Pastor Alan Campbell is the Pentecostal pastor of the Cregagh Covenant People's Fellowship in Belfast, Northern Ireland, co-director of Open Bible Ministries with Glyn Jones, and a prominent scholar and lecturer in the British Israel movement. Campbell is also popular in Historicist circles because of his identification of the Papacy as the Antichrist of Biblical prophecy. The Pentecostal movement within Evangelical Christianity places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, as shown in the Biblical account of the Day of Pentecost. ... A pastor is a minister or priest of a Christian church. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline, perhaps receiving financial support through a scholarship. ... Lecturer is the name given to university teachers in most of the English-speaking world (but not at most universities in the U.S. or Canada) who do not hold a professorship. ... British Israelism (sometimes called Anglo-Israelism) is a complex set of theories, not necessarily compatible with each other, that have in common the idea that some ancient British people and/or royal lineages were direct lineal descendants of Lost Tribes of Israel. ... Historicism is a term which applies to a number of theories of culture or historical development which place the greatest weight on two factors: that there is an organic succession of developments, that local conditions and peculiarities influence the results in a decisive way It can be contrasted with reductionist... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... For the Gorgoroth album, see Antichrist (album) Antichrist is translated from the Greek αντίχριστος antíkhristos, which literally means opposite of Christ. A broader meaning is in place of Christ. Therefore, antichrist means opposed to Christ by being in the place of Christ. ... Bible prophecy is the concept held by various people that many Bible verses contain prophecies. ...

Brief biography

Campbell was born in Belfast on August 6, 1949 into a staunchly Presbyterian home, in a Roman Catholic area. His grandmother was a very firm adherent of the doctrine of British Israelism, and thus he was exposed to this teaching from a very early age. Despite his upbringing, however, he didn't experience a true conversion to Christianity until September 19, 1965, when he repented in the Ravenhill Free Presbyterian Church after listening to Ian Paisley preach on Matthew 8:12 ("But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth"). August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Presbyterianism is a form of Protestant Christianity, primarily in the Reformed branch of Western Christianity, as well as a particular form of church government. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Religious conversion is the adoption of new religious beliefs that differ from the converts previous beliefs; in some cultures (e. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Free Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian denomination founded and moderated by the cleric and politician, Ian Paisley¹. Most of its membership live in Ulster. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Gospel of Matthew (literally, according to Matthew; Greek, Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New Testament. ...

Campbell states that, shortly after being "saved" (a common term among evangelical Christians, used to denote their conversion): "I began to attend Bible Studies on the subject of Prophecy at the Revival Hall on the East side of Belfast. My only problem was that these people were Pentecostals who spoke in tongues, which ran contrary to everything I was taught at my own church where speaking in tongues was forbidden. However after some time I reached the conclusion that if the folks at the Revival Hall were correct about the Israel message then they must also be right about the Pentecostal experience and so I began to seek for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit." After several nights of prayer, Campbell finally spoke in tongues, and has subsequently written a tract not only chronicling this experience but defending Pentecostal phenomenon, entitled "What the Bible Teaches About the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Speaking in Tongues". Because of his "Kingdom Identity" views (which hold that Israel, not the church, is the bride of Christ, in contradiction to the teachings of the Westminster Confession of Faith) and his conversion to Pentecostalism, Campbell left the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster and, while he continues to promote Ian Paisley and his literature (as well as to adhere to the Presbyterian doctrine of Calvinism), many of the clergy that Paisley moderates have attacked Campbell, such as Reverend T.A. Dunlop, to whom Campbell responded in his tract "British-Israel, Fact or Fiction?". The word evangelicalism usually refers to religious practices and traditions which are found in conservative, almost always Protestant Christianity. ... Prophecy in a broad sense, is the prediction of future events or the speaking of divine words (divine Revelation) through chosen human messengers (prophets). ... A revival meeting is a series of Christian religious services held with an eye to encourage active members of a religious body and to provoke those outside of it to become part of it. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... The Pentecostal movement within Evangelical Christianity places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, as shown in the Biblical account of the Day of Pentecost. ... Tongues redirects here. ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... In various religions, most notably Trinitarian Christianity, the Holy Spirit (in Hebrew רוח הקודש Ruah haqodesh; also called the Holy Ghost) is the third consubstantial Person of the Holy Trinity. ... Mary Magdalene in prayer. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith, in the Calvinist theological tradition. ... The Free Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian denomination founded and moderated by the cleric and politician, Ian Paisley¹. Most of its membership live in Ulster. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Presbyterianism is a form of Protestant Christianity, primarily in the Reformed branch of Western Christianity, as well as a particular form of church government. ... Calvinism is a system of Christian theology and an approach to Christian life and thought within the Protestant tradition articulated by John Calvin, a Protestant Reformer in the 16th century, and subsequently by successors, associates, followers and admirers of Calvin, his interpretation of Scripture, and perspective on Christian life and... Reverend T.A. Dunlop is the minister of Newtownards Free Presbyterian Church. ...

