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Rick discusses a 1905 Bible to make a point about Palestine and Zionism. He notes that every church and Christian family had a Bible containing family genealogy, weddings, baptisms, and burials, passed down through generations. He points out that this particular Bible was published in 1905. He then contrasts it with the Schofield Bible, which wasn’t published until 1913, and mentions that he has an original 1913 Schofield in his office, calling it “the introduction of the Zionist heresies about a future state of Israel and separating the church from Israel and all that rapture stuff.” He emphasizes that this Bible is a pre-Schofield edition, with no Schofield notes.
Opening the Bible, he shows a map of the Holy Land on page 13, and states, “Palestine,” noting that it says Palestine and omits “Israel.” He addresses listeners who claim that “there’s never been a Palestine,” specifically naming John Hagee as an example of those who claim it. He argues that the 1905 Bible map clearly shows Palestine, and asserts that most Bibles from that era had a map of Palestine. He asserts that “Palestine is in the Bible itself in the Old Testament.”
Rick frames the map as evidence against what he calls propaganda or confusion purportedly planted by Zionists in the minds of millions of Christians in America. He repeats the claim that the Bible map from 1905 includes Palestine, using this to counter the belief that Palestine never existed. He concludes by affirming, “I have a map, Rick. There it is,” signaling that the map in his pre-Schofield Bible supports his point.
Key points:
- A 1905 Bible contains a map labeled “Palestine,” not “Israel.”
- Schofield Bible (1913) is distinguished as introducing Zionist-era views of a future Israeli state and separation of the church from Israel.
- The speaker asserts that Palestine is present in the Old Testament and that many Bibles of the era carried maps of Palestine.
- The map is presented as counterevidence to claims that Palestine never existed, and is used to argue against what he describes as Zionist propaganda in American Christianity.