The Emerging Noahide Laws: Righteous? Demonic? Prophetic?

The Emerging Noahide Laws: Righteous? Demonic? Prophetic?

Oct. 1, 2026

Host: Hon. Sam Rohrer

Guest: Steve Herzig

Note: This transcript is taken from a Stand in the Gap Today program aired on 10/01/26. To listen to the podcast, click HERE.

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Sam Rohrer:

Hello and welcome to this special emphasis Stand in the Gap Today program. As I scan world events and headline news from a biblical worldview perspective as putting together programs here, certain occurrences catch my attention that are sometimes not the leading news makers of the day, but are quietly preparing conditions for future prophetical fulfillments. And such is our topic today. It may be one that you’re familiar with, chances are you’re not, but it is one that’s gaining, well, quiet but significant momentum on the global stage. And that is what’s referred to as the seven Noahide laws. Noahide, Noahide laws. Now, to many in the Orthodox rabbinic circles, these laws traced scripturally to God’s covenant with Noah in Genesis nine are viewed as an ancient divine blueprint for basic universal morality and civil order for all humanity, but requiring no conversion to Judaism. Now that’s basically what they say, the proponents say.

But as this movement moves beyond local rabbinic study and into international diplomacy, critical questions begin to emerge regarding its origins, its rapid global expansion, and its broader prophetic implications. Now today’s program titled to frame our discussion is this, the emerging Noah-eyed laws. Righteous, demonic, prophetic, all questions. We’re going to deal with all of them here today. So joining me again today to help in laying down this baseline foundation is Steve Herzig. Steve serves as a consultant now and an author for Israel My Glory Magazine. He’s the retired vice president of the North American Ministries Division at Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry. And raised in Orthodox Judaism, Steve placed his trust in Yeshua as his Messiah shortly after college and has dedicated nearly five decades to biblical ministry and teaching. And he shared that specific testimony on a earlier program with us. But with that, Steve, welcome to the program.

It’s good to have you back.

Steve Herzig:

Hey Sam, it’s great to be with you.

Sam Rohrer:

Steve, let’s get into this because to set the groundwork for today on this subject, where do the seven Noah-ied laws actually originate from historically and rabbinically? And how does rabbinic Judaism, because that’s where the push is coming from, how does it distinguish between God’s covenant with Noah in Genesis nine? And I’m going to say the rabbinic codification of those seven laws. And by so doing also put in there, just quickly identify these seven laws.

Steve Herzig:

Well, I really appreciate the question. And yes, these Noahide laws are taught, especially in Orthodox Judaism. I learned them growing up and was told that this is what the Gentiles need to do. We’re the chosen people. We’re given the responsibility to law, but the question would arise, well, what about the Gentiles? Where do they fit into God’s program, especially as it relates to eternal life after we live this life? And so these seven Noahide laws actually are extrapolated not only from chapter nine of Genesis, Noah, even though they’re called the Noahide laws, they also come from at least two other books in the Torah. So let’s go over them really quickly. The first one is a prohibition of idolatry and that doesn’t come from chapter nine. It comes from Genesis chapter two and the idea of having no other gods but him. And so you have in Hebrew it’s called.

And again, we believe in one God and so the Gentiles are to believe in one God. Number two is Birkat Hashem. That’s against blasphemy. It actually comes from Leviticus. And Sam, the idea here is not just from the scripture as we go through these laws, but the Talmud extra biblical writings from the rabbis have really enhanced, particularly Maimonides, enhanced what Genesis chapter nine says. So first one is prohibition idolatry. Second one is against blasphemy. The third one is against murder, you shall not murder. And that comes from chapter nine in Genesis where we’re created in the image of God. And so taking a life has to give that life. The fourth one is a prohibition against sexual immorality. And that comes from Genesis chapter two where Adam and Eve are told man shall leave his family, his father and cleave unto his wife and they shall become one flesh, which means they’re bound to one husband, one woman, one wife and no other activity.

So sexual immorality is expanded in the Talmud against other things. The fifth one is a prohibition against theft, again coming from Genesis 2:16, but taking somebody else’s stuff. So as the Gentiles hear this, they’re not Jewish, they don’t have to convert, but they should not commit adultery, blasphemy, murder, sexual immorality or theft. And then the sixth one has to do with Leviticus 17:11, but also found in Genesis chapter nine, and that is eating blood. Eating the blood of an animal is prohibited. The life of the flesh is in the blood that’s found in Leviticus. And so eating blood is prohibited. And finally, the last one is establishing a court of justice. And that’s interpreted from Genesis nine and where courts are established in order to make sure that all these seven or the previous six are enforced. So the seventh one enforces the other six, which from a Jewish point of view, keeps humanity in check.

