The Mystery Lawof EvangelismRevealed

Sid Roth

The Mystery Lawof Evangelism

Revealed

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The Mystery Law of Evangelism Revealedby Sid Roth

Some have expressed amazement at how easily Ilead people to the Lord. Wherever I go, I find thatthe unsaved are receptive to the Good News. I praythis booklet will equip you to move supernaturallyin this same anointing gift as I teach you step bystep how I evangelize. Always remember that anythingI can do, you can do better. My ceiling can be your floor!

Many Bible believers know the spiritual laws abouthealing. Many also know the spiritual laws of prosperity. Both of these are valid and important. But you can’t take your money to heaven. And you won’t need healing in heaven. The only thing you take to heaven is souls! This is why Proverbs 11:30 says, “…he who wins souls is wise.”

The Law of EvangelismI have found that most believers do not know thatthere is also a Law of Evangelism. The key is to go “to the Jew first.” When God wanted to reach the world, He went first to the Jew, Abram, who was renamed Abraham. We know God loved all people. So why did He go to the Jew first?

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When Jesus wanted to reach the world, He went tothe Jew first. Matthew 15:24 says, “But He [Jesus]answered and said, ‘I was not sent except to the lostsheep of the house of Israel.’” We know Jesus loved all people. So why did He go to the Jew first?

When Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, wantedto reach the Gentiles, he went to the Jew first. InRomans 1:16, Paul writes, “For I am not ashamedof the gospel of Messiah, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.”

We know Paul was called to the Gentiles. So whydid he go to the Jew first? He certainly receivedmore than his fair share of persecution from un-saved Jewish people. Acts 18:6 states, “But whenthey opposed [Paul] and blasphemed, he shook hisgarments and said to them, ‘Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.’” Yet even after this statement of utter ex-asperation, the next two verses show Paul stillwent to the Jew first: “And [Paul] departed fromthere and entered the house of a certain man namedJustus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household…” (Acts 18:7-8).

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God, Jesus and Paul knew that when you go to theJew first you reach more Gentiles than if you go tothe Gentile first. Why? When you go to the Jew first,you open a door of blessing based on Genesis 12:3.In this Scripture, God promises to bless those whobless the Jewish people. What is the greatest way to bless the Jewish people? Tell them about the Good News of Jesus. When you do this, you are planting a seed that will result in a harvest of Gen-tile souls.

If I create evangelistic literature to reach Gentiles,I will reach very few Jewish people. But when Idesign evangelistic materials to reach Jewish peo-ple, I will reach multitudes of Gentiles as well! I have found that I reach more Gentiles by going to the Jew first than by going to the Gentile first! This is the Law of Evangelism.

One of the Greatest Miracles in the BibleTo understand the heart of the Jew you must un-derstand that God promised to preserve the Jewishpeople: “Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun fora light by day, the ordinances of the moon and thestars for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, and its waves roar (the Lord of hosts is His name): ‘If those ordinances depart from before Me, says the Lord, then the seed of Israel shall also cease from being a nation before Me forever’” ( Jeremiah 31:35-36).

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In other words, God promised that as long as therewas an earth there would be Jewish people as adistinct race. This is one of the greatest miracles inthe Bible.

Imagine a people that lose their country and arescattered to the four corners of the earth. And for2,000 years they are murdered and persecuted inevery country in which they settle—just for beingJews. You would think that by now every Jew wouldhave either assimilated into another religion just tosurvive or been murdered.

How Did God Cause Jews to Surviveas a Distinct People?God put an instinct in the heart of every Jew thatsays, “I was born a Jew and I will die a Jew.” Chris-tians often assume that a Jew who never goes to thesynagogue or who considers himself secular or even an atheist is not interested in being Jewish. Untrue! So if you tell a nominal Jew that in order to become a Christian he needs to stop being Jewish you are going against a God-given instinct. The rabbis sayyou cannot be Jewish and believe in Jesus. Andmany in the Church say you cannot be Jewish andbelieve in Jesus. The result is that we Jews feel we can believe in anything except Jesus.

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Some Christians who argue that Jews lose theirJewishness when they believe in Messiah point toPaul’s words in Galatians 3:28: “There is neitherJew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Mes-siah Jesus.” Yes, in Jesus there is no male or female, Jew or Gentile, but in the natural there are still males and females, Jews and Gentiles. You don’t stop being a male after you believe in Jesus. Even Paul, after accepting Jesus, said in Acts 21:39 “I am a Jew,” not “I was a Jew”! I, Sid Roth, am a Jew, and I will die a Jew.

