J. H. Allen
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John Harden Allen was an American minister. He was associated with the Church of God (Holiness), and is also heavily associated with British Israelism
. He came from Illinois, later moving to Missouri in 1879. Originally a pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church, he later became a pastor in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in California. He was one of the co-founders of the Church of God (Holiness)
in 1883. He “evangelized throughout the West and eventually moved to Pasadena, California, where he died”. Around 1917 he produced a publication entitled Stone Kingdom Herald.
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While the works of Allen and Armstrong are by no means identical, with Allen's work being much earlier, much longer and in hard-back book format, the core of Allen's work does appear to have served as inspiration for Armstrong, and Allen's book was not unknown to Armstrong's students at Ambassador College
. There are many similarities between the two works, and in some places they are nearly word-for-word the same.
A review in the Baptist Messenger
reported:
" still ruled the waves and the sun was shining on the British Empire
, which is why many came to believe that the British were "God's People" and an introduction to the book claimed that:
This book was written during the high point of the British Empire, and the prophecies about the Company of Nations promised to Abraham and the dividing of Israel had certainly come to pass, God brought them to pass.
What is lacking is the final parts of the prophecies in (Deut. Chp 26 ~ Lev. CHP. 28) showing what will happen to Israel ( Anglo-Saxons, USA) in the Later days when they got wealthy and lifted up, these prophecies show a moral degeneracy, leading to a fall, collapse and being taken into captivity by Babylon ( Rome) and Assyria ( Germany), to once and for all being delivered by the Messiah, along with Judah ( The Jews)
Part one addresses the claim that God made a promise Abraham that his descendants would become many nations. The chapters are:
In part two the topics discussed are the promise to David of a perpetuated throne and Kingdom. The chapters are:
Part three claims to uncover the Abrahamic Nations. The chapters covered are:
British Israelism
British Israelism is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. The concept often includes the belief that the British Royal Family is directly descended from the line of King David...
. He came from Illinois, later moving to Missouri in 1879. Originally a pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church, he later became a pastor in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in California. He was one of the co-founders of the Church of God (Holiness)
Church of God (Holiness)
The Church of God is an association of autonomous holiness Christian congregations. It is an outgrowth of the 19th-century holiness movement.-History:...
in 1883. He “evangelized throughout the West and eventually moved to Pasadena, California, where he died”. Around 1917 he produced a publication entitled Stone Kingdom Herald.
Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright ( 1902 )
Allen is best known for his book titled Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright, which many have claimed formed the foundation for the teachings on British-Israelism of Herbert W. ArmstrongHerbert W. Armstrong
Herbert W. Armstrong founded the Worldwide Church of God in the late 1930s, as well as Ambassador College in 1946, and was an early pioneer of radio and tele-evangelism, originally taking to the airwaves in the 1930s from Eugene, Oregon...
.
While the works of Allen and Armstrong are by no means identical, with Allen's work being much earlier, much longer and in hard-back book format, the core of Allen's work does appear to have served as inspiration for Armstrong, and Allen's book was not unknown to Armstrong's students at Ambassador College
Ambassador College
Ambassador College was a four-year, liberal arts college run by the Worldwide Church of God. The college was established in 1947 in Pasadena, California by radio evangelist Herbert W. Armstrong, leader of what was then the Radio Church of God, later renamed the Worldwide Church of God...
. There are many similarities between the two works, and in some places they are nearly word-for-word the same.
Original 1902 review
Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright states that it is: "An Analysis of the Prophecies of the Scriptures in regard to the Royal Family of Judah and the Many Nations of Israel, the Lost Ten Tribes."A review in the Baptist Messenger
Baptist Messenger
The Baptist Messenger is a weekly newspaper published each Thursday by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. The Messenger is mailed to nearly 73,000 households and is the third largest newspaper in Oklahoma....
reported:
- This is one of the most interesting volumes we have read in many a day and we confess that the arguments produced by Mr. Allen seem to be unanswerable. It is more thrilling than Western fiction. The description of the scarlet thread, the royal remnant, and the part played by JeremiahJeremiahJeremiah Hebrew：יִרְמְיָה , Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahweh exalts", or called the "Weeping prophet" was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible...
in the preservation of the ruler for David's throne, will cause you to lose sleep rather than go to bed without knowing the outcome.