In other words, these seven laws that Gentiles have to follow as opposed to 613 laws that theJewish people are bound to will keep civilization, humanity in check. There can be the time of Messiah where there’ll be peace on the earth. If everyone follows what they’re supposed to, there be order and peace. And it sounds really good,

Sam Rohrer:

Doesn’t it Sam? And Steve, it does sound really good. I want to get this in before we go to the break. Ladies and gentlemen, listen to this because I’ve been observing for many years. There’s reference to adopting these Noad laws. It’s increased as this framework, this thing that’s moving now onto the world stage. Important to know though that every US president beginning with Ronald Reagan in 1978, including both Bush’s, Clinton, Obama, Biden and Trump have all issued proclamations promoting the Noahide laws as what? A universal moral code and it’s all based off of a congressional joint resolution that requires it. Now there’s another group, the Noad World Center has convened the first international Congress of Noahides in Jerusalem. Coming up, we’ll talk about that, including an international rabbinic court. They have used these words. They’ve said, “For 2000 years, the prophet’s words waited. A movement that began scattered across six continents is being welcomed at the highest level.” Point for saying that is, and we’ll visit it, there is a momentum that is growing coming out of rabbinic circles, but going globally involves these seven principles sound good on their face, but we’re going to in the next segment move from, and the idea of, is it demonic?

Well, welcome back to Stand in a Gap today. If you’re just joining us, we’re engaging a very, well, let’s put it this way, a theme that you may not have even heard of, but it is one that is gaining significant ground religiously, politically, I’m going to say judiciously, not judiciously, but judicially in a number of regards. And that’s referred to as the Noahide, Noahide, Noahide Laws, seven of them. And the title today is the Emerging Noahide Laws. And we’re considering it from the standpoint of it. Is it righteous? Is it demonic? Is it prophetic? And those considerations, my special guest to help in walking this through is Steve Herzig. He’s a retired VP for North American Ministries Division of Friends of Israel. He was raised in Orthodox Judaism, trusted the Lord Yeshua when he was out of college. He’s been with me before and he shared that, but bringing a very good perspective to this entire matter, which is not limited to Judaism and Jews, but rather in even greater way to the Gentiles, the majority of the world.

So with that, I welcome you back as we go forward here because rabbinic Judaism, as we talked about, they use these as a baseline code for non-Jewish humanity, for the Gentile world. We also noted in the last segment how this concept has, I’m going to say, quietly transitioned from ancient legal discussion going way back to Genocide back in those days into international diplomatic halls. Rabbis and others who have been looking at that, not through the Torah, but the Talmud, which Steve mentioned in the last segment, have built a concept in a direction that is now finding its way into international diplomatic halls, congressional resolutions, and modern presidential proclamation. As I mentioned, every US president since Ronald Reagan have passed a proclamation recognizing Noahide laws as a universal moral code. Now, as we shift into segment two, we’re going to move from the foundational definitions and the argument for why such a universal acceptance might be viewed as righteous to examining the critical friction points.

That is how this rabbinic framework actually interacts with biblical Christian theology and why its outward push is raising significant alarms among, I’m going to say watchers of biblical prophecy. So with that’s the case, Steve, let’s get back into it here. From a biblical and Christian perspective, the gospel clearly teaches that salvation and righteousness come solely through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not through adhering to any moral law code, which is what Jesus interfaced with the Pharisees and the Sermon of the Mount as an example. But this now takes and expands all that actually to the Gentiles. Here’s my question. How do Orthodox rabbinic authorities view faith in Yeshua within the Noah prohibition against idolatry? And does promoting the Noah laws as a universal path to righteousness, as some of them have said, does that inherently bypass or reject the gospel of Jesus Christ, making it, I’m going to say demonic?

Steve Herzig:

I really appreciate the question, Sam. And as we ended the first segment, we talked about how these seem to be really great. I mean, there doesn’t seem anything that anybody would be upset about except first of all, number one, how do they view the prohibiting idolatry? How do the rabbis, what do they perceive to be idolatry? Read Jesus, a fellow Jewish person, a rabbi, a teacher who had followers, was running into trouble when it came to this and they thought he taught false teaching. The idea from an Orthodox Jewish perspective, now not necessarily from a reform one, but from a conservative Orthodox perspective is that any belief by a Gentile believing that Jesus, a human being in their eyes, being God in the flesh violates the very first one. So right off the bat, you have trouble because even though you and I would say, “Wait, we’re part of the church.

