014.He hails from Pala of month. According to The Hindu newspaper, Kottayam district. He married to Joyce John and has two daughters Sibi George was nominated for the position. and a son. He has been ambassador to Switzerland from November He is a 1993 batch officer of the Indian For- 2017. eign Service. His first assignment was as a Sibi George is the second Indian Ambassador to Kuwait from Kerala. political officer in Egypt. He was appointed BMC Nair better known as Kalika Mohan is the first Indian Ambas- First Secretary in Qatar, Political Counselor sador to Kuwait from Kerala.
4Bible Study the truth but have delighted in wickedness (2 Thessalonians 2:11- 12). “He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honor of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue” (Daniel 11:21). The Jewish people never accepted Jesus Christ as their Messiah but they falsely accused and blasphemed Jesus. They invited curses on themselves by their own words by confessing: “we are responsible for His blood and let this remain on our generation too”. The Great Tribulation Rev.Dr Victor Solomon Isaac belooking for someone to solve this Jews will accept antichrist as their Messiah since they will find the A. The First Halt of the Tribulation problem.At this juncture,Satan will characteristics that they were The Lord Jesus Christ looking for in him. Antichrist will put empower an individual (Antichrist) on pretense to support the Jews and prophesied in Matthew: 24: 21 the temple that will be built for the thatthere will be great tribulation and and give his powers to do miracles sacrifices to be offered. A peace it will be worse than anyother from agreement with the Jewish people the beginning of the world until now. and wonders. He will plan for for a period of seven years will be And it willnever be so great again. made by him and the Jewish people This time of tribulation will temporary world peace and a will be dodged. The Jewish people beatroublesome period which the will celebrate, not knowing what is people of the world would temporary solution to their in store for them. At the end of first havenever experienced in the past three and half years, the antichrist nor will they ever experience in the immediateproblems and breaks his agreement and the future. This is the time of worldwide Jewish people will lose their hopes. famine, having no solution or peace needs.The people of the whole The next three and halt years or the to humanity. The eyes of people will world will hail and accept him as their uuu FULL STORY ON - 05 leader. Also Jewish people (Israel) willaccepthim as their long-awaited Messiah (Revelation: 13: 5, 13, 14 & 2 Thessalonians 2:7-10). God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and that they all might be condemned who have not believed
5Bible Study uuu FULL STORY ON - 04 the elders.” -Revelation 5:1-11 (NIV uuu FULL STORY ON - 01 - UK) second half of the tribulation will be The first half of tribulation tions, the society said they prevent con- a period of awful Woes, comprises of seven fusion with the modern-day country. punishments, and great miseries seals(Revelation 6:1-17,8:1-5) and The omissions occurred in a project titled that world has never experienced. seven trumpets (Revelation 8:6- “Bible 2020” that was published earlier “Then I saw in the right hand of him 21,11:15-19). The seven seals and this year under the society’s supervision, who sat on the throne a scroll with seven trumpets are interrelated one a news site reported recently. It’s the first writing on both sides and sealed to another. The seventh seal initiates translation into Danish in more than 20 with seven seals.And I saw a mighty the seven trumpets (Revelation 8:1- years. angel proclaiming in a loud voice, 5). The seventh trumpet (Revelation Jan Frost, a Bible enthusiast and supporter who is worthy to break the seals and 8:1-5), initiates the seven bowls of Israel from Denmark, drew the media’s open the scroll? But no-one in or (Revelation 11:15-19, 15:1-8). attention to the omissions on YouTube on earth or under the earth could Dear reader, now is the time to turn and other social networks. He counted 59 open the scroll even look inside it. I away from these wrath and omissions out of 60 references to Israel wept and wept because no-one was condemnation and look to the Lord in the Greek origin for New Testament found who was worthy to open the Jesus Christ for your salvation. texts. References to “the People of Israel” scroll or look inside. Then one of Before it is too late, accept Jesus were replaced with “Jews,” while “Land of the elders said to me, do not weep! Christ as your personal savior and Israel” became “the land of Jews.” See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Lord of your life. The Holy Bible In other places, references to Israel were the Root of David, has triumphed. says in Acts: 16:31-34 “Believe in translated as referencing all readers or all He is able to open the scroll and its the Lord Jesus, and you will be of humanity. seven seals. Then I saw a lamb, saved you and your household. The Song of Ascents from the Book of looking as if it had been slain, Then they spoke the word of the Psalms in the Hebrew Bible, a popular standing in the center of the throne, Lord to him and to all the others in Shabbat hymn for Jews, originally states encircled by the four living creatures his house. At that hour of the night that “He who watches over Israel will nei- and the elders. He had seven horns the jailer took them and washed their ther slumber nor sleep.” In the new trans- and seven eyes, which are the wounds; then immediately he and lation, Israel is replaced by the word “us.” seven spirits of God sent out into all his family were baptized. The A Bible Society representative told Frost all the earth. He came and took the jailer brought them into his house that the decision was made