All You Need Is Love?I recently heard a popular Christian television hostsay the best way to reach Jewish people is throughlove. I agree we should love all people, but fewJews come to Jesus with the “love-only” approach.Frankly, I feel as if it is a cop out. In America, mil-lions of dollars are spent on “bless Israel” events towhich prominent unsaved Jewish people are in-vited with an unwritten promise that they will not hearthe Gospel, but just experience Christians’ love forIsrael. Yes, we should show love, but love withoutsharing the Gospel is not real love.

Paul explained the problem in Romans 10:14: “Howthen shall they call on Him in whom they have not

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believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear with-out a preacher?”

One reason many Christians take the love-onlyroute is because they are aware of the horriblehistory of anti-Semitism perpetrated by people who called themselves Christians. Misguided followersof the religion of Christianity, but not born again,based their hatred of the Jewish people on theirbelief that the Jews killed Jesus, among other lies. In truth, no one could kill Jesus unless He willingly laid down His life. In Matthew 26:53 Jesus says, “…do you think that I cannot now pray to My Fa-ther, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels [to defend me]?”

If you want to know who killed Jesus, the answeris found in Acts 4:27, “For truly against Your holyServant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people ofIsrael, were gathered together.” Who killed Jesus?If you have the Gentiles and Jews coming againstJesus, you have all people. But even all the people together could not kill Jesus unless it was part of God’s plan. Jesus laid down His life voluntarily for the sins of the whole world.

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If Love Alone Does Not Work to ReachJewish People, What Does? God tells us how to reach a Jewish person for Him—“For the Jews require a sign…” (1 Corinthians 1:22 kjv). The reason thousands flocked to hear Jesus initially was not His great teaching. They came expecting to be healed and to see signs and wonders. The miracles drew the crowds. After the people saw a demonstration of the Kingdom of God, the spiritual scales were removed and they were receptive to the Gospel.

I have found that the way Jesus, the Apostles andthe first disciples evangelized (with signs andwonders) not only is effective today, but is the bestway to reach large numbers of Jewish people. Theonly major exception of evangelizing Jews withoutmiracles has been the Russian Jews. When theformer Soviet Union first opened up to the outsideworld, there were millions of Jews who had livedwithout the religion of Judaism for 70 years undercommunism. They knew they were Jews, but thatwas all. They had not heard the lie that “You can’tbe Jewish and believe in Jesus.” Thousands cameto Jesus and that is why in Israel today the largestMessianic Jewish congregations are filled withRussian Jews.

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Are Jewish People Interested in the Supernatural?I have observed that a very high percentage of theleaders and followers in the new age and other cultand occult groups are Jews! Since the Bible sayswe Jews require a sign and most Christians are illequipped to demonstrate authentic miracles, weoften settle for the counterfeit.

This is why I have developed a supernatural men-toring course to teach believers to operate in thetrue miracles of God. Check it out at www.SidRoth.org/join.

What to Say, What Not to SayWisdom dictates you do not use the word Christwhen trying to share with a Jewish person. Why?Because we have been called “Christ Killers” for2,000 years. The word Christ comes from the Greek,but the word Messiah comes from the Hebrew. Ialways say Messiah and not Christ.

There are other words that remind us of the perse-cution we Jewish people have endured over thecenturies. For example, the word “convert” has anegative connotation because of being forced toconvert or die. Instead, you can use the word “re-pent”or the phrase “turn to the Messiah.” Even the word “Christian” can be a stumbling block to some

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Jewish people. They may think you are asking themto stop being Jewish. A good substitute for “Chris-tian” would be “believer in the Messiah.”

I usually use “Yeshua,” the Hebrew name for Jesus,and “Jesus” interchangeably. I want people to knowwho I am talking about. Most Jews do not know thename Yeshua.

When you are sharing with a Jewish person, it iscompletely appropriate to refer to passages from the Hebrew Scriptures. The Jewish Bible—the Ten-ach—is virtually the same as the Old Testament in the Christian Bible. Some of the words are trans-lated differently and the books are in a slightly dif-ferent order. Also the numbering of the verses is different than the Christian Bible in a few places.

Only in one place is there a serious incorrect trans-lation. In the Christian Bible, Isaiah 7:14 reads,“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” As believers, we rec-ognize this Scripture as a prophecy concerning the virgin birth of Jesus. The same verse in theJewish Bible—translated after the time of Jesus—says “young woman” instead of virgin. This removesthe supernatural element of the virgin birth. How

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did the rabbis translate this verse before the time ofJesus? The Septuagint, the best Greek translation ofits day completed by Jewish scholars before Jesuscame to earth, uses the Greek word that is exclu-sively translated, “virgin.”

