Hi, I'm Sissy Graham Lynch. Welcome to Fearless, helping you have a fearless faith in a

compromising culture.

Hey there, and welcome back to Fearless.

When I started Fearless years ago, it was really born out of a desire to help people navigate in a time of confusion, to face what was happening in our culture, our politics, and even

within our churches.

And I kept seeing Christians confused on so many issues.

And my heart was to help them develop a fearless faith in a compromising culture.

And one of those subjects where I see ongoing confusion is Israel.

And honestly, this confusion isn't new.

We have done many episodes on Israel. In fact, those episodes

tend to be our most popular here on Fearless. And I think that's because people are hungry to

learn about something they know that is important, but don't fully understand. And now, after the

October 7th attacks on Israel, the dramatic rise in anti-Semitism and what I would call the growing acceptance, even in conservative spaces, of popular voices openly spewing hateful rhetoric about Jews and the Jewish state of Israel.

And this conversation has really intensified.

And along with that has come a renewed and a very loud conversation around

replacement theology. So once again, here on Fearless, we want to bring clarity because right now

there's a lot of confusion and a lot of noise surrounding Israel. We've discussed many of these

aspects before, but today I want to continue to go deeper.

And that's why I'm honored to have my friend Samuel Smaja back here on Fearless.

He is the president of Sorrel Tours in Israel, pastor of a messianic congregation in Jerusalem, and he's also the regional director of TBN in Israel.

So Samuel, welcome.

Welcome.

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