to avoid con- scroll from the right hand of him who and set a meal before them; he was fusing the Land of Israel with the State of sat on the throne. And when he had filled with joy because he had come Israel. However, the names of other coun- taken it, the four living creatures and to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, tries from that time that still exist, such the twenty-four elders fell down he and his whole family.” Truly this as Egypt, have not been changed. before the Lamb. Each one had a is the right time for he says, “In the “The old theological expression for this is harp and they were holding golden time of my favor I heard you, and in ‘replacement theology,’ in which you re- bowls full of incense, which are the the day of salvation I helped you. I place Israel with the church.” prayers of the saints. And they sang tell you, now is the time of God’s a new song: You are worthy to take favor, now is the day of salvation.” You are cordially invited to the scroll and to open its seals, (2 Corinthians 6:2). send submissions to The because you were slain, and with When your life is guided by the End Time News magazine, your blood you purchased men for Lord, you will always be ready and including articles, short God from every tribe and language prepared for the Rapture. Do not stories, poems, cartoons, and people and nation. You have worry about the date setters and etc. If you would like to made them to be a kingdom and their events that are going to come contribute, please contact priests to serve our God, and they upon people. Here under, I want to us at our email address : will reign on the earth. Then I looked explain to you in detail about the and heard the voice of many angels, seven seals, seven trumpets, and [email protected] numbering thousands upon seven bowls. thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the (To be continued) throne and the living creatures and
6 Meditation Pastor Shibu Thomas Oklahoma, USA Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong (Isaiah 1:16) The Bible says that no man sees WALKING IN THE LIGHT OF THE the Lord without holiness! What is LORD holiness? It is not the heap of good works that are done to hide the bad speaks to the people of Israel through mistakes and find solution to them. ones, instead it is living according to the prophet Isaiah “I am more That’s how often David prayed to God the will of God forsaking forever interested in your sanctifying (Psalm 139: 2). He said, You know my everything against His will at any cost. (cleansing) yourself from your sitting down and my rising up; Something that we approve to be impurities than in the religious You understand my thought afar off. good may be unholy and immoral at activities you do like sacrifices and Dear ones, come to the presence of the sight of God. What we need to do rituals. The praises from a blameless God with a broken heart! Let this day is to become holy by confessing our conscience in front of God and man be a day of sanctifying (cleansing) sins and by introspecting ourselves in will be considered the most accepted yourself! Remember people like the light of the scriptures, our mirror. sacrifice! We should find our own In the verse we read above, God FULL STORY ON - 08
7 FULL STORY STATUE OF CHRIST THE REMEDEER IN BRAZIL, NOW CHRIST THE MEDICINE Johns Hopkins University. Rio has been finding ways to honor the vic- Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue honored the medical workers combatting tims and first responders of the pandemic. lit up in doctor garb on Sunday to honor to COVID-19.There have been more than 22,300 This month, a firefighter played his trumpet the healthcare workers on the frontline of the confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil and at from 150 feet over the city in an effort to fight against coronavirus. least 1,230 deaths, according to data from “boost the morale” of people stuck under Images of a doctor’s lab coat and stethoscope lockdown. were projected onto the iconic 98-foot tall “Everyone is suffering [from] the pandemic statue. The statue also displayed videos of and I’m trying to boost the morale of Rio’s doctors donning their medical gear, includ- population, so all this difficulty is lessened ing their protective masks.The statue read in these times we’re going through,” the out “Obrigado,” and the word “thank you” in firefighter said. “Bringing a bit of music, a several other languages. bit of air, to these people has meant a lot to The statue’s projections rotated to include me as a musician and to the corps.” messages to the people of Brazil. Phrases Monuments around the world have been like “Fique Em Casa,\" which translates to lighting up with inspirational messages and “Stay at Home,” or handwritten messages sayings while much of the world remains from children saying “everything will be under coronavirus lockdown. Switzerland’s alright” were projected onto the statue’s Matterhorn has been projecting red-and- arms.Last week, the statue also lit up with white messages of hope on the side of a images of the flags of the countries that have snowy mountaintop for the world to see. reported coronavirus outbreaks. The archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Dom OraniTempesta, also performed a mass be- neath the gigantic statue during which he uuu FULL STORY ON - 01 common. According to a study led by The Move- ment for Solidarity and Peace Pakistan, an esti- mated 1,000 women and girls from Pakistan’s Hindu and Christian community are assaulted, kidnapped, forcefully married to their assailant, and forcefully converted to Islam every year. The issue of religion is often injected into cases of sexual assault to place religious minority vic- tims at a disadvantage. Playing upon religious biases, assailants know they can cover up and justify their crimes by introducing an element of religion.