Jewelry to Start Conversations withJewish PeopleI intentionally wear jewelry that will cause a Jewishperson to ask questions. From there I can direct theconversation to the subject of Jesus. I do not wearcrosses as jewelry. It is too objectionable to Jewishpeople because they have been accused of killingJesus. Instead, when I wear jewelry I wear a Jewishstar or menorah (seven-branched lampstand fromthe Temple). Some feel the six-pointed Jewish staris pagan. But people say the same about the five-pointed star. And I don’t hear anyone arguing thatwe need to remove the stars from the American flag! Actually, just because pagans have used thousands of symbols does not mean we cannot use them ina godly way. When you, as a Gentile, wear a Jewishstar or menorah, a Jewish person might ask if youare Jewish. Your answer: “I have come to love thegreatest Jew who ever lived!” That begs the question, “Who is the greatest Jew that ever lived?” What aperfect opening to talk about Jesus!

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Now let me share with you the types of things Iwould say to Jewish people to lead them to Messiah.

My Visitation from GodWhen I share the Gospel with Jewish people (andall people), I begin by talking about how I came tothe Lord or by describing a miracle I’ve had in mylife or I have personally observed. There is pow-er in testifying to what God has done (Revelation 12:11).

I have been a Jewish believer in Jesus for more than 40 years. I became a believer after I had a visitation from God that turned my world upside down. On the worst night of my life I went to bed so fearful, I didn’t want to live. I can’t even express in words how hopeless I felt. My brief, desperate prayer was“Jesus help!”

When I awoke the next morning, everything wasdifferent. My bedroom was flooded with the tangi-ble presence of God. Every cell of my body was in-vigorated with His life. In this atmosphere of God’slove, fear could not coexist. This was life changing.I instantly knew that Jesus was the Messiah and Iwanted to know more of Him.1

Sharing your testimony and healings you have witnessed, even if you are not Jewish, is powerful.

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Why I Continue to BelievePeople have asked me if I still believe in Jesus asfervently as I did in the beginning. They also won-der if I could have just imagined that first encounter with His presence. If that were my only experience,I possibly would have stopped following the Me siah. It is not very popular for a Jew and for a long time it put me at odds with my own family and most of my friends.

However, my faith is stronger now than ever be-cause the Spirit of God literally lives inside me. As I am writing this, I feel His presence. It’s like rivers ofliving water flowing through my body. It’s wonder-ful, and better than any high someone can havewith drugs or alcohol.

I know Jesus as a friend, and in His name I haveseen sickness leave people and more miracles thanI can count. On my radio and TV shows I have

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interviewed thousands of people who have hadtheir own miraculous and amazing encounterswith Him.

I have seen thousands of lives transformed whenpeople come to know Jesus for themselves. Myentire Jewish family eventually came to believe inMessiah Jesus.This is what I have discovered after walking with God for over 40 years. He is personal and interested in every aspect of my life. He is con-stantly smiling upon me and is always happy to see me. He is proud of me. Not for what I do, but for who I am. I am His son! I walked for 30 years with-out His favor. And now I am walking in His favor. Trust me. His favor is better!

His love is very different than human love. He sentHis Son to forgive me of my sins before I even knewHe was real or that I was a sinner. When I had myencounter with Him, I didn’t even know aboutasking for forgiveness of sin. I was overwhelmed byHis love and He captured my heart. Then I foundthat the sins I thought were important for myhappiness gradually disappeared. Even stubbornaddictions could not remain in the presence of Hismagnificent love.

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God has the answer for all your faults and all yourfears. Since God is pure love, what He did for me,He passionately desires to do for you!

I Also Share with the Unsaved How Bible Proph-ecies Concerning the Jewish People Have Cometo Pass and There Are Hundreds More Ready toTake Place Soon.

There is a second powerful reason for my faith, andthat is the phenomenal accuracy of the Word ofGod in predicting things that have come to pass.When you open your eyes and heart to the numberof Bible prophecies that have been literally fulfilled,you too will feel humbled at the mystery and awe-someness of God.

Although I celebrated my bar mitzvah (when aJewish boy is recognized as a man), and attended an Orthodox synagogue, I knew very little of the Scriptures. I had spent most of my time in the syn-agogue reading the prayer book and learning our traditions.

