:"Moreover concerning a stranger [John Brown] that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country [USA of course] for thy name’s sake: for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm; when he shall come and pray towards this house; hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to ALL that the stranger calleth to thee for [Oil for Israel]: that all the people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name." (I Kings 8:41-43) <ref>Zion Oil & Gas, [http://media.zionoil.com/2008/09/the_vision_by_john_brown.pdf "The Vision by John Brown"], ''The Vision by John Brown.'', Undated</ref>
John Brown has funded annual banquets at the [[John Hagee]] radical Christians United For Israel Cornerstone Church <ref>Oil in Israel, [http://www.oilinisrael.net/oil-in-israel-events/zion-oil-gas-sponsors-christians-united-for-israels-cufi-%e2%80%9cnight-to-honor-israel%e2%80%9d "Zion Oil & Gas Sponsors Christians United For Israel’s (CUFI)"], ''Zion Oil & Gas Sponsors Christians United For Israel’s (CUFI)'', July 20, 2008.</ref> where Brown declined to speculate on the volume of oil Zion's prospects would "reveal" based on Brown's own interpretation of Biblical prophesies, in deference to SEC rules about barring forward-looking statements which cannot be substantiated. <ref>Oil in Israel, [http://www.oilinisrael.net/media/interview-between-pastor-john-hagee-john-brown"Interview Between Pastor John Hagee & John Brown"] , ''Interview Between Pastor John Hagee & John Brown'', Nov 15, 2008.</ref> Brown has had other problems of perception, including a video on YouTube where Brown and Pastor David Davis appear to belittle their own church ...or synagogue? and joke about Zion Oil's deep drilling program. <ref>YouTube, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNPQ_UFQJ7k "John Brown Founder of Zion Oil Interview"], ''John Brown Founder of Zion Oil Interview With Pastor David Davis'', Feb 27, 2009</ref>
==From Zion Oil's WorldNet Daily Connection to Richard Mellon Scaife==