Now, I've heard a lot of preaching that discuss the synagogue of Satan and I personally have
never heard any preacher that I listen to properly identify the synagogue of Satan.
And it always boggled my mind because to me it's very obvious when you just read this
passage and take it for what it says who the synagogue of Satan are.
First of all, they are someone who says that they're a Jew.
Now doesn't that eliminate a lot of people right away?
I mean does everybody that you know say that they're a Jew?
Does every religion on this planet claim to be Jews and say, we're Jews, I'm a Jew?
No.
Whoever the synagogue of Satan are, they are people who say that they're Jews.
But are they Jews?
No they're not.
Now the other thing that you should notice is that this group is called the synagogue
of Satan.
Does every religion have synagogues?
Does every person go to a synagogue or is every person a member of a synagogue?
No.
But if we look at this, it's very obvious when we think about the fact that there is
a group of people in this world who do go to a synagogue, who do have a synagogue, and
who say that they are Jews and are not part of the synagogue of Satan.
And that is people who follow the religion of Judaism.
Now you say, wait a minute Pastor Anderson, there's no way that's the synagogue of Satan
because they're saying that they're Jews and they really are Jews.
Can't you see that they're Jews Pastor Anderson?
You know, these people that go to the synagogue and they practice Judaism.
Can't you tell by the black hat that they're wearing?
Can't you tell by the way that they dress and maybe the little hat that they have on
the back of their head?
Can't you see the kosher meal being ordered on the airplane and know that these are Jews
Pastor Anderson?
But hold on a second, are they really Jews?
These that go to a Jewish synagogue?
These that practice the religion of Judaism?
Well look down at your Bible.
The Bible says in Romans 2 28, for he is not a Jew which is one outwardly.
So could it be that there are some that we look at outwardly and say, hey there's a Jew,
yep that's a Jew.
And really they're not a Jew.
He says, for he is not a Jew which is one outwardly.
Neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh, but he is a Jew which is one
inwardly.
And circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise
is not of men, but of God.
So let me ask you, do you think that the guy that Paul's talking about in Romans 2, who
he says well he's not a Jew which is one outwardly, do you think that guy goes around saying he's
a Jew?
I'll bet you he does, of course he does.
But Paul says nope, he's not a Jew.
He says he's one, but he's not.
I'll prove it to you further.
Look at Philippians 3, keep in mind, Philippi is a city of Macedonia.
Paul is writing unto the Gentiles in Philippians 3, and look what he says in verse 3, for we
are the circumcision which worship God in the spirit and rejoice, listen to this, in
Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh.
So according to that, who's the true circumcision?
Those who rejoice in Christ Jesus.
Let me ask you this, does the Jewish synagogue or the religion of Judaism rejoice in Christ
Jesus?
What does Christ mean?
Christ means Messiah.
Does Judaism teach that Jesus is the Messiah?
No Judaism does not teach that Jesus is the Messiah.
They don't rejoice in Christ Jesus, then let me tell you something, they are not the circumcision.
You say well they're physically circumcised, that means nothing in the sight of God.
God says that the true circumcision that matters today in the New Testament is the circumcision
of the heart and the spirit, and it's those who rejoice in Christ Jesus that are the circumcision.
He said he's not a Jew which is one outwardly, he's a Jew which is one inwardly.
Circumcision is not that outward circumcision in the flesh, it's the circumcision of the
heart and the spirit.
And so those who practice the religion of Judaism, they say they're Jews, but they're
not Jews because they're not inwardly a Jew.
They're not circumcised in the heart.
They don't rejoice in Christ Jesus.
And by the way, he said, and have no confidence in the flesh.
They're trusting in the flesh today to save them.
They're trusting in works to save them.
They don't trust in the faith of Jesus Christ to save them.