About this episode

The episode discusses the resurgence of antisemitism in Christian circles and the implications of questioning Israel.

"I'm just a village idiot. I'm just asking questions." This feigned innocence is used by a growing anti-Israel Christian crowd to sound humble while pushing an agenda. Nic Lesmeister helps you see through this smokescreen. Nic rejoins David Blease on Covenant & Conflict to name what's actually going on under the "just asking questions" posture, why the world tilted so fast after October 7th, and how an antisemitic theology long disavowed is showing back up in conservative Christian spaces. Plus, the Israel test: a way of reading how someone handles Israel that says a lot about how they handle everything else. What we cover in this episode: Why antisemitism didn't disappear after the Holocaust, just went dormant How October 7th accelerated a shift the world wasn't ready to see Classical dispensationalism, where it came from, and why GCFI isn't that The dual-covenant accusation and what "chosen" actually means The "just asking questions" move, and why arrogance keeps dressing up as curiosity The Israel test: Genesis 12, God's name on a people and a place CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:07 Welcome back, Nic02:19 The world after October 7th05:33…

People in this episode

Host: David Blease

Guest: Nic Lesmeister

Topics covered

• antisemitism
• Christian theology
• Israel
• dispensationalism
• October 7th
• anti-Jewish sentiment

Keywords

• antisemitism
• Christianity
• Israel
• dispensationalism
• October 7th
• theology
• anti-Jewish
• questions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gateway Center for Israel

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