If you had asked me if I believed in God, I wouldhave said, “Yes,” but I had never really thoughtabout it. God was just not relevant. My life wasall about me. I didn’t realize all humans are hard-wired to know God. I hadn’t studied the universe

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and comprehended how its complex magnificenceproclaimed an Intelligent Designer.

Nor had I considered the intricate and balancedwonders of the human body. I hadn’t even thoughtabout how many times my life had been preservedin close calls with death or injury. Now that I havethought about all these things, I know they did notcome about by chance.

Once I was confronted with the truth, I had to learnmore about this God Who was pure love.

I devoured the Tenach (Old Testament) and foundthat it was filled with accurate predictions aboutthe future of the Jewish people, along with hun-dreds of prophecies about the Messiah that were fulfilled in Jesus.

Since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls inthe 20th century, we have proof that no one haschanged the ancient Bible prophecies. Thesepredictions, written thousands of years ago, are sospecific and so amazing that it had to be an act ofGod for them all to come true. There are hundredsof specific prophecies that have come to pass! Andthere are hundreds more that are ready to takeplace soon.

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God Requires 100% AccuracyGod tells us how to know if a prediction is fromHim. He says that if a prophet makes one mistake,the prediction is not from God (Deuteronomy18:21-22). After all, there is no such thing as time in eternity. Therefore, God had already seen the eventbefore He dictated it to a prophet who wrote it inthe Scriptures. The Bible is made up of thousands of predictions for the future. This is why not one has been wrong!

For example the Bible says the Jewish people wouldbe the most blessed people on earth and live inthe most blessed land on earth—Israel—if theyfollowed Moses and the Scriptures. But if not, wewould lose our country, many would die and therest would be scattered to the four corners of theearth. Whatever country we would go to wouldeventually turn against us and we would be in fearfor our lives (Deuteronomy 28). This sad historyof the Jewish people has unfolded just as theBible said.

But the Bible also says in the last days a nation,Israel, would be born in a single day (Isaiah 66:8).On May 14, 1948, in one day, Israel was proclaimeda Jewish nation—after thousands of years as awasteland. The Jewish people, who were without a

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country of their own, without a Temple, persecutedand murdered in every country they migrated to,became a nation again! The Jewish prophet Jeremi-ah said as long as there was an earth there would beJewish people ( Jeremiah 31:35-36). How easy itwould have been for this prediction to be wrong!

The prophets Amos and Isaiah predicted that theJewish people would return to the land of Israelfrom the four corners of the earth and that theywould rebuild the waste cities (Amos 9:14, Isaiah11:12). Those who returned spoke many differentlanguages and could not communicate with eachother. But just as God supernaturally kept the Jewish people as a distinct people group after 2,000 years, and formed modern-day Israel in one day, He gave them the pure language of Hebrew as foretold by the prophet Zephaniah (Zephaniah 3:9). Hebrew is considered a “pure” language because there are nocurse words in biblical Hebrew!

The land of Israel was a barren desert where noone wanted to live. But the Bible predicted thewaste cities would be restored and inhabited. Italso predicted the agricultural miracles of modernIsrael (Isaiah 35:1). Centuries before the modernscientific breakthroughs that made it possible, howcould Isaiah know that the barren desert would be

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full of vegetation? The only logical reason these pre-cise predictions and hundreds more could come true is that God inspired the men who wrote the Bible.

Why We Need A MessiahThere was a major crisis in Judaism when the Tem-ple in Jerusalem was destroyed in AD 70. Before Jesus was crucified, an animal sacrifice in the Tem-ple was the only biblical way to have our sins for-given. With no Temple, the Jewish leaders of that time either had to accept the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross or invent another way to receive forgive-ness. They responded by creating a non-biblical al-ternative means of atonement. The rabbis said that if we attend synagogue, say our prayers and give to charity, somehow this would atone for all our sins. But this was not God’s way. The Torah says, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul” (Leviticus 17:11).

Prophecies of the MessiahJust as God predicted the future of Israel and theJewish people, He predicted a coming Messiah Who would restore man’s fellowship with God, and told us how we could recognize Him. God said the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem and gave a specific time frame in the book of Daniel (Daniel

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(9:25). Did you know that there were several Bethlehems at the time Jesus was born? But the prophet Micah was so precise he said the Messi-ah would be born in Bethlehem Ephratah of Judea (Micah 5:2)!