Campbell began preaching in May 1974, and preached his first sermon on Bible prophecy on September 24, 1978 (he expounded on Ezekiel 38, interpreting it as a prediction of a future invasion of Ireland by Russia), and was baptised by full immersion in 1979 (although he had already been baptised by sprinkling as an infant). He was officially ordained to the ministry by Dr Francis Thomas on July 18, 1988. He graduated from the University of London with a Bachelor's degree in History, and from the Queen's University of Belfast with a Certificate in Biblical Studies. He recently retired from the post of head of religious studies at Newtownabbey Community High School near Belfast. He is author of a number of Bible study books, and has lectured on Protestant and Prophetic platforms throughout the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia. However, his ministry is decidedly centred in Ulster, and many of his messages and website updates deal with the political situation there. A sermon is an oration by a prophet or member of the clergy. ... Bible prophecy is the concept held by various people that many Bible verses contain prophecies. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Ezekiel the Prophet of the Hebrew Scriptures is depicted on a 1510 Sistine Chapel fresco by Michelangelo. ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... The Queens University of Belfast (QUB) is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland; the university is often called Queens University Belfast. ... Biblical studies is the academic study of the Christian and Jewish Scriptures. ... Religious studies is the designation commonly used in the English-speaking world for a multi-disciplinary, secular study of religion that dates to the late 19th century in Europe (and the influential early work of such scholars as Friedrich Max Müller, in England, and Cornelius P. Tiele, in the... Newtownabbey Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Prophecy in a broad sense, is the prediction of future events or the speaking of divine words (divine Revelation) through chosen human messengers (prophets). ... Statistics Area: 24,481 km² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. ... The Troubles is a term used to describe two periods of violence in Ireland during the twentieth century. ...

Views and opinions

So controversial are his views on the IRA, whom he describes as "the Roman Catholic terrorists of the Marxist IRA" that he was sent a death threat on June 7, 1999, in the form of some mailed ammunition and a warning to leave the country in seventy-two hours. This prompted "an urgent call to prayer" in the Open-Bible Ministries' "Kingdom Tidings" webpage. The threat was disregarded by the police. A Republican mural in Belfast depicting the hunger strikes of 1981. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... Marxism refers to the philosophy and social theory based on Karl Marxs work on one hand, and the political practice based on Marxist theory on the other hand (namely, parts of the First International during Marxs time, communist parties and later states). ... The Seán Hogan Flying column during the War of Independence. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Campbell preaches obedience to "God's Laws" to the point of condemning miscegenation, sometimes using rather unorthodox interpretations of certain verses to justify his objections to race-mixing. In the second part of his series "Jeremiah: From Jerusalem to the Emerald Isle", he quotes Jeremiah 2:22 ("for though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD") before asking his audience: "What sin could the people of Israel have committed that soap and water wouldn't wash away?" He answers his own query with "miscegenation", which he opposes vociferously. Campbell believes that "they had mingled the holy seed with the other races and peoples and nationalities", and, as he does in his sermon "The Unholy Land — (2)", he teaches that Isaiah 3:8-9 refers to the "alien" facial features adopted by the Hebrews through intermarrying with other peoples. He is a firm believer in the observance of the Sabbath; however, he believes that it does not need to be kept on the seventh day of the week, but simply on whichever day the Christian wishes to rest. Indeed, he himself conducts Bible studies in Cregagh S.C. Hall, not on Saturday, but on Wednesday and Sunday nights. (In his sermon on "The Real Saint Patrick", he says, in an apparently approving tone: "The Celtic Church taught obedience to God's Laws and they didn't keep the same festivals as the organized Roman Church, and, although I'm not getting into this tonight, I have read some accounts by various authors who actually state that the ancient Celtic Church, for a period of time (not their whole history, but for a period of time) were Saturday worshippers." This suggests some sympathy towards seventh-day keepers such as the Seventh-Day Adventists, who share many beliefs with him.) He does not eat pork (although some of his disciples do), and he defends the observance of the food laws in his pamphlet "Did Christ and His Apostles Keep the Food Laws?". It has been suggested that Anti-miscegenation laws be merged into this article or section. ... Bold text The Book of Jeremiah, or Jeremiah (יִרְמְיָהוּ Yirmiyahu in Hebrew), is a book that is part of the Hebrew Bible, Judaisms Tanakh, and later became a part of Christianitys Old Testament. ... Niter is a mineral form of potassium nitrate, KNO3, which see for more info. ... This article is about the computer protocol. ... Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral rule or the state of having committed such a violation. ... This article is about the computer protocol. ... Impact of a drop of water. ... It has been suggested that Anti-miscegenation laws be merged into this article or section. ... A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... The Book of Isaiah (Hebrew: Sefer Yshayah ספר ישעיה) is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, believed to be written by Isaiah[1]. // The 66 chapters of Isaiah consist primarily of prophecies of the judgments awaiting nations that are persecuting Judah. ... Hebrews (or Heberites, Eberites, Hebreians; Hebrew: עברים or עבריים, Standard , Tiberian , ; meaning descendants of biblical Patriarch Eber), were people who lived in Canaan, an area encompassing Israel, both banks of the Jordan River (The West Bank and Jordan), Sinai, Lebanon, and the coastal portions of Syria. ... The Shabbat table is set: two covered challahs, a kiddush cup, two candles, and flowers. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A festival is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community. ... This article is about the European people. ... Seventh-day Adventist Churchs logo The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination distinguished by their doctrinal beliefs that the literal, visible second coming of Jesus Christ is imminent, and that the seventh-day Sabbath of the Ten Commandments (Saturday) is the authentic biblical day of rest and... Two halves of a pig being delivered Pork is the meat taken from pigs. ... Look up kosher in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

