Does Israel Still Matter? What the Bible Says

This past week, Ron was in Texas, delivering his paper on antisemitism at the 2nd Annual Symposium on Global Antisemitism held at The King's University. On Sunday, he also spoke at Heartland Family Church, a congregation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that was started by Steve Hill (the evangelist from the Brownsville Revival) in the early 2000s. It was a fruitful trip!

Ron was flying back to Richmond early this morning, so he asked me to send out the email today. He wanted to share his sermon with you from yesterday, titled: "Does Israel Still Matter? What the Bible Says!"

Personally, I think it really captures in one video all of the key points Ron has been highlighting lately about the rise of antisemitism, and how we can be equipped to combat it by truly knowing what God's Word says about Israel, the Church, and the End Times - and above all, about the FAITHFUL nature of God.

I hope you are blessed by this teaching. Please share it with friends!

Blessings,

Lisa

Executive Assistant to Dr. Ron Cantor

Has God rejected Israel? Has the Church replaced the Jewish people in God's plans? And does Israel still have a biblical role today? With antisemitism rising—even within parts of the Church—these questions are more urgent than ever.

In this powerful and timely message, Dr. Ron Cantor, a Jewish believer in Yeshua (Jesus) who has lived in Israel for more than 23 years, opens the Scriptures to examine what God actually says about Israel, the Jewish people, and the Church. Romans 11 could not be clearer: "Has God rejected His people? By no means!" (Romans 11:1) Yet throughout Church history, Christians have often ignored Shaul's (Paul's) warnings against arrogance toward the Jewish people, sometimes with devastating consequences.

In this message, we explore:

• Romans 9–11: Has God rejected Israel, or do His covenant promises remain?

• Replacement Theology: Has the Church replaced Israel?

• The Olive Tree: Why Shaul warns Gentile believers not to boast against the natural branches.

• God's Heart for Israel: Why the Jewish people's partial hardening has opened the door of salvation to the nations.

• Christian Antisemitism: How Church history reveals the tragic consequences of ignoring Scripture.

• October 7 and Modern Israel: A personal perspective from someone who lives just minutes from Gaza.

• Politics vs. Theology: Why supporting God's promises to Israel does not mean blindly supporting the Israeli government or its leaders.

• The Future of Israel: What does "all Israel will be saved" mean in Romans 11:26?

Dr. Cantor also answers questions about October 7, Israeli politics, how Christians should pray for Israel, and how parents can prepare their children to confront antisemitism and biblical misinformation on university campuses.