He would be despised and rejected by men (Isaiah53:3). Live a sinless life (Isaiah 53:9). Be betrayedfor 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13). Die bycrucifixion (Psalm 22:16). Have His clothing gam-bled for at the time of His death (Psalm 22:18). Hewould die before the Temple was destroyed (Daniel9:26). Arise from the dead (Psalm 16:10). And the majority of the Jews would not recognize Him(Isaiah 53:3), but the Gentiles would follow Him(Isaiah 11:10). All these things happened.

Moses told us a Prophet was coming Who wouldbe like him. He would also come from the Jewishpeople. That eliminates Buddha and Mohammed.This One would be greater than Moses for tworeasons. First, God would put His Words inside of Him. Second, God would require obedience to those Words. Most feel Moses was talking about the Messiah. (See Deuteronomy 18:15-19.)

Actually, there are over 300 specific prophecies of the Messiah that were fulfilled by Jesus! According to the law of compound probabilities, there is only

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one chance in 33,554,432 that even 25 of theseprophecies could be fulfilled by a single person.2 Jesus fulfilled 27 Messianic prophecies in a single day!3

Jew or Gentile, All Can Have Intimacy with God!Just as God told us the history of the Jewish peopleand how to recognize the Messiah thousands ofyears in advance, He told us how to experience thepresence, love and friendship of God for ourselves.

God’s original intent was to have an intimaterelationship with man, and in the beginning, Adamand Eve had this kind of relationship with Him. Butwhen they disobeyed God, the beautiful intimacythey had with Him was lost. The subsequent his-tory of humanity has been cursed. When people have not been preoccupied with the pain of hun-ger, natural disasters, disease, crime and war, they have searched for comfort through worldly suc-cess, money, power, love, drugs, sex, gambling and a host of other things that always leave people feel-ing more empty and lost than before.

There is a God-shaped hole in our hearts that onlyGod can fill. We are designed to know God. It is lit-erally in our DNA. There is a way to intimacy withGod, and a way to fill that God-shaped hole. Goddesires that intimacy even more than you do.

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The Jewish prophets have told us how to be restoredto our rightful relationship with God—we mustget free of the sin in our lives. We are told our sinsseparate us from the holiness of God.

We all sin, but when God forgives you, you arereconciled with Him and you gain the power to befree. Only God can forgive and give you the powerto be free. I have met many who have been set freefrom all kinds of sins, addictions, compulsions andillnesses through the supernatural power of God.Now is the time to examine your life and removeany sin that separates you from experiencing thelove of God. But you need supernatural help to beset free.

God’s Remedy for Sin

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In the Old Covenant, only the blood of an un-blemished lamb sacrificed in the Temple couldcover our sins and provide reconciliation withGod. (See Leviticus 17:11.)

Since the Temple was destroyed in AD 70, aNew Covenant was needed.4

God predicted this New Covenant through theJewish prophets ( Jeremiah 31:31-34).

The New Covenant that was predicted in the JewishScriptures would do three things the Old Covenantcould not do. This is why it would be called “better”( Jeremiah 31:31-34).

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In the New Covenant, the earlier animal bloodsacrifice is shown to be a shadow or foretellingof the blood of Messiah (Hebrews 10:1-14).Jesus is called the Lamb of God, and He is thesinless Passover Lamb that God provided to die in our place and pay the penalty for our sins,which is death. He is the only way to receivesalvation and forgiveness of sins.

First, God said He (His Word) would live in-side of us. That’s exactly what Moses predictedabout the One Who would be greater than him.

Second, we would personally know Him. TheHebrew word for “know” is the same that isused when the Scripture says that Adam knewEve and had intimacy with her.

And third, He would so wipe out our sins thatHe would remember them no more! This ismuch better than only covering our sins as wedid in the Temple sacrifices. And because theanimal sacrifices that atoned for our sins had

to be in the Temple, which was destroyed, theNew Covenant is our only hope!

How You Can Be Right with GodThe penalty for sin is death, permanent separationfrom God, and it can only be removed by acting inaccordance with God’s instructions in which an un-blemished lamb dies in our place. We must exercisefaith in God’s provision through the New Cove-nant. The unblemished Lamb of God Who died in your place is the Messiah, Jesus.

To be forgiven and reconciled with God is to expe-rience His love, peace and friendship. This is howto really live for the first time in your life. Are youready to be forgiven and reconciled to God?

Closing ThoughtsI have personally experienced the promise you areabout to read from the Bible in my own life. I knowthis will also be true for you. How do I know this?God loves you as much as He loves me.

