Breaking the Veil of Silence

The Veil of Silence concerns you more than you think!You come across it at every turn, whether in your personal life, in your family, in your church or congregation, or in your cities and nations. The Veil of Silence is the reason for inner coldness, loneliness, and the sense of being lost in darkness. Once you break it, you will be able to receive the immeasurable blessing of God and the authority to change your surroundings with His love. Every nation carries its own burden of guilt and trauma that is passed down through the generations, while a Veil of Silence prevents reconciliation, healing, and restoration. The German pastor, theologian, and activist, Jobst Bittner, writes in the light of the experience of German history. Hitler and the Holocaust caused a spiritual eclipse in Germany and covered entire generations with a Veil of Silence. Today, Germany is blessed and the country of "e;unmerited grace"e;. If Breaking the Veil of Silence was possible in Germany, how much more so in your life, family, and nation?Through a captivating blend of history, theology, and psychology, Jobst Bittner provides a brave, discerning perspective on this Veil of Silence and proves that the weight of history can be lifted. It is a powerful and practical intervention and spiritual guide to reclaim our authority by uprooting all destructive tendencies of covering up the past, uncovering our own family history, rediscovering the Jewish roots of our faith, and moving forward into action. Once the veil is lifted, true healing, restoration, and change can begin.

The Veil of Silence concerns you more than you think!You come across it at every turn, whether in your personal life, in your family, in your church or congregation, or in your cities and nations. The Veil of Silence is the reason for inner coldness, loneliness, and the sense of being lost in darkness. Once you break it, you will be able to receive the immeasurable blessing of God and the authority to change your surroundings with His love.Every nation carries its own burden of guilt and trauma that is passed down through the generations, while a Veil of Silence prevents reconciliation, healing, and restoration.The German pastor, theologian, and activist, Jobst Bittner, writes in the light of the experience of German history. Hitler and the Holocaust caused a spiritual eclipse in Germany and covered entire generations with a Veil of Silence. Today, Germany is blessed and the country of "unmerited grace". If Breaking the Veil of Silence was possible in Germany, how much more so in your life, family, and nation?Through a captivating blend of history, theology, and psychology, Jobst Bittner provides a brave, discerning perspective on this Veil of Silence and proves that the weight of history can be lifted. It is a powerful and practical intervention and spiritual guide to reclaim our authority by uprooting all destructive tendencies of covering up the past, uncovering our own family history, rediscovering the Jewish roots of our faith, and moving forward into action.Once the veil is lifted, true healing, restoration, and change can begin.

ForewordPrefaceChapter 1, The Story of a Former Nazi CityChapter 2, Where Does the Veil of Silence Come from? A House Church Service in the Early Church Is Israel Chosen? Why Did the Early Church Lose Its Authority? A Deadly InfectionChapter 3, The Veil of Silence The Veil of Silence in the Light of the Bible The Veil of Silence over Cities and Nations The Veil of Silence over Churches The Veil of Silence over Marriages and Families The Veil of Silence through the Sins of Our Forefathers The Veil of Silence over Your Personal LifeChapter 4, The Silent Generations - the Victims The Survivors of the Holocaust The 'Child Survivors' The Children of Holocaust Survivors The Third GenerationChapter 5, The Silent Generations - the Perpetrators The Generation of Perpetrators Children of the War The Grandchildren of the War The Fourth Generation - Hand in Hand!Chapter 6, Can We (Still) Repentfor the Sins of Our Forefathers? The Level of Cities and Nations The Ancestral Level The Personal Level The Level of the VictimsChapter 7 - How the Veil of Silence Can Be Broken Visitation Open Stopped up Wells! Hanukkah The Veil of Darkness En Route to Greater Authority How to Do It?Chapter 8, The March of Life The Death Marches On the Road to Dachau The Warm Coat of the SS Officer Mom, Do I Have to Fight against the Germans? In the Woods of Zhitomir The March of Remembrance The Pittsburgh Declaration The Former Roll Call YardAppendix Bibliography Important Facts about the March of Life End Notes