SID: Hello, Sid Roth here with Warren Marcus. And as the rabbis always say to me, are both of your parents Jewish? Warren, are both of your parents Jewish?
WARREN: Definitely. Both of my parents are Jewish. And as far as I know, all the generations were all Jewish.
SID: Warren had an outstanding career on Madison Avenue as a film producer, filmmaker, and then you blink your eyes a few times and he’s working 700 Club, Jerry Falwell, Sid Roth. What’s a nice Jewish guy working for all these Christian organizations?
WARREN: I really believe God really has for every single person, Ephesians the book of Ephesians says that, “He foreknew us before the foundation of the world and has actually a calling and destiny for every one of us. But we need to step into that destiny.” And so for me, I mean God sought me, because I was five years old. I’m playing with my friend outside and there’s this lightning and thunderstorm starts. And he says, “I’m going home. Lightning, it could kill you.” Then next thing, about 15 feet away, a flash of lightning hits right on the ground. Well, I got up and I started crying. I ran into the house, and my agnostic Jewish sister picks me up. She says, “What’s wrong?” And I said, “It’s lightning. It could kill me.” So she looks at me, “Lightning. It won’t hurt you. God will protect you.”
WARREN: So, I never heard you know God? And she goes, “You can’t see him. He’s invisible. He lives in a place called heaven, but yet he’s everywhere.” So I thought, “Is he in my bedroom at night when it’s dark?” she goes “Yes, he’s there too.” So I got more frightened of this unseen entity named God than the lightning and thunder. And I was in that room at night. It was dark, and I was so petrified. And I finally fell asleep and, Sid, I had a dream that I was in heaven, lightning and thunder. I was frightened. And then in a distance, I saw the clouds parting in a circular fashion and the most beautiful golden light. I didn’t realize, but it was the Shekinah Glory of God that I was seeing.
