Yeshua longs to take his bride to Abba's house. Where is that? One place Only-in the nation of Israel. Abba waits in Jerusalem-waits and waits. That's what sets this book apart. God's plan is not just for Gentiles to receive Jews into the church. Rather, God's plan requires that the church be cut away from its wild tree and grafted into the nation of Israel. From that nation, God harvests all nations, sets up his everlasting kingdom on earth, and rules creation. Yeshua is Jew-minded and Jerusalem bound. Today's "church" is everything but! The author had a "Damascus Road turn-around" that lit up his understanding of Israel's God-given destiny. His replacement theology of "spiritual Israel" crumbled into ashes, forcing him into hollering, "Whoa! The church status quo is not taking us where God wants us to go." He challenges: quit making excuses-get rid of churchy-but-empty, cistern-stale paradigms. Pelham's out to make you rethink:
"Church"
Replacement Theology (Church replaced Israel? Never!)
Israel's Destiny (Abba's wife)
Kingdom of God (Gentiles in Israel)
Woman molestation in "Good ol' boys" church "male-boxes"
God's "Macho" Masculinity
Dede and Pelham Gross - As unqualified to write a book on Jews as Saul of Tarsus was to preach to the Gentiles when blinded on the Damascus Road, the author had an encounter that lit up his understanding of Israel's God-given destiny. God dropped his plumb bob and lined up Pelham's life and experiences with the Scriptures. The author graduated from Mississippi State University with honors, and from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a Hebrew-Greek major. Baptized in the Spirit forty years ago, he has served as pastor, teacher, and prophet. Left partially paralyzed from a Mexico missions wreck thirty-six years ago, he's still relentless for God. He and wife, DeDe, support Forerunner Christian Fellowship's new Israel-mandated congregation in Kansas City. Check their website, www.israelmandate.net, for Dan's Lamentations CD containing the Blues songs scheduled out by March 2003. Email: pelham@israelmandate.net