Oneness Pentecostals And British Israelism ?

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Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

what is British Israelism? Is that like replacement theology with Britain instead of the church or does it just refer to the monarchy?

In essence: the "10 Tribes" of the Northern Kingdom of Israel wandered from their Assyrian captivity through modern day Russia and Europe to become the "Anglo-Saxon" barbarian invaders of Roman era Britannia. So, modern Brits are in fact the blood descendants of Omri, Ahab, Jezebel and the like. For this reason, the British can claim a real inheritance to God's promises for a "restored" Israel. All of the prophecies of a future restoration were fulfilled when the British Empire stretched across the globe. It was at this time that "true Israel" was "blessing" the nations.

There are scriptural texts and historical coincidences that are called upon as "proof." Jacob had said that the tribe of Dan would leave a mark like a serpent across the globe. This is why, we are told, that you find so many place names with the word "Dan" in it. Places like DANmark and LonDAN (London - they really make that claim!).

Of course there is no explanation for how Hannah (or Anna) of Luke's Gospel could have found herself at Jerusalem in the 1st Century. According to Luke she was of the tribe of Naphtali and this tribe and its descendants should have been in Northern Europe at that time, not in Jerusalem.

Several other scriptures cannot be reconciled like in Chronicles where Ezekiel's prophecies of restoration are fulfilled, naming the return of the specific "lost" tribes. I've got a key set up in my old study Bible just for this topic. Let me know if you want better details, I can post when I get home.