We believe Jesus is the Son of God, came in the flesh, three persons in the Godhead, one God, three persons,” they would say no. So as there will be an international meeting, as you talked about, the first international Congress, which is actually established by a group that’s called Brit Olam, which is really covenant of eternity. And the rabbi there who’s the president of it, Ori Cherokee, is a Zionist. He lives in Israel. He wants to find a way for all groups to get together. And if you’re Muslim, for instance, you could sign up for this because they don’t believe in the deity of Jesus. Christians do. And that presents a major problem as we go and look at these seven. The seventh one establishes courts. There actually be courts that then they’re called and they will be all around the world to determine how things are legally spoken about.

Our presidents, as you mentioned, have been behind this. I read one from years ago in the first President Bush. It really sounds great. He says, “Whereas these ethical values and principles have been the bedrock of society from the dawn of civilization when they were known as the seven Noahide laws.” Well, Sam, Genesis chapter nine only has three requirements. These have seven of them. In Genesis nine, it says, “Be fruitful and multiply. You must not eat meat with blood and those who murder, they should be taken care of and killed.” These expanded laws, though seemingly really good for society, it is not good for born again Christians.

Sam Rohrer:

All right. And that is interesting. And we’ll pick up more on this, Steve, as we go forward. Let’s move into this, another part of the question. In addressing the question included within today’s program, righteous, demonic, prophetic, looking at this through a biblical worldview and times prophecy, many Christians are concerned by the push by international bodies, and as you’re talking rabbinic courts, so a court system and global charters to enforce universally accepted ethics that in fact you’d say, “Well, who’s going to determine if this is right or wrong?” So you get into all that now. From a theological perspective here, could this growing infrastructure for global moral alignment unwittingly help prepare the mechanism for a future one world religious and political governance system that we know will come about where in fact severe persecution of true Christians and followers of Yeshua will follow based on what you’re talking about and how I’m seeing within it that real possibility.

What do you think?

Steve Herzig:

I agree with you that seventh Noahide law, which establishes courts and the idea of an Orthodox Jewish perspective where they define a person who’s Gentile, who believes in Jesus, I think of immediately the seventh week of the tribulation, the 17th week of Daniel prophesied in Jeremiah where one man comes on the scene uniting in one world government. Here you could have these courts established where there’s agreement and this agreement is for peace on the earth. You could have people who are listening to the 144,000, the two witnesses proclaiming Jesus as the king who’s coming, who’s returning and to be glorified. They could rule that they are in fact going against the courts, the law. And as you read the book of Revelation, it is conceivable. We speculate here, sanctified speculation. Something like this could be catastrophic to a person who’s considering Jesus during this horrible period of time.

And of course, we know as we read Revelation, the 144,000 are persecuted, the two witnesses are killed in the middle part, and the people who believe are killed and they’re killed by the beast and they’re killed by government and in order in the name of peace. So I can’t tell you this is the way it’s going to be, but I can also tell you that the structure that they are talking about at this first meeting to be held in November, which seems fine on one hand, could have incredibly bad ramifications, but certainly prophecy filling implications during the 70th week of Daniel.

Sam Rohrer:

Okay. Now in reality, Steve, the rabbis who believe this, that it ought to be applied to the Gentiles, they themselves, as people listening would know, at this point, they are as much rejectors of Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah, as the Pharisees were who put Jesus to death 2000 years ago. And they, as what I am reading, believe and hold that if the Gentiles were to keep these seven rules, it may put them in good standing for righteousness or entering heaven, which is their view of working their way to heaven. These two elements are very unbiblical, correct? Obviously.

Steve Herzig:

100%. It’s interesting that the early church dealt with this in Acts chapter 15. I always say I would love to be in that meeting with the Jewish leadership deciding what do we do with these Gentiles? And they’re talking about Gentiles who are interested and have followed Jesus Christ. And it says in Acts 15, “For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit.” So Holy Spirit’s involved here and to us to lay upon you no greater burden. This would be the burden. No greater burden than these essentials. Abstain from the thing sacrificed to idol, one.

