The Jew, Jerusalem, and the Abomination of Desolation

The Jew, Jerusalem, and the Abomination of Desolation, by Dr. Bert Cooke

This is a sermon - a good sermon. It was preached in 1990, but it sheds light on some current stories in the news:

Trump to Announce Jerusalem as Israel's Capital - jpost.com (December 4, 2017)
President Kushner Owns 666 Building Where Mark of Beast Technology is Developed - eutimes.net
(April 12, 2017)
Yehuda Glick: If You Can't See Prophecy, Get New Glasses - jpost.com (June 6, 2017)

The Bible says:

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God." - 2 Thessalonians 2:3,4

and

"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, to receive the mark in their right hand or in  their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom, let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred, three score and six." - Revelation 13:16-18

and

"And the third angel followed them, saying with a load voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wrath of God which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation. And he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up forever and ever. And they have no rest, day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." - Revelation 14:9-11

Although I don't agree with everything in the Left Behind movies (and books) - specifically, the pre-tribulation rapture - I think they are worth watching - again!

Recommended videos: The (original!)

Left Behind 
Tribulation Force

For further research:

Kushner's Grand Plans for 666 Fifth Avenue Tower Are Crumbling - breitbart.com
Creepy: Wisconsin Tech Company Parties After Implanting Employees With Microchips - prisonplanet.com
The War on Cash Intensifies: Visa Offers Restaurants $10,000 to Go Cashless -nbcnews.com
Why is There Suddenly Such A Big Push for Mark of the Beast Technology? - thedailysheeple.com
The Vampire Watch: A 666 Tech Device Under Production for Mass Release [Video]
New "Tech Tattoos" Will Be Tied to Medical and Banking Information - thedailysheeple.com
Verichip and the Mark of the Beast
[Video] 666 - It Has Begun!
Life Without a Microchip Will Be Difficult [Video]

Recommended podcasts:

The War Against Cash, by Jim Schneider [Crosstalk America]

Recommended sermons:

Here is Wisdom About Satan and 666, Part 1, by Rev. Hans Overduin
Here is Wisdom About Satan and 666, Part 2, by Rev. Hans Overduin

Bible Reading For Saturday, June 11, 2016

There are many different websites that offer reading plans to read the Bible in a year. Here is a really good one:  Read the KJV Bible in One Year. For today, why don't you read along with me Chapters 5-8 in the book of  Joshua.

Special verses:

"And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho." - Joshua 6:25


Note: If you have a reading disability that makes it difficult or impossible to read along with me this year, please consider going to Biblegateway.com and listening to the Bible. This is a great site with many resources, one of which is an audio version of the Bible Daily.  

Just Food for Thought...

Chief of the CIA's 'Bin Ladin' Unit Tells the World That Al-Qaeda Never Existed [Video]
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This video adds credibility to the following quote:

"Whenever you run a clandestine operation, you run two things at the same time: you prepare the team for the hit, and you keep it so small there's nobody to spread it all around. And across the hall is a big staff working on what we call special plans. They're preparing the cover story. The cover story is what they want people to believe and to talk about, and to argue about." - From a 1992 speech by Col. Fletcher Prouty, former chief of special operations, Joint Chief of Staff (as quoted in Deep Truth: The Lives of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein) 

Israel Will Not Have Polite Discussions with People Who Are Trying to Kill Them

Israel Will Not Have Polite Discussions with People Who Are Trying to Kill Them - truthrevolt.org

Excerpt from this article:

"The jihad against the State of Israel emanates from Palestinian Arabs – who cheer while America mourns. In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, Palestinians in Gaza cheered, 'danced in the streets and handed out candy and sweets to motorists and pedestrians alike.' After 9/11, the Palestinian response was similar, as old women were seen shrieking in jubilation while children passed out sweets and men cheered approvingly.These are the people to whom the American administration expects Israel to surrender?"
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Solution for Israels Terrorism Problem: Extreme Force - wnd.com
Col. North: Israel's Enemies Are Our Enemies - cbn.com
"First the Saturday people [the Jews], then the Sunday people [the Christians]. 
Remembering Pearl Harbor Day: Don't Just "Remember" - Never Forget ... That a Greater Enemy Exists Today! - debbieschlussel.com

What Do Dr. Tim LaHaye and Glen Beck Have in Common?

Recommended video:

Ben Shapiro: First They Came For The Jews [Video] - truthrevolt.org

Recommended sermon

When Government Tries to Be God, by Dr. David P. Murray
 I Am A Jew. Hope You Are Too, by Dr. David P. Murray

The Islamic State Of Iran - Like ISIS, Only Much Bigger [Cartoon]

Israeli PM: Iran Is Basically ISIS, If ISIS Had Its Own Country And A Nuke Program - dailycaller.com

Excerpt from this article:

"On June 30, the original deadline for an agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear capabilities in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions, Netanyahu posted a 28-second, animated explainer video of how Iran is similar to Islamic State."
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Recommended reading (my posts):

What Muslims Fear Most: Smart Bombs and Smart Girls (my post) 

Recommended sermon:

I Am A Jew. Hope You Are Too, by Dr. David P. Murray

The Odds Of A War Between Israel And Iran Just Went Way Up

The Odds Of A War Between Israel And Iran Just Went Way Up - thedailysheeple.com

Excerpt from this article:


"Uh oh – Iran just got caught with both hands in the cookie jar.  It turns out that even while Iran has been negotiating a 'historic peace deal' with the western world, it has been secretly operating a huge underground nuclear enrichment site that it didn’t tell anyone about.  But this is what the Iranians always do.  They lie, lie and then lie some more.  So how in the world can you make a deal with a government that absolutely refuses to tell the truth?  These revelations about a secret underground nuclear facility just outside Tehran come at a time when it looked like the Obama administration was about to cave in and give Iran just about everything that it wanted.  The 'deal' that Obama was going to give them would have allowed the Iranians to keep all of the nuclear infrastructure that they have already constructed and would also give them permission to start building nuclear weapons in about a decade."
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Recommended reading:

Netanyahu: "Why I'm Speaking To Congress"

Uh oh – Iran just got caught with both hands in the cookie jar.  It turns out that even while Iran has been negotiating a “historic peace deal” with the western world, it has been secretly operating a huge underground nuclear enrichment site that it didn’t tell anyone about.  But this is what the Iranians always do.  They lie, lie and then lie some more.  So how in the world can you make a deal with a government that absolutely refuses to tell the truth?  These revelations about a secret underground nuclear facility just outside Tehran come at a time when it looked like the Obama administration was about to cave in and give Iran just about everything that it wanted.  The “deal” that Obama was going to give them would have allowed the Iranians to keep all of the nuclear infrastructure that they have already constructed and would also give them permission to start building nuclear weapons in about a decade.  - See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/the-odds-of-a-war-between-israel-and-iran-just-went-way-up_022015#sthash.sIaZDmoX.dpuf

Uh oh – Iran just got caught with both hands in the cookie jar.  It turns out that even while Iran has been negotiating a “historic peace deal” with the western world, it has been secretly operating a huge underground nuclear enrichment site that it didn’t tell anyone about.  But this is what the Iranians always do.  They lie, lie and then lie some more.  So how in the world can you make a deal with a government that absolutely refuses to tell the truth?  These revelations about a secret underground nuclear facility just outside Tehran come at a time when it looked like the Obama administration was about to cave in and give Iran just about everything that it wanted.  The “deal” that Obama was going to give them would have allowed the Iranians to keep all of the nuclear infrastructure that they have already constructed and would also give them permission to start building nuclear weapons in about a decade.  - See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/the-odds-of-a-war-between-israel-and-iran-just-went-way-up_022015#sthash.sIaZDmoX.dpuf

Netanyahu: Why I'm Speaking To Congress

Netanyahu: Why I'm Speaking To Congress - nypost.com

Excerpt from this article:

"Why am I going to Washington? Because, as prime minister of Israel, it’s my obligation to do everything in my power to prevent the conclusion of a bad deal that could threaten the survival of the State of Israel. The current proposal to Iran would endanger Israel. It would enable Iran to build its first nuclear device within an unacceptably short time. And it would allow Iran to build an industrial capability to enrich uranium that could provide the fuel for many bombs in the coming years."
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I'm not an expert on Bible prophecy (and I don't trust those who say they are!), but if the writers of biblical prophecy were alive today (John, Daniel, Paul, Ezekiel, etc.), and they saw what was going on in the world today, they would all say "We told you this was going to happen."

I don't agree with my dispensational friends that Israel and the Church are two distinct entities with two distinctly different futures. The "Israel of God" is the church. Period. And as our Lord Jesus said 2000 years ago: "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6).

But that doesn't mean I don't see any biblical significance in the modern state of Israel. While I don't agree with the Left Behind scenario of a secret rapture, I tend to think there will be a true biblical revival among the Jewish people - a revival that leads many to the feet of our Lord Jesus Christ!

And when that happens, all the powers of hell (ISIS, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Atheists, Anti-semites, etc.) will not be able to stand up against Israel!

Recommended reading:


President Bullworth Truthbomb Want To Set You Stupid American Racists Right About The Evils Of Israel - ace.mu.nu
Ben Shapiro: Why Jews Vote Leftist - youtube.com 
Were Holocaust Victims Paying For Sins In Past Lives?
Left Behind: It's A Money Scheme Now, And It's Evil (my post)

Today in the News - Friday, January 23, 2015

Here is what is going on in the world today:

The Pro-Life Movement Must Stop Being Whores Of The Republican Party - redstate.com
Billionaire Tells Rest Of Us To Live More Modestly - newser.con
Not Even Babies Screams Stop Politicians From Allowing Late Term Murder, Abortion - canadafreepress.com
Al Gore: Spend $90 Trillion To Ban Cars From Every Major City In World - dailycaller.com
A Couple Of Reasons Hillary Will Never Be President (Other Than The Fact That She Is An Elderly, Unaccomplished Crone...) - redstate.com
This Year's Oscars Will Be The Whitest - english.prvada.ru
Ann Coulter: Goodbye America, It Was Fun While It Lasted - townhall.com 
Jay Leno: Why Is It So Hard To Believe Cosby's Accusers? - truthrevolt.org
Why Everyone Should Be Terrified By The GOP's Abortion Bill Debacle - newsbusters.org
200,000 March For Life, Networks Give Them 15 Seconds - newsbusters.org
Obama's Doubly Deceitful SoTU Address - humanevents.com
False Flag 101: From Gladio to Hebdo: A SGT Report Micro Doc - sgtreport.com 
Black Man Who Tortured, Executed Two White Teens Makes 'Black Lives Matter' Speech' At Sentencing - infowars.com
Michelle Malkin:  Obama's Bloody Yemen Disaster - michellemalkin.com
Patrick Buchanan: Against Terrorism, But For What? - cnsnews.com
Running Scared On Abortion - nationalreview.com
Israel Prepared For 'Any Scenario' After Hezbollah Attack - wnd.com 
Has Devil's Advocacy Become The New Thought Crime? - lewrockwell.com

Audio commentary on news, Bible, and social issues (Podcasts)

The Briefing: 01-23-2015, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler
A Peck On The Cheek - John Kerry, Sweet Baby James, Muslims, Innocents, and Diplomacy, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Readers Are Leader: Why You Should Read To Your Kids, by Pastor Joey Kellett

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Is There Any Place Safe To Be A Jew?

Is There Any Place Safe To Be A Jew? - canadafreepress.com

Excerpt from this article:

"Jews, no matter where they are, understand they can be attacked and killed for being Jews. It is the price of their Covenant with God (Exodus, Chapter 12)."
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Exodus, Chapter 12, has to do with the Jewish Passover. I think a better Bible reference would be Numbers 33:55,56

"But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them."

But the words of our Lord Jesus apply to all of us - regardless of our race:

"I tell you, Nay, But except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." - Luke 13:3
Recommended sermon (for Jews and Gentiles alike!):

I Am A Jew. Hope You Are Too, by Dr. David P. Murray

Recommended reading (my posts):

What Would Happen If Israel Blew Up the Dome of the Rock: Right Now?
What Do Dr. Tim Lahaye and Glen Beck Have in Common?

PCUSA: Dying Church Boycotts Israel In Face of Embarrasing Jewish Begging

PCUSA: Dying Church Boycotts Israel In Face of Embarrassing Jewish Begging - debbieschlussel.com

Excerpt from this article:

"On Friday, the dying Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA) voted to boycott Israel by withdrawing its investments in a few companies that do business with Israel (but won’t pull investments in companies that do biz with human rights abusing Muslim nations). That was to be expected and not news. The real news is the pathetic, weak, stereotypical begging by Jews to this shrinking, impotent church of dying New Age leftist nuts."
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Debbie Schlussel is another Jew that I pray will come to see our Lord Jesus as the promised Messiah (along with Mr. Netanyahu!). But her comments on the PCUSA are right on the money!


Recommended reading (for those of the Jewish faith):

The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus, by Lee Strobel

Recommended podcast (for those who have not yet left the PCUSA):

The Kingdom, The PCUSA, and US, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Netanyahu Advises Obama: 'Let Your Enemies Kill Each Other'

 Netanyahu Advises Obama: 'Let Your Enemies Kill Each Other' - dailycaller.com

Excerpt from this article:

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his opposition to widescale American intervention in the Iraq crisis, advising President Obama that 'when your enemies are fighting one another, don’t strengthen either one of them. Weaken both.'”
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Smart man, Mr. Netanyahu. Too bad he's not a Christian. Yet!

"By evil are the evil slain,
And they that hate the just.
But all his children God redeems,
And safe in him they trust."
(from Psalm 34 in the Psalter Hymnal)

Recommended reading (my post):

What Muslims Fear Most: Smart Bombs and Smart Girls

Temple Mount Clash Over Passover Sacrifice

Temple Mount Clash Over Passover Sacrifice - wnd.com

Excerpt from this article:

An attempt to slaughter an animal for a Passover sacrifice atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has led to the arrest of eight Jews and a new wave of criticism against the Israeli government.
According to local media, eight Jews were taken into custody Monday as they ascended the mount, considered the holiest site in Judaism where two of God’s temples once stood. They were carrying a goat and were reportedly seeking to slay the animal in accordance with biblical instructions.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/04/temple-mount-clash-over-passover-sacrifice/#OhHC7bkXrCy8TZ5T.99

"An attempt to slaughter an animal for a Passover sacrifice atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has led to the arrest of eight Jews and a new wave of criticism against the Israeli government.  According to local media, eight Jews were taken into custody Monday as they ascended the mount, considered the holiest site in Judaism where two of God’s temples once stood. They were carrying a goat and were reportedly seeking to slay the animal in accordance with biblical instructions."

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What Would Happen if Israel Blew Up the Dome of the Rock....Right Now! (my post)

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The Palestinians Real Enemy

The Palestinians Real Enemy - canadafreepress.com

Excerpt from this Article:


"In the Whole of the Middle East, only 1.6 million Arabs have complete political and religious freedom - all of them live in one Jewish state."

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Recommended website:

debbieschlussel.com

Also recommended reading (my post):

Col. North: Isreal's Enemies Are Our Enemies

Col. North: Israel's Enemies Are Our Enemies

Col. North: Israel's Enemies Are Our Enemies - cbn.com

Excerpt from this article:

"What happens to Israel happens to us. Their enemies are our enemies. Their friends are our friends..." North told CBN News.

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I'm not a cheerleader for Israel. At least not in the sense that Rachel Maddow is a cheerleader for Barack Obama! Although most of my posts about that country tend to be positive, not all of of them are (see my recent post: Israeli Gov't Announces Free Abortions for Women 20 to 33)

And I certainly reject the heretical teachings of John Hagee. Jews stand on equal footing with Muslims and Hindus and Atheists in one regard: They all stand guilty before God and are in need of a Savior.  That Savior is our Lord Jesus Christ. Of him the Bible says:

"There is None righteous, no not one." - Romans 3:10

"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." - Romans 3:23

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord." - Romans 6:23

"Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." - Acts 4:12

But Israel has been a strong ally of America, and Oliver North is right when he says Israel's enemies are our enemies. There is a saying - and I think it has some truth to it - "First the Saturday people [the Jews], then the Sunday people [the Christians].