The Bible promises in Romans 10:9,13: “If you con-fess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,you will be saved…. ‘Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”

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God has taken the first step. Now it is your turn.You may or may not feel anything. The feelings andexperiences will come as you grow in knowing God by reading the Bible. Your first step is based on a decision.

“Today I have given you the choice between life anddeath, between blessings and curses…. You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying Him, and committing yourself firmly to Him. This is the key to your life…” (Deuteronomy 30:19-20 NLT).

Tell God you are sorry for your sins and ask Him toforgive you. He will! The blood of Jesus will washyou clean and God will no longer see your past sin.Now say this prayer out loud and enter into the joyof the Lord.

“Gracious God, I am a sinner. Please forgive me for my sins. I believe Jesus died for me and by His blood I am forgiven. You remember my sins no more. I ask You Jesus to live inside of me. Take over my life. I make You Lord of my life. Amen.”

Welcome into the Mishpochah (family) of God!

Additional Reading:My Orthodox Jewish father was taught all his life that Jesus was not the Jewish Messiah. However,

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when he read the following passage from the Jew-ish Scriptures, written seven centuries before Jesus was born, he was shocked. He knew this passage was talking about Jesus! Before he died, my fa-ther received Jesus as his Messiah. Read Isaiah 53 and decide for yourself whether this sounds like a prophecy about Jesus!

Who has believed our message? To whom has theLord revealed his powerful arm?

My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like atender green shoot, like a root in dry ground. Therewas nothing beautiful or majestic about his appear-ance, nothing to attract us to him.

He was despised and rejected—a man of sorrows,acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care.

Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was oursorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins!

But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

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All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have leftGod’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid onhim the sins of us all.

He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he neversaid a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.

Unjustly condemned, he was led away. No one caredthat he died without descendants, that his life was cut short in midstream. But he was struck down for the rebellion of my people.

He had done no wrong and had never deceived any-one. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man’s grave.

But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him and cause him grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have many descendants. He will enjoy a long life, and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.

When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of his experience, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins (Isaiah 53:1-11 NLT).

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Resources That Make Sharing EasyMy book, They Thought for Themselves, was birthed by God in a dream. He instructed me to write this book and promised more Jewish people would come to Him through it than anything I had ever done. This has proved to be true. Over 2.6 mil-lion copies have been distributed to Jewish people. Only heaven can record the number who will be saved through these God-inspired books!

My newest tool is a booklet called, Eyewitness: TheFinal Day on Earth. Both of these God-birthedtools make sharing the Gospel easy. Just give yourJewish friend the book or booklet and say, “A Jew-ish person I watch on television gave me this book and I thought you would enjoy it.”

I keep them with me at all times as I never knowwhen God will cause a Jewish person to cross mypath. The Jewish person that crosses your path is not an accident. Both of these tools are available in our online store at www.SidRoth.org/store.

Also suggest your Jewish friend get our free It’s Su-pernatural! Network App at the App Store for theiriOS or Android device. On our 24/7 online TVnetwork, they can watch over 700 of our archivedtelevision shows, plus other original programs in

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high definition. Our TV shows are faith buildersand instruct you how to be “normal”—as definedby the Bible. Also go to our website, www.SidRoth.org to watch archives of our TV show and to accessamazing supernatural resources. Many love ourteaching and interaction on our Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/its.supernatural. I invite you to join the conversation!

You Are CalledGet ready for the greatest Jewish revival in history.You have a written invitation from God to partici-pate. Romans 11:11 states, “I say then, have they[the Jewish people] stumbled that they should fall?Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles.” Why has salvation come to the Gentile? To provoke the Jewish people to jealousy.

Now you know your calling and you are equippedto share with the Jewish people you meet. You are called to the Kingdom for such a time as this! (See Esther 4:14.)

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Notes:1To read more about my supernatural encounter with Messiah Jesus and for a more extensive pre-sentation of the Scriptures proving the Bible is from God and Jesus is the Messiah, go to:www.TheyThoughtForThemselves.com.

2See http://www.answers.com/topic/compound-probability.

3See www.TheyThoughtForThemselves.com/27for a list of the 27 prophecies that Jesus fulfilled inone day.

4The animal sacrifice of the Old Covenant had to be in the Temple in Jerusalem and both the Temple and the city were destroyed in AD 70. Interestingly, according to Daniel, the Anointed or the Messiah had to come and be cut off (die) before the Tem-ple and Jerusalem were destroyed: “Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; and the people of the prince who is to come [Titus and his Roman Legions in AD 70] shall destroy the city [Jerusalem] and the sanctuary [Temple]” (Daniel 9:26).

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