Detained for Hours by the Police as Men Spit on the Name of Jesus. My Day in Jerusalem
By Michael Brown Published on May 24, 2018
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I'm writing from the quiet of my hotel room in Jerusalem at midnight, but today was anything but quiet. (If you're impatient and want to jump ahead, watch this short video now. You'll see things got pretty intense.)
I was with a small team in a mixed area in Jerusalem, getting video footage to use on Christian TV. Some of the people were very religious, others more secular. But my goal was to interview the more religious Jews and, if they were interested in talking more, connect them with some local believers.
Soon enough, some of the religious Jews started yelling
"Missionaries!," at which point we shut down the interviews, not wanting to create a scene.
But as we tried to leave quietly, one agitator started following me and yelling
"Missionary!" in the crowded market place. He was then joined by other ultra-Orthodox Jews who started to
surround me and
challenge me.
At that point, I decided that this was the perfect opportunity to share my faith boldly and clearly. I had someone offering free (albeit loud and very negative) publicity. I told them that, yes, of course, I believe in Yeshua (Jesus), and yes, I'm still a Jew.
I turned to the onlookers, many of whom were not religious, asking them, "Is this illegal? Is it illegal for me to preach openly here? Is it illegal for a Jew to believe in Jesus?"
Of course, they told me it was not illegal. One of them even asked me,
"Are you for Trump?"
When I said yes, he sung my praises to the onlooking crowd. Seriously. (I'll talk about this more in another article, but you'd be
amazed to hear how much President Trump is respected by many Israelis.)
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