Sam Rohrer:

Okay. And hold that, Steve. We’re out of time. We’ll have to pick up on it. Ladies and gentlemen, stay with us. We’ll move from that to the next segment. Talk more about the prophetic perspective of what’s unfolding. All right. If you’re just joining us, we’re talking today about the Noahide laws. You may or may not have heard of it and we’re considering what’s taking place. It’s coming out of rabbinic councils in Judaism, Israel. They’re not all located there, but it’s found its way and it has for a long time into political circles, into governmental circles as a universally recognized ethic, a moral code that really those who are part of it would say, “Well, everybody should follow it.” But there’s a problem, and we’ve covered that in the last segment. Now my guest is Steve Herzig, a retired vice president of the Friends of Israel, and their website is foi.org.

I want to give that to you, foi.org, friends of Israel, foi.org. You find out more information about him and all of those at that great ministry. Now, moving ahead, in segment one, we defined these seven pre-Sinai, meaning before the 10 commandments, pre-Sinai moral principles, mostly from Genesis nine, and examined the righteous perspective. And that’s how Orthodox rabbinic leaders present them, and they do so as a foundational blueprint for universal morality. And that has found its way deeply into the world. As we’ve mentioned, every president since and including Ronald Reagan up through the current have issued proclamations every year that have recognized with some of them like the Bushes and all that specifically mentioning by word Noahide laws. So it’s found its way politically, congressionally. It’s a matter of congressional action with many of them I’m going to suggest to say, “Well, why not?” So anyway, so that’s that part.

Last time we talked about the demonic friction points, the theological incompatibility of replacing the gospel of Jesus Christ with some moral legal code, and it creates direct conflicts with the clear instruction of God’s word from standpoint of how one gets to heaven. You don’t have to go through Jesus Christ. You keep this law and it will get you a place in heaven. And that’s what they believe is the Gentile’s way to heaven. And if you embrace Yeshua, who they define as an imposter, just as the Pharisees in Jesus’ day, then you are guilty of idolatry. Now in this section, I want to go into the matter of further into encouragement for the prophetic. For instance, I want to include this right here. The political push by our current president, Donald Trump, in the Abraham Accords includes this language in paragraph two of that document. It says, “We encourage efforts to promote interfaith and intercultural dialogue to advance peace, security and tolerance among the three Abrahamic religions and all humanity.” The religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam, obviously.

Nearly identical language occurs in the Trump-Gaza Board of Peace document, but it also is across and included in many other religious gatherings around the world and has been for some time. It’s just now picking up steam. But then to show the support, the broadening of it, in support of these efforts, members of the Trump evangelical faith team have issued such statements as this, “We encourage efforts to promote interfaith and intercultural dialogue to advance peace and security and tolerance among the three Abrahamic religions and all humanity.” And increasingly, these geopolitical petitions, diplomatic efforts, religiously established groups like the faith team are all revolving around Israel, the Middle East, and specifically Jerusalem with now calls being made for an international moral consensus converging in real time in Jerusalem. All right now, Steve, I wanted to summarize and put all that into it to underscore everything that you’ve been saying and we’re talking here.

Now it comes down to this. There is a group, the Sanhedrin, we’ve talked about it here. They don’t have an actual recognized government position, but they are like the Sanhedrin of old and they have personally formally reached out to Donald Trump. They’re the ones who compared him to Cyrus. They’re encouraging him to support the seven Noahide laws as a universal ethical common code, they call it. They’re talking about the International Divine Court in Jerusalem, you mentioned that. And I find it interesting, Steve, that even in the UN’s presentation, the president attacked the International Criminal Court and said they all ought to resign instead of need to be replaced with something. He did not say the Divine Court, Rabbinic Court in Jerusalem, nor did he actually say Noah Hyde laws, but I’m looking and I’m saying, “Wow, could this be moving in that direction?” So from your perspective, how do you view this movement with biblical end times prophecies regarding Jerusalem’s central role on the world stage and the world religion?

Steve Herzig:

Well, thanks, Sam. Let me just finish when we got cut off for time’s sake, which I understand. When the early church met, they said this, “For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon no greater burden than the essentials that you abstain from things sacrificed idols from blood, from things strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well.” Now you’re addressing government getting involved with spiritual things. Already I’m in trouble. That’s a big problem. It might not be a big problem immediately. Look, I am and I’m sure you are for living amongst people of different faiths and backgrounds in peace. And that’s what a lot of this is driven by, the idea of peace. We want world peace. Well, this organization that is being established and that the presidents are for is a worldwide effort to bring humanity under a court system recognized by everybody.

