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   On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 1:42:01 PM UTC-8, Matt2442 wrote:   
      
   > Three separate lectures on essentially the same topic, edited together so   
   that the information flows as though it is one lectures. Well done indeed.   
   This is an example of how Gene Scott’s pretense of having exclusive info not   
   available elsewhere    
   would not stand in the internet age.   
      
   Answer...........   
      
   Agreed. Gene taught a lot good fundamental biblical principles (some of which   
   are rumored to have been "borrowed" from J. Vernon McGee, but none the   
   less...), principles any Christian should be grounded in. But, in this   
   information age (massive    
   information available on the Internet) much of Gene's claims would have been   
   easily debunked. Amityville being a prime example; the entire haunting story   
   was pure made up B.S.    
      
   Which brings up one of Doc's biggest failures; when researching or teaching on   
   any subject it's vitally important to include antagonizing material in your   
   research repertoire'. Material that directly challenges what you believe to be   
   true. I never had    
   the impression that Gene spent much time searching through material that   
   disagreed with or debunked what he was teaching on any given subject.   
      
   Case in point (of mine); I have learned a hell of a lot more by reading and   
   researching pro monetary -- so called "New Testament from income tithing"   
   material than by reading anti monetary tithing material. (monetary meaning   
   tithing money from income) I    
   subjected both pro and con to this...   
      
   Acts 17:11 - "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they   
   received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures   
   daily, whether those things were so."   
      
   And, hence the reason for this...   
      
   >> Differences of opinions in the church are important in order to flush out   
   error and heresies;   
      
   1 Corinthians 11:19 -    
      
   King James Version... "For there must be also heresies among you, that they   
   which are approved may be made manifest among you."   
   New International Version... "No doubt there have to be differences among you   
   to show which of you have God's approval."   
   New Living Translation... "But, of course, there must be divisions among you   
   so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!"   
   English Standard Version... "for there must be factions among you in order   
   that those who are genuine among you may be recognized."   
      
   Gene never permitted antagonizing teaching in his church. Antagonizing   
   teaching that could have served to correct him (or even prove him correct on   
   any give subject), and that was one of the main factors that false doctrine   
   from his pulpit (including his    
   nightly chair on the FOF) ran amuck. No one was encouraged to "search the   
   scriptures daily, whether those things were so" and submit Gene's teaching to   
   proper scriptural correction. Gene said it, so it was "gospel truth." Melissa   
   continues the same    
   damning error.   
      
   Another case in point; antagonizing material on the subject of the so called   
   "10 lost tribes"...   
      
   >>> What is British Israelism and is it biblical?   
      
   British Israelism, also known as Anglo-Israelism, is the belief that the "lost   
   ten tribes" of Israel migrated to Europe and then to England and became the   
   primary ancestors of the British people and, thereby, the United States.   
   British Israelism was made    
   popular by the Worldwide Church of God and Herbert Armstrong, but other groups   
   have held the doctrine as well.   
      
   Is British Israelism true and biblical? In order to determine this, we need to   
   examine the two primary claims: (1) The ten tribes were lost, and (2) the ten   
   tribes migrated to England.   
      
   (1) 2 Kings 17:18 states that Israel was deported to Assyria in 722 B.C. After   
   this time, mention of the ten northern tribes (Israel) is rare in Scripture.   
   However, other Scriptures (and historical records) indicate that some of the   
   people of the    
   northern ten tribes remained in the land. Second Chronicles 35:18 records   
   Israel celebrating the Passover with Judah approximately 90 years after the   
   Assyrian deportation. It is likely that many people of the northern ten tribes   
   fled to Judah to escape    
   the Assyrians, and even more fled to the safety of Judah after the Assyrians   
   had ransacked Israel. Second Chronicles 15:9 records people from Ephraim,   
   Manasseh, and Simeon settling in Judah long before the Assyrian invasion. In   
   the New Testament, the    
   prophetess Anna is said to be from the tribe of Asher (Luke 2:36), one of the   
   supposed ten lost tribes. So, yes, many people from the northern ten tribes   
   were deported to Assyria, never to be mentioned again. At the same time, there   
   is sufficient    
   evidence in Scripture to prove that the ten tribes were not lost, but rather   
   rejoined with Judah in the south. It is likely that when Judah was deported by   
   the Babylonians, the people would have sought out the Israelites in Assyria   
   (very near Babylon)    
   and joined with them. In the returns to Israel recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah,   
   the Scriptures nowhere limit the returnees as being entirely from the tribe of   
   Judah.   
      
   (2) Is it possible that some of the deported Israelites emigrated to Europe,   
   even England? Yes. Is it likely? No. A journey from Assyria to England would   
   have been exceedingly difficult in ancient times, especially for a large   
   number of people.    
   Geographically speaking, Afghan-Israelism and even Japanese-Israelism have a   
   greater possibility of truth. Further, why would Assyria, or later Babylon, or   
   later Persia allow the Israelites to migrate outside of their territories?   
   Further, if the    
   Israelites had the ability to migrate, why would they travel to Europe /   
   England instead of back to their ancestral homeland? So, while it is possible   
   that some Israelites migrated to Europe / England, it is highly unlikely that   
   this occurred to any    
   significant degree.   
      
      
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