8Fullstory uuu FULL STORY ON - 01 withstand the toughest critiques and “Seeing Jesus from the East”, and “New philosophical attacks from the secular Birth of Re-birth, Jesus Talks with Krishna.” world. The failed suicide attempt landed world. He authored or edited over 30 him in a hospital in Delhi where he met the Christian books in the fields of theology, Following a brief battle with Lord. It was there that he was introduced apologetics, comparative religion, and sarcoma, on May 19, 2020, Zacharias died to the Bible, given by a pastor, read by his philosophy. The names of some of those at the age of 74 and he is survived by his mother, and John 14:19, with the words are “Jesus Among Other Gods theAbsolute wife Margie; daughters, Sarah and Naomi; “Because I will live, you will also live,” and Claims ofthe Christian Message”, “Can son, Nathan; and five grandchildren.The those words touched Zacharias so deeply Man Live Without God”, “Who Made God? celebration of Ravi’s life and legacy will that he dedicated his life to Jesus Christ. And Answers to Over 100 Other Tough be streamed live on YouTube and on At the age of 19, he had won a preaching Questions of Faith.” “The Logic of God”, Facebook on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 11:00 contest in India which marked the beginning a.m. Eastern Time and at 8: 30 (IST). of a remarkable Christian ministry focused on apologetics. uuu FULL STORY ON - 06 You are cordially invited In 1966, Zacharias immigrated with his to send submissions to family to Canada,and he earned his friends and family who have been undergraduate degree from the Ontario hurt by our words. Suggest yourself a The End Time News Bible College in 1972 (now Tyndale solution from the scripture (like asking magazine, including University) and his M.Div. from Trinity forgiveness and reconciling) to articles, short stories, International University in 1976. He overcome such feelings. When you do poems, cartoons, etc. If participated in guided study at Ridley Hall, that, it is the time of great rejoicing in a Church of England theological school in heaven. All our praises and thanks, you would like to Cambridge in 1990. Ever since his thereafter, will become a worship in contribute, please graduation, he continued his ministries in which miracles and healings take contact us at our email countries like Cambodia, Vietnam, and place. Jesus, with open arms, is waiting India. to receive you, if you cleanse yourself address : While speaking at a Billy Graham or keep yourself holy! Evangelistic Association conference in Prayer: Lord, who is great in holiness, [email protected] Amsterdam, in 1983, Zacharias felt the I commit myself into your hands for need of an apologetic ministry because it cleansing. Clean me by the blood of was an area of the faith that was deficient.In your Son Jesus! August 1984, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) was founded in http://www.harvestingsoulsmissioninc.org Toronto, Canada, to pursue his calling as an evangelist and apologist. RZIM has its headquarters located in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia.As their website says, “throughout his life, he remained committed to his calling to represent the gospel of Jesus Christ through historical, philosophical, and moral foundations and to defend it against objectors with grace, clarity, and coherency. He laid the framework of the truth of the gospel to millions of people in more than 70 countries, including on the campuses of some of the world’s leading universities.” Zacharias spent more than 45 yearsof his life defending the Christian faith and answering life’s tough and existential questions of origin, meaning, morality, and destiny with articulacybased on the grace he received from God. He fully believed the truth of Jesus Christ can
Sparkling Wisdom! 9 uuu FULL STORY ON - 11 Sparkling Wisdom! plundered the Amalekites and got v“Religion says, ‘I obey; therefore I am accepted.’ Christianity says, more than enough! As we read scripture we come across Job who ‘I’m accepted, therefore I obey.’”—Timothy Keller lost everything unexpectedly in His life. But Job wasn’t shaken in his faith and v“Relying on God has to start all over everyday, as if nothing has yet towards the last chapter we read in Job 42:10that, been done.”—C.S. Lewis “After Job had prayed for his friends, v “God is looking for those with whom He can do the impossible — the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had what a pity that we plan only the things that we can do by ourselves.”— before” AW Tozer I don’t want to specific by any vMy deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus numbers- it may be by twice, thrice or any- but we serve a God who is Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it. ¯ Brennan powerful to restore. And God’s Manning answers may not be in the ways we expected always. But we need to get vOnly when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we strengthened in the Lord even in those situations and not be bitter like the discover the infinite power of our light. ¯ Brené Brown men with David. vGive me the Love that leads the way, Faith that nothing can dismay, Colossians 1:11,1211 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all Hope no disappointments tire, Passion that’ll burn like fire, Let me his glorious power so you will have all not sink to be a clod, Make me Thy fuel, Flame of God. ¯ Amy the endurance and patience