The very first meeting that is taking place November 2nd to 6th, we have to note that it’s in the Seven Arches Hotel at the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. A hundred Gentile delegates coming from Japan, India, Columbia, Nigeria, the Philippines, France, and the United States are coming together to talk about these things from a Jewish point of view. It’s the time of Messiah. It’s the time of peace where they believe, of course, that the central place will be Jerusalem and Messiah will rule. From the Gentile perspective, they’re saying, “We’re Gentiles. We sign up to these and we want a time of utopia, of peace where man could live together with each other.” And I have to come back to the Book of Revelation. It’s amazing to me that all the presidents have, whether Republican or Democrat, seem to have come on board for this. And it’s possible that Donald Trump could even be more attuned.

You just alluded to it. I hadn’t really thought of that, but the idea of replacing one court with the possibility of another, which again is just sanctified speculation. We don’t know that he’s going to do that, but the implication for a worldwide government, one world government is actually the opposite of America first and what other nations are going towards right now in a more conservative government where they’re trying to put their countries first. So I could see an invisible battle going on right now, Sam, that you and I can’t see, but the battle that’s being driven by Satan to ultimately push the world under a one world government, it’s possible, even conceivable, that these Noahide laws could have immediate ramification.

Sam Rohrer:

It’s interesting, Steve, when you’re talking and as we’re considering this, that from a political perspective, that’s why Democrats and Republicans or from all around the world would say, “All right, well, who’s going to support murder? Who’s going to support theft? Who’s going to support blaspheming God?” But they don’t define who God is. So an Islamic person could say, “Yeah, absolutely, you don’t blaspheme Allah, their God.” And the Jewish people would say, “Don’t blaspheme the God of the Bible.” Really from a political perspective, which is so attractive, which is why I think every president, including Ronald Reagan, have said, “Yeah, why not?” Because it makes sense. And in reality, the man of sin when he steps forth is likely going to come forth probably, I tend to think, I don’t know what you think, but as a Jewish person, probably a counterfeit Christ, and he’s going to come on the scene as a religious person, not a blasphemer, right?

How do you think those pieces line up?

Steve Herzig:

Well, you’re right. These seven laws seem to be pretty good, except for the one in the seven and how they’re viewed. And yes, There is a major problem for anybody who believes contrary to the first one. In the future time, it’s the church. Well, it’s not the church. It’s going to be the early believers. The church has been raptured. There’s 144,000 plus the two witnesses preaching during a time of where the anti-Christ is trying to establish order. And that’s what these seven Noahide laws are about. And if he can demonstrate to the body of people that I just want to keep order, these people are radical and out there. Let me tell you, Sam, when I was in Hebrew school, these Noahide laws, from my perspective, I wasn’t a believer.

Sam Rohrer:

All right. Hold that intrigue. When we come back, Steve, in the next second, ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to start with Steve and let him finish what he is saying about that. And then we will move into a final biblical perspective and talk about future steps and how we should be responding. All right, Steve, let’s go directly to you here now. And if you would complete what you were saying there in the last segment, that’d be great. And then we’ll go into our final segment here.

Steve Herzig:

Well, thanks, Sam. From a Jewish point of view, I read these seven Noahide laws and from my view, that makes perfect sense. The Gentiles only have to do seven things. They don’t seem to be difficult. They conform to a peace that communities can have living with each other in peace. That makes sense. Now as a believer, I look at it and the first one is fine if they include Jesus Christ being allowed to believe in Jesus Christ as the son of God and being part of the Godhead. But the seventh one is a real difficulty because now you’re getting religious leaders involved in government. And the only religious leader, and I use the word religious lightly, that I want involved in government is when Jesus Christ returns and sets himself up as the king out of Jerusalem seated on David Strone. Before that, governments were established by God for the order of people until he comes.

So first one and the seventh one present major problems for the Bible believing Christian.

Sam Rohrer:

And that’s great summary because ladies and gentlemen, again, the questioning here, are the pursuit of these, is it a righteous pursuit? Well, you can say, well, partly no. Is it demonic? Well, it advances another gospel that you can actually keep these and that equates to righteousness. Well, that’s not a way to heaven and Jesus condemned that clearly. And then the mixing and basically establishing a human ruler, earthly ruler as the definer of that which is true. That’s reserved for Jesus Christ himself and he will do it, Steve, as you said, when he returns at the end of that tribulation period and sets up the earthly thousand year reign. Now let’s go in this segment to this, a biblical worldview application. I want to turn here and just how we should respond. I was looking at this. There’s a passage where the Apostle Paul exhorted believers in Philippians 1:27.