Recommended reading:

Remembering Pearl Harbor Day: Don't Just "Remember" - Never Forget ... That a Greater Enemy Exists Today! - debbieschlussel.com

Recommended sermon (for people of all races):

When Government Tries to Be God, by Dr. David P. Murray

Israeli Government Announces Free Abortions for Women Ages 20 to 33

Two days ago,  The Guardian ran the following story: Auschwitz Survivors Mark 69 Years Since Liberation of Nazi Death Camp. Two weeks earlier christiannews.net ran the following story: Israeli Government Announces Free Abortions for Women Ages 20 to 33.

Am I missing something here? Why was it a bad thing for Hitler to kill Jews in gas chambers and death camps, but it is OK for Jews to kill Jews inside the mother's womb? It's almost like Israel is saying, "Well, maybe Hitler wasn't such a bad guy after all!"

Recommended sermons (for people of Jewish descent, regardless of where they live):

When Government Tries to Be God, by Dr. David P. Murray

Recommended reading (my post):

Jerusalem Post: Our World: International Holocaust Remembrance Day

What Would Happen if Israel Blew Up The Dome of the Rock? Right Now!

If you have followed the Left Behind series, by Jerry Jenkins and Dr. Tim LaHaye, you might be interested in the following article:

Iran Decries Plans for Synagogue at Temple Mount (Also check out the podcast, The Temple Mount)

I'm pretty solid in my Christian beliefs (see my post, What I Believe). I have no problem taking most of the Bible literally. I believe the universe and everything in it was created in 6 literal 24 hour days, probably around 10,000 years ago. I believe in a literal Adam and Eve, a literal Fall (Genesis 3), a literal Noah's flood, a literal Jonah and the big fish, etc. I believe all the miracles in the Bible. I believe in a literal heaven (for those who love and trust our Lord Jesus) and a literal hell (for those who hate our Lord and serve his adversary, the devil!).  And of course I believe in a literal virgin birth, death, and resurrection, and future second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But I admit that when it comes to Bible prophecy, specifically the books of Daniel, Revelation, and say Matthew 24, I "see things through a glass darkly!" (1 Corinthians 13:12). I guess I lean toward the amillennial position, but that could change as we get closer to our Lord's return.

I've read most of the Left Behind novels (including the three prequels!), and I've watched the Left Behind movies (many times!). And while I found them entertaining, I'm not so sure they are true to the scriptures:

Having said that, I still can't help but recommend these movies to my readers:

Left Behind: The Movie
Left Behind: Tribulation Force
Left Behind: World at War

I especially like the last part of Left Behind II where Ivy gets saved!

But while I recommend these movies (and books), I also ask that you take them with a grain of salt. You may want to check out some of my other posts (after you watch these movies, of course!):

Nicolas Cage to Play Rayford Steele in New 'Left Behind' Movie
What Do Dr. Tim LaHaye and Glen Beck Have in Common?
And You Came One Day Too Late!
What If Obama Signed a 7 Year Peace Treaty With Israel - Right Now?

Is Obama the Antichrist? I Say Yes!

Recommended poem:

'Twas the Night Before Jesus Came

Recommended sermons:

That Old Time Religion

What Netanyahu is Learning: Israel is On its Own, and They Know It!

What Netanyahu Is Learning from President Obama's Vacillations on Syria | National Review Online:

"It is not exactly starting off as a happy New Year in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet are mortified by what they are seeing unfold – not in Damascus, but in Washington. To be sure, Israeli leaders are concerned but not surprised by the horrific blood-letting that is underway between the evil Assad regime and the demonic forces of al-Qaeda and their radical Islamic partners. But the Israelis are stunned and dismayed by the vacillating, lurching, confused, and chaotic approach to decision-making of President Obama and his top advisers."

