Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Rabbi Jason Sobel, Messianic Jewish rabbi, spiritual advisor to The Chosen, and founder of Fusion Global, tells the full story of the supernatural encounter that transformed him from an Orthodox Jewish kid into one of the most respected teachers connecting the Old and New Testaments today.

In this episode of The Resilient Show, host Chad Robichaux and Rabbi Sobel go deep on what it means to be a Messianic Jew, why most Jews have rejected Jesus as the Messiah, what the Bible actually says about Israel being God's chosen people, the truth behind the Talmud (and what it's NOT), the "Christ is King" controversy between Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson, and the real spiritual war behind antisemitism throughout history.

Rabbi Sobel also shares behind-the-scenes stories from working with Dallas Jenkins and Jonathan Roumie on The Chosen, why Jesus had to die on a tree (the Eden reversal), how the Jewish context of Scripture unlocks the Bible in "high definition," and the gospel message of salvation that changed his life.

📖 CHAPTERS:
0:00 —Introduction
5:10 — Welcome Rabbi Jason Sobel
6:41 — What is a Messianic Jew? (Not a Mason)
9:01 — The meaning of "Messianic" — Jesus as the Jewish Messiah
10:31 — Jewish as ethnicity vs. Jewish as religion
12:29 — Who actually lives in Israel (the 85% most people miss)
15:08 — The real story behind "Israel closed churches on Easter"
17:05 — Rabbi Sobel's testimony: meditation, music, and meeting Jesus
19:43 — "Mr. & Mrs. Christ" — why a Jewish kid didn't know Isaiah 53
21:50 — Psalm 22 on the cross: Jesus was teaching prophecy as He died
22:37 — Why Jesus HAD to die on a TREE (Eden reversed)
26:15 — Did the Jews kill Jesus? The book of Acts answers
30:47 — Acts 15: The first Jerusalem Council & Gentile believers
33:47 — Getting kicked out of Yeshiva & beaten up for believing in Yeshua
37:00 — Walking where Jesus walked: the power of going to Israel
41:28 — The strongest case for Jesus being the Jewish Messiah
44:31 — From Aleph to Tav: the whole Bible points to God's Son
46:02 — Are the Jews still God's chosen people? (The covenant with Abraham)
49:22 — Replacement theology, Romans 9–11 & God's irrevocable promises
54:55 — Why Satan hates the Jews (and why this is cosmic warfare)
58:09 — The Israeli government, Netanyahu & the pro-Israel double standard
1:00:47 — When criticizing Israel crosses into antisemitism
1:03:01 — The gateway drug: how anti-Israel ideology targets Christians
1:06:04 — Judeo-Christian values: why the West cannot stand without the "Judeo"
1:07:09 — The Talmud explained: it's NOT what you think
1:15:19 — The "Christ is King" controversy: Ted Cruz, Tucker Carlson & Mike Huckabee
1:18:16 — Why Tucker Carlson shouldn't be a Bible teacher
1:22:24 — The gospel of salvation — the Holocaust "jump the pit" story
1:27:40 — The chasm between this world and the next — grabbing the coattails of Jesus
1:30:39 — Behind the scenes of The Chosen with Dallas Jenkins & Jonathan Roumie
1:33:34 — A sign from God on the Sea of Galilee — "this is going to be a net"
1:35:40 — What's next for The Chosen: Season 7, Joseph, Moses & Acts
1:37:09 — "Transformed by the Messiah" — the book
1:38:45 — Why Jesus was born in Bethlehem & placed in a manger
1:39:22 — The tomb and the womb: why empty tombs end fear
1:41:39 — Closing, friendship & the Rock Road Rabbi tours

RABBI JASON SOBEL'S LATEST BOOK:
- Transformed by the Messiah (forward by Dallas Jenkins) — fusionglobal.org/shop/transformed-by-the-messiah

FOLLOW RABBI JASON SOBEL & FUSION GLOBAL:
- Website: fusionglobal.org
- Rock Road Rabbi Tours to Israel: rockroadrabbi.com
- YouTube: youtube.com/rabbijasonsobel

CHAD ROBICHAUX'S NEW BOOK — "RIPTIDE" (pre-order for May 12):
- tyndale.com/p/riptide/9781496488756

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