Beware! Here is what Rabbinic Judaism expects from Ephraim

Some of the Rabbinic-side of Jew-dah (i.e., Judah/Yehudah) is starting to talk more and more about reconciliation with Ephraim (i.e., 10-Israel), but what their true intentions seem to indicate is that they do not mean reconciliation, but assimilation. What they desire is for Ephraim to leave his man-made religious system(s) and embrace Jew-dah's man-made religious system (Orthodox Jew-daism). That is what it boils down to... and for me... that is not acceptable.

The following picture depicts what the religious tyrants of Orthodox Judaism expect... before reconciliation and RETURN to the Land of Israel is permitted for Ephraimites coming out of Christianity via the Hebraic-Roots movement. Being pro-WRITTEN Torah is not enough in their view.

Image Source: Kol-Hator.co.il

This is the wide-spread perception and expectation of Jew-dah because this is exactly what they forced on the Bnei Menashe group in India before they were allowed to make aliyah (return) to the modern nation of Israel. Yaakov Kleiman is even on record (here) indicating the conditions of aliyah having more than just genetic requirements... alluding to the complex and lengthy rabbinic conversion process (which is basically designed in such a way that the convert fully understands who the REAL masters are).

Things for Jew-dah to remember:

• When the Northern Kingdom of Israel rebelled from the Southern Kingdom of Judah, they did NOT rebel against the religious system of Judah. No, they rebelled against the tax system of Judah (that was the impetus of 10-Israel's rebellion).
• is the One who took 10-Israel away from Judah (i.e., King Rehoboam) and He did it because of the sin in the House of Solomon and Rehoboam (that was the impetus of though He used the issue of taxes to accomplish the task). Furthermore, will be the One who re-unites 10-Israel with Judah. Yeshua's parable on the Prodigal Son even implies Judah will not help in the effort, but instead the Father will be the One who finds and restores Ephraim.
• According to Jeremiah 50-51, 10-Israel will not come with Judah to the Land until AFTER Daughter Babylon is destroyed (i.e., the Anglo-American Empire). 

The Lions of Judah have forgotten how bull-headed the Oxen of Ephraim can be. There is a huge Non-Denominational/Southern Baptist-type population of Christians who have a deeply embedded "bible-only" paradigm (which is very similar to the Karaite-paradigm). This very large and very hard-headed group of people are not going to willingly submit to the tyranny of Judaism's religious masters (once they fully understand what that tyranny entails). I know this because it is what I'm from and I know how prevalent and heart-felt this thinking is in America and Europe (and I can only assume Ephraim is the same on other continents).

Ephraim is fiercely independent (historically and currently) and will become even more so as the Spirit of Truth and Wisdom is manifest in their heart, soul, and minds. They are hard-headed in rebellion, but they can also be quite hard-headed in righteousness. Granted, they will be humbled, but it would be prudent not to give any hope to the idea that a large remnant of Ephraim is going to come gravelling to the feet of Judah. They are going to come weeping to Judah's King, not their rabbinic system.

My primary hope at this time is that Judah will more widely except the words of their own Master and that the influence of "Tanakh-only" Karaism will grow more significantly, in the same way its influence is being felt in the Hebraic-roots and Ephraimite communities.

Your bull-headed Ephraimite brother,
Hanok ben Isaak

Related:

• The Prodigal Son Parable, a Prophetic Macro-Timeline of Ephraim in the Last Days
• Should the majority rule? Rambam, 1001 Rabbis versus 1000 Prophets
• It does NOT matter what Rabbi Akiva thought, the Hebrew Prophets say 10-Israel will Return
• Just how BIG is the Remnant (Isaiah 49:20?)
• What are the Promised Boundaries of Israel? (MAP)

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