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British-Israelism, Anglo-Israelism Refuted!Herbert W. Armstrong claimed to be a prophet, an apostle and the "Elijah who was to come". In fact he was adeluded false teacher claiming direct revelation from God when God had not spoken to him. Ronald Weinland, isArmstrong's successor of splinter group called, Church of God, Preparing for the Kingdom of God (CG-PKG). LikeArmstrong he claimed to be a prophet, one of the two witnesses of Revelation, a Apostle and Elijah to come. With
Ronald Weinlands failed predicting of the end of the world in 2008, the future of Armstrongism looks bleak. "If it
doesn't come to pass...starting in April, 2008, then I'm nothing but a false prophet ... (Ronald Weinland, 2008 -
God's Final Witness, Church of God) Even worse since Ronald Weinland has refused to give up his date setting andhad set a second failed date ofMay 27, 2012.
See our main Rapture page here.
British-Israelism refuted!
Britain and the USA (anglo-saxon) races are
NOT the ten tribes of Israel.
Detailed refutation of almost every angle of
this ridiculous unbiblical and doctrine
See our main Rapture page here.
Throne of David?
Land Promise to Abraham fulfilled
Pictured is the old coronation chair inWestminster Abby, London England.
Under it lies a stone which British/Anglo-
Israelites imaginatively claim was
brought to England by the prophet
Jeremiah!
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Introduction to British-Israelism:
1. British Israelism promotes the false concept that the British people and most of Canada and the USA are the
ten lost tribes of Israel that went into Assyrian captivity in 722 BC.
2. British Israelism is a false doctrine whose racist origin is in the British Nationalism (1649 - 1824)
3. Richard Brothers (Canadian) is the true founder of the movement when he wrote:A Revealed Knowledge of
the Prophecies and Times in 1794 AD. His prediction for the end of the world which failed.
4. Herbert W. Armstrong popularized the false doctrine in 1954 when he published "The United States and the
British Commonwealth in prophecy". This document grew to the now infamous, "The United States and
Britain in Prophecy" which was first published in 1980 AD.
5. The book, "The United States and Britain in Prophecy", written by Herbert W. Armstrong, is in fact a
deceitful plagiarism of a book written, "Judas' scepter and Joseph's birthright" by J. H. Allen, 1902,1917 AD.
6. Herbert W. Armstrong founded the Plain Truth magazine and the Church of God. They teach extinction,
annihilation, Sabbatarians, premillennialists, date setters and uniquely Twinitarians in that they believe both
the father and the son are God, but believe the Holy Spirit is electricity like the Jw's.
A. Historical origins of British-Israelism:
1. British-Israelism was first hinted at by the British Member of Parliament, John Sadler, in his Rights of the
Kingdom (1649). But the movement began in the eighteenth century after the self-styled 'Nephew of the
Almighty', Richard Brothers, published his bookA Revealed Knowledge of the Prophecies and Times (1794).
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Brothers was, as one source puts it, "a Canadian madman". He became troubled by visions, and said that the
British parliament was the 'beast' of Revelation. Brothers believed he was a descendant of King David, and
that only he had the right to be king of England. Unfortunately for him, King George III disagreed. The
Cambridge Biographical Enyclopedia (1994) says:
2. Brothers, Richard (1757-1824) British religious fanatic and ex-naval officer, born in Newfoundland, Canada.
He announced himself in 1793 as the 'nephew of the Almighty', apostle of a new religion, the Anglo-
Israelites. In 1795, for prophesying the destruction of the monarchy, he was sent to Newcastle and
subsequently to an asylum from 1795-1806. Despite this, and the failure of his prophecy that Jerusalemwould be restored to the Hebrews in 1798, his movement flourished. By the end of the nineteenth century,
there were said to number two million adherents of British-Israelism, most of them Church of England
members.
3. In 1859, John Taylor of London expanded the theory into the field of Pyramidology. In the book The Great
Pyramid, Why Was It Built and Who Built It?John Taylor tried to show how Israelites built the Pyramid of
Cheops, and how British Inches and measurements could be found in its design.
4. In 1950 this outrageous doctrine was promoted by Herbert W. Armstrong who founded the World Wide
Church of God and Plain Truth Magazine.
