John Hagee is another millionaire TV "prosperity" preacher from a mega church (18,000) in San Antonio TX. 

Sarah Posner, in an article titled Pastor Strangelove (American Perspective 06.06.06) states:

 

 

 "Hagee came under fire for excessive compensation derived

from his non-profit ministries. According to his organization's

tax returns, Hagee has earned more than $ I million annually

since 1999 in salary and deferred compensation from his non-

profit Global Evangelism Television and Cornerstone Church.

 His new book Jerusalem Countdown has sold nearly 500,000

copies and occupies a place in the Wal-Mart inspirational best-

seller list."

 

 

 George Barna, Christian Pollster and Hagee supporter, recently reported that Hagee is ranked in the top 10 spokesmen for Christianity among other Pentecostals. Hagee is a zealous promoter of the nation of Israel.

Mr. Hagee wants to move the prophetic clock forward himself. He has recently organized "Christians United for Israel" (CUFI) a political action group. This past July 16, 2007 was the inaugural summit. Certain Evangelicals and Israelis attended this CUFI summit. Such notables as Tom Delay, Joseph Lieberman, Rick Santorum and senator Brownback were in attendance.

 

 

 Hagee announced, "it is time to embrace the words of

 

Joe Lieberman and consider a military strike against Iran".

 

 

Hagee was rewarded for his words as Lieberman called him an ‘Ish Elohim' (Man of God) like Moses.  What in the world is a pastor doing calling for an attack on Iran?!!  Shouldn't a christian pastor be leading his flock to penetrate a country with the love of the gospel not bombs? This movement is not of God.  I watched a youtube video of Hagee calling for this strike on Iran and was apalled at the crowd raising their hands and cheering this statement.  Christ is calling his people to sacrificially take the gospel to our enemies not bomb them.Does Hagee believe that natural born jews have a different means of salvation than the Gentile Church?

This type of teaching is called "Dual Covenant." Hagee

reported to the Houston Chronicle :

 

 

 "I believe that every Jewish person who lives in the light of the

 

 Torah, which is the word of God, has a relationship with God

 

 

and will come to redemption" (Houston Chronicle, April 30,

 

 

1988). The Houston newspaper then quoted Hagee's own

 

 

shocking words: "I'm not trying to convert the Jewish people

 

 

to the Christian faith... In fact, trying to convert Jews is a

 

 

'waste of time.  Jews already have a covenant with God and

 

 

that has never been replaced by Christianity." (Houston

 

 

Chronicle, April 30, 1988, sec, 6, pg. 1).

 

 

 

   ( Mr. Hagee apparently made a statement that the Houston Chronicle twisted his words. )  

Here is a March 1, 2006 article from the Jerusalem Post:

Falwell: Jews can get to heaven

By Ilan Chaim

An evangelical pastor and an Orthodox rabbi, both from Texas, have apparently persuaded leading Baptist preacher Jerry Falwell that Jews can get to heaven without being converted to Christianity.

This creed, which runs counter to mainstream evangelism, maintains that the Jewish people has a special relationship to God through the revelation at Sinai and therefore does not need "to go through Christ or the Cross" to get to heaven.

Scheinberg said this has been Hagee's position for the 25 years the two have worked together on behalf of Israel and that Falwell had also come to accept it. Falwell sent a representative to the San Antonio launch of Christians United for Israel in early February, as did popular televangelist Pat Robertson.

Hagee, who will serve as CUFI national chairman, says the new organization aims to be a kind of "Christian AIPAC" (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) through which every pro-Israel Christian organization and ministry in America can speak and act with one voice in support of Israel on biblical issues.

The main issue, following disengagement from the Gaza Strip, is not to give up any more of the Land of Israel, he said.

Many Christian denominational leaders - who represent some 30 million evangelical Christians in the US - have expressed support for CUFI in writing. These include such names as Dr. Jack Hayford, president of the Foursquare Gospel Church; Paul Walker, assistant general overseer of the Church of God; international Pastor Rod Parsley of the World Harvest Church; Benny Hinn; George Morrison; Kenneth Copland; Steve Strang; Matt Croutch of the Trinity Broadcasting Network; and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer, president of the Family Research Council.

