The Number of Jewish Believers in YeshuaToday...•250,000-300,000 Jewish believers •May not have...
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The Number of Jewish Believers in Yeshua TodayDr. Mitch Glaser
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First third of the 20th century:•97,000 Jews in Hungary•17,000 in Vienna•35,000 in Poland
•60,000 in Bolshevik Russia•20,000 in the US
Leon Levison(1881-1936)
Sir Leon Levison, quoted by JS Conning, “Jews Become Christians,” Missionary Review of the World (1931):905.
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Looking Back to Look Forward
The 19th Century
Johannes de le Roi (1899) – Jews baptized in the 19th century:•72,740 into evangelical churches •57,300 into Roman Catholic church•74,500 into Greek church •204,540 Total
Thompson, A Century of Jewish Missions p.264-65
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•250,000-300,000 Jewish believers•May not have included Jewish people
baptized into Roman Catholic or Orthodox churches•More than the 204,000 in the 19th century
First Third of the 20th
Century
Thompson, Alfred E. A Century of Jewish Missions. New York: Revell, 1902.
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In Europe only an estimated 3,642,000 remain of the total Jewish pre-war population of approximately 9,740,000Messianic Jewish population reduced by one third?
Post Holocaust Jewish Population
Blaustein, Jacob. “The American Jewish Committee, 39th Annual Report.” 1946.
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Buksbazen: In post-war Holland I visited a Hebrew Christian brother who told me how the Lord had wonderfully preserved many Jewish Christians through the kindness and friendship of the Dutch people. The Dutch people took a Christian stand against Hitler, protecting their Jewish compatriots at the risk of their own lives. Many Dutch people paid the highest penalty while doing it. Hebrew Christians were rounded up by the Nazis and imprisoned in concentration camps together with other Jews. But there they were faithful to their Lord and testified for Him as long as life lasted.Buksbazen, “Report on Trip to Holland,” IMG (1948):25.
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Grolle: Spies were active, but also were the illegal resistance organizations. Some hidden Jews were caught and together with their Christian hiders deported. Christian love for Israel was shown. Many a Jewish heart was moved by this. There were blessed experiences when the Lord opened these Jewish hearts. Many were converted and, in this way, not only the body but above all, the soul was saved by the grace of God. Some hundreds of them who were hidden in Christian families gave their hearts to the Lord.Grolle, “Post-War Efforts,” 1–2.
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The Messianic Jewish Movement
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Evangelicals, the Gospel, and Jewish PeopleRepresentative Survey of 2,002 Americans With Evangelical Beliefs
Sponsored by Chosen People Ministriesand Author, Joel C Rosenberg
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Methodology • LifeWay Research survey September 2017
• Sponsored by Chosen People Ministries and author Joel C. Rosenberg.
• Used web-enabled KnowledgePanel®, designed to be representative of the U.S. population.
• 2,002 surveys
• 95% confidence of plus or minus 2.7% error rate
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Evangelical Beliefs• The Bible is the highest authority for what
I believe• It is very important for me personally to
encourage non-Christians to trust Jesus Christ as their Savior• Jesus Christ’s death on the cross is the
only sacrifice that could remove the penalty of my sin• Only those who trust in Jesus Christ alone
as their Savior receive God’s free gift of eternal salvation
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71%
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2% 1%11%
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100%
StronglyAgree
SomewhatAgree
SomewhatDisagree
StronglyDisagree
Not sure
71% strongly agree that sharing the Gospel with Jewish people is important
Q33: “Sharing the Gospel with Jewish people is important.” n=1967
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35%
60%
5%0%
20%
40%
60%
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Yes No Not sure
35% of those with Jewish friends have prayed for the salvation of
their Jewish friends in the last week
Q41: “In the last week have you prayed for the salvation of your Jewish friend(s)?” Asked of those indicating they have Jewish friends in Q40. n=591
Among those with Evangelical Beliefs who have Jewish friends
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Yes No Not sure
60% have not shared the Gospel with any of their Jewish friends in the last year
Q42: “In the last year have you shared the Gospel with any of your Jewish friends?” Asked of those indicating they have Jewish friends in Q40. n=588
Among those with Evangelical Beliefs who have Jewish friends
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Jewish Parents or Grandparents
2%
93%
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Yes No Not sure
Q46: “Are one or more of your parents or grandparents Jewish?” n=1989The sample provides 95% confidence that the estimated number of adult Americans with Evangelical Beliefs who self-report that they have at least one Jewish parent or grandparent is between 612,117 and 1,129,424.
