Is Messianic Judaism Dying in Israel?

A look at recent discriminatory activity in Israel by Jewish citizens will reveal that they have never been more against the Messianic activities occurring in parts of Israel, reports, a social networking website dedicated to uniting the worldwide Messianic community.

Jews for Judaism, an international counter-missionary organization, states on their website, they feel that the noticeable growth in the number of Israelis converting to Christianity is due to “the efforts of Evangelical missionaries who use ‘Messianic Judaism’ to deceptively describe their form of ‘Christianity for Jews.’”

“It is inevitable that in the next few generations, the Messianic population will eventually die out due to marriage and loss of tradition,” claims Azzan Rosen (Name has been altered to protect his identity), an independent Israeli tour guide. “Interfaith marriages will ultimately eliminate the Messianics because eventually the Jewish traditions will be lost in future generations and belief in Yeshua will logically lead to a Christian way of life. That’s exactly what happened after Yeshua – his followers were Jewish but some generations later, that community was Christian.”

Despite the opinion that Messianic Jewish community will eventually phase out, there is growing evidence that the Messianic Jewish community in Israel has never been stronger, as per the release. Israel was once home to 3,000 Jewish believers, and today the Messianic Jewish community consists of approximately 15,000 members within the country and approximately 300,000 members across the world. “Many say it’s the strongest growth since the time of Jesus and that the Messianic movement could be on the brink of a great revival,” states a Christian Broadcasting Network report on the Messianic Jewish community in Israel.