"Two-House" or "Ephraimites" is a relatively new form of replacement theology that was dreamed up by Batya Wooten approximately 30 years ago. Two House is a disputed theological movement involving the re-unification of the "Ten Lost Tribes" of the ancient Kingdom of Israel with the two southern most tribes of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, known today as the "Jews". It is supposed that this significant re-unification of both "Houses" will happen at the hand of the Messiah of Israel.

Other proponents of the "two-house" deception are "Rabbis" Moshe Koniuchowsky and Simon Altaf (the same guys who are teaching that God condones polygyny). Koniuchowsky, in his book, "Sex and the Believer" suggests that men should be encouraged to have multiple wives and, if the wives are in need of a man in the meantime, they are allowed to find themselves "male concubines.....

The bottom line of the "Two-House movement" is:

(1) Realistically, the Bible tells us there were 12 tribes, not ten.

(2) Ephraim, spawned through an Egyptian wife of Joseph's, was a rebellious "bad guy" full of idolatry; not a tribe that was destined to be a great people.

(3) It has successfully divided the Messianic "movement."

One of the best and most thorough teachings against the "two-house" theology is Ephaimites: A Case of Stolen Identity by Baruch ben Daniel. While you're on Baruch's site, please feel free to peruse the plethora of Biblically correct articles - and don't forget to return to The Refiner's Fire when you're done!

Below are excerpts from Baruch's article:

The "Ephraimite" movement has taken root out of prejudice and jealousy, it is not only divisive but it is taking a Name and Identity from others which is not rightfully to be taken. If one identifies himself as a Christian, Messianic, Netzarim, Believer, a Jew, Follower, Disciple, Talmid, a Spiritual Israelite, or someone with a Jewish Heart, Heart of a Jew, or Hebrew heart, they do so by their Faith. Anyone can choose to be a Jew, a Christian, a Netzari, a Believer etc, but to call oneself "Ephraim" without evidence to prove it, is by material point of law, theft.

Those who claim to be "Ephraimites" are also claiming to be a portion above their brethren, although a very small percentage of people having a love for Yeshua, Torah, Israel, the Jewish People, Hebrew, Aramaic etc claim to have any blood connection to Israel. "Ephraimitism" is an unsanctified division within the Body of Mashiyach and causing divisions within friends, families, and congregations. Most individuals are interested to grow their Faith in Yeshua and Torah, instead of being sold "Ephraimite" theories and "Lost Tribe" propaganda at Holy Convocations. It is wrong to hold meetings in the name of "Two Houses" and spend the majority of efforts and discussion around this motif, there are much more vital and important matters at hand. Prophetic passages in the Tanakh and Ketuvim Netzarim direct us to grow in HaMashiyach and go out and make Talmidim, thus creating the bond of Unity, we are not to focus on political and genealogical theorem.

...The fact of the matter is that Ephraim was very disobedient to YHWH and as a Tribe they never had such great military exploits as other Tribes, neither did they become the largest in number, far from it. Scriptures indicate that Ephraim let Canaanites dwell in their territories, the Canaanite idolatry rapidly brought Ephraim down physically and spiritually. To teach that Ephraim, irregardless of their crass rebellion to YHWH became or will become a great people, is antithetical to Scripture.