5. After Armstrong died, his successor Joseph Tkach rejected as heresy most of Armstrongs doctrines in 1998
AD. This brought about a great split in the church that produced countless little splinter churches each
following a different combination of Armstrong's theology.
6. A key error in Armstrong and all his splinter groups, is failure to accept the clear Bible passages that Israel
got all the land promised to Abraham. See Land Promise to Abraham fulfilled
7. Ronald Weinland, is the creator of an Armstrong splinter group called, Church of God, Preparing for theKingdom of God (CG-PKG). With Armstrong splinter leaderRonald Weinland's failed predicting of the end
of the world in 2008, the future of Armstrongism looks bleak. Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness,
Church of God (Armstrong splinter group) When his prophecies failed, he revised his timeline he stated
Christ's will now return on May 27, 2012 and that the tribulation began on September 20, 2009. Today,
Weinland calls himself an apostle a prophet, the "Elijah who is to come" and one of the two witnesses of
Revelation... his wife being the other witness.
B. Herbert Armstrong plagiarized his famous book:
1. The book, "The United States and Britain in Prophecy", written by Herbert W. Armstrong, is in fact a
deceitful plagiarism of a book written, "Judas' scepter and Joseph's birthright" by J. H. Allen, 1902,1917 AD.
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2. Joseph Tkach, Jr.'s replaced Armstrong as head of WCG after he died said: "From an ethical point of view:
It is a well known fact that Mr. Armstrong did not originate this teaching. In fact, earlier editions of the US &
BC plagiarized vast portions of a book entitled, "Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright." It is
not possible to say that this was revealed to Mr. Armstrong, when in fact, we can see where he copied it
from -- including the historical errors." ... "Now, my opinion is that this is an interesting episode in history
that needs to be pursued. And, that is what we are doing, but it will take time. It should not stay at the high
level of doctrine until we can find proof. This is especially important if it is to remain the central plank in
our view of prophecy." (to WCG regional pastor Mike Swagerty, August 10, 1992)
3. Canadian British Israel Association said: "Mr. Armstrong did use the book, "Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's
Birthright" as the basis for his identity information and he spent some time at our London headquarters with
Mr. Harold Stough the then secretary.... The Tkach people have very recently been at London headquarters
again but I was told [the London group] were quite reticent and cautious about dealing with them, realizing I
gather they are a different breed of cat, as the saying goes." (President Hubbell responds to a letter
regarding the WCG's involvement with the Canadian British Israel Association, August 9, 1991)
4. William F. Dankenbring, Armstrong splinter group leader of Triumph Ministries said: "Let's get serious! Did
Herbert restore the truth of the identity of "Israel"? But the British-Israel society restored that truth, and
Herbert Armstrong simply borrowed it from them without giving them due credit! Most of his booklet on
"The United States and British Commonwealth in Prophecy" was actually copied, word for word, from thebook Judah's Scepter and Joseph's Birthright, by J. H. Allen (Destiny Publishers, Merrimac, Mass. 01860,
c.1917). The booklet "Was Time Lost?" which bore Herbert's name was actually written years before he
became a Sabbath keeper, by a member of the Church of God Seventh Day!"
5. Examples ofArmstrong's Plagiarism: A tiny fraction of excerpts
Herbert W. Armstrong's 1967
US & BC in Prophecy
Rev. J.H. Allen's 1902,1917
Judah's Sceptre & Joseph's Birthright
The name Jew is derived from, or rather is a
corruption of, the name Judah.... Hence it is
that the names Jew and Jews are applied only
to the people who composed the kingdom of
Judah (p. 66).
Remember that the term "Jew" is merely a
nickname for "Judah." Hence, it applies to
only to the one nation, or House of Judah
ONLY (p. 80).
But the great bulk of Israelites are not the
Jews, just as the great bulk of Americans
are not Californians, and yet all Californians
are Americans (p. 71).
Jews are Israelites, just as Californians are
Americans. But MOST Israelites are not
Jews, just as most Americans are not
Californians (p. 82).
Called as the prophet of God; ... and set by the
Divine One "over the nations, and over the
kingdoms." What! Surely he was not set over
all the nations... He now calls Jeremiah a
Notice, Jeremiah was set over NATIONS --
more than one kingdom... He was set a
prophet over Judah -- but not Judah alone.