p When applied to the entire population, this response provides an estimate of 870,771 adult Americans who have Evangelical Beliefs and self-report that they
have at least one Jewish parent or grandparent
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The Lifeway Survey (2017)
• 2% of Evangelicals with one or two parents or grandparents who are Jewish
• By projection: 870,771• 11% of Jews by ethnicity
who have evangelical beliefs
2%
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5%0%
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Yes No Not sure
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• 40 million Evangelicals• 7.8 million US Jewish adults, both by
ethnicity and religion (Pew estimate)• 2017 AJYB 6.85 Million
• 11% of American Jews have evangelical beliefs
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Comparison Surveys
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The Pew Survey (2013)
Total of 2.4 million People with a Jewish background
21% – 1.6 million people –raised in homes that are ethnically Jewish, but religiously Christian
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The Barna Survey (2016)
• According to the Pew report, millennials represent 20% of the adult Jewish community – 1,560,000• 21% of millennials believe Jesus is the son of God
– approximately 300,000 Jewish young people• What do they mean?
…the survey does not pursue this further
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19th Century Europe Pre-Holocaust Europe 21st Century U.S.
# of Jewish People # of Jewish People # of Jewish People
9 Million 9.5 Million 7.8 Million
% Jewish Believers in Yeshua % Jewish Believers in Yeshua % Jewish Believers in Yeshua
2% (200,000) 3% (300,000) 11% (900,000)
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11% NOT 1% Evangelicals with Jewish Ethnicity• The traditional figure of less than 1% Jewish
Believers (78,000 people) in the United States is far too low• Almost 900,000• Where are they?
...primarily in local churches• It is also possible that a large majority were raised
with the knowledge of their Jewish ethnicity but identify as Christians
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Messianic Ministry in the
21st Century
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A New Perspective
We must recognize that we are reaching a new type of Jewish family, impacted by intermarriage, with a new perspective on Jewish identification. This should be especially understood as we lead and plant Messianic congregations.
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A New Perspective
Faith in Yeshua the Messiah is not viewed as harshly as in previous generations. 34% of Jewish people say belief in Yeshua is not incompatible with being Jewish. (Pew 2013)
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A New Perspective
Since the majority of ethnic Jewish believers in Jesus are in Evangelical churches we must find ways to include them in the Messianic movement that go beyond our regular programs and efforts to include them in our congregations and ministries.
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A New Perspective
We must understand our responsibility to Jewish believers and their families who are satisfied with their local church but, as we are compelled by Scriptures, believe they should become more connected to their Jewish heritage and part of an identifiable remnant. (Romans 11:5)
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Five Questions:
How can we leverage our relationships with Jewish believers in the Church for the sake of Jewish evangelism?
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Five Questions:
Should we consider strengthening the Jewish identity of Jewish believers in the Church as the responsibility of Messianic Jewish leaders?
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Five Questions:
How can we develop and expand our programs for children, so we can influence the next generation for the sake of Jewish continuity and our testimony of Yeshuafaith?
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Five Questions:
How can we re-contextualize our understanding of Jewish identity in non-traditional ways that might be more appealing to the next generation of Jewish believing families?
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Five Questions:
How can we bridge the gap between the land of Israel and Jewish believers in the Church by helping Jewish young people in churches to engage with Israel?
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Reach the 90%
If 11% or even 10% of individuals in the US with one or more Jewish parents or grandparents hold evangelical beliefs, then how do we reach the remaining 90% for Yeshua?Is the modern Messianic movement prepared for the task?We are walking towards a Romans 11:25 future!