He also refutes what he sees as the 'unbiblical' doctrine of the immortality of the soul, even preaching a four-part series entitled "Dead or Alive?", teaching instead the heterodox view of annihilationism. It is unclear what Campbell's views on the Trinity are; however, he has referred to Pastor Gordon Magee, a Oneness Pentecostal preacher and debater most renowned for writing a booklet called "Is Jesus in the Godhead or is the Godhead in Jesus?" promoting the pre-Nicene heresy of Monarchianism. Although the only translation used at his Bible study meetings is the King James Bible, nevertheless unlike the Ruckmanites, however, Campbell also uses an Amplified Bible, a Ferrar Fenton Bible, and a Lamsa Bible in his personal research, but he insists: "I'm only looking at them in the same sense as I would look at a concordance or a lexicon, and I'm not looking at them in the same way as I view the Authorized Version of the Scripture, from which I preach". For the Celine Dion song, see Immortality (Celine Dion song). ... The soul, acording to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Trinity (disambiguation). ... Oneness Pentecostalism is a movement of Pentecostal Christianity that teaches the atoning death of Jesus Christ, His resurrection, His soon return, and the inerrancy of the word of God. ... In Christianity, the Godhead is a term denoting deity or divinity. ... Monarchianism, or Monarchism as it is sometimes called, is a set of beliefs that emphasize God as being one, that God is the single and only ruler. ... H:For other uses of King James Version, see King James Version (disambiguation). ... See technical note on viewing the Hebrew characters in this Article. ... The Amplified Bible (AMP) is an English translation of the Bible produced jointly by The Zondervan Corporation and The Lockman Foundation. ... The Holy Bible in Modern English, commonly known as the Ferrar Fenton Bible, was one of the earliest translations of the Bible into modern English. ... Formally titled The Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts (ISBN 0060649232), the Lamsa Bible (which it is commonly called, after its editor, George M. Lamsa) first appeared in 1933. ... Look up Concordance on Wiktionary, the free dictionary see Concordance system for usage in politics. ... Look up lexicon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... H:For other uses of King James Version, see King James Version (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Open Bible Ministries is Alan Campbell's website.
• Several of Alan's sermons can be downloaded for free at Open Bible Ministries Online Resource Centre; however, the opening song by Billy McGibbon and closing hymn (which can be heard on the cassettes) are usually cut out.
• The Death Penalty — Is It Scriptural? and The Mark of the Beast are typical essays by Alan Campbell.
• An interview of Pastor Campbell conducted by Peter Salemi, pastor and president of The British Israel Church of God, can be downloaded at the church's website.

