“There will be false Messiahs and false prophets who will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect,” said Jesus in Jerusalem. This matches our current perception in the land. A review of Israeli media over the past few years reveals headlines about who, in the eyes of the Israeli people, has been considered a false prophet or messiah. The list is long, including figures such as Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Ehud Barak, Moshe Feiglin, and various rabbis like Eliezer Berland and Yoshiyahu Pinto. We’ve previously reported that many Likud voters view Netanyahu as God’s anointed one, the savior, the Messiah-King David. Just as many are captivated by Bibi, others are fascinated by Barak, Gantz, Feiglin, or a rabbi.

However, a false prophet or messiah in Judaism is not what the Christian world perceives as a preacher with extraordinary charisma or a church leader. From a Jewish perspective, false prophets and messiahs are primarily national leaders, politicians, and rabbis. “Because...

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