The Shepherds Way (TSW) ~ Eric W. King: Anglo-Saxons from Israel

Anglo-Saxons from Israel

We do believe that ancient Israel migrated over the caucus mountain, that we do believe.

What you are about to read must be read in its entirety to fully grasp. This topic is very controversial and many American Christians have been restricted from this knowledge. There is much misinformation regarding this topic and the need to openly correct has come. Now for the first time the Ancient Antiochene Church feels the need to begin to set the record straight regarding this issue. This is simply an introduction to a much misunderstood and very important Christian doctrine. Here E.W.King explains in simple terms the reality of Anglo-Israelism.

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By Eric William King

To the Ancient Antiochene Church this subject is extremely guarded and important to properly understand. As a teacher and Elder of Ancient Antiochene Theology I must say that I do not ever want to be thrown into the camp of most all those supposed Christians who teach what has become known as “Anglo-Israelism”. Why? Unfortunately most of the groups teaching it today are “cults” or “boarder-line cults”.

Most of them reject the proper doctrine of the Deity of Jesus Christ, they reject the proper understanding of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, they reject the early and proper Patristic eschatological truths, and many other things do they heretically teach.

Unfortunately many of them are also Judaizers. They are Kenites teaching that Christians must keep the Mosaic Covenant “feast days” and special “Sabbath days”, “food laws” and they teach a legalism that is quite frankly Satanic.

Having stated that; one group teaches that they invented the ancient doctrine about the Kenites. They state that this is original with them and their group. Wrong! Ancient Hebrew Rabbis and many ancient Christian records show that the doctrine regarding the Kenites is very old and connected to the early Antiochene Church. We have other articles which document these issues.

So what is True Anglo-Israelism?

There are many good Christians who have written properly on the subject of Anglo-Israelism and we have many of their works in our Ancient Antiochene Libraries. This sacred and very important teaching has existed here in the United States since the beginning of this nation. It was in fact understood by our early presidents and became somewhat popularized more than a century ago. It is a highly protected doctrine.

It became somewhat popular in England just after the Elizabethan era. Here in America some early teachers of this doctrine were James Lovell and Howard Rand. Though both of them had no direct connection to the original Antiochene teachings of this doctrine they did have much of it properly understood. Some of their understandings were however incorrect and this has led many to reject the doctrine or twist it to mean things that are not true.

When the doctrine is properly taught from Scripture and from the earliest historical records it comes into its proper light. One of the dangers of wrongly teaching this doctrine results in extreme nationalism - and its distortion for some has unfortunately resulted in racism. This is why this doctrine must be taught properly or not taught at all.

We reject Herbert W. Armstrong’s teachings of this doctrine in many areas. He was the founder of “The Worldwide Church of God” and they are a cult. Also, their many offshoots which still exist today teach heretical doctrines and should be ignored and rejected.

The true sacred doctrine of Anglo-Israelism is the teaching that the so called “lost ten tribes of Israel” migrated over the Caucus Mountains and are the Anglo-Saxon races which currently reside predominately in Great Britain and the United States of America.

*Our Ancient Antiochene manuscripts can properly document this.

The so called Ten Lost Tribes of Israel

Jacob (whose name was changed to Israel) had twelve sons and only one of those sons produced the Jewish people - when we get technical. Jews are literally from the tribe of Judea. Apostle Paul was a Benjamite from the tribe of Benjamin who converted to Judaism which back then was the religious sect of Pharisees (Galatians 1:13).

Jacob had twelve sons and a daughter by his wives and their maids (Genesis ch.29-39). His father was Isaac and his mother, Rebecca. Jacob was a twin brother; his brother’s name was Esau. Jacob becomes the patronymic of Israelites.

Since May 14^th 1948 Israel again became a legitimate nation and many Jews have returned to their own land. This was a great and glorious fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. God promised the restoration of the nation of Israel. Today when we think of Jewish people we lump all the 12 original tribes together and call them all “Jew”. It is true that all twelve tribes have now been categorized generically as Jews.

When we go strictly by Sola Scriptura (the Word of God alone) we see a very different picture developing. Really only those from the tribe of Judah make up the literal Jewish people. So what happened to the other eleven tribes? When we read our Bible’s we find that when the Kingdom of Israel split Judah and Benjamin along with some Levites formed the Southern kingdom called Judea and the rest of the tribes formed Israel (the northern kingdom).

