“Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.” (Ps 102:13 AV)
Israel has been in the news recently.
It seems it always is. However,
recently there has been an escalation of violence against her and anyone of
Jewish descent. Hamas is lobbing missiles
into Israeli territory. There have been
numerous attacks on Jewish people in major cities throughout the world. Just an aside, but one of the proofs to me
that God is real and the Bible is authoritative is how the world treats the
Jewish people. They have been hated for
thousands of years. If the Bible were
not true, then why hate the Jew? If they
are not God’s chosen people, what difference would it make if they existed? The violence aimed at Israel is only evidence
of their status before God and God’s promised favor upon them. As we see above, the writer believes now is
the time for God to show His favor towards His chosen people. It is always the
time! Time for God’s N.T. people to pray
more earnestly for Israel. We need to
pray for her conversion to Christ. We
need to pray for God’s protection. We
need to pray for the peace of Israel, which is, the return of the Messiah to
conquer all her enemies.
I know we are in trouble when there are evangelical Christians who do
not back Israel. Increasingly, those who
call themselves Christians are waning in their support for God’s chosen
people. Granted, they rejected Christ
and had a hand in His crucifixion. For that, the Bible tells us they will be
judged. But that is no reason to reject
them. Rome had a hand in it, too. The Gentile world, represented by Rome was
the government that killed Him. We are
equally culpable for the death of the Messiah.
Today’s modern and warped theological camps have chosen to believe God
is done with Israel. The only way to
come to this conclusion if one does not read the Bible literally. Major ‘Christian camps are supporting the
fake plight of the Palestinian as if they were the original settlers of
Canaan. They were not nor are the descendants
of those who Israel conquered. Israel
stands as the owner of Palestine because God gave it to them. There need be no other reason.
Israel must suffer more. It will
endure the most severe persecution to date when they enter the seven-year
tribulation. A remnant will escape into
the wilderness and they will be the seed from which Jesus repopulates the world. They will be the heads of the twelve tribes
who make it into the millennial reign with their Messiah promised through
David. Note also the writer tells us the
time is set. There is a date, sometime
in the future, when Jesus will return and He will sit upon His throne showing
favor and love to the Father’s chosen.
He will bless Israel and she will reign with Him for a thousand
years. Israel will be the administrative
arm of the Messianic kingdom and apply God’s holy law to the inhabitants of the
world. This time is set. This time is coming. And we as the saints of God should be praying
for it.
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