Israel

Why Aglow and Israel?

The Call

In June 2001, the call to Israel upon Aglow was confirmed by leaders in the body of Christ who serve outside of the ministry of Aglow. At the All Nation’s Convocation in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, several prophets and apostolic leaders, including Don Finto, James Goll, and Tom Hess, called Jane Hansen Hoyt (Aglow's then president and CEO) out of the audience and laid hands upon her, praying and prophesying in relation to the call to Israel.

It was a public impartation, a public setting apart, and a public anointing for Israel – not  for Jane alone, but for the entire ministry as well. The word declared that, as her eyes were being opened to the purposes of God for His people, so would the eyes of those “under her charge” be opened as well. The word continued that there would come, through Aglow, a new injection into the global prayer movement.

From our first corporate trip to Israel in July 2000 to the present time we have continued to stand as watchmen in loving support of the people and the nation. We have experienced the unfolding revelation of God’s purpose for Aglow in His sovereign plan for Israel and for the Jewish people.

Read more about Aglow and Israel

Over the last decade God has enlarged the scope of the expression of the Israel mandate. Our Watchman on the Wall for Israel program is committed to educating and activating Aglow men and women to be effective intercessors and advocates. We continue to strengthen our relationship with the secular, religious and Messianic communities. As prayer is one of the foundational pillars of Aglow we have been entrusted to stand in the gap for the destiny of that nation and her people. This is our Esther call: for such a time as this!

Because we are Abraham’s off-spring by faith ...

In Genesis 15 God made an everlasting irrevocable covenant with Abraham and his offspring. Paul, in Romans 4, writes that by faith we become heirs as spiritual sons and daughters in all the blessings that the covenant relation with God brings. As Christians, we are the wild olive tree grafted into the natural olive tree, Israel, which Paul described in Romans 11:24. Our ancient Christian roots are firmly established in rich Hebraic soil through Abraham. It is the root of the natural olive tree that nourishes and sustains us as the engrafted spiritual sons and daughter of Abraham. Because of this adoption we have become entitled to the full covenant blessings.

As Aglow men and women we believe the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired and written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and is our rule of faith and practice. Therefore, as scripture commands, we give love, support and honor to the Jewish people because they are the ones to whom “pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God and the promises; of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all” (Rom.9: 4-5).

Because we recognize the prophetic destiny of Israel and the Jewish people!

God is a God of redemption. The Bible is the love story of God’s great plan of redemption for a fallen world and His relationship with the nation of Israel and the Jewish people is central to that story. They are the vehicle God has chosen to bring about His plan of restoration for mankind which will culminate in establishing His Kingdom reign on earth, ushering in the return of Christ. Israel and the Jewish people have a significant role yet to be completed.

Aglow stands in covenant relationship with the Body of Messiah. We recognize that they are key, not only to Israel and the Jewish people coming into their full prophetic destiny, but also to the Church coming into her full inheritance. “Now if their (the Jewish people) fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the gentiles, how much more their fullness” (Rom. 11:12).

Because God has entrusted us with this high calling, Aglow is committed to continue strengthening the Body of Messiah, to be a watchman over the whole house of Israel and to stand in the gap, calling forth all He has promised for that nation, the Jewish people, and for His Church.

Israel Unveiled

These podcasts are intended to equip people with a biblical and historic framework in order to understand and accurately communicate issues surrounding Israel and the Jewish people.

The Foundation Series

A series of teachings to be used as a resource for personal use or small groups bringing understanding to Israel past and Israel present.

Part 1 - The Biblical and Legal Foundation

Part 2 - Replacement Theology

What is Replacement Theology? Does it align with scripture? How was the seed planted and how did it grow? What is the impact on world history and what does it say to us today? Perhaps most importantly, how must we, as Biblically sound Christians, respond?

  • Replacement Theology - Part 1: The Error of Replacement Theology pdf icon_small
    From the early foundation of the Church, an imperceptible shift away from Jewish roots gradually produced over the centuries disastrous consequences for the Jews, Israel, and the Church. It has been described by some as the great cancer in Christian theology; others declare it as the great deception. More recently there are calls for a second reformation to correct this teaching that has infected the Church for over eighteen hundred years.

  • Replacement Theology - Part 2: The Fertile Soil for Replacement Theology pdf icon_small
    In the first century AD, the Church was well connected to its Jewish roots. Jewish believers regarded themselves as being under the umbrella of Judaism. They were viewed as just another sect of Judaism. The leaders in the early Church were all Jewish with Jerusalem at its center. As more Gentiles became believers in Jesus, first, through Peter and then the missionary work of Paul and Barnabas, potentially divisive arguments arose.

  • Replacement Theology - Part 3: The Biblical Response to Replacement Theology pdf icon_small
    As Christians, our response to Replacement Theology hinges on our understanding and embracing the prophetic call upon Israel, yet to be fulfilled. The story of a covenant keeping God, that began with Abram in Genesis and culminates in Revelation, involves a significant role for the land of Israel, and the Jewish people. The completion of the final act of history, the return of Jesus to planet earth and the declaration of His Kingdom reign will only happen as the sons and daughters of Abraham welcome Him back with “Blessed are you who come in the name of the Lord."