Supported by:
COMS Coalition of Ministers Supporting Israel
Māori Christian Taumata Council Aotearoa
Ariel Ministries NZ
Christians For Israel NZ

Those who are determined to erase Israel’s future restoration from the biblical storyline must resort to devices and techniques that are less than transparent. I hope to demonstrate that with examples from the Baptist Union material. But first, allow me to set the scene and demonstrate that the promise of the ultimate restoration of Israel, still future, is remarkably dominant in scripture.

Dr Simon Smelt is an economist and historian. Here he responds to Dr Phillip Church's account of the history of Israel/Palestine, as promoted by New Zealand's Baptist Union.