There is an apprehension that is commonly found in Christianity about Kabbalah. This can be for good reason, as not everything called kabbalistic is from the same source, and there is a use made of Kabbalah by some people which is occult. However, the true source of Kabbalah is Jewish Kabbalah, which is found in mainstream Orthodox Judaism. Occult magic is, of course, idolatry and Jewish Kabbalah, as all true Judaism is without idolatry. Jewish Kabbalah is another way of saying the Jewish Received Teachings about the Vision of the Chariot (as from Ezekiel) and about the Torah's account of Creation. For the very reason that these teachings can lead the untrained mind into spiritual the spiritual confusion of speculation and away from faith in the power of the Hebrew Scriptures to reveal truth and understanding, the deep teachings about the Vision of the Chariot and the Revelation of Creation have been kept - until recent times - from the public at large.
To ask whether Jewish Kabbalah is anti-Christian would require asking if Judaism is anti-Christian and today we have begun to learn that this is not the right question to ask. Judaism may have something to offer Christianity, just as original, (non-imperialistic Christianity) may have something to offer Judaism.
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