Prayer Guide Against Anti-Semitism 禱告指南-針對反猶主義 

Prayer Guide Against Anti-Semitism 

Editor’s note : This article was published in Prayer for America and was adapted from the electronic publication of Rabbi Jonathan Bernis’s Jewish Voice ministry (March 6, 2015) , for the reference of all intercessors .

The atrocities committed by Hamas and various terrorist allies against the nation of Israel on Oct. 7 seem to be a plumb line or water shed event on the earth, with nations dividing for or against the nation of Israel (see Joel 3:1–2). Former allies have become enemies in the public square. Since that day, the number of pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel/antisemitic events worldwide has increased dramatically. The spirit of Antichrist manifesting as the spirit of Amalek (see Exodus 17:8–16) is coming unmasked.

Antisemitism is a spiritual condition — a manifestation of the spirit of Amalek and Antichrist through people and organizations. It is in fact hatred of Jesus, the Jewish Messiah. How can we pray as followers of Messiah and as supporters of Israel and the Jewish people?

To begin, ask Holy Spirit to search your own heart and repent of any known antisemitism in you or your generational line. This would include prejudices, antisemitic jokes, and off-color remarks. Then stand in the gap and repent of any known antisemitic acts that occurred in your city, state, or nation. These unrepented sins open the door for the spirit of Antichrist and Amalek to have a foothold in your city, state, and even in your home and family. Repenting and being filled with His truth will protect and arm you for battle as you pray against antisemitism.

  1. Protection: Pray for the protection of Jewish people worldwide and especially for the nation of Israel. Pray for the Israel Defense Forces as they seek to eradicate the presence and power base of Hamas in Gaza, Judea, and Samaria (misleadingly called the West Bank), and throughout Israel (see Psalm 121:1; 122:6–9).
  2. Plans and Plots: Pray that all campaigns, plans, threats, or strategies against the Jewish people worldwide and in the land of Israel — whether at the hands of individuals, groups, or nations — are prevented or exposed before they can cause harm (see Psalm 83:1–8; 35; 20:6–9).
  3. Truth: Pray for a halt to the spread of lies and prejudices that fuel antisemitism. Pray that the true biblical history of Israel, its irrevocable covenant that includes the land, and the accurate history of so-called “Palestinians” will be reported and taught. This requires that the blindness would be lifted off those who believe and perpetuate these false ideologies. Lies must be replaced by truth, and that requires a revelation to the mind and heart. Remember that truth is a Person! (see 2 Thessalonians 2:10; Colossians 3:9).
  4. The Media: Pray for correction of media bias, where the supposed “crimes” of Israel are exaggerated, overreported, and emphasized, while similar activities by other nations and groups receive little or no notice or censure. Ask God to create an earnest search for truth in reporting, and that it would replace prejudice, lies, and sensationalism. Bind the prince of the power of the air, who is Satan, the father of lies. Release the Spirit of Truth, who convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. And encourage your heart with all the testimonies of terrorists coming to Christ! (see John 8:32,44; 16:8–11; Ephesians 2:2).
  5. Culpability of the Church: Replacement theology and unbiblical understanding of Israel’s role in redemption has been around for hundreds of years. The belief that Israel’s redemptive purpose is over, or that Israel has lost favor with God and has been replaced by the Church, is firmly embedded in many parts of the body of Christ and is taught in seminaries and bible colleges. This erodes biblical support for Israel and earnest prayer for Jewish people to be saved. Pray for a hunger in church leaders to know God’s perspective on Israel and the Jewish people from His Word alone. Pray for God’s heart for Israel and the Jewish people to be clearly articulated by pastors, Bible scholars, and seminaries. May the Lord shift entire denominations toward truth and create a worldwide wave of passionate advocates and protectors who are willing to stand against antisemitism in all forms and lay down their lives, like Ruth, for God’s chosen people (see Ruth 1:16–18; Romans 11).
  6. Justice Movements: Some compassion and justice movements misguidedly see Israel as the malevolent actor in every encounter and see the Palestinians exclusively as down-trodden victims. This viewpoint is prevalent even among several Christian groups lured by persuasive and emotional rhetoric and an unbiblical definition of justice. God’s justice is always paired with righteousness and truth (see Psalm 89:14; 33:5). The UN perpetuates this evil doctrine and its proclamations are eagerly taken up and parroted by media and politicians worldwide. Pray that a balanced view of God’s heart and a correct theology will change those who earnestly desire to do the right thing by shifting them away from trendy philosophies and movements toward righteous thoughts and deeds that reflect God’s commands. Declare Psalm 33:10–11: The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes. But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever; His intentions can never be shaken.
  7. College and University Campuses: The types of movements mentioned above, many of which blatantly promote anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian sentiment, are the norm on most college and university campuses. An entire nation and people group are being wrongly judged by a repeated ideology rooted in antisemitism and lies. The Free Palestine movement is one example. On many college campuses, this group is allowed freedom of speech, while Jewish groups are disallowed or shut down. This breeds and perpetuates antisemitic thinking under the guise of justice. Pray that young adults and those they look to as they develop their worldview will not be swept up into views that are “trending,” but will instead seek and take a stand for truth as it is found in God’s Word. It is a fearsome prospect that these individuals may end up cursing God and falling under His judgment (see John 8:31–32; 14:6; 17:17).
  8. Groups and Dogmas: Traditional antisemitic groups are emerging again, in new “packaging.” One example would be neo-Nazism. Of course, an even more dangerous global threat is radical Islam, which is targeting Jewish people around the world out of pure hatred and religious furor. They have a very specific agenda, and we must be in prayer against it!  They say: “First the Saturday people; then the Sunday people” (Jerusalem World News). This refers to their plan to forcefully convert or eliminate first the Jewish people and then the Christians. The Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad terrorist groups call Israel the “Little Satan” and the United States the “Big Satan.” Their rallying cry is: “From the River to the Sea, Palestine shall be free!” — which is calling for the eradication of Israel and all Jewish inhabitants in the land of Israel from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. Pray that these groups will lose members and momentum. We as the Body of Messiah must not be asleep, but rather vigilant in prayer, as we are commanded to be in Scripture, for both Israel and our own nations (see Isaiah 62:6–8).

