Who Are We?

Arm of Salvation was established in 1981 and is an indigenous Israeli Messianic ministry dedicated — as the Holy Spirit leads — to propagating the good news of Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ), teaching the Word of God from Israeli and Hebrew perspectives, and disseminating the truth about Israel, especially the truth concerning Israel and the Middle East "peace process." This we are committed to doing despite threats of death and physical harm, intimidation and persecution that have been made against staff members of our ministry.

Arm of Salvation is a trans-denominational, international faith ministry. We are entirely dependendent upon financial gifts from our supporters and proceeds from royalties and sales of our books, music CDs and cassettes to sustain our work in and for Israel and the Jewish people. These are critical times for Israel so we encourage supporters of our ministry to help us fulfill our calling by giving financially and by purchasing our books and music. Our books and music are shown elsewhere on this site (click "Books and Music" on the Index) and can be purchased for personal benefit, as gifts for friends, family and church leaders, or for resale to members of your church or prayer groups.

Arm of Salvation's books are distributed and read in well over 100 countries in the English, German, Norwegian, Hebrew, Spanish, Russian, Danish, Italian and French languages. Each book has been, or is still, on several countries' best-sellers' lists and contain vital information and messages to both the saved and the lost. Arm of Salvation provides sets of books to selected Third World Bible colleges without charge; supplies free copies to inmates in Western prisons and also to poorer brethren in the Third World as requests are received.

Arm of Salvation publishes a printed newsletter in the English, German and Norwegian languages. The newsletter, the "MINISTRY & PRAYER UPDATE" (click on "Newsletter" in the Index), contains the actual news of current events in or affecting Israel. Through the "UPDATE," Arm of Salvation endeavors to counter the news media's omissions, distortions and fabrications by presenting the other side of the coin — the side the news media and the politicians would rather the general public did not know. The "UPDATE" is a periodic publication (usually five or six issues per year) that is available only via regular mailings for a minimum stated donation to cover actual costs of printing and mailing charges.

Administration

Arm of Salvation has its main offices in Jerusalem, Israel, but also has volunteer representatives around the world who are committed to the ministry, to Israel, and to the Jewish people. Ramon Bennett is the founder and Executive Director of Arm of Salvation and his wife, Zipporah, is an Associate Director. Ramon and Zipporah Bennett are Israeli citizens who made their home in Jerusalem more than 25 years ago.

RAMON BENNETT

Born in England in 1939, Ramon emigrated to New Zealand during his teenage years. There he met a true believing man who showed him the reality of the risen Messiah. Ramon struggled with the deep surrender required for a totally committed life until June 1965. During August of 1967, while alone and in prayer, Ramon was powerfully anointed with the Holy Spirit. Shortly after that he began leading a team of evangelists in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, and also began accepting preaching invitations from local churches. In 1980 Ramon received a request for his help in Israel and, in response to that call, arrived there in 1980, on May 14, the thirty-second anniversary of the founding of the modern state.

Ramon met his future wife, Zipporah, on his fourth day in Israel and they were married the following year. He felt the call to the Land and became a part of the struggling Body of Messiah in Jerusalem where they still live today. Ramon wears many hats. He is an ordained minister, a theologian, an International Bible Teacher majoring in biblical prophecy, a historian and a political analyst. Being a citizen of three countries Ramon consequently holds a uniquely international perspective on world events. He links biblical prophecy, current events and world revival together. His messages are illuminating and have riveted listeners all around the world.

Ramon Bennett is the author of four best-selling books stemming from his expertise on biblical prophecy and the Middle East. His biggest selling book, "Philistine: The Great Deception," released in 1995, is a dynamic exposé of the Middle East "peace process" and has been reprinted eighteen times and is available in nine languages. Following its release in Norwegian, "Philistine" was for months the subject of many newspaper and magazine editorials, radio and television debates, together with several full and double-page newspaper spreads. Ramon is currently working on two new prophetic works, the first provisionally entitled "Islam: its nature and goal," and the second, "The Wilderness".

Since beginning his international ministry in 1987, Ramon frequently lectures, teaches or preaches in meetings, seminars, conferences and Bible colleges all around the world. He is also a frequent guest on television and radio around the globe and is no stranger to live or recorded telephone interviews for overseas radio programs. Ramon was a speaker for 10 consecutive years at the ICEJ's Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, the largest Christian gathering of the year in Israel.

ZIPPORAH BENNETT

Raised in an Orthodox Jewish home in New York, Zipporah Bennett had, as a young woman, found that her spiritual needs were not being met in the synagogue. Deep within her burned the question, "Where is God?" This began a long quest which ended in a remarkable encounter with the Messiah in the Hawaiian Islands in 1970 that totally changed her life.

Since encountering Yeshua (Jesus), the Messiah and King of Israel, Zipporah has become one of Israel's foremost composers of Hebrew Messianic worship songs. Zipporah has set Scripture to song using the original Hebrew texts of the Bible in a unique Hebraic style of music which stems from her synagogue background. She has released four very popular albums and her songs are being sung and played not only throughout Israel, but in many other countries of the world — practically anywhere those with Jewish hearts worship the Holy One of Israel. Zipporah's latest release is a Hebrew-English album and these songs are now available in Hebrew-Spanish and Hebrew-German editions. Other languages are being considered.

Zipporah travels extensively with her husband, Ramon. She is also an anointed speaker and no stranger to ministering in ladies meetings around the world. Being asked so frequently to share her about her life resulted in Zipporah writing an autobiography entitled, "Return, Daughter of Zion!"

Arm of Salvation's Statement of Faith

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible and authoritative Word of the Living God.

We believe there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons: The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

We believe in the deity of Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ), in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, and in His atoning death through His shed blood at Golgotha.

We believe in the bodily resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ), in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and that He will return in great power and glory.

We believe that it is only through the atoning death of Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ) — through His shed blood — that the salvation of lost and sinful man, both Jew and Gentile, is possible, and that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.

We believe in the ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the regenerated believer in Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ) is enabled to live a holy life well pleasing to God.

We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, both Jew and Gentile; of those that are saved to a resurrection of eternal life and of those that are lost to a resurrection of eternal damnation.

We believe in the spiritual unity of believers, both Jew and Gentile, in Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ).