Q. Aren’t the people who are against Christ’s work actually “anti-Shemitic?”

A. Technically yes but one needs to understand what the word means. I notice that you use the term “Shemitic” so I want to address that first. The term anti-Shemitic is the same thing as anti-semitic and it means prejudice or hostility towards the Jewish people as a religious, racial or ethnic group. The word’s history does indicate that it is directed against all those who speak “Shemitic” languages because it is from the Hebrew word “shem” which means “name” and it was the name of the third son of Noah. It was used to refer to a language family whose origins were in the Middle East consisting of, but not limited to, such groups like the Akkadian, Assyrian, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Canaanite people and language groups. Now, Shem, the son of Noah, had 5 sons named Aram, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Elam and it was from these that the “shemitic” family and language groups descended. The term “anti-semitic” (antisemitisch in German) was first used around 1860 and it is exclusively used to refer to the hostility towards the Jewish people. It is applied when referring to the hostility and hatred towards the Jews as a racial group and towards Judaism and Torah observance in a theological context as well. For instance, the holocaust would be an example of racial hostility towards Jews and replacement theology (any system that replaces the Torah and the keeping of the commandments) is an example of theological anti-semitism. One is what would be called “overt anti-semitism” while the other would be “covert anti-semitism.” With all that in mind, let’s get to the heart of your question. I would have to know what you mean by “Christ’s work”, so bear with me because I’m going to try and answer it not knowing what you mean. Much of what passes for “His work” today is really covert anti-semitism. So to oppose it would actually not be anti-semitic, but supporting biblical Messianic Judaism, and therefore not anti-semitic. Remember, Yeshua and the believers of the first century, including all those who wrote the New Testament, were Torah-compliant Jews and they were considered a sect of Judaism. As replacement theology crept into the faith the people began to turn away from the Scriptures and accept a religious system that replaced the Torah and the commandments. This happened over a period of 300 years and the system culminated in the Council of Nicea where Constantine said that they were there to “root out the last vestiges of Judaism.” This led to a corrupt doctrine that teaches that the Torah has been done way with (Sunday replaced Saturday, Christmas, Easter, St. Valentine’s Day replaced Passover and the biblical festivals, pork replaced kosher and so on) that is still being taught today. So, it is this system of replacement theology that really opposes the Messiah’s work and that would be considered anti-semitic in a theological context at the very least. The prophets warned us in the last days that people would be calling good (Torah observance) evil and evil (non-Torah observance or “lawlessness”) good. I hope this answers your question.