you need. Carmichael May you be filled with joy,12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled vHe is a songwriter Composing notes that hold together eternity. you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the ¯ Amena Brown light. vDo not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument Walking in the fullness of God requires God’s dependence. We need to learn afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get to see Him as a source of energy. Even first of all into harmony with Him. ¯ James Hudson Taylor as the world passes through this period of pandemic, let us strengthen vUnless and until we rest in God, we will never risk for God. ourselves in Jesus Christ! ¯ Mark Buchanan vIf to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large. ¯ William Wilberforce Abigail Thyvilayil John
10Meditation Strengthen Ourselves in The Lord Feba George For most of us, besides God who - He lost his family should be our first priority, our life - His own men who stood and fought 1 Samuel 30:3,4,5,6 revolves around few important with him all this while is now plotting 3 When David and his men reached aspects! Can anyone tell me what are to kill him Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire some of the elements controlling our and their wives and sons and life? But the interesting point of attention daughters taken captive.4 So David is the last line of verse 6 which says, and his men wept aloud until they had The three Fs that I could highlight are: “But David found strength in the Lord no strength left to weep.5 David’s two Family, Finance and Friends.At any His God” wives had been captured—Ahinoam point in life if any of these elements of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of are affected, we might feel lost or Right there and then, David could have Nabal of Carmel.6 David was greatly distressed. Now, can anyone tell me of run away. He could have isolated distressed because the men were a person in the bible who lost all the himself. He could have killed himself. talking of stoning him; each one was three things in life at the same He didn’t know if his family was alive bitter in spirit because of his sons and moment? It is Job! even. He’d come back and they daughters. But David found strength disappeared. There’s no Instagram in in the LORD his God. Now coming back to the bible portion, those days and it’s not like he saw their David here is at this crossroad in life pictures on social media. He had no where he feels like he feels like a failure idea if they were still alive. in all the three areas of his life as well. David reached back to Ziklag and he But it says in the Bible that David went realizes that: and strengthened himself in the Lord. - He lost his property in fire- A financial He added God to the mix of his failure FULL STORY ON - 11
11News uuu FULL STORY ON - 10 even in his losses. At this point David 1 Samuel 30:18,19,20 seeks for a word from God and God 18 David recovered everything the disappointment and strengthened gives him a word of encouragement Amalekites had taken, including his himself in God. to march ahead. two wives. 19 Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or Sometimes, life may not always flow 1 Samuel 30:8 anything else they had taken. David in the direction we expected it to flow brought everything back. 20 He took – because God may have different 8 and David inquired of the LORD, “Shall all the flocks and herds, and his men plans for us. And our initial responses I pursue this raiding party? Will I drove them ahead of the other at this moment would be anger and overtake them?” livestock, saying, “This is David’s our minds may have lots of questions. plunder.” But instead of meeting those moments “Pursue them,” he answered. “You with desperation, it is important to will certainly overtake them and When you add God to your mix, you lean on God!Life needn’t go in the succeed in the rescue.” create strength, strength in a situation direction we planned but God has the that you can go back to the enemy. best plans for us! And it’s important In the process of strengthening Today, you may be feeling lost in your to trust in God. Here we see in verse 5 ourselves in God, it is very important Spiritual life or maybe you need a it says that: “they had no strength left to listen to God. And the word of miracle in your family or may be your to weep” and the very immediate promise needn’t always come as a careers or whatever – we might have verse says “David found strength in prophetical word, it may come as a things to say like, “In the past I had this God”. voice to you or it may come from the gift of God, but now I don’t have it, I word of God – God can use His lost” …. Always remember that we Now there are two groups of people creativity to communicate with you. In serve a God of restoration! He has in this portion: this case here, David seeks or inquires awesome plans for us… But it’s of God and God gave him a word. The important from our part to strengthen 1. Men with David: The men with word was so powerful he was able to in God and seek His will for our life! David also suffered loss and were go back to the soldiers and talk to devastated but this made them bitter them, turn their hearts back, and they And when God restores, He restores in Spirit. Most of the time, our went back to the enemy and they got in abundance! David and his men not response to situations is similar to the back everything that the enemy had only recovered what they lost but they men with David. stolen from them. received more: - they also got the 2. David: Instead, David chose the uuu FULL STORY ON - 09 better portion as He relies on God
