Huckabee Commissions 1,000-Pastor 'Army' at Ambassador's Summit to Stand with Israel

By: Chris Mitchell – The Christian Broadcasting Network; cbn.com

JERUSALEM, Israel – After six days, multiple venues, and one finale, the first-ever Ambassador’s Summit in Israel commissioned more than one thousand pastors on Sunday to stand with Israel and combat antisemitism.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee explained the heart of the commissioning.

“You’re not an ambassador for the State of Israel,” he told the pastors. “Nobody is asking you to take on a political role. In fact, I don’t recommend it. You’ve got enough trouble being a pastor. You sure don’t need to get into this business. No, I would say you’re an Ambassador for Christ, His Kingdom, and His word.” 

Reverend Johnnie Moore, former director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, said the gathering marks a defining moment.   

“This is an army of pastors, a thousand pastors, the largest group of pastors at one time that has ever come to Israel, specifically for one purpose: to stand in solidarity with the Jewish state and the people of Israel.”

Speaking with CBN News,  Moore put it in a historical perspective. “I believe every generation has a test,” he said. “One generation had to face the test of the trains going to Auschwitz, another generation of the Jews in the Soviet Union crying for help. Our generation is facing a resurgence of antisemitism in our schools, on our streets, and the mouths of our politicians, ubiquitous in media. There isn’t a Jewish community in the United States of America that hasn’t faced it.”

“This is our moment,” Moore continued. “The question is whether we will rise to the occasion. And I can tell you, from leaving this room a few minutes ago, we are going to rise to the occasion. We will not let this evil win this time.”

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