Overview of publication
When this book first appeared, "BritanniaBritannia
Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the...
" still ruled the waves and the sun was shining on the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
, which is why many came to believe that the British were "God's People" and an introduction to the book claimed that:
- A notable and immensely significant sign of the times is the revival of interest in Old TestamentOld TestamentThe Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
prophecyProphecyProphecy is a process in which one or more messages that have been communicated to a prophet are then communicated to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come as well as testimonies or repeated revelations that the...
that is beginning to be strongly felt in Anglo-SaxonBritish peopleThe British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
countries. This book presents facts and considerations which everyone must sometime take into account, for they are destined to become important factors in world affairs.
This book was written during the high point of the British Empire, and the prophecies about the Company of Nations promised to Abraham and the dividing of Israel had certainly come to pass, God brought them to pass.
What is lacking is the final parts of the prophecies in (Deut. Chp 26 ~ Lev. CHP. 28) showing what will happen to Israel ( Anglo-Saxons, USA) in the Later days when they got wealthy and lifted up, these prophecies show a moral degeneracy, leading to a fall, collapse and being taken into captivity by Babylon ( Rome) and Assyria ( Germany), to once and for all being delivered by the Messiah, along with Judah ( The Jews)
Contents
Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright is divided into three parts:Part one addresses the claim that God made a promise Abraham that his descendants would become many nations. The chapters are:
Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright; Race Versus Grace; The Sceptre and The Birthright; JacobJacobJacob "heel" or "leg-puller"), also later known as Israel , as described in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the New Testament and the Qur'an was the third patriarch of the Hebrew people with whom God made a covenant, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, which were named after his descendants.In the...
's Seed Divided Into Two Kingdoms; All Israelites Are Not JewsJewsThe Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
; The Broken Brotherhood; EphraimEphraimEphraim ; was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
-SamariaSamariaSamaria, or the Shomron is a term used for a mountainous region roughly corresponding to the northern part of the West Bank.- Etymology :...
-- Israel's Idolatry; Samaria-Israel Cast Out And Cast Off; The Jews Go To BabylonBabylonBabylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
And Return; Joseph-Israel Lost.
In part two the topics discussed are the promise to David of a perpetuated throne and Kingdom. The chapters are:
The Sceptre And The Davidic Covenant; Jeremiah's Call And Commission; The Tearing Down And Rooting Out; Vindication Of The Personal Promises Of Jeremiah; A Royal Remnant That Escapes; The Prince Of The Scarlet Thread; The "Prince Of The Scarlet Thread" And "The Royal Remnant" United.
Part three claims to uncover the Abrahamic Nations. The chapters covered are:
Lost Israel And The First Overturn Located; Jacob's Pillow-Pillar StoneJacob's Pillow-Pillar StoneThe Stone of Jacob appears in the Book of Genesis as the stone used as a pillow by the Israelite patriarch Jacob at the place later called Bet-El. As Jacob had a vision in his sleep, he then consecrated the stone to God...
; The Other Overturns; Dan --The Serpent's Trail; Israel In The Isles; A Few More Identities; A Study In "Scarlet"; Egypt-Israelitish And Anglo-Saxon Emblems; The Two-Fold Aspect Of Prophetic Israel; The Coming Exodus.
See also
- Ten Lost TribesTen Lost TribesThe Ten Lost Tribes of Israel refers to those tribes of ancient Israel that formed the Kingdom of Israel and which disappeared from Biblical and all other historical accounts after the kingdom was destroyed in about 720 BC by ancient Assyria...
- Christianity and Judaism
- Judeo-ChristianJudeo-ChristianJudeo-Christian is a term used in the United States since the 1940s to refer to standards of ethics said to be held in common by Judaism and Christianity, for example the Ten Commandments...
- Christianity and Biblical prophecy
- Jewish ChristiansJewish ChristiansJewish Christians is a term which appears in historical texts contrasting Christians of Jewish origin with Gentile Christians, both in discussion of the New Testament church and the second and following centuries....
- Messianic JudaismMessianic JudaismMessianic Judaism is a syncretic religious movement that arose in the 1960s and 70s. It blends evangelical Christian theology with elements of Jewish terminology and ritual....