12News WUHAN PASTOR IN- ISRAELI MINISTER THREATENS TO SHUT TERROGATED AFTER ZOOM EVANGELISM DOWN GOD TV CHANNEL PREACHING ‘GOS- EVENT: 'I WILL ONLY LIVE FOR CHRIST' PEL OF JESUS’ Biton said he doesn't want to rush to judg- ment because shutting down television net- A local pastor in the Chinese city of Wuhan, A new evangelical Christian television chan- works isn't something the council does often. the origin of the novel coronavirus, was taken nel in Israel has been threatened with being A HOT spokesperson told the newspaper that away by police for interrogation while he was shut down if it engages in any type of mis- Shelanu is one of a number of religious chan- leading an online meeting of Christians on sionary activity, according to Israeli media nels that are broadcast in the country. “It re- evangelism and church planting, according reports. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency re- ceived a permit from the council and is broad- to the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righ- ports that the international television network casting according to law,” the spokesperson teousness. GOD TV’s new Hebrew-language channel declared, adding that “full information was The Zoom meeting, “Proclaim Jesus Gospel Shelanu began airing last week on Israel’s HOT provided to the council and the channel is op- Gathering,” was underway when the police cable network after receiving a seven-year li- erating in accordance with the permit it re- in Hubei province’s Wuhan city came over, cense from the Israeli Communications Min- ceived.” looked for evangelism materials or publica- istry. According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, tions, and took away the pastor, identified GOD TV CEO Ward Simpson announced the Communications Minister David Amsalem only as Luo, from Nanjing Road Church, the launch and declared that the network has been said he “will not allow any missionary chan- U.S.-based Christian persecution watchdog “given government permission to broadcast nel to operate in Israel, at no time and under International Christian Concern learned from the Gospel of Jesus Christ” in Israel, some- no circumstances.”Amsalem also demanded the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righ- thing he said has never been done before. that if an investigation finds the channel to teousness, which speaks out in public as Proselytizing to people younger than 18 with- be engaging in missionary activities that “it Christians. out their parents' consent is against the law be removed immediately.” Pastor Luo was taken to a police station and in Israel, according to the Israeli newspaper According to a statement from GOD TV, interrogated for more than four hours.Not Haaretz. And under the terms of the Shelanu Shelanu translates to the word “ours” in He- afraid, Luo told the police that Christians license, the network is forbidden from engag- brew. The channel aims to “present new and served the city during Wuhan’s most diffi- ing in missionary activities. original programming from local congrega- cult moments, leaving policemen The Chairman of the Cable and Satellite Broad- tions on the ground in Israel.”“Additionally, speechless.“I rebuke them, calling them out casting Council, Asher Biton, told the news- international Messianic voices will share pow- that they are not minding business that they paper that he was unaware when the license erful real-life testimonies of Israelis who have should be minding,” Luo was quoted as say- was granted to Shelanu that the new channel come to know Yeshua as Messiah,” the state- ing. “Christians disregarded their own lives planned to engage in activities that are pro- ment reads. “The channel, which won’t carry to do good things, yet the police treat them hibited under the terms of the license. fundraising, is being financed by Christians as the bad guys, this is unreasonable.“I also Biton told the newspaper that he has ordered across the globe who want to empower Mes- an investigation into the channel. Biton was sianic congregations.” quoted as saying that if it's determined that The GOD TV statement also states that the licensea terms have been violated or there Shelanu wants “every person in Israel to know, is any intention to violate them, Shelanu would not a foreign Messiah, but a Jewish one!”“His be shut down. name is Yeshua and He has not forgotten His “According to our regulations, it is fine to people,” the statement adds. Shelanu is op- broadcast religious programming,” Biton was erated in partnership with Tikkun Interna- quoted as saying. “But it is forbidden to broad- tional, an Israel-based network of Christian cast content that has the potential to influ- ministries. “We want Jewish viewers to grasp ence viewers in an undue fashion, and most the fact that Jesus is theirs,” a statement from certainly young and impressionable viewers.” Tikkun International on the new channel reads. “He is not a foreigner, intruder or im- poster. He is their Jewish Messiah, born in Is- rael, raised as a Jew.” Other Christian channels such as Daystar and Middle East Television also broadcast in Is- rael but do not flaunt their missionary activi- ties.
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