So technically speaking, after the split Israelites are NOT Jews. The Jews remained in Jerusalem.

When we say Israel sometimes we include all twelve tribes because Israel (Jacob) is the father of all twelve tribes. In this sense of course all twelve tribes make up literal Israel. If you look in the back of your Bible you might find a map that shows that Judea (Jews) and Israel were once completely different nations.

Some from the other tribes went back to Jerusalem but the main portion of the other ten tribes eventually migrated over the Caucus Mountains and spread throughout Europe. So much of literal Israel lost its identity through captivity. The ancient ten tribes have become lost to the secular historians but not to God. God says through Amos the prophet;

“Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth; yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,’ says the Lord. ‘For surely I will command, and will sift the house of Israel among all nations, as grain is sifted in a sieve; yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground.” (Amos 9:8-9)

Not all twelve tribes come from the same mother so DNA would be different amongst the tribes. All of this is fascinating to think about. Most Christians don’t contemplate such things. To me and most Christians we realize that ALL Scripture is important so understanding what happened to ancient Israel contains moral lessons for us as well as historical facts about who we are today as Christians.

Ten Tribes of Israel Migrated

There was a 400 year gap in between the Old and New Testament so the language and much of the culture had changed by the time of Jesus Christ. During this 400 year gap “The Apocryphal” writings were written and compiled. We find some important history regarding the migration of the ten tribes found in the “Book of 2^nd Esdras” which was written a century before the time of Jesus (Yeshua). We read;

“Those ten tribes, which were carried away prisoners out of their own land…and he [Shalmaneser], carried them over waters, and so came they into another land. But they took this counsel among themselves, that they would leave the multitude of the heathen, and go forth into a further country, where never mankind dwelt…And they entered into Euphrates by the narrow passages of the river.” (2^nd Esdras 13:40-43)

This is interesting and for some it is very controversial history. Some heretical teachers developed these facts into a doctrine known as “Anglo-Israelism”. I do not teach what has popularly become known as “Anglo-Israelism”. Here at “The Shepherds Way” ministry we teach only the facts. We have been blessed with a great historical library that we use in our research. It is important for today’s Christians to be more aware of what they believe in. In this information age so much error is prevalent on the internet that you really have to do your own research to get the straight truth of anything. I encourage you to do research on what we teach here. Always test everything by the Living Word of God.

I truly believe that Christians want the facts. Some of the facts get very controversial regarding Bible topics but as long as we are honest with God and ourselves we will always be doing and accepting that which pleases God. God’s Word…the Holy Bible is our ultimate “fact book”.

Understanding the spilt-up of Israel & Judah

Rehoboam was a son of King Solomon; he was to succeed his father on the throne. Jeroboam was the son of Nebat and of the tribe of Ephraim (Joseph’s seed). Following the death of King Solomon the people were left to choose between these two to become the new king.

Jeroboam was told by the prophet Ahijah that he would become king of ten of the twelve tribes (1^st Kings 11:29-40). When Rehoboam faced the people after King Solomon died he wondered what to do so he consulted the Elders who told him:

“…If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.” (1^st Kings 12:7)

But instead of listening to his wise Elders he sought counsel from his young friends whom he grew up with and they told him;

“…Tell these people who have said to you, ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter’ – tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist. My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions’”. (1^st Kings 12:10-11)

In other words, his friends wanted power with him in his rule. Their immature and unwise minds ruled-the-roost. Today we see many government institutes ruled by young and uncontrolled minds. Isaiah foretold a time when improperly parented “children” would rule and cause chaos. God warned the prophet Isaiah;

“I will make boys their officials; mere children will govern them. People will oppress each other – man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the base against the honorable.” (Isaiah 3:4-5)

We see the young violent “children” today who riot in our streets and they know nothing about what they are even rioting about. Ten Tribes out of the Twelve Tribes of Israel sided with Jeroboam and rejected the evil rule of Rehoboam. All the Jews (from the tribe of Judah) decided to stay with the evil Rehoboam along with the smallest tribe of Benjamin and some of the Levites so that they could officiate in the temple.

This revolt brought the complete separation between Judah and Israel. After this “Israel” was a complete and separate nation than that of the Jews (Judah). When we say “Israel” in its national sense of course it may refer to all twelve tribes but from here on in the Bible we see that Judah would never unite with Israel during Old Testament times.

Judah had Rehoboam on their throne and from here on out follow a completely different history than Israel. Understanding the promises of two different races must now be noted. So Israel was headed by a leader and representative of Joseph and it was this “house” which was to retain the “birthright” forever (Genesis ch.48-49; 1^st Chronicles 5:1-2). Both nations have different prophetic implications. This is so very important to understand in these last days. Christians who continue to study here at “The Shepherds Way” will learn about these extremely important issues.

Documented Facts

The true Anglo-Israel doctrine teaches that the ten tribes of Israel who were caught by the Assyrian King, Sargon, are the Saxae people, or Scythians. These people migrated westward through Northern Europe and are the Saxon ancestors of England.

To the ten tribes were bequeathed the blessings of Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. As the result of Jacob’s blessings over Ephraim and Manasseh they became the tribal heads of literal Israel. The blessings given to these two can never be summed up in or applied to the Jews because the Jews come from Jacob’s son Judah who received different blessings.

Jews are not the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh. The blessing given to Joseph (Ephraim & Manasseh) comprises a completely different race of people; even from different mothers. It is Biblically incorrect to look for the fulfillment of these promises of a “nation” and “company of nations” in the descendants of Judah. The blessings given to Ephraim and Manasseh are completely different and are for a different group of people all together.

So these blessings are not to be found outside the “House of Joseph”. This doctrine is right in front of Bible readers’ eyes and should not be twisted to fit anybodies bias or distorted ideas.

Jacob gave these blessings over Ephraim and Manasseh which were to blossom in the “latter-days”, which means our days (Genesis 49:1).

Deeper Understandings

Much of these understandings were “sealed” or “shut-up” from first century understandings because the Bible had not yet been completed. Today we are blessed to have the entire Word of God open before us so that we are without excuse.

There is so much to be understood that we cannot cover here to get a fuller and richer understanding of this most important doctrine like the warning giving by Jesus Christ about “those who call themselves Jews (from the tribe of Judah) but are not”. (Revelation 3:9) There are false “Jews” which are actually Kenites and Jesus called them out more than once. (Matthew 23:31-36; John 8:44; Jude 11). Sadly there are still these legalists (Judaizers) amongst us today. They wish to throw us back into the Mosaic Dispensation.

Later on in Bible history we find that many Kenites accepted Yahwism and were incorporated into the tribe of Judah. By the time of Jesus Christ some of the Jews had ancestry line connections to the Kenites. The Kenites are in many bloodlines today.

Regarding just who the Anglo-Saxons are we find out some very interesting facts. The Anglo-language has no comparison to ancient Hebrew or Greek yet words and phrases were handed down in the language changes and over time so much of the ancient words and Hebraic phrases became somewhat distorted. Take for instance the Hebrew word for man which is iysh or ish.

The Anglicized word for covenant became brith. When this is followed by iysh or ish it became British which meant “covenant man” and or “the covenant people”. The word “covenant” in Hebrew is “berith” which they pronounce “brit”. True Hebrews (according to Scripture) are descendants of Isaac. In Hebrew we would drop the “I”, due to not using vowels in Hebrew, and pronounce this Saac. So Isaac’s sons would become “Saxons”.

In other documentation we find that earlier descendants of even Abraham migrated into differing parts of Europe way before the time of Moses. We find that Tarshish is the ancient name of the British Isles known as “the young lions”.

In fact, our research shows that Joseph of Arimathea (sometime around 36-39 AD) brought Christian teachings to Britain. He was followed by an apostle named Simon Zelotes and then by a man named Aristobulus who was the first Bishop of Briton. Finally there are in fact records of Apostle Paul journeying to Briton also.

Now of course most all of this is extra-biblical history and is not needed to receive the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is important history however, especially when it comes to the proper understanding of where True Israel is today.

In May of 1948 the nation of Israel again became an independent nation fulfilling Bible prophecy. Israelites are now allowed to return to their literal homeland (Jerusalem) as prophesied in Scripture. This too is important history when looking into correctly understanding Bible prophecy.

I have much more to share and teach regarding these most interesting topics but this is sufficient for now. Please stay here at “The Shepherds Way” and “Nugget of Truth” to get all the interesting facts regarding these subjects.

Remaining in God’s word always…

Eric William King (July 20^th 2020)

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