Are you curious about Messianic Judaism? Interested in its possibilities? Bat Zion presents itself as a Jewish congregation. In truth, there is nothing Jewish about Bat Zion. It is a Christian ministry, run by Christian missionaries, housed in a Church. I will prove this, using evidence from their site and other Christian sites. Links will be provided to the proofs, so you can evaluate the evidence for yourself. The Leaders The leaders of Bat Zion are Steven and Margaret Jaslow. Both are Christian missionaries. In fact, according to the Bat Zion site: "Steven and Margaret Jaslow are both graduates of Christ For The Nations Bible School.
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Click Here So, what is Christ For The Nations Bible School? As you can tell from the name, it isn't a Jewish organization. According to Dennis Lindsay, the President and CEO of Christ For The Nations: "Sixty years young and Christ For The Nations is still about world missions. Founded in 1948 by my parents, Gordon and Freda, CFN continues to build churches (over 12,000 completed), provides free literature (over 100 million in 81 languages), and assists in relief efforts (disasters, orphanages, prisons, hospitals). It prepares and trains world changers (over 35,000 graduates) and networks with CFN Associate Bible Schools (over 40 in 35 countries) to become part of the extreme generation that will go to the edge to evangelize the lost."
It doesn't take much to realize that anyone who graduates from Christ For The Nations are missionaries trying to convert Jews, not real Jewish leaders! Here is the link to the proof that Lindsay said this:
Click Here Of course, as a product of Christ for The Nations, Steven Jaslow maintains a relationship with others from that missionary school. Steven Jaslow recently spoke at the Rozel Christian Fellowship. If you look at the link, you will see under its name, that Rozel is an affiliate of Christ For The Nations. Interestingly, according to Rozel Christian Fellowship: "Pastor Steven Jaslow of Bat Zion Messianic Congregation ministered to us on our Jewish roots as Christians. He talked to us about our responsibilities as Christians to the Jewish nation."
Christian responsibilities to the Jews? That is a Christian phrase that means the responsibility to evangelize the Jews. A real Jewish group would never do that! Here is the link to the proof, the quote is at the top of page:
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Since Bat Zion is a Christian organization, it is not suprising that they publicize their services with a Christian radio station. Here is a link to Bat Zion's advertisement for Yom Kippur services on 94.9 KLTY, a Dallas Christian radio station. Please note the top left corner of the page in which KLTY declares itself the "#1 Christian Radio Station in America":
Click Here Christian Events On January 9, 2007, Bat Zion hosted Christian minister Matt Sorger at their congregation. Here is the link to the Matt Sorger Ministries schedule:
Click Here Who is Matt Sorger? According to his website: "Matt Sorger is a prophetic revivalist who travels throughout America and the nations of the world bringing a fresh word and a fresh impartation of God's Spirit through national conferences, prophetic healing revival services and international miracle crusades. He also hosts pastors' and leaders' conferences throughout the nations to help train and equip leaders in the power of the Holy Spirit."
So Matt Sorger is a Christian minister who thinks he is a prophet and a miracle healer. Clearly, this is not a person who gets invited to speak at real Jewish congregations. Here is the link to the quote:
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If you look at the Duncanville church listings, you will see that Bat Zion meet at 730 N. Cedar Ridge in Duncanville, Texas. You will also see that it is the address of the Duncanville Bible Church. Here is a link to the proof, please note that the churches are in Alphabetical order:
Click Here Would a real Jewish group meet at a Church? No! Christian Links
Bat Zion is listed on many Christian web-sites, something a real Jewish group would never do! ForMinistry:
Click Here Church Angel (under "Jewish Christian"):
Click Here Crossmap Christian Directory (they are the 10th listing on the page):
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Why Jews Don't Believe in Jesus There are many reasons why Jews do not accept Jesus, and the links below are some of the better explanations on this topic. Of course, if you have questions that are not covered on the links, you can always e-mail me with your questions. An Answer from Rabbi Stuart Federow Click Here
An Answer from Rabbi Shraga Simmons Click Here Ask the Rabbi from Ohr Somayach Click Here An Answer from Rabbi Tovia Singer Click Here Countermissionary Counseling
There are a number of groups that provide Countermissionary Counseling. Here are links to a few of them:
Jews for Judaism Alternatively, you can call them at 1-800-4PROOF1 with general questions about missionary claims.
Torah Atlanta
Outreach Judaism
Torah Life and Living Great Sites, Priceless Information
Here are a number of great sites that counter missionaries and explain the differences in belief between Judaism and Christianity, including addressing the Biblical verses that missionaries try to use against the Jews and explaining why the missionaries are incorrect. For the most in-depth analysis of verse by verse questions, go to Messiah Truth (sections on Counter-Missionary: Multi-media training [this can be read without being "multi-media"], Knowing Your Orchard and Judaism's Answer), Jews for Judaism (in their Reference Section (please note that the Isaiah topics tend to be under "Suffering Servant" part of the "Proof Text" section) and the Q & A section of Outreach Judaism. Messiah Page Messiah Truth Jews for Judaism Outreach Judaism Counter Missionary Reference Torah Atlanta Messianic Verses in Tanach Kosher Judaism Escape From Counterfeit Judaism Talking to Kids About Missionaries
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