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Pro-Campbell links

• Historicist.com promotes Alan's eschatologically-oriented cassettes in its "Midnight Oil Ministries" mailing list.
• The Ensign Trust website contains several articles of interest to British-Israelites and Protestants, including essays by Alan Campbell.
• Armageddon Books advertises Alan's exposition on Revelation 9 on their page selling Historicist literature, and links to his website.
• This Independent Baptist's website has scanned Alan's anti-Catholic booklet The Idol Shepherd of Zechariah, which presents the case that the Biblical Book of Zechariah prophecied the Papacy as the Antichrist. (You can hear Alan himself preach on this subject online.)
• Pastor Frank W. Dowsett of The Covenant Vision Ministry describes his experience as a guest speaker at Cregagh in his 2002 U.K. tour report.
• Although Alan has openly denied that British-Israel is a racist doctrine (he told Pastor Peter Salemi that "we're preaching, not that Israel is a master race, but that we are a servant people chosen by God to bless all of humanity and to lead them into obedience to the Lord Jesus"), the white supremacist congregation The Church of the Sons of YHVH provides the link to his website. However, as a disclaimer, the COSOY writes on their "Links" page: "These links are provided for informational purposes only. The Church of the Sons of YHVH does not necessarily agree with all of the information contained in the links provided." This is probably because, while the COSOY is a Two Seedline Identity congregation which teaches that the entire Jewish race is biologically descended from Satan, Alan denies that Eve's sin was sexual and believes that there is a remnant of the Tribe of Judah among the Jews (although he believes that the majority of them are Edomites). Consequently, the general opinion of Pastor Campbell among the neo-Nazi community is that he is something of "a softy". For a more complete view of Alan's opinion on the Jews, see part two of his series on The Unholy Land, referenced above.

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Anti-Campbell links

• "British Israelism" Examined and its Errors Exposed contains several of the characteristic criticisms of Alan levelled by Presbyterian ministers.
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  The Truth About KJV Only first appeared in the summer and autumn, 2001, edition of Moriel Newsletter, and was written by the director of Moriel Ministries, Messianic Jewish preacher James Jacob Prasch. This article claims that Alan "recently ran scared from a debate challenge by a distinguished Professor". However, when asked about this proposed debate, Prasch has given a muddled and contradictory answer. In point of fact, when Jacob Prasch visited Belfast in September of 1997 and denounced British-Israelism at the Agape Christian Fellowship, Pastor Campbell preached a sermon the following week refuting Mr. Prasch's criticisms entitled "Identity Truth Defended 1997 (An Answer to J. Prasch)". Alan also made a point-by-point rebuttal to Mr. Prasch's anti-KJV article in June of 2002 entitled "Jakob [sic] Prasch vs. the King James Bible". Recordings of both sermons can be purchased from Open-Bible Ministries' website, although the former is referred to as "REPLY TO JACOB PRASCH" in the catalogue and as "Jacob Prasch versus our Authorised King James Bible" elsewhere on the site.

The laughable doctrine of British Israelism is clearly refuted as being totally unbiblical and hopelessly false by Jacob Prasch on a recorded message titled “British Israelism – Debunking the Myth”. Any sincere seeker after biblical truth should be able to obtain this message from Moriel Ministries. Presbyterianism is a form of Protestant Christianity, primarily in the Reformed branch of Western Christianity, as well as a particular form of church government. ... In most Protestant churches, a minister is a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation or participates in a role in a parachurch ministry; such a person may also be called a Pastor, Preacher, Bishop, Chaplain or Elder. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Alan Campbell (pastor) ... File links The following pages link to this file: Alan Campbell (pastor) ... British Israelism (sometimes called Anglo-Israelism) is a complex set of theories, not necessarily compatible with each other, that have in common the idea that some ancient British people and/or royal lineages were direct lineal descendants of Lost Tribes of Israel. ...

• Irish Republican News refers to Alan as "a fringe figure" who "launched an Internet site to promote his brand of hardline loyalism" in one of their articles.
• Guardian Unlimited: The Observer refers to Alan in an article on anti-Catholicism in the Orange Order as "one of the most truculent Protestant preachers" in Ulster and states that he "has since set up his own religious grouping which regurgitates the fantasy that the people of Ulster are the lost tribe of Israel" and that he "has penned a raft of anti-Catholic pamphlets with titles such as 'The Beast Has a Banner'. In his taped sermons, he refers to Catholics as 'people of the wafer God'." In a more recent article, he is described as a "shadowy figure" who propagates in his Rome Watch newssheet (which is called an "ultra-loyalist hate sheet") "revolting bigotry", while his British-Israelite views are derided as "patent nonsense".