{"id":26436,"date":"2015-09-06T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=26436"},"modified":"2015-09-05T18:02:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T16:02:17","slug":"26436","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=26436","title":{"rendered":"A Christian-Zionist Revolution is Brewing in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>A Christian-Zionist Revolution is Brewing in Britain<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Ari Soffer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A new group is looking to emulate the success of the Christian pro-Israel movement in America – and they are rapidly succeeding.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ChristianWhen it comes to Christian Zionism, most people think of the United States – and with good cause. Groups like Christians United For Israel (CUFI) have been among the leading lights in Israel advocacy, with a highly motivated and active grassroots base and support from a diverse range of senior clergymen and women. In terms of numbers, they outstrip even their Jewish pro-Israel counterparts, and in terms of commitment and activism, they often put them to shame.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Less well-known are the Christian Zionist movements outside of the US, for example in Europe. This fact is also, to an extent, not without good cause: for a variety of reasons, Christian Zionists in Europe, while certainly active, have never managed to emulate the success of their American counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n

But that could be about to change. In the UK, something of a revolution is brewing, thanks to the vision and tireless efforts of one quietly-determined pastor in reaching out to both Christian and Jewish communities alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Oliver Manyemba is a Pentecostal Christian pastor, as well as a trained investment banker and lecturer at a top London university. He is also a one-man powerhouse who is shaking up the face of UK Christian Zionism – and, by extension, both wider Israel activism and Jewish-Christian community relations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in Zimbabwe, Manyemba was active for several years in some of the more established Christian Zionist organizations in London, but noticed a frustrating trend: while longstanding groups were indeed working hard to fight Israel’s corner, they were doing so without reaching beyond a very narrow demographic base of white, middle-aged (or older) Church of England Christians. Millions of potentially sympathetic Christians, most notably among Black and Asian communities, were not being reached, and Manyemba resolved to fix that.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was at that point that our paths first crossed, some three years ago. At the time, this author was also on the London pro-Israel activist scene, and as part of efforts to cultivate ties with non-Jewish allies I was introduced to Oliver, who was looking to study the Bible’s authentic Jewish interpretations. Apart from becoming my first (and so far only) Christian Bible-study partner, he shared with me his incredibly ambitious vision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of previously un-engaged Christians nationwide to the cause of Israel – a vision which at the time appeared a thousand miles away.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, he leads Christian Watchmen over Zion (CWZ), a group that most British Jews will have never heard of, but which is now rapidly realizing that vision by emerging as the fastest-growing pro-Israel movement in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

CWZ is mobilizing Christians nationwide Credit: Christian Watchmen over Zion<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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It is nondenominational, with members spanning the gamut of the confusing mesh of Christian denominations in Britain; from Roman Catholics to Church of England and Eastern Christians. But CWZ’s core constituency and driving force is the rapidly-growing Pentecostal movement, particularly among the African and Afro-Caribbean communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Its objective is to reconnect Christians to authentic Biblical teachings – most importantly, the place of the cause of Israel or “Zion” and Jerusalem as a central focus of Christian belief.<\/span><\/p>\n

And its success in just two years has been staggering, drawing in thousands of grassroots members along with an ever-increasing number of churches and a diverse range Christian leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dispelling ignorance, standing with Zion<\/span><\/p>\n

One of them, Archbishop Dr. Abraham C. C. Evangelou, was present along with a larger CWZ delegation at a farewell party for the outgoing Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub last month. It was the largest and most diverse Christian group present, and the only one to include such senior clergy, underlining the central position the group has already taken on the pro-Israel scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

Evangelou, who started his ministerial career in the Greek Orthodox Church, now heads the Apostolic Christian Church and Ixthus Church Council, the latter of which boasts some two million members worldwide, including 1,500 ordained ministers, and has 40 churches in England alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

CWZ’s core message, he explained, is summed up by the Psalmist: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our aim is to educate the Christian world as to the relationship we should be having with Israel, and to build a relationship with our Israeli and Hebrew brethren who are the foundational background to our Christian roots and Christian faith. We feel indebted to them for preserving the Scriptures for us to benefit from.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Archbishop Dr. Abraham Evangelou (C) and Pastor Oliver Manyemba (L) led a delegation to outgoing Israeli Ambassador Taub’s farewell dinner Credit: Ari Soffer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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