The Legacy of Hatred Continues: A Response to Hal Lindsey's The Road to Holocaust

"Anti-Semitism." The word conjures up images of Nazism, Adolf Hitler, and gas ovens. In our day "anti-Semitism" is real, with swastikas painted on synagogues and verbal epithets hurled at Jews by the Ku Klux Klan and so-called "white supremacists." Purging our land of such an evil will not be accomplished by accusing others of "anti-Semitism" when there is not a shred of evidence to support the claim. But this is what Hal Lindsey has done in his latest book, The Road to Holocaust. He has labeled anyone who does not agree with him on the issue of eschatology as "unconsciously anti-Semitic." Lies and slander will accomplish nothing ... except book sales. The authors of The Legacy of Hatred Continues believe that Hal Lindsey is wrong in making eschatology the test of orthodoxy. This book makes clear that the problem is not eschatology but ethics, obedience not expectation. "Anti-Semitism" crosses all eschatological lines, just as love for the Jews crosses all eschatological lines. Hal Lindsey is fostering a legacy of hatred among his Christian brethren and among those who desperately need Jesus Christ: the Jews. A quick reading of the New Testament will remind anyone that the Apostles were zealous for truth. That's the goal of The Legacy of Hatred Continues. The authors want to preserve a legacy of truth and love so those dead in their trespasses and sins might embrace Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.