Over nations -- over kingdoms!.... Jeremiah
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Section II: Refuting Armstrong's book section by section:
Refutation of the most obvious things
There are so many wild, ridiculous and unbiblical things in Armstrong's book, but we have chosen a collection of the
most obvious and glaring problems. These should be enough for any honest Bible student to Utterly reject
British/Anglo Israelism. A detailed refutation of the entire system is at: click here
"Prophet unto the nations," i.e. the "two
nations," the "two kingdoms," the two
houses--Israel and Judah (p. 108).
was set over not just one nation, Judah -- but
over NATIONS. Over the kingdoms -- the
Kingdom of Israel as well as Judah! (pp. 95-
96).
Section II:
Refuting the book:
"The United States and Britain in
Prophecy"Written by Herbert W. Armstrong
The United States and Britain in Prophecy
by H. W. Armstrong
Refutation
"An exciting, pulsating, vital third of al the
Bible is devoted to prophecy. And
approximately 90% of all prophecy pertains to
our time, now, in this latter half of the 20thcentury." p3
This contradicts the book of Revelation! This
false view is foundational to many of
Armstrong's views!
First chapter of Revelation:
z "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which
God gave Him to show to His bond-
servants, the things which must shortly
take place" Rev 1:1
z "Blessed is he who reads and those who
hear the words of the prophecy, and
heed the things which are written in it;
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for the time is near." Rev 1:3
Last chapter of Revelation:
z "the God of the spirits of the prophets,
sent His angel to show to His bond-
servants the things which must shortly
take place." Rev 22:6z "Do not seal up the words of the
prophecy of this book, for the time is
near." Rev 22:10
For detailed study click here
"Dual promises to Abraham... Notice the
twofold promise: 1. a great nation... a promise
of race ... 2. spiritual promise of grace" p18
Armstrong cannot even get the simplest facts
right! There were three promises made to
Abraham NOT TWO and all are fulfilled:
1. the Great nation promise (100% fulfilled
in Egypt: Gen 46:3; Deut 1:10; 10:22)2. the land promise (100% fulfilled in Josh
21:43-45)
3. The seed promise (100% fulfilled in
Christ: Gal 3:29; Heb 6:11-13;19-20;
Acts 13:32-33,38)
For more details click here
Armstrong incorrectly identifies the "river of
Egypt" in Gen 15:18 as the Nile! p22
The river of Egypt CANNOT be the Nile!
For more details click here
Prophecy of USA and Britain: Gen 48:18-20
Manasseh becoming a "great nation", and
Ephraim is still a greater "company of
nations". p40
refuted in detail at:
click here
Prophecy of moving to England: Gen 49:22
"Joseph is a fruitful bough by a well whose
branches run over the wall" p46 "Over the
wall is obvious proof that they would "run
over, or past the nation's boundary - in other
words, be a colonizing people!"
Premillennialists always take literal passages
that should be taken symbolically and take
symbolically, those passages that should be
taken literal! Yet using their logic, none of
those branches could run to England! For
within the same prophecy Jacob said 4 verses
later: "Up to the utmost bound of theeverlasting hills" which in Armstrong logic
means that the land must have high
mountains! (England has no mountains) Such
interpretations are as ridiculous as they are
false!
"Where is the throne today? ... Jesus Christ
will not sit on Throne of David until His second
coming to earth, yet in the future." p51-52
The Throne of David is only mentioned twice
in the entire New Testament, and Armstrong,
like all false teachers won't quote vital
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information when it proves their whole
system wrong! (Lk 1:32) In Acts 2:30-31
"And so, because David was a prophet, and
knew that God had sworn to him with an oath
to seat one of his descendants upon his
throne, 31 he looked ahead and spoke of the
resurrection of the Christ"
This verse absolutely and conclusively proves
that Jesus was seated on the Throne of David
at His resurrection!
The house of Israel is not Jewish! Those who
constitute it are not Jews, never were." p59
"the 10 tribed people called Israel, often
prophetically spoken of as Ephraim, are not
Jews and never were Jews. Remember that
the term "Jew" is merely a nickname for
"Judah". Hence it applies to one nation, or
house of Judah only - never to the house of
Israel. ... The house of Israel are not Jews"
p63-64
The house of Israel was in Judah during the
personal ministry of Christ.Matt. 10:56.