The latter is the Washington-based lobbying arm of James Dobson's Focus on the Family.

Scheinberg said he had worked with Hagee since 1981, when the pastor first broached the idea of organizing a night to honor Israel, which has become an annual event.

"He came to the Jewish community and of course they were skeptical, they were a bit suspicious, anxious about whatever agenda he might have," the rabbi recalled. "He took public positions against proselytizing the Jews, which some of his own colleagues at that time criticized him roundly for; for example, Falwell was at that time very critical of his nonconversionary statements regarding the Jews. But that's not the case now though. Falwell has changed his position," he said.

Hagee has been consistent in this theological position, Scheinberg said, and this was reflected in both the declared policy of CUFI and at the public launch of the organization last month.

"It seemed there was a great deal of unity - not unanimity - on nonconversion, a nonproselytizing agenda, that the Jews have a special covenant, and this was stated over and over," the rabbi said.

"It was stated in Hagee's opening speech, in his opening statement, and then repeated again. And when there was a question period later, no one asked about this. It seemed to be understood that any hidden agenda, any attempt at conversion, would undermine all their efforts, would be counterproductive, and that's not what they are about.

"There was always concern on the part of the Jewish community that there's a hidden agenda now, to convert now, to proselytize now. And regarding that, Hagee was very strong in saying no, we are not proselytizing," Scheinberg said.

Scheinberg, the only rabbi at the CUFI launch, senses there has been a downplaying of traditional evangelical theology in favor of something more concrete - supporting Israel. He associates this phenomenon of "Christian Zionism" with God's promise in Genesis 12:3 that those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse Israel will be cursed.

"The reason that I was at the summit was that I've been with him since the very beginning. It's not because I was Orthodox. I'm sure on other occasions he would be happy to invite the Conservatives. The Reform here have been very vocal in their opposition to anything that Hagee does - not so much for his support of Israel, but because the fundamentalist agenda, social agenda, is quite different than the Reform liberal agenda, and particularly Hagee's position on gay rights, on abortion, on pornography, etc., etc., run contrary or are anathema to some of the positions of the very liberal Reform," he said.

Falwell has altered his position, according to Scheinberg, apparently because the pastor decided to put End of Days theology aside in favor of the overriding need to support Israel, particularly against the mounting threat of a nuclear Iran.

"Obviously Falwell was very passionate about conversion, but he absolutely clearly knows Hagee's position and the Christians United for Israel position," Scheinberg said. "No question about that; Hagee assured me. I would trust him in his role for Israel, for Israel's security, to strengthen Israel. I would be very surprised if Falwell ever tried to pull a fast one. Morrison, Bauer and Hagee are so strong and so clear in their nonconversionary position, as well as the organization. Unless he [Falwell] lapsed into a moment of stupidity," Scheinberg said.

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 Hagee was awarded the “Humanitarian of the Year” award by the San Antonio B’nai B’rith Council. This is not a council of messianic Jews who have accepted Jesus as messiah, these are jews that have rejected Jesus and don't want to be evangelized.  Hagee has obviously received as his reward the praise of man, but it is this cop for christ's opinion that God is not approving. 

The bottom line is we need to take the gospel to Israel and we are mandated to make disciples of all nations including Iran and Israel.  Jesus told us that some of the signs prior to his coming will be that there will be wars and rumors of wars; however, I don't think He meant we should be promoting wars and rumors of wars!

 

 

Jews saved because they are Jews?

 

The Bible says, "But when he (John the Baptist) saw

 

 many of the Pharisees and Sadduccees coming to his

 

baptism, he said to them, "Brood of vipers? Who warned

 

you to flee from the wrath to come?  Therefore bear fruits

 

 worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to

 

yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.'  For I say

 

to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham

 

from these stones.  And even now the ax is laid to the root

 

 of the trees..."

 

 

MATTHEW 3:7-10