[fishtank]

The 12 tribes were represented at Pentecost, plus if you would read the articles I cited, you'll see that the identity of the 12 tribes was NOT LOST by the time of the New Testament.

British Israelism is a cultic doctrine.

[Just mythoughts]

What does Pentacost mean?

What was the purpose of Pentacost?

What was taught?

Where was it taught from?

Where exactly in Acts 2 does it say that the "lost sheep" were present. Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them. "Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:


The words in Acts 2:22 "Ye men of "ISRAEL" is surely not your attempt to say that this refers to the "lost sheep". The apostles had not even began their travels. Yet the "lost sheep" were in the future to read these very words.

You have missed the whole point of Pentecost, what happened and what it represents yet in the future.

Check out what this word Israel in the greek is:

In Greek dictionary is 2475 is-rah-ale-ee'-tace; from 2474; an "Israelite", i.e. desc. of Israel (lit. or fig.): - Israelite.

2474; is-rah-ale'; of Hebrew or. [3478]; Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his desc. (lit. or fig.): Israel.


Israel is the name given to Jacob, Jacob/Israel is the father of the 12.

You of course are entitled to believe what you wish.

[TwilightDog]

If this genetic testing actually establishes that there are some type of genetic markers identifying Levites, it should be possible to divine the location of the lost ten tribes
as the Levites are interspersed among them. I ought to have some Levite genes in me from my Jewish mother myself as supposedly there were Levites in the family.

I don't get this hysterical reaction against "British-Israelitism"--or whatever designation one wants to signify it with. It doesn't effect key doctrinal points like Christiology or soteriology, so no one is "going to Hell"
over some peripheral doctrinal point. This type of overreaction against it looks suspiciously like some unconscious denial--although the connection with the White supremacists isn't good(but doesn't follow from the logic of the claims).

It strains credulity and goes against instinct, in my opinion, to believe that the Ten Lost tribes are just eking
out their existences in some third world backwater of humanity in a failed society somewhere with third world know-how. It just seems counterintuitive to believe that people that are of a close genetic lineage to the Jews would not have successful societies. I doubt there is any basis for a believing or disbelieving with categorical certainty who can be identified with the ten lost tribes.

[billbears]

Yep 20,000 Assyrian tablets can't be wrong!! That's all the 'Jews aren't really Jews' group has. Well that and misinterpretation of God's Holy Word. Never mind the DNA that comes from God Almighty that proves to us the chosen people are right where they're supposed to be. Some would rather rework the Bible to fit their own racist views and deny the fact that science again proved the Bible right