 And at 12 gates, and at the gates, 12 angels, in names written there on, which are the names of the 12 tribes, of the children of Israel. You see that? So this is why we're out here. We're out here to tell you you are the children of Israel. When Hebrew Israelites say that black people are the true Jews, that they are actual Israelites themselves, is there a way that we can know that that's absolutely false? Hey smart Christians, welcome back. You get this question asked from time and time. As a matter of fact, you see on YouTube about this group, the Hebrew Israelites, and I guess they have different groups who claim to be the true children of Israel, the true Jews, and they have divided for themselves different tribes. Well, without getting into their different arguments, because truth be told, and I'll just be fair, their arguments tend to be incoherent at best. They do not tend to stay in context with Scripture. And so for that reason, I don't have a whole lot of deals with them, although I used to in the past. But for you all, just if you have, if you've been so inclined to have to deal with them, or you come across someone ask these questions, or maybe you want to know the truth, is there a way to know for a fact that blacks are not Israel, that blacks are not Jews? There is a way. Black people are not the Jews that are described by the blacks that we see here in America, and if they say that are the Jews, they're not. Here's how we know. A call in Romans 9, Paul, who is a Jew, by the way, is speaking about people being saved. And he brings up an issue about his country. Let's go to it real quick. Romans 9 verse 1, he says, I'm speaking the truth in Christ, I'm not lying, my conscience bears witness with the Holy Spirit, or in with the Holy Spirit, that I have a great sorrow and unceasing anguish for my heart, I mean in my heart, for I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off in Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. Well, obviously, who's he speaking about? He's speaking about Jews, because at this point in time, though at the founding of the church, the first people to place their faith in Christ were Jews. But then a few years later, we see that Jews by and large are not placed in their faith in Christ as a Messiah, but it is largely Gentiles. And so Paul has this this bother in his spirit, because Jews have decided not to place their faith in Christ. So we know he's speaking about Israel, about Jews, because of what he says. He says verse four, they are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory and the covenants, the giving of a law, the worship and the promise. So now, long as we know the context of what Paul is speaking of in Romans 9, 10 and 11. He's speaking about this concern about Jews, not placing their faith in Christ. In other words, becoming Christian, becoming believers, followers of God. But he says, though, we're not not to be too disheartened because they are eventually even though right now they're not. But Paul, what he does is he explains why the Jews are not placed in their faith in Christ, why Jews are not following God the way they should. And he says this one. He says that they've been given a stupor, a spirit of stupor. Let's go to Romans chapter 11, verse eight. Let's start in verse seven. What then Israel failed to obtain what is seeking the elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened. So the elect, that was those few Jews who did come to Christ, who did place their faith early on, they obtained it. But then look what he says. He says the rest were hardened. Well, who hardened their heart? He says the rest were hardened. Verse eight, as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear down to this very day. And so we've got Jews who are saying, or we've got Hebrew Israelites who are saying that blacks are the true Jews, but there's a problem. If blacks are the true Jews and if blacks are the children of God and they're following, well, here's the problem. Why do we have so many blacks who happen to have placed their faith in Christ that cannot be if the scriptures are true? The scriptures say that God has given them a spirit of stupor. As a matter of fact, look what else it says in Romans 11, 25. He says, let's pull it back on the screen. He says, for I do not want you brethren to be uninformed of this mystery so that you will not be wise in your own estimation. He says a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come. And so all Israel will be saved. This is written, the deliverer will come designed for he will remove ungodliness from Jacob. This is my coming with them when I take away their sins. So he's going to save Israel and that is those of ethnic Israel and only those of ethnic Israel who have faith in Christ. Those of the ones will be saved. Not all the Jews who happen to be of the lineage of Jews who are ethnic Jews, but you must be an ethnic Jew, but also have faith. And he's promised to save some of that nation. Now, here's the point. If there's a spirit of stupor being placed over Israel and if there's a partial hardening that's come over Israel, well, then how could Hebrew Israelites or anyone say that blacks who are placed in their faith in Christ that they are the true Jews if these Jews have had a partial hardening come over their heart? He's clear in that there is this hardening happening, this partial hardening happening to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles is complete, until Gentiles, until God is through dealing with the Gentiles. Well, if blacks are part of this group that are placed in their faith in Christ, blacks, whites, Hispanic Asians, all these people are placed in their faith in Christ, that indicates that those people who are placed in their faith in Christ now, those are the Gentiles, the people who are the ones that are not obviously those who are of Islamic faith or Hindu or Buddhist. I might speak of someone who has a different faith, but people who claim to be of the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that is the Jews, why aren't they doing it? Because God is correct, the Bible is correct, Paul is correct when he says that God has given them a spirit of stupor. So it couldn't have been that blacks are Jews, but they're still placed in their faith in Christ. It could not be that blacks are the real Jews, but they don't have a spirit of stupor of them that they have their hearts hardened. You cannot have your heart hardened and still place your faith in Christ. And so that's proof, just biblical proof, one outstanding proof, one glaring truth to show that blacks are not true Jews. If they were, they would not be placed in their faith in Christ. Amen.