I want to read that. He says, “Conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ,” which is the entirety of scripture, ladies and gentlemen. That’s what it means. The gospel of Christ standing firm in one spirit with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. Now, on that definition is where we can analyze these other things. And Steve, in an increasingly chaotic and lawless culture, which we have where people are basically like the days of Noah doing that, which is right in their own art saying, “We don’t need God and we see it being worked out.” It’s easy though for Christians to be drawn toward any global proposal that promises civil morality or order. And we can understand that. But how do we help believers discern the critical difference between supporting, I’m going to say basic civil righteousness in society, a moral order, an ethic code or whatever, and unwittingly endorsing a religious framework that ultimately denies the exclusive deity and the saving work of Jesus Christ, which these seven Noah laws, particularly that first one by those who are promoting it, make it clear that it does.

Steve Herzig:

Sam, we’re told in scripture specifically by Jesus where he said, “I’m the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except by him.” So the moment we as believers hear that there’s something else, anything else, your radar ought to sound. There’d be a red flag. And so something can sound very good. And when you have some truth mixed with a lie, you have to discern what it is. And Jesus is the only way. There’s no other way to heaven. There’s no other way to be with God. And in spite of what the Rabbinic Council says, that if you follow these seven things, you have an inheritance in the eternal world or the world to come. Well, if I have my choice between a man, a regular sinful man who happens to be a rabbi, a teacher, or Jesus Christ, you have to go with Jesus Christ.

And the gospel and the scriptures are the only way to know that. And as we live increasingly in times that are chaotic, the order should be the scriptures. And that’s what they did, the early saints did when they were trying to figure out what to do with Gentile believers. What do we do? They didn’t want to convert them to Judaism. They just wanted them to follow Christ and to follow a couple of things, which I mentioned in Acts chapter 15. And Sam, in these days that we live, the moment government gets involved in religious things, you and I are in big trouble.

Sam Rohrer:

And in reality, we’re seeing more and more of that because whether you point to a clearly Islamic dominated Sharia run, okay, most listening would say, “Oh yeah, that’s no good. Can’t do that.” Communistic governments, totalitarian governments, they have their ideology. In America though, we’ve held to a Judeo-Christian frame of government, but it’s different to stand on those principles of what scripture says and to make government and government leaders the promoters of a theological position. There’s different, and that’s what you’re talking about. Explain that just briefly, if you don’t mind. That’s a point of confusion for some people.

Steve Herzig:

Well, we don’t want secular government to interfere in faith. Look, Christians have lived in secular places. It started in Israel, of course, but it’s spread throughout the world and a number of different governments, some very unfriendly to believers and trying to make them conform. We as believers have to follow Christ for me to live as Christ, for me to live is Christ, dying is gain. And as culture increasingly becomes chaotic, you and I have to rely on what the scriptures teach.

Sam Rohrer:

And ladies and gentlemen, that’s why we on the program here repeatedly say, “We’re not the authority. Neither is the pastor in your church your authority. He is a human authority and we are to abide by what the Bible says.” But ultimately for all true believers, who is our authority? The word of God is our authority and Jesus Christ is our authority. So that’s where we must, in the end, if there’s anything that disagrees, any human order, any human opinion that disagrees with the word of God, then we must always yield to the word of God. Fear God more than man. And now we’re at the end here. Steve, 30 seconds. Would you close the program in prayer please?

Steve Herzig:

Oh, sure. Thanks, Sam. Heavenly Father, we come to you as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the living God. There is no God like you. We’re thankful for your plan and program and that you have revealed it to us through over 40 different authors and given us 66 books which tell us about our past, our present, and exactly where we’re going and how we get there. And we realize it’s through the Lord Jesus Christ who by grace you sent to us. And so Lord, I pray for our listeners that you’ll bless them and encourage them. Use us for your glory in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Sam Rohrer:

Amen. Amen. Thank you, Steve Herzig. Again, with Friends of Israel, their website is FOI, friendsofisrael, foi.org. Take advantage of that website there and pick up their magazine, Israel My Glory. You’ll like that. And for this program, go back and listen to it in an archive form or stand in the Gap app, read the transcript, follow along, send it to a friend…