[by Dean Smith] The way things are going, it seems the last friends left for Israel are Evangelical Christians. Yet, some orthodox Jews seem intent on driving Evangelicals away. According to reports, The Jerusalem Municipality, that runs the city of Jerusalem, will now receive prior approval from a group of Jewish Rabbis before allowing Christian events at the Jerusalem Pais Arena (JPA) — a multipurpose facility that seats up to 11,000 people. This happened because a group of orthodox Jews referred to as haredi accused Christians holding an event at JPA of forcing Jews to convert. Though the event was not named, many speculate the haredi were referring to the Empowered21 conference held at JPA May 20 – 25, 2015. Empowered21 is a pentecostal organization that holds conferences around the world seeking to unite those in the pentecostal and Charismatic movement. The group is seeking a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the world similar to what happened on the Day of Pentecost and the 1906 Azusa Street revival. There were about 4,500 people … Continue reading Is this any way to treat your friends?