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Not to be confused with Israelis in the United Kingdom, British Jews, or Christian Zionism in the United Kingdom.

Israel in Britain, an 1890 book advocating British Israelism. According to the doctrine, the Ten Lost tribes of Israel found their way to Western Europe and Britain, becoming the ancestors of the British, the English, and related peoples.

British Israelism (also called Anglo-Israelism) is a pseudo-historical belief that the people of Great Britain are “genetically, racially, and linguistically the direct descendants” of the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel.With roots in the 16th century, British Israelism was inspired by several 19th century English writings such as John Wilson’s 1840 Our Israelitish Origin. From the 1870s onward, numerous independent British Israelite organizations were set up throughout the British Empire as well as in the United States; as of the early 21st century, a number of these organizations are still active. In the United States, the idea gave rise to the Christian Identity movement.

The central tenets of British Israelism have been refuted by archaeological, ethnological,genetic,^[and linguistic research.

History

Earliest recorded expressions

According to Brackney (2012) and Fine (2015), the French Huguenot magistrate M. le Loyer’s The Ten Lost Tribes, published in 1590, provided one of the earliest expressions of the belief that the Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Scandinavian, Germanic, and associated peoples are the direct descendants of the Old Testament Israelites.^{[3][10]: 176} Anglo-Israelism has also been attributed to King James VI and I (1566–1625),^[10] who is reported to have believed he was the King of Israel.^[3] Adriaan van Schrieck (1560–1621), who influenced Henry Spelman (1562–1641) and John Sadler (1615–74), wrote in the early 17th century about his ideas on the origins of the Celtic and Saxon peoples. In 1649, Sadler published Rights of the Kingdom,^[11] “which argues for an ‘Israelite genealogy for the British people’”.

Foundation

British Israelism arose in England, and then spread to the United States. Its adherents cite various supposedly-medieval manuscripts to claim an older origin, but British Israelism appeared as a distinct movement in the early 1880s:

Although scattered British Israel societies are known to have existed as early as 1872, there was at first no real move to develop an organization beyond the small groups of believers which had arisen spontaneously. The beginnings of the movement as an identifiable religious force can, therefore, be more accurately placed in the 1880s, when the circumstances of the time were particularly propitious for the appearance of a movement so imperialistically-orientated^….

Contemporary movement

The BIWF continues to exist, with its main headquarters in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.^] It also has chapters in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and South Africa.

In 1968, one source estimated that there were between 3,000 and 5,000 British Israelists in Britain. There, a few small Pentecostal churches have taught British Israelism.

The post-Imperial era brought about a change in orientation for British Israelists, reflected in a corresponding change in the social class to which their membership predominantly belonged. During the years of its initial growth, it could depend on the spread of Christian fundamentalism within the country, the emotional appeal of imperialism, and a belief in the unrivaled power of the British economy to expand a middle-class membership that viewed it as the divine duty of the nation, as God’s chosen people, to rule and civilize the world. By the mid-20th century, the dissipation of these factors changed the focus of the movement to one troubled by social and moral decline, including the degradation of class distinctions and of monarchical absolutism. Societal changes were viewed as portents of a coming apocalypse and as indications that the nation was in need of redemption. A fantasized society which practiced Victorian moral rectitude and imperialism, lacked socialism, bureaucrats, intellectuals, and income tax, would now come to be viewed by the movement which drew its support from the well-to-do as the ideal that modern British society should emulate. …

Most Israelites are not Jews

Adherents believe that the Twelve Tribes of Israel are the twelve sons of the patriarch Jacob (who was later named Israel). Jacob elevated the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh (the two sons of Joseph) to the status of full tribes in their own right, replacing the Tribe of Joseph.

A division occurred among the twelve tribes in the days of Jeroboam and Rehoboam, with the three tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and, in part, Levi, forming the Kingdom of Judah, and the remaining ten tribes forming the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria).Thus, they argue, “the great bulk of Israelites are not the Jews”.W. E. Filmer, writing in 1964, suggested that the fact that some Jews continue to search for the Ten Lost Tribes implies that their representatives are not found among modern-day multi-ethnic Jews. A number of British Israelites quote Josephus in order to support their claim that the lost tribes of Israel are not Jews: “the entire body of the people of Israel remained in that country; wherefore there are but two tribes in Asia and Europe subject to the Romans, while the ten tribes are beyond the Euphrates till now, and are an immense multitude.” …

The British throne is a continuation of the Davidic throne

Some adherents further claim that the British royal family is of lineal descent from the house of King David via a daughter of Zedekiah, the last king of Judah. According to this legend, the prophet Jeremiah, and his scribe, Baruch, escaped with “the king’s daughters” (Jer. 41:10; 43:6) to Egypt. They later travelled to Ireland, where one of the surviving Judahite princesses, Tea Tephi, married a local High King of Ireland. From this fabled union the Davidic throne was supposedly preserved, having been transferred to Ireland, then Scotland, and later England, whence the British monarchs are alleged to have descended. The Stone of Scone, which has been used in the coronations of Scottish, English, and British monarchs for centuries, is traditionally claimed to be the pillow stone on which the biblical patriarch, Jacob, slept, and the stone used in David’s coronation.

The Lineage of David: Tracing the Royal Legacy in the Bible

The Line of David in the Bible is a significant genealogical line that traces the ancestry of Jesus Christ through the lineage of King David. The importance of the Line of David can be seen throughout the Old and New Testaments, highlighting the fulfillment of Messianic prophecies and the establishment of Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah.

One of the most well-known prophecies concerning the Line of David is found in 2 Samuel 7:12-13, where God promises David that his descendants will rule over Israel forever: “I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” This promise foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the Son of David in the New Testament.

Throughout the New Testament, Jesus is consistently referred to as the Son of David, affirming his royal lineage and Messianic identity. In the book of Revelation, Jesus declares himself as “the Root and the Offspring of David,” underscoring his divine authority and eternal kingship over God’s people.

In conclusion, the Line of David in the Bible serves as a foundational element in the narrative of salvation history, linking the Old Testament promises of a coming Messiah to the person of Jesus Christ. Through his lineage traced back to King David, Jesus fulfills the prophetic expectations of the Jewish people and establishes his reign as the rightful heir to the throne of Israel.

King Charles lll is NOT the promised Messiah. From what our study shows, he could very well be the Antichrist who will sit on the throne in the new Temple that the Nation of Israel is planning to build.