"These twelve Jesus sent forth, and
commanded them, saying, Go not into the
way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the
Samaritans enter ye not. But go rather to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel
Here Jesus commanded the twelve to "go
rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel." If "lost" in this passage means that the
tribes were physically lost, how could the
twelve disciple "go" to them? And if the Jews
were "not in the house of Israel," since it is
claimed that the ten tribes were not in Judea,
but were lost, to whom did the disciples "go,"
and to whom did they preach? They were
specifically told not to go to the Gentiles, and
not to go to the Samaritans, so if they did not
go to the Jews, to whom were they sent? But
if they did go to the Jews, since those to
whom they went were the "lost sheep of the
house of Israel," it certainly follows that the
Jews were "in that house" in fact, the Jews
were that house.
Again, if "the lost sheep of the house of Israel"
were the ten tribes only, as asserted, then the
disciples did not belong to the "house ofIsrael" themselves, and were therefore
forbidden to preach to their own tribe! Of
course, "lost sheep" does not mean literal
sheep, hence they were not literally lost. The
expression "lost sheep of the house of Israel"
denotes their spiritual condition. F.E Wallace
refuted in detail click here
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"The scriptures plainly tell us that Israel was to
lose its identity, its religion, its land, its name.
In Deut 32:26, God wanted them through
Moses: I said, I would scatter them into
corners, I would make the remembrance of
the to cease from among men." p69
They did 2 Kings 17:22-24 says they were
settled and assimilated into Assyria!
Armstrong's scriptural proof that Israel wouldchange their native language from Hebrew
into English:
"The Eternal would cease speaking to them in
their own Hebrew tongue, but with "another
tongue will he speak to this people" Isa 28:11.
This cannot apply to the Jews, who still read
their Bible's in Hebrew tongue."
Incredible twisting of scripture by Armstrong!Actually Isa 28:11 is quoted in full in 1 Cor
14:21 ""By men of strange tongues and by the
lips of strangers I will speak to this people,
and even so they will not listen to Me," says
the Lord. 22 So then tongues are for a sign,
not to those who believe" So the "strange
tongues" is not a prophecy of moving to
Britain and learning English but a prophecy of
the GIFT OF TONGUES MANIFEST IN CORINTH,
and throughout the first century!
Armstrong's scriptural proof that Israel wouldchange the name they are called from Jew
to ???
"And the nations will see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory; And you will be called
by a new name, Which the mouth of the Lord
will designate." Isa 62:2
Fulfilled: The new name is CHRISTIAN! PraiseGod!
z "and the disciples were first called
Christians in Antioch." Acts 11:26
z "but ifanyone suffers as a Christian, let
him not feel ashamed, but in that name
let him glorify God" 1 Pe 4:16
"The house of Israel became known as the
Lost Ten tribes! Now known by another name,
speaking another language!" p72
Well Herbert, we have looked at your only
two proof texts and they were wildly twisted
out of context! So your point is not proven
one bit!
Armstrong uses this verse as a proof text that
the House of Israel will establish the royal
throne of David in England:
"And the surviving remnant of the house of
Judah shall again take root downward and
bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall
go forth a remnant, and out of Mount Zion
survivors." Isa 37:31-32
Twisting again, read the verse! Notice it
mentions "House of Judah" not "House of
Israel".
Here is Armstrong's proof that the Throne wasreplanted in England via one of the daughters
of Zedekiah! (Jer 41:10; 43:6-8) Armstrong
asserts that "a tender one" must mean female
or daughter! He said, "Certainly a tender
young twig, then, represents a daughter" p88-
89
"I shall also take a sprig from the lofty top of
Of course all this is pure fantasy and very anti-scriptural! The "tender twig" in Ezek 17:22 is
not a female, but JESUS CHRIST! This is a
messianic prophecy!
Isa 53:2 "For He grew up before Him like a
tender shoot, And like a root out of parched
ground"
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the cedar and set itout; I shall pluck from the
topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I
shall plant iton a high and lofty mountain. 23
"On the high mountain of Israel I shall plant it,
that it may bring forth boughs and bear fruit,
and become a stately cedar." Ezek 17:22
Only Armstrong would twist scripture to such
an incredible and unprecedented extent!
