Thank you for entering my page! Right now, you are probably searching to find out more about Jewish beliefs in Jesus. Perhaps, you are questioning your faith, and are looking at different options. Ariel Messianic Congregation is a Messianic organization located in Lake Worth, Florida, that is looking to encourage more individuals to join their organization. Though they use Hebrew terms and symbols, but there is one simple problem with their organization. Specifically, they are not really Jewish, they are a Christian group. I will demonstrate this, using information from Ariel Messianic Congregation and other sources. References will be provided so that you can see the information with your own eyes.
The Seventh Day Adventist Connection Temple Ariel, despite all of it's "Jewish" appearance, is a church of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement. This is a Christian movement, not a Jewish movement. For those that are unfamiliar with the Seventh-Day Adventists, they are a Christian denomination whose major difference from other Christians is that they meet on Saturdays, rather than Sundays. Still, they are your basic Christians in every other theological realm. Here is the link to them in the North American Division directory of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement:
Click Here Would a real Jewish congregation be part of a Christian denomination? Is the Seventh-Day Adventist movement really looking to move Jews toward true Judaism? Of course not! They are simply trying to evangelize the Jews to Christianity. Further, here is a link to their listing in Adventist Church Connect v2.0. Please note that the list of churches is alphabetical:
Click Here As the Webmaster of this site, I tend to get interesting e-mails. Often, people send me e-mails without really reading my site FAQ or any of the information on my site. If you read the information on my site, it is pretty clear that it is a counter-missionary site...but, many people simply do not take the time to read. So, needless to say, I receive many e-mails from Messianic groups who think that I am also a Messianic. One person to make this mistake is Curtis Jones, the congregational leader of Ariel Messianic Congregation. He is very clear in the letter that Ariel Messianic is a Seventh-Day Adventist congregation. Here is the letter that Pastor Jones sent to me; all information presented is exactly as it was sent to me:
Click Here Being that Ariel Messianic is an Adventist Christian organization, it is not suprising that the "Parasha" section features Richard Elofer. Richard Elofer is the head of the Seventh-Day Adventist churches in Israel. Obviously, no real Jewish organization would be a part of a Christian denomination. Here are the links to the proofs, the first link is to the Ariel Messianic "Parasha" section, on which Elofer is listed at the bottom of the page, the second is to the Seventh Day Adventist movement in Israel; Elofer is listed at the top of the page:
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Adventist Advertising As a Seventh-Day Adventist church, Ariel Messianic uses a significant amount of it's webpage to advertise for other Seventh-Day Adventist groups. For instance, if you look at the left-side of their homepage they advertise for the "Daniel Prophecy Seminar" and "Prophecy Made Easy." Here is the link to their website so you can see the listing:
Click Here If you click on either of their links it brings you to a site that is a sub-directory of Tagnet.org (The website starts as "www.tagnet.org/....). But who is Tagnet? According to their website: "Looking for sophisticated webhosting? TAGnet has created netAdventist for Seventh-day Adventist churches, schools, administritive bodies, and ministries who want to be on the cutting edge of web technology delivering the kind of content that your visitors want and expect."
Again, just more of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement. Here is the link to the quote:
Click Here Further, if you look toward the bottom left side of the Ariel Messianic homepage you will see links to "Glad Tidings Publishers" and "The Quiet Hour." So what is Glad Tidings purpose? According to the Glad Tidings website: "1888 Glad Tidings began meeting as a group in 1984. The object was to study and learn more about the message of Righteousness by Faith which was presented by Alonzo T. Jones and Ellet J. Waggoner to the 1888 General Conference session of Seventh-day Adventists"
Glad Tidings is another Seventh-Day Adventist group, just like Ariel Messianic. Here is the link to the quote:
Click Here The Quiet Hour is another Seventh-Day Adventist organization designed to evangelize the world to Christianity. According to The Quiet Hour website: "The Quiet Hour's mission is clear: to share the saving grace of a merciful God with the world by preparing and supporting modern-day disciples and creating communities of believers who build up the kingdom of God on earth.
We carry out this mission in cooperation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church through the following ministries: mission projects, which open doors and hearts to the gospel message; a variety of evangelism programs designed to provide people of all ages and experience levels an opportunity to participate in hands-on evangelism; unique outreach programs which create understanding and build bridges between Adventist believers and people of non-Christian faiths; the Windows of Hope television broadcast; and training and resources offered in support of the evangelism programs, including the Way of Life Bible study course."
Have you ever heard of a real Jewish group that had link after link to Christian groups? Of course you haven't. Only a church like Ariel Messianic Congregation would have so many links to Christian groups. Here is a link to the last quote:
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Help from the Christian Web
Like many Christian organizations, Ariel Messianic Congregation relies on a Christian webservice to host its website. If you look at the bottom of their webpages, you will see that it is hosted by ForMinistry, part of the American Bible Society. Here is a link to one of Ariel Messianic's webpages, so you can see it for yourself at the bottom of their webpage: Click Here So, who is ForMinistry? According to the ForMinistry website, they are: "ForMinistry, an Internet ministry of the American Bible Society, equips churches for effective ministry online. ForMinistry -- which is completely donor supported -- provides powerful, easy-to-use tools for local churches, church-based ministries, denominational bodies, and Christian nonprofit organizations to create websites that change the lives of believers and seekers alike. It is pretty clear from the quote that ForMinistry only works for Christian groups, not for Jewish groups. Here is the link to the quote:
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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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