If I trusted our President - which I don't - I would be in favor of using our military to defend any of our allies anywhere in the world. And that includes the nation of Israel, who I see as America's strongest ally in the Middle East.

I see Obama's plans for Syria in the same light that I see George W. Bush's plans for Iraq and Afganistan. Obama and Bush (Jr. and Sr.) are not about defending America's interest or protecting America's allies. They are about putting the last pieces together in what will be a world government under the United Nations.

Recommened reading:

Let Every Writer Tell His Own Lies - That's Freedom of the Press - Norman Mailer
This is the Most Dangerous Time in Modern History

Islam Rises, Worldwide Anti-Semitism Surges

Islam rises, worldwide anti-Semitism surges:

"JERUSALEM – Hatred of Jews and anti-Semitic attacks are escalating worldwide, according to polls, Jewish groups and experts who spoke with WND."

Recommended reading:

A Game Changer: Syria Will Strike Israel If U.S. Attacks
Christian Woman Given a Choice: Convert to Islam or Die!

22 Reasons Why Starting World War 3 In The Middle East Is A Really Bad Idea

22 Reasons Why Starting World War 3 In The Middle East Is A Really Bad Idea:

"While most of the country is obsessing over Miley Cyrus, the Obama administration is preparing a military attack against Syria which has the potential of starting World War 3.  In fact, it is being reported that cruise missile strikes could begin 'as early as Thursday'."

Recommended reading:

A Game Changer: Syria Will Strike Israel if U.S. Attacks

The Game Changer: Syria Will Strike Israel Should U.S. Attack

The Game Changer: Syria Will Strike Israel Should U.S. Attack:

 "Thus, let us assume that the United States, Britain, et. al. initiate a missile strike on targets in Syria in coming days. What will Assad do in response? According to a report by Steve Watson at Prison Planet, he’ll immediately direct his military to strike targets in Israel, just like Saddam Hussein did in the first Gulf War. But this time, the Israelis may not show the restraint they did in 1991. It could be a game changer for the middle east… and the world"

Ever since I read John Stormer's bood, None Dare Call It Treason, about America's involvement in the Vietnam War (war/conflict/police action, whatever!), I've been very skeptical about sending our troops to fight in foreign wars. (See my post: Communists in Congress: Just Count Them) The situation that is going on in Syria is no different.

But what about Israel? Should America go to war to defend Israel? Christians are being persecuted and even killed for their faith all over the world - especially in Muslim countries - so should America send our troops to defend a nation that denies our Lord Jesus Christ, while we sit back and ignore the cries of Christians in other countries who are being killed for their faith?

My best hope for the nation of Israel is that each person of Jewish descent (regardless of where they are currently living!) accept our Lord Jesus Christ not only as the Messiah prophesied repeatedly in the Old Testament - but as their personal Savior and Lord. But then I have the same hope for everyone living in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, America, and every other country around the world.

I still hold out hope for a national conversion to take place in Israel. If that happens - and it still may - then it wouldn't matter if every Arab country - and Russia from the North and China from the East - all gathered together to attack Israel. Because even if they prevailed and slaughtered every man, woman and child in Israel, their souls would be eternally secure with our Lord Jesus in heaven.

Former president Ronald Reagan once said "I turn back to your ancient prophets in the Old Testament and I find myself wondering if we're the generation that's going to see that come about. I don't know if you've noted any of those prophecies lately, but believe me, they certainly describe the times we are going through." (Source)

Things really do look like they are coming together in the Middle East like Hal Lindsey (The Late Great Planet Earth) and Dr. Tim LaHaye (of Left Behind fame) write about. I'm not so sure that is the way things are going to play out (all though I don't rule it out either!).

But I know one thing: what is true for all the rest of humanity, is true for the Jews: Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6) and also: "Neither is their salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby ye must be saved." (Acts 4:12)

Recommended reading (my posts)

What Do Dr. Tim LaHaye and Glen Beck Have in Common?
Christian Woman Sentenced to Death For A Sip of Water

Recommended sermon

When Government Tries to Be God, by Dr. David P. Murray