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Reggie Kelly (N/A–N/A) is an American preacher and Bible teacher known for his deep engagement with biblical prophecy and his association with the late Art Katz, a prominent figure in the Messianic and prophetic Christian communities. Born and raised in the United States—specific details about his early life, such as birth date and location, are not widely documented—Kelly experienced a transformative conversion in 1969 during the Jesus People movement of the 1960s. That same year, he married his wife, Connie, who followed him in baptism and ministry, and together they raised six children, now with twelve grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His voracious hunger for God and truth led him to meet Art Katz in 1975 at the first Holy Convocation meetings in Minnesota, initiating a 25-year partnership that included accompanying Katz on numerous international ministry trips. Kelly’s preaching career is marked by his role as a teaching elder at Ben Israel, a ministry retreat in Minnesota founded by Katz, where he served for twelve years until Katz’s death in 2007. His ministry focuses heavily on the "mystery of Israel" and the church’s role in end-times eschatology, themes he explores through weekly fellowships on the God’s Foretold Work YouTube channel, co-hosted with Sam Parsons since around 2020. Kelly has been a key participant in prophetic schools and convocations, with recordings preserved on platforms like SermonIndex, and he co-produces the podcast The Glory of the Story, emphasizing God’s redemptive narrative through history. Living in Laporte, Minnesota, he continues to preach and teach, leaving a legacy as a thoughtful expositor of Scripture, particularly within prophetic and Messianic circles, though he is not affiliated with the current Ben Israel Fellowship.
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Reggie Kelly addresses the confusion surrounding the present state of Israel, highlighting the mistaken order of the modern return and the unbiblical optimism concerning Israel's future. He points out the dangerous belief in Israel's 'inviolability' held by key leaders in the Land, leading to a false sense of supernatural divine protection. Despite scriptural evidence indicating Israel will face Antichrist's fury, there is a widespread belief that obediently returning to the Land will provide safety, creating an astonishing deception fueled by emotional presuppositions and end-time complexities.
Israel's Inviolability - Truth or Myth?
A brief answer to a query on whether we can rightly and scripturally ‘expect’ that the Lord will safeguard the Land of Israel at this time. A fuller apologetic is expected. There is great confusion that exists among many concerning the present state of Israel. Many are confusing the distinct stages of the modern (1948 to present) return; and this mistaken order predisposes them towards an unbiblical optimism concerning Israel's future. Many of the key leaders in the Land today subscribe to the ancient heresy of Israel's 'inviolability.' They can conceive that Israel may indeed be tested and buffeted by enemies, but expect nothing on the scale of a future Jacob's trouble and the collapse of the modern state. Certainly, to us it is clear that Israel will be the first focus of Antichrist's fury throughout the 42 months of his persecuting career, but against a volume of scriptural evidence to the contrary, they consider the Land the special object of supernatural divine protection; and that the greatest safety for Jews from the brunt of Antichrist persecution will be for those who have ‘obediently’ returned to the Land, the "ark of safety." Astonishing deception! One would think that this is clear enough from scripture, but the issue is almost hopelessly complicated by emotional presuppositions. There is much more to this issue than meets the eye, but it is an end-time deception of the first magnitude that has ironically infected the messianic leaders in the Land more than anywhere else, except parts of Europe and Russia where these leaders exercise their greatest influence.
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Reggie Kelly (N/A–N/A) is an American preacher and Bible teacher known for his deep engagement with biblical prophecy and his association with the late Art Katz, a prominent figure in the Messianic and prophetic Christian communities. Born and raised in the United States—specific details about his early life, such as birth date and location, are not widely documented—Kelly experienced a transformative conversion in 1969 during the Jesus People movement of the 1960s. That same year, he married his wife, Connie, who followed him in baptism and ministry, and together they raised six children, now with twelve grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His voracious hunger for God and truth led him to meet Art Katz in 1975 at the first Holy Convocation meetings in Minnesota, initiating a 25-year partnership that included accompanying Katz on numerous international ministry trips. Kelly’s preaching career is marked by his role as a teaching elder at Ben Israel, a ministry retreat in Minnesota founded by Katz, where he served for twelve years until Katz’s death in 2007. His ministry focuses heavily on the "mystery of Israel" and the church’s role in end-times eschatology, themes he explores through weekly fellowships on the God’s Foretold Work YouTube channel, co-hosted with Sam Parsons since around 2020. Kelly has been a key participant in prophetic schools and convocations, with recordings preserved on platforms like SermonIndex, and he co-produces the podcast The Glory of the Story, emphasizing God’s redemptive narrative through history. Living in Laporte, Minnesota, he continues to preach and teach, leaving a legacy as a thoughtful expositor of Scripture, particularly within prophetic and Messianic circles, though he is not affiliated with the current Ben Israel Fellowship.