God’s Heart: In Jeremiah 32:37–41, God reveals His long-term plan for His chosen people, the Jews. His plan is to regather them from all the nations to which they’ve been scattered and to cleanse them of their sin. They will be His people, and He will be their God. This is the only place in Scripture where He determines to act with all of His heart and all of His soul. He says elsewhere that He will send first fishers and then hunters (see Jeremiah 16:16). This is a difficult Bible passage for our flesh, but God’s ways are not our ways, and neither are His thoughts our thoughts (see Isaiah 55:9). God will do all He must to bring His people home. Antisemitism may well be one of the goads He uses to awaken Jewish people worldwide to their need to obey His command and be regathered to the land of Israel. While we stand against this wicked manifestation of Antichrist and pledge our support — even unto death, if necessary — of the Jewish people worldwide, we do not want to be praying against God’s will. Let us pray that His will and His ways would be effective, that not so much as a single Jewish person would perish (see Amos 9:9–10), and that all Israel would be saved (see Romans 11:26)!

針對反猶主義的禱告指南 

編輯小語:  本篇是刊於為美國代禱事工，改編自拉比喬納森·伯尼斯(Rabbi Jonathan Bernis)的猶太之聲(Jewish Voice) 事工之電子刊物，供眾代禱者參考使用。

哈馬斯和各種恐怖主義盟友在 10 月 7 日對以色列國犯下的暴行似乎是地球上的一個垂線或水流事件，各國都在為或反對以色列國而分裂（見珥3：1-2）。昔日的盟友在公共場合變成了敵人。從那天起，全世界支持巴勒斯坦和反以色列/反猶太的事件數量急劇增加。敵基督的靈以亞瑪力的靈（見出17：8-16）的面目出現。

如何祈禱

反猶太主義是一種靈裡的狀態，是亞瑪力和敵基督的靈通過人和組織的表現。它實際上是對猶太彌賽亞耶穌的仇恨。作為彌賽亞的追隨者以及以色列和猶太人民的支持者，我們該如何祈禱呢？

首先，請聖靈鑒察你自己的心，為你或你的世代中任何已知的反猶太主義悔改，這包括偏見、反猶太主義笑話和不著邊際的言論。然後站在破口，為發生在你所在城市、州或國家的任何已知的反猶太主義行為懺悔。這些未悔改的罪為敵基督和亞瑪力的靈在你的城市、州，甚至你的家庭和家人中立足打開了大門。悔改並被祂的真理充滿，會在你為反對反猶太主義禱告時保護你並武裝你。

  1. 保護: 為保護全世界的猶太人，尤其是以色列國禱告。為以色列國防軍禱告，因為他們試圖鏟除哈馬斯在加沙、猶地亞和撒瑪利亞（被誤稱為約旦河西岸）以及整個以色列的存在和權力基礎（見詩121:1；122:6-9）。
  2. 計劃和陰謀：求主阻止或揭露所有針對世界各地和以色列境內猶太人的運動、計劃、威脅或策略，無論是個人、團體還是國家所為（見詩83:1-8；35；20:6-9）。
  3. 真理：為停止助長反猶太主義的謊言和偏見的傳播禱告。為以色列真實的聖經歷史、包括土地在內的不可撤銷的盟約以及所謂「巴勒斯坦人」的準確歷史能夠得到報導和教導禱告。這就要求消除那些相信並延續這些錯誤意識形態的人的盲目性。謊言必須被真理所取代，而這需要對思想和心靈的啓示。請記住，真理是一個人！(見帖後2：10；西3：9）。
  4. 媒體：為糾正媒體的偏見禱告，在這些媒體中，以色列的所謂「罪行」被誇大、過度報導和強調，而其他國家和團體的類似活動卻很少或根本沒有受到關注或譴責。祈求上帝在報導中賜下一種對真相的認真探求，讓它取代偏見、謊言和嘩眾取寵。捆綁空中掌權者，也就是謊言之父撒旦。釋放真理之靈，使世人知罪、知義、知審判。用所有恐怖分子歸向基督的見證來鼓勵你的心！(見約8：32，44；16：8-11；弗2：2）。
  5. 教會的罪責：取代神學和對以色列在救贖中的角色的不符合聖經的理解已經存在了幾百年。以色列的救贖目的已經結束，或者說以色列已經失去了神的眷顧，被教會所取代，這種觀點在基督肢體的許多地方根深蒂固，神學院和聖經學院也教授這種觀點。這削弱了聖經對以色列的支持，也削弱了為猶太人得救的懇切禱告。為教會領袖禱告，讓他們渴慕單單從神的話語中認識神對以色列和猶太人的觀點。求主讓牧師、聖經學者和神學院清楚闡明神對以色列和猶太民族的心意。但願主讓整個教派轉向真理，在全世界範圍內掀起一股熱情的倡導者和保護者的浪潮，他們願意反對一切形式的反猶太主義，像路得一樣為上帝的選民捨命（見得1：16-18；羅11）。
  6. 正義運動：一些同情和正義運動錯誤地將以色列視為每次衝突中的惡意行為者，而將巴勒斯坦人視為受苦受難的受害者。這種觀點甚至在一些基督教團體中也很盛行，這些團體受到說服性和情緒化言論以及不符合聖經的正義定義的誘惑。上帝的正義總是與公義和真理結合在一起的（見詩89：14；33：5）。聯合國將這一邪惡的理論永久化，它的宣言被全世界的媒體和政客們熱衷於接受和轉述。求主以平衡的觀點看待神的心意，以正確的神學改變那些懇切渴望做正確事情的人，讓他們遠離時髦的哲學和運動，轉向反映神命令的公義思想和行為。詩篇 33:10-11：耶和華使列國的籌算歸於無有，使眾民的思念無有功效。耶和華的壽算永遠立定，他心中的思念萬代常存。
  7. 學院和大學校園：上文提到的各類運動，其中許多公然宣揚反以色列和親巴勒斯坦的情緒，是大多數大學校園的常態。以反猶太主義和謊言為根基的意識形態反復對整個國家和民族進行錯誤的評判，解放巴勒斯坦運動就是一個例子。在許多大學校園裡，這個團體可以自由發表言論，而猶太團體則被禁止或關閉，這滋生並延續了打著正義幌子的反猶太主義思想。求主幫助年輕人和他們在建立世界觀時所仰望的人，不要被「流行」的觀點所迷惑，而是要尋求並堅持上帝話語中的真理。這些人最終可能會咒詛神，受到祂的審判，這是一個可怕的前景（見約8：31-32；14：6；17：17）。
  8. 團體和教條： 傳統的反猶團體以新的 「包裝」再次出現，新納粹主義就是一個例子。當然，一個更危險的全球性威脅是激進的伊斯蘭教，他們出於純粹的仇恨和宗教憤怒，將目標對準了世界各地的猶太人。他們有一個非常具體的議程，我們必須爲之祈禱！ 他們說「首先是週六的人，然後是週日的人」（《耶路撒冷世界新聞(Jerusalem World News)》）。這是指他們的計劃，即首先強行改變或消滅猶太人，然後再消滅基督徒。哈馬斯、真主黨和伊斯蘭聖戰恐怖組織稱以色列爲「小撒旦」，稱美國爲 「大撒旦」。他們的口號是「從河到海，巴勒斯坦將得自由！ 」這是在呼籲消滅以色列以及從約旦河到地中海的以色列土地上的所有猶太居民。求主幫助這些組織失去成員和勢頭。作爲彌賽亞的肢體，我們絕不能沉睡，而是要警醒禱告，正如聖經所吩咐的那樣，爲以色列和我們自己的民族禱告（見賽 62：6-8）
  9. 上帝的心：在耶利米書 32：37-41 中，上帝揭示了祂為祂的選民猶太人制定的長期計劃。祂的計劃是將他們從四散的列國中重新聚集起來，洗淨他們的罪。他們將成為神的子民，神將是他們的神。這是聖經中唯一一處祂決定全心全意行事的地方。祂在其他地方說，祂將先派打魚的，後派打獵的（見耶16：16）。這是一段很難理解的聖經經文，但上帝的道路不是我們的道路，祂的意念也不是我們的意念（見賽55：9）。上帝會竭盡全力讓祂的子民回家。反猶太主義很可能是祂用來喚醒全世界猶太人的誘因之一，讓他們認識到自己需要遵從祂的命令，重新回到以色列的土地上。雖然我們反對敵基督的這種邪惡表現，並承諾支持全世界的猶太人民 – 如果有必要，甚至不惜犧牲自己的生命，但我們不希望禱告違背上帝的旨意。讓我們祈求上帝的旨意和祂的方法能夠有效，不要讓任何一個猶太人滅亡（見摩9：9-10），而要讓以色列全家都得救（見羅11：26）！