Between Assyrian captivity to the time Israelgot the throne set up in England Armstrong
says:
"It was during this time the children of the
house of Israel were to, "Abide many days
without a king Hos 3:4"" p92
The "many days without a king" for Israel,who is about to go into captivity is till the time
of Christ! Who is the real King of Kings! Not
some fantastic imagination story!
The actual direction Israel travelled
prophecied in Hosea:
Hosea 12:1 Ephraim feeds on wind, And
pursues the east wind continually; Hemultiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he
makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is
carried to Egypt." Armstrong comments: "An
east wind travels west. Ephraim must have
gone west from Assyria." p93
The east wind refers to a wind of destruction!
not some treasure or road map. Re-read
Hosea 12:1 and you will see the thought is
absolutely parallel with the two passages
below: Where does Armstrong dream up thiswild stuff? (well actually, we already know he
plagiarized it all from another book, then said
as a prophet, God revealed it to him!
1. "Then behold, seven ears, thin and
scorched by the east wind, sprouted up
after them. 7 And the thin ears
swallowed up the seven plump and full
ears. Then Pharaoh awoke, and behold,
it was a dream." Gen 41:6
2. "Behold, though it is planted, will it
thrive? Will it not completely wither as
soon as the east wind strikes itwither
on the beds where it grew?" Ezek 17:10
Take a map of Europe. Lay a line due North
west of Jerusalem across the continent of
Europe, until you come to the sea, and then to
the island in the sea! This line take you
directly to the British Isles!" Behold, these
shall come from afar; And lo, these will come
from the north and from the west, And these
from the land of Sinim." Isa 49:12 Armstrong
then says, "The Vulgate renders "Sinim as
"Australi" or "Australia"" p95-96
Incredible! But get this! Armstrong is using
(twisting and contorting) this verse as a
treasure/road map to show you the exact
prophesied route of travel! Now if "from the
North and from the west" means draw a line
from Jerusalem to England, then "from the
land of Sinim" means draw a line from
Jerusalem to Australia! Two opposite
directions Armstrong! (We do not agree that
Sinim means Australia. Truth is no one knows
for sure. But we are merely defeating
Armstrong with his own wild speculations!
Besides the royal family, Jeremiah brought
with them some remarkable things, including
a harp, an ark, and a wonderful stone called
"lia-fail" or "stone of destiny" Stone of Scone,
The Hill of TARA in the Royal County of Meath
was for centuries in ancient times the seat of
the High King of Ireland, the Ard Ri. This
monolith is called the Lia Fial, The Stone of Fal
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Conclusion:
1. British Israelism is going extinct... what took so long?2. There is no scriptural foundation for British Israelism.3. Herbert W. Armstrong claimed to be a prophet, an apostle and the "Elijah who was to come". In fact he
was a deluded false teacher claiming direct revelation from God when God had not spoken to him.4. Ronald Weinland, is the creator of an Armstrong splinter group called, Church of God, Preparing for the
Kingdom of God (CG-PKG). With Ronald Weinlands failed predicting of the end of the world in 2008,
the future of Armstrongism looks bleak.
5. See our main Rapture page here.
Steve Rudd
Jacobs Pillar, A peculiar co-incidence? Is that
Hebrew reads right to left, while English reads
left to right. Read this name either way - and
it still is "lia-fial" p100
or the Stone of Destiny.
Fokelore story: The tradition is that the High
Kings of Ireland would be crowned here, and
that the Stone would roar or cry out loudly if
touched by the true High King. Some believe
that the original Stone of Fal was taken to
England and placed under the Coronation
Throne in Westminster Abbey, then in the
current Century stolen, taken into safe
keeping in Scotland. Who now knows which is
the true Lia Fial or where it lies! Here is the
actual Lia-fial stone!
Notice that Lia-Fial is not written on the stone
under the coronation chair! So just another
example of Armstrong's imagination being
played with by Fables!
Stone of Scone, Jacobs Pillar?
This monolith is called the Lia Fial, The Stone of Fal, Stone of Scone, Jacobs Pillar, Stone of
Destiny.
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