The nation of Israel has just gone through a week+ of bloodshed and horror to the nth degree. It all began on Shabbat, the Jewish people’s holy day and at the time of year when many of their religious holidays fall. Evil knew the Jews would not be on their guard that morning.
I’ve been deeply distressed this week with comments coming out of some who imply Israel deserves this. “After all, they killed Jesus!”
No one deserves what happened. Innocence doesn’t deserve being beheaded in their cribs, being killed/raped/kidnapped from a youth concert, growing up parentless because parents loved them enough to lock them in safe rooms before being slaughtered themselves. The list of atrocities goes on.
And on.
Now attacks come from the north as well.
Yes, we who know what the Bible says know God’s warned that until the end of time the Jewish people will suffer at the hands of her enemy. It’s a harsh realization. One we want to wish away. Yet what God says stands. Not because His Heart desires it, but because it’s a truth set into motion the moment Abraham impregnated Hagar, then Ishmael was born. Enmity between half-brothers on opposite ends of the spiritual spectrum.
Last Friday the Muslim world proclaimed a day of worldwide jihad against infidels—Jews, believers in Jesus, anyone who does not bow to Allah.
I’m no expert on end times or the Book of Revelation, but I can tell you, if you want to know where we are in the long range of things, keep your eyes on Israel! It’s key to grasping where we are on earth’s timeline and understanding what’s happening and going to happen in our very broken world.
So, watch Israel! Read God’s Word!
And fall on your knees!
The Jews are a resilient people. They will rise out of the ashes. They always do. It’s in their resolve (and in their national anthem too).
ISRAEL'S National Anthem - HATIKVAH with English and Hebrew lyrics ( Longer version ) - YouTube
—“Our hope is not yet lost.”—
But let’s pray for these beloved of God—that even through these atrocities they will cling to the One Who is watching over them—Who never slumbers nor sleeps. Who roars at the enemy. Who weeps at the lives lost. Who is their Hope.
Hope is never lost because true Hope is in the Lord God Messiah—Savior of all who will accept His Gift of salvation. This is for the Jews and non-Jews alike.
So, watch Israel, hope in the God of Zion, and even pray for an enemy so cruel it seeks to devour a whole people. Read God’s Word, weep for the lost, and know that Hope is eternal.
—Because He Lives in English and Hebrew—
BECAUSE HE LIVES (Hebrew and English!) LIVE at the Garden